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.
Natural Gas Less than Reliable in a Country “Awash” in Gas
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Paul Gipe
California’s over reliance on fossil fuels for generating electricity, notably natural gas, led the state’s electricity system operator to call an emergency on Thursday, 6 February. The move called on Californians throughout the state to conserve electricity and natural gas.
CalISO: Electricity conservation needed due to natural gas shortage curtailing fuel supplies to power plants
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A shortage of natural gas triggered by extreme cold weather in much of the United States and Canada is impacting fuel supplies to Southern CA power plants and reducing electricity generation. The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) is issuing a statewide Flex Alert for today, February 6, 2014.
Midwest Energy News: Time to scrap shale gas ‘game-changer’ myth
By
Michael Vickerman
Most Americans now believe that there is enough recoverable natural gas lurking under our feet to heat and power this country well into the next century. A fairy tale to be sure, but as long as it is one we believe to be true, we will have trouble recognizing the signals that tell us that the supply-demand picture is tightening.
WWEA: Japanese regions transition to 100% renewable energy
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Local governments across Japan are seeking to supply their regions with 100% renewable energy, three years after the major earthquake which resulted in a nuclear disaster. At the Community Power Conference in Fukushima, the Founding Partners of the Global 100% Renewable Energy Campaign welcome the decision of Fukushima prefecture to be entirely energy self-sufficient by 2040 using only renewable sources.
ILSR: Natural Gas isn’t a Bridge Fuel, it’s a Gateway Drug
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John Farrell
In his State of the Union, President Obama added to the conventional wisdom that supplanting coal with natural gas will act as a bridge toward a climate solution. Unfortunately, gas is more of a gateway drug than a bridge to a clean energy future.
Down East Maine Renewable Energy Working Group Suggests Feed-in Tariffs as Possible Game Changer
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Asher Woodworth, Et Al.
Several discussions of the working group pointed to feed-in tariffs (FITs) as an important tool with which to approach price-parity between incumbents and newcomers in the renewable energy marketplace, potentially a ‘game-changer’.
