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.
Egypt’s Scorched Earth Energy Policy Leaves Clean Power Behind
By
Isabel Esterman
Steps such as the feed-in tariff, though still incomplete, are generally viewed as progress toward increasing green energy in Egypt. The rapid advance of coal projects has shown what can be accomplished with powerful backers, even without legislation. But without patrons in high places, renewable energy projects may face the same fate as Egypt’s current crop of inoperative, endlessly stalled wind and solar plants.
Renewables International: What happens when the price of oil starts to rise again?
By
Philipp Schmagold
For example, in mathematical terms, if over a 20 year period a wind turbine produces 7 million kWh of electricity annually, its construction will consume approximately 3.5 million kilowatt hours — or half a year’s production — but only as a one-off cost, while the wind turbine will produce electricity for 20 years or more.
PV Tech: Canada launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese solar
By
John Parnell
The investigation is in response to complaints from four Ontario-based firms; Eclipsall Energy Corporation, Heliene, Silfab Ontario and Solgate. Ontario removed the 60% domestic content requirement from its successful feed-in tariff last year programme after opposition from Japan and the European Union.
NYT: Energy Firms in Secretive Alliance With Attorneys General
By
Eric Lipton
Attorneys general in at least a dozen states are working with energy companies and other corporate interests, which in turn are providing them with record amounts of money for their political campaigns, including at least $16 million this year.
Asahi Shimbun: Diverse data needed to discuss actual cost of renewable energy
By
Atsushi Komori
We seem to have been scared into believing that a further increase in the use of renewable energy would cost us dearly.
Renewables International: How to draw the right lessons from the Energiewende
By
Craig Morris
The more an article contains evidence-based findings, the more it moves away from propaganda to professional analysis.
