“Rain is taking the world by storm as a renewable resource”

Rose Morrison writes on the Renewable Energy Magazine website about the potential for rain to produce electricity and become another important source of renewable energy. Harnessing the Power of Rain: A New Frontier in Renewable Energy Generation Rain is taking the world by storm as a renewable resource. Falling water’s kinetic energy is at … Continue reading “Rain is taking the world by storm as a renewable resource” →

Energy in Demand News, June 8-9, 2025

Global energy investment is set to increase in 2025 to a record $3.3 trillion despite headwinds from elevated geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, a new IEA report says. Clean energy technologies will attract twice as much capital as fossil fuels. Investment in clean technologies – renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency and electrification – is on … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 8-9, 2025 →

Ocean currents can be converted to electrical power using turbines

The world’s oceans cover more than 70% of Earth’s surface. They’re filled with currents, some much stronger than the fastest flowing large rivers. These currents can be harnessed as clean, marine renewable energy. Marine energy is much more predictable and reliable than many other forms of renewable energy because unlike sun and wind, which regularly … Continue reading Ocean currents can be converted to electrical power using turbines →

The diseconomies of scale: study

Big power plants are more likely to face cost overruns than smaller plants, according to a new study by the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability.The researchers found that the average power plant project costs 40% more to build than expected and misses its target completion date by nearly two years. In an article on the … Continue reading The diseconomies of scale: study →

Understanding the recent Iberian blackout

In an article on The Conversation website, J. Guillermo Sánchez León, Instituto Universitario de Física Fundamental y Matemáticas (IUFFyM), Universidad de Salamanca tries to explain what actually happened and the lessons that need to be learned from this blackout. Unsurprisingly, there has been much written on this blackout. You may want to read the … Continue reading Understanding the recent Iberian blackout →

Hydro-Québec is launching a new $10 billion plan this week to help Quebecers save electricity

Hélène Baril writes on the La Presse website about the new energy efficiency drive led by Hydro-Québec, the provincial utility. The plan includes free smart thermostats for residential customers but there are also measures for commercial and industrial customers. Free smart thermostats for everyone The plan, presented as the most ambitious in Hydro-Québec's history, … Continue reading Hydro-Québec is launching a new $10 billion plan this week to help Quebecers save electricity →

New insights from US utility programme leaders on disruption and opportunity

Justin Mackovyak writes on the ICF website about a new survey it has undertaken that provides insights on the current state of utility programmes and offers actionable recommendations to help ensure programmes are both flexible and predictable in the face of disruption. Are these results of global significance? New survey: Utility leaders prioritize energy … Continue reading New insights from US utility programme leaders on disruption and opportunity →

Record-high solar and wind bring the US to a clean power tipping point

Nicolas Fulghum, Senior Data Analyst, at the global thinktank Ember shows the progress in clean electricity production in the US. Fughum said separately: “This clearly demonstrates the growing role of wind and solar in the US energy system. This is a first signal that the US is approaching a tipping point where clean power takes … Continue reading Record-high solar and wind bring the US to a clean power tipping point →

New Report from the US Solar Energy Industries Association: Solar Adds More New Capacity to the Grid in 2024 Than Any Energy Technology in the Past Two Decades

The United States installed a record-breaking 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2024 Year in Review report released this week by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and … Continue reading New Report from the US Solar Energy Industries Association: Solar Adds More New Capacity to the Grid in 2024 Than Any Energy Technology in the Past Two Decades →

Canada’s energy transition: Ontario’s new eDSM framework significantly expands electricity demand-side management

James Gaede writes on the Efficiency Canada website about a new electricity demand-side management framework in the province of Ontario. Ontario’s new electricity DSM plan: How does it stack up? On January 7, 2025, Ontario announced a new electricity demand-side management framework (‘eDSM framework’). It includes a total budget of $10.9 billion (roughly $900 … Continue reading Canada’s energy transition: Ontario’s new eDSM framework significantly expands electricity demand-side management →