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.
100 Percent Renewable Vision Building
By
Paul Gipe
Increasingly countries and regions are leapfrogging timid renewable targets and moving toward full 100% integration of renewables into electricity supply. Some thought leaders, politicians, and advocates are moving even further, suggesting 150%, even 300% renewable electricity generation to meet not only electricity supply but also heat and transport. . .
IMF: Energy Subsidy Reform: The Way Forward
By
David Lipton
Yet, in absolute terms, the top three subsidizers across the world are the United States (US$ 502 billion), China (US $279 billion) and Russia (US$ 116 billion). . .
Sharp decline in 2012 [Danish] CO2 emissions
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Danes are consuming more renewable energy and less fossil fuels and emitting less CO2, 2012 energy statistics show. . .
Write to your MP to demand a decent deal for community renewables!
By
Dave Toke
You can see some arguments in favour of a ‘Fixed’ Feed-in Tariff on the FOE website, http://www.foe.co.uk/blog/energy_bill_will_give_more_38654.html, and a report I wrote for Friends of the Earth on http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/david_toke_fits.pdf. There are other arguments to suggest that sooner or later we will need a Fixed FIT, and that CfDs need to be replaced. . .
Bloomberg: Los Angeles Halts Using Electricity From Coal Plants
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Mark Drajem
The city’s Department of Water and Power, the nation’s largest municipal-owned utility, will phase out the electricity it imports from the Navajo Generating Station in Arizona and Intermountain Power in Utah, according to a statement yesterday. The two coal plants provide 39 percent of the city’s power. . .
2012 German Nuclear & Gas-Fired Generation Falls Further While Renewables Grow
By
Paul Gipe
Apparently my article last October documenting the growth of renewables in Germany while nuclear generation continues to decline got under …
