News & Articles on Renewable Energy
My specialty is wind energy, but I have worked with all forms of renewable energy. Over the years I’ve written about a number of renewable technologies, including solar and geothermal energy. In recent years I’ve focused on comprehensive renewable energy policies that develop a mix of renewable resources. I’ve also written about our use of fossil fuels and nuclear power.
How many new power lines will Germany need?
By
Craig Morris
Researchers at Germany’s Öko-Institut have published a review of nearly a dozen previous studies on the need for new power lines in a future renewable electricity supply. The main finding is that the research community isn’t yet speaking the same language.
Portugal: March 100% renewable – first month of XXI Century fully supplied by renewable electricity sources
By
Apren
According to data from REN (the Portuguese TSO), the renewable electricity produced in March (4,812 GWh) exceeded the consumption of Mainland Portugal (4,647 GWh). The renewable electricity production accounted for 103.6 % of the electricity consumption, a value unmatched in the last 40 years. However, there were some hours when thermal fossil power plants and/or imports were required to complement the electricity supply of Portugal, these periods were nevertheless fully compensated by others of greater renewable production.
SLO County could be a ‘renewable energy hub’ after Diablo closes. Here’s how, Congressman Carbajal says
By
Kaytlyn Leslie
Congressman Salud Carbajal announced a new bill Monday to encourage investment in renewable energy businesses in San Luis Obispo County. The bill, called the Energy Opportunity Zone Act, is targeted to help the region stay competitive in the energy sector once one of its main energy producers, Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, closes in 2025.
Auctions didn’t make wind power cheaper, study finds
By
Craig Morris
The study thus basically further documents the real reason for the shift from feed-in tariffs to auctions: it wasn’t about price, as lots of people assume; the goal was to give policymakers a way to control, and hence limit, the amount built annually.
PREPARING A PUBLIC PATHWAY Confronting the Investment Crisis in Renewable Energy
By
Sean Sweeney and John Treat
Inadequate levels of investment in renewable energy are a major obstacle standing in the way of the transition to a new, renewables-based energy system.
High German power prices, low monthly bills?
By
Craig Morris
According to the most recent data, German retail power rates are the highest in the EU along with Denmark’s. The monthly power bill is, however, exaggerated in reports.
