Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Paolo Natali, Ph.D. and Lily Donge The year 2015 represented a major turning point for electricity generation in the United States. The country retired 14 GW of fossil-fueled generation. Meanwhile, it brought online 16.4 GW of carbon-free generation, with wind energy leading the mix … [continued]
President Trump made much noise during the election about putting coal miners back to work. Most analysts agree that won’t happen — coal is being undercut by wind, solar and natural gas in the energy market.
But what if the federal government changes that market, tinkering with incentives to redirect the future of the grid?
RenewEconomy The Climate Institute and the Australian Youth Climate Coalition have joined forces to launch a “Stop the Dinosaurs” digital marketing campaign designed to save the renewable energy target (RET). The campaign is also being pushed by John Hewson, the former head of the Liberal Party who is horrified that … [continued]
Renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind have been outstripping the electricity supply of traditional baseload (coal, nuclear, and some natural gas) power plants during daytime, especially afternoons, in some renewable-leading countries of late. One reason for this is: electricity demand tends to increase during the sunniest … [continued]
The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) is the most active power pool in Africa. It is made up of 12 countries and home to 360 million people. The total installed generation capacity in the region is 80 GW. The peak demand in the region is 57 GW, however the available … [continued]
Smart energy company GridBeyond has successfully concluded a €52M Series C financing round to support the scale-up of the business. The company will use the funding to support its international expansion, expand its existing US presence significantly and continue its investment in R&D to facilitate the delivery of a global … [continued]
In a rare move, CSIRO has defended itself against attacks by Australia’s conservative politicians and the Rupert Murdock media. The fossil fuel focused are reacting to the latest CSIRO GenCost report, which reaffirms yet again that renewables are the cheapest form of electricity generation. CSIRO is Australia’s premier science and … [continued]
The 2023 report from the IEA shows that carbon emissions were reduced below what they might have been by renewables and EVs.
Clean energy is slowly but surely capturing market share from traditional fuels. In 2022, renewables generated more energy than coal in the U.S., and the IEA predicts solar and wind are on track to account for 25% of all electricity generated worldwide in 2028. Cleantech is gaining momentum, but our … [continued]
2023 has been an interesting year for the Indian EV market. There have been hiccups along the way, but the overall market has continued to forge ahead. Like what we did for the year 2022, time to take stock of things and look at the outlook for 2024. Again, similar … [continued]
