When Mark Jacobson started to think critically about the role of renewable energy in the future of global energy dependency, he refused to think in …
Tokyo gov’t office switches to biomass source for 80% of electricity
Thirty million kilowatt hours of renewable energy will be supplied to the Tokyo government’s two main buildings and the metropolitan assembly hall, …
DNREC issues $45000 fine to Bloom Energy
They also guaranteed a revenue stream to Bloom through a “renewable energy” surcharge on Delmarva Power customers, even though Bloom’s fuel …
UN and IRENA join forces to accelerate renewable energy uptake
The UN is joining forces with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to ramp up efforts to fight climate change by promoting the …
Wind Energy Collapsing In Germany
The expansion of wind power in the first half of this year collapsed to its lowest level since the introduction of the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) in 2000 …
Hotels check into greener power sources
While some hotels are ramping up their captive renewable energy-generation efforts (energy conservation rules mandate hotels to install solar panels …
Mkhwebane’s probe into Eskom’s IPPs should reignite the call for socially owned renewable energy
In a context of rising unemployment, reported to be 29% by Statistics South Africa, the highest since 2008, the renewable energy sector has the …
Climate breakdown: One of the world’s greatest human rights issues
Emphasizing that a transition to renewable energy was “entirely possible,” Bryan argued that the prospects for decarbonization were not far off.
Cheapest, fastest energy resource waits to be tapped
… fastest and most untapped energy resource in any energy mix that still uses a blend of coal, natural gas, nuclear and renewable energy (RE).
Do windfarms kill birds? How Australia can limit the impact on threatened species
After some initial straight reporting, media coverage of Brown’s comments became absorbed into a culture war over the validity of renewable energy.