Recently, the UNECE has published a report to accelerate the shift to improved energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment in selected countries of South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and in the Russian Federation. UNECE issues recommendations to accelerate energy efficiency and renewable energy shift in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Russian … Continue reading New report from UN Economic Commission for Europe to accelerate energy transition
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New report reveals there is no single pathway to a decarbonised energy mix
DNV GL, one of the world’s leading providers of risk management and quality assurance services to the maritime, oil and gas, and power and renewables industries, has recently published its 2019 Energy Transition Outlook. Kelsey Misbrener describes many of the key findings in an article on the Solar Power World website. DNV GL report: The … Continue reading New report reveals there is no single pathway to a decarbonised energy mix
Not only can renewable energy lower carbon emissions but it can potentially eliminate one of the primary causes of conflict between nations
Wars have been fought over oil and the recent attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia could lead to more conflict. Steve Hanley argues on the Clean Technica website that the transition to an economy based on renewable energy could lower those concerns. While it is not stated, one imagines that renewable energy deployment needs … Continue reading Not only can renewable energy lower carbon emissions but it can potentially eliminate one of the primary causes of conflict between nations
Storing energy in a salt cavern
Umar Ali writes on the Power Technology website about using salt caverns in the US for energy storage. What are your views? How salt caverns could transform renewable energy storage for the US A new project called Advanced Clean Energy Storage has been launched in Utah by a consortium of partners including Mitsubishi Hitachi … Continue reading Storing energy in a salt cavern
“Using less energy should be the beginning point, the ending point and occupy every in-between point on the path to sane energy use”
Don Fitz writes on the Resilience website about concerns (“myths”) about renewable energy in our low carbon energy transition. He has one key message – we must reduce our energy demand. What Is Energy Denial? The fiftieth anniversary of the first Earth Day of 1970 will be in 2020. As environmentalism has gone mainstream … Continue reading “Using less energy should be the beginning point, the ending point and occupy every in-between point on the path to sane energy use”
Australia’s energy transition – meeting renewable energy target but much more to do
One cannot rest on one’s laurels these days. There is so much to do for our low carbon, energy transition. Dylan McConnell, Researcher at the Australian German Climate and Energy College at the University of Melbourne writes on The Conversation website about the progress to date in Australia meeting its renewable energy target. Australia has … Continue reading Australia’s energy transition – meeting renewable energy target but much more to do
American zoo moving towards 100% renewable energy
The Detroit zoo has decided to switch to renewable energy. As a child, I lived 2 kilometres from the zoo and would go as often as possible. Even as a 10 year old, I would walk on my own. In those days, kids could do that. So, the Detroit Zoo always meant something to me. … Continue reading American zoo moving towards 100% renewable energy
The need for better energy storage technologies
Recent research demonstrates how energy storage technologies can play an even more important role in reducing renewable curtailment and GHG emissions from fossil fuel power plants. Jim Erickson posted an article on the Futurity website about the findings from researchers from the University of Michigan. Better renewable energy storage could cut emissions - Futurity … Continue reading The need for better energy storage technologies
India’s energy transition – renewable energy cost is the lowest in the Asia Pacific
A recent news item from Reuters refers to recent analysis from the consultancy Wood Mackenzie that India's renewable energy cost is the lowest in the Asia Pacific. India's renewable energy cost lowest in Asia Pacific - WoodMac India's renewable energy cost is the lowest in the Asia Pacific, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Monday. … Continue reading India’s energy transition – renewable energy cost is the lowest in the Asia Pacific
A prototype of a battery that could tap into the mix of salty seawater and freshwater at wastewater treatments plants
Stanford University scientists have tested a prototype of a battery that could tap into the mix of salty seawater and freshwater — known as “blue energy” — at wastewater treatments plants. Christopher Carbone explains in an article on the New York Post website. Scientists develop way to turn wastewater into affordable, renewable energy Researchers … Continue reading A prototype of a battery that could tap into the mix of salty seawater and freshwater at wastewater treatments plants
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