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.
What a smart response! – wind cheaper than fossil fuels
By
Dave Toke
So we are backing up the cheap renewables with fossil fuels that are not so cheap, and the solution to that is to use the fossil fuels that are not so cheap all the time? That sum does not quite add up. I am not sure that I have worked out the equation.
Japan Approved 85,550 MW of Renewable Energy Projects Since 2012
By
Chisaki Watanabe
Japan has given the go-ahead to 85,550 megawatts of clean energy projects since the introduction of an incentive program in July 2012, with solar comprising the vast bulk of the new capacity.
Why cheap hydro was too good to be true
By
Martin Regg Cohn
Are we paying too much for electricity now, or were we just paying too little before?
Can Germany reach its renewables target for the energy sector for 2020?
By
Craig Morris
In terms of final energy, the share of renewables grew from 11.9 percent in 2011 to 15.3 percent in 2015, an increase of 3.4 percentage points over five years. At that rate, Germany would overshoot its 2020 target to reach 18.7 percent renewables.
Congratulations to the German Government on Throttling Renewable Energy Growth
By
Karl-friedrich Lenz
The 2014 reform of the Act on Renewable Energy (formerly the Act on Priority for Renewable Energy) has reduced investment in Germany to a measly $10.6 billion, down 42% from 2014.
Germany is 20 years away from 100 percent renewable power – not!
By
Craig Morris
In 2015, Germany added more renewable electricity than ever before in a single year, bringing the share of green power in total supply up to 33 percent. But the government seems keen on slowing down this growth.
