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.
Do French Solar Roads consume more energy than produced ?
By
Olivier Danielo
L’énergie grise des routes solaires pourrait les empêcher de tirer plus vite que leur ombre. Après la forte émulsion médiatique des dernières semaines, elles pourraient retomber rapidement à plat dès qu’il s’agira de trouver les 2700 millions d’euros nécessaires au projet de Ségolène Royal.
Why clean tech inspires a new magnitude of wrongness
By
Ketan Joshi
Renewable energy, presented as environmentally friendly and clean, must turn out to be harmful to humans and the environment. There’s an ironic, vindicating righteousness in believing, as intensely as you possibly can, that technology used to reduce environmental impact actually increases it.
1,000 km of solar roads in France?
By
Craig Morris
It’s enough to make you despair: French Energy Minister Ségolène Royal has announced the construction of 1,000 kilometers of solar panels, which would be fine if she didn’t plan to pave roads with them.
Returns from offshore wind: too high?
By
Craig Morris
In its fifth year of operation, Germany’s first offshore wind farm, Alpha Ventus, once again surpassed expectations. The first people (besides me) now say that feed-in tariffs for offshore wind are too high, but they are calling for a switch to auctions, not lower feed-in tariffs.
NOAA: Rapid, affordable energy transformation possible
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The United States could slash greenhouse gas emissions from power production by up to 78 percent below 1990 levels within 15 years while meeting increased demand, according to a new study by NOAA and University of Colorado Boulder researchers.
Wind and solar records tumble as China and India accelerate energy transition
By
Tim Buckley
Key developments in China and India this week provide more confirmation that the global electricity markets are transforming a great deal faster than anyone expected.
