China is one of the leading investors in Cuba’s renewable energy programme

Steve Hanley writes on the CleanTechnica website about China taking advantage of market opportunities to invest in renewable energy in Cuba. Is your country doing the same? China Invests In Renewable Energy In Cuba Cuba began investing in renewable energy in 2014 and is ramping up its efforts in a push to make renewables … Continue reading China is one of the leading investors in Cuba’s renewable energy programme →

Corporate arrangements now account for 22 percent of large renewable deals signed last year in the United States

Large corporations are increasingly committing their operations to switch to renewable energy. Stanley Reed explains in an article in the New York Times some of those efforts in the US. Could Beer Brewed With Wind Power Help Save the Planet? During the Super Bowl in February, a commercial showed a Budweiser beer wagon drawn … Continue reading Corporate arrangements now account for 22 percent of large renewable deals signed last year in the United States →

Looking at the cost of renewable energy

There’s a new working paper that was covered by Axios this week which makes some rather bold claims about the high cost of policies that require a certain percentage of power to be generated from renewable sources. Whether those claims will stand up to peer-review, though, is yet to be seen. This is explained in … Continue reading Looking at the cost of renewable energy →

Chicago commits itself to going 100 % renewable by 2035

It is encouraging to see the efforts being made by cities globally to move to a low-carbon energy transition. Kristin Musulin writes on the Smart Cities Dive website about the commitment recently made by the city of Chicago. Chicago becomes largest US city to commit to 100% clean energy Dive Brief: The Chicago City … Continue reading Chicago commits itself to going 100 % renewable by 2035 →

In most of the United States, it’s now become cheaper to build a new solar or wind farm than to keep an existing coal plant running

Irina Ivanova writes on the CBS News website about latest developments in the low-carbon energy transition in the US. What are your views? How wind and solar became America's cheapest energy source the price of renewable energy has been dropping exponentially over the past decade—and shows no sign of reversing. In most of the … Continue reading In most of the United States, it’s now become cheaper to build a new solar or wind farm than to keep an existing coal plant running →

The growing demand for minerals and metals to build renewable energy technologies

Research by the University of Technology, Sydney on the Phys.org website shows that as demand for minerals such as lithium and rare earths skyrockets, the already significant environmental and human impacts of hard rock mining are likely to rise steeply as well. How sustainable can this be? New research exposes extent of mineral demand … Continue reading The growing demand for minerals and metals to build renewable energy technologies →

Britain’s the Orkney Islands being used as a laboratory to learn how to make all the components of a fully renewable energy network function together

Steve Hanley writes on the CleanTechnica website that there are a lot of pieces to the puzzle to fit together before we can be completely dependent on renewable energy. Well, they are trying on the Orkney Islands. What are your views? Orkney Islands Are Key To Renewable Energy In The UK There’s theory and … Continue reading Britain’s the Orkney Islands being used as a laboratory to learn how to make all the components of a fully renewable energy network function together →

Renewable energy versus carbon capture technology in the energy transition

Ben McAllister writes on the Naked Scientists website that Renewable energy combined with power storage offers a better pathway to tackle climate change than implementing carbon capturing technologies at fossil fuel plants, according to a new study. What are your views? Renewable energy trumps carbon capture Renewable energy combined with power storage offers a … Continue reading Renewable energy versus carbon capture technology in the energy transition →

Understanding the energy transition in Texas

Texas is one of those interesting regions where there are competing views of the energy system and the energy transition. Steve Hanley discusses latest developments in an article on the CleanTechnica website. Renewable Energy Advocates Learn To Not Say “Climate Change” In Texas Renewable energy, particularly wind power, has been hugely successful in Texas, … Continue reading Understanding the energy transition in Texas →

Expansion of transmission lines in India planned to support growth in renewable energy

Sudarshan Varadhan and Nidhi Verma write on the Reuter’s website about the launch of new tenders in India to significant expand the electricity grid. This is certainly an important next step in India’s low-carbon energy transition. India seeks bids for $5 billion in transmission lines to fuel renewables growth India will launch $5 billion of … Continue reading Expansion of transmission lines in India planned to support growth in renewable energy →