2020 has not been a nice year for coal power. According to a new study, the size of the global coal power fleet fell for the first time on record over the first six months of the year, with more generation capacity shutting than starting operation. Global Energy Monitor, a US … [Read more...] about Study: More coal power plants are being closed than opened
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Canada to start building its largest solar farm ever this year
A recent $500 million investment from Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) will begin one of Canada’s most ambitious renewable energy projects to date. With the investment, the province of Alberta will start building 1.5 million solar panels along the southern … [Read more...] about Canada to start building its largest solar farm ever this year
Why Hawaii is now the perfect place to test hydrogen-powered public transport
Hydrogen power has long been hailed for its potential to revolutionize transportation, and yet, widespread adoption of the clean fuel still feels like some sort of distant dream that we’re not getting closer to. Now some proponents insist that this magical-seeming alternative … [Read more...] about Why Hawaii is now the perfect place to test hydrogen-powered public transport
The power of a wave
Located just outside of Los Angeles, the Morro Bay power plant had been in use since the 1950s. It created jobs and a community in an otherwise barren environment, but was recently shut down due to the growing number of environmental standards. One of these standards, the … [Read more...] about The power of a wave