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.
Report Questions Both Ontario’s Nuclear–and Solar Prices
By
Paul Gipe
In a report released today, the Pembina Institute and Greenpeace Canada questions Ontario’s commitment to new and refurbished nuclear plants. The groups say that a mix of conservation and renewables would be cheaper than the cost of the Canadian province’s commitment to maintaining nuclear’s current 50% share of electricity generation.
The Economic and Political Consequences of the Last 10 Years of Renewable Energy Development
By
Jérôme Guillet
But the cat is out of the bag: once renewable energy reaches a critical mass, its impact on power systems is pretty much irreversible and no amount of lobbying by utilities is going to get them their previous business model back: wind turbines and solar panels are there and they will keep on cranking out zero-marginal-cost MWh for a very, very long time…
Lenz Blog: Renewable Reducing Electricity Prices in Germany
By
Karl-friedrich Lenz
One of the topics in this election season is the price of electricity. There is a lot of confusion around. Many people don’t understand that the renewable revolution caused by the German feed-in tariff model has lowered prices. – See more at: http://k.lenz.name/LB/#sthash.gLSrcO2Y.dpuf
Renewables International: Renewable Energy for Electricity in California in 2012 and its Future Role
By
Bernard Chabot
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has published on August 1, 2013 the 2012 data for the whole California power system [1]. This analysis completes the preliminary analysis from the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) data already published [2]. A larger view is given on the potential future role of renewables within the Californian energy and environment context and within the solutions for mitigating the greenhouse gas emissions to lower the threats of global warming and climate change in the Golden State, in USA and in the world.
Renew Economy: How wind displaced coal in Spain
By
Giles Parkinson
Goldman Sachs says Spain is a good example of how increases in renewable energy production has to be offset by a lower average load among fossil fuel plants. “Rising generation from solar plants in particular (whose output often coincides with the time of peak power demand) can result in lower peak power tariffs, undermining the profitability of many conventional power plants,” it says.
Baseload power is a myth: even intermittent renewables will work
By
Mark Diesendorf
In a previous article for The Conversation I reported on the initial results of computer simulations by a research team at the University of New South Wales that busted the myth that renewable energy cannot supply base-load demand. However at the time of the article I was still under the misconception that some base-load renewable energy supply may be needed to be part of the renewable energy mix.
