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.
Four reasons Jeremy Corbyn’s innovative energy policy is no 80s throwback
By
Stephen Hall
Throughout, the manifesto argues for more citizen influence over the energy system – and not just through supposed consumer “choice”.
UK: next renewable energy market to go?
By
Craig Morris
For political reasons, the UK seems poised to phase out policy support for wind and solar at a lower level. Based on DECC’s figures (PDF), wind (offshore and onshore) and solar together made up just under 12 percent of power supply in 2014. Solar came in at just above one percent; wind power just above 10.
Happy with 25 percent wind and solar? The case of Italy and Spain
By
Craig Morris
Denmark (40 percent wind power and counting) and Germany (20 percent wind + PV and counting) are the exceptions. They share a grassroots movement of community renewable energy projects. Without that democratic participation, utilities see no business case for high shares of renewables.
Solar bigger than nuclear for the first time in California
By
Bernard Chabot
New renewables–wind, solar, biomass, biogas, and geothermal– generated 2.6 times more electricity than nuclear in August 2015.
The US Federal Solar Tax Credit Extension: Can We Win if We Lose?
By
John Farrell
But the use of tax credits always had its drawbacks. Many potential solar owners were ineligible because they lacked sufficient tax liability (40% of Americans still don’t have enough annual tax liability to absorb it in one year), including cities, counties, and non-profit organizations.
Safe, sustainable uranium and thorium in California
By
Bernard Chabot
This document describes and analyses the main characteristics of electricity production, imports and demand in California since 2001. Comparisons are made for Nuclear and renewables, with the clear conclusion that present and future power and energy production without CO2 emissions will be more and more based on renewables.
