Several universities have almost simultaneously announced that they will be divesting their fossil fuel investments, in a trend that will hopefully spread across large and small tertiary institutions worldwide. I have come across a number of these stories of late, and it seems that the idea is becoming more and … [continued]
A fuzzy yellow material best known as the key ingredient in bulletproof vests could add more energy storage power to lithium-ion batteries.
The government of Austria is planning to make a legal challenge with regard to the European Union’s relatively recent decision to allow the Hinkley Point C nuclear energy project to be subsidized to the tune of billions of pounds, according to recent reports. The European Union (EU) approved Hinkley Point … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Clemson University from South Carolina is benefiting from the past by using a classic construction technique to build their net-zero energy Indigo Pine competition house for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015. The team says the house embodies the history of South Carolina while looking to the future of sustainability. Like a traditional Southern house, … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Post. By John Mathews When oil prices collapsed in the 1980s, most large renewable energy programs were dismantled. But that won’t happen this time, writes John Mathews, Professor of Strategic Management at Macquarie University’s Graduate School of Management in Sydney, and author of a brand new … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. This graph comes from a newly released report from the Germany-based Greenpeace Energy, and highlights the extent of subsidies paid out to various technologies in the German energy market since 1970. There is a huge controversy about the level of subsidies in Germany towards renewables as … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The head of $25 billion Saudi power firm ACWA Power says that the cost of solar technologies are falling so quickly that within a few years the combination of solar PV and solar towers with storage will be able to compete directly with base load fossil … [continued]
Originally published on Cost of Solar. As if getting a great return on investment, decades of savings on energy costs, and being part of the renewable energy revolution weren’t enough to convince you to consider getting a home solar PV system, remember that going solar can also be a great … [continued]
If you’re currently considering purchasing an electric car or a hybrid, now may be the time to do so, according to TrueCar — with the best prices likely to be seen right now, owing to manufacturers lowering them to compete with low gas prices. “Fuel savings are not top of … [continued]
Despite grindingly slow progress in the United States with decarbonization by means of energy adaptation, the world has actually moved a few steps ahead in the past year. That makes it time to revisit the simplest mechanism for greenhouse gas reversal: a phased-in, revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend strategy. “Fee” rather … [continued]
