Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Matt Lehrman Demand charges for commercial and industrial customers have long been a part of the electric industry. Since utilities need to build infrastructure to meet both instantaneous and long-term requirements, the utility bill contains both an energy charge, which measures the amount of … [continued]
Project developers eager to set up solar PV power projects in Jordan took a shot at the lowest-ever tariff in the second round tender under the country’s solar power program. Jordan allocated 200 MW of solar PV power projects in the second round auction, after a total of 33 companies had … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath How large are global energy subsidies? The answer: quite a lot larger than we thought, according to new estimates from the International Monetary Fund, which puts the cost of subsidising fossil fuels at an enormous $5.3 trillion a year, or around $10 million … [continued]
Many people are familiar with the basic concept of a flywheel — using electricity to spin a wheel and, when electricity is needed, generating it with the same rotating wheel. This new energy storage concept is a little more complex, but also uses kinetic energy. Imagine a maglev train that can achieve … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. New research from an international coalition of investigators has found that air pollution directly causes cognitive deficits (negatively affects cognition) independently from the reduced lung functioning that accompanies exposure to air pollution. So, it looks like those of us that complain about not being able … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Are the drought conditions spreading throughout the West Coast connected to climate transformation? States of emergency have been declared in California, Washington, and parts of Oregon. Though British Columbia has not experienced this, a recent computer simulation predicted 80% of its glaciers could disappear over … [continued]
Connections & Climate Change Originally published on the ECO Report. Christopher McLeod was disturbed by the environmental injustice. He saw Native Americans subjected to airborne coal pollution, and their water being taken for slurry lines. The Hopi elders told him there was a spiritual side to the injustice. These violations were … [continued]
Making the Case for Dam Removal There is a battle going on between green factions over our rivers: those who want to harness the immense power of the earth’s waterways to generate clean, renewable hydroelectricity are at odds with others who are working to remove dams to allow fish to … [continued]
Originally published on EdenKeeper.org From deep down in the Earth, 300,000 barrels of oil a day are filled in the Autonomous Republic of Bashkortostan. Nevertheless, this oil-wealthy majority-Muslim nation is expanding its economic energy in the direction of up. High up into the sky, to be specific. Turning its energy … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. I’m sure that you’ve repeatedly heard about how massive Tesla’s currently-under-construction Gigafactory is, about how much money is going into creating it, and about how huge battery production capacity will be; but without actually seeing it, it’s hard to wrap your head around the scale. … [continued]
