37 years ago, the United States was poised on the edge of an energy revolution. The interdepartmental plan that Dr. Allan Hoffman presented President Jimmy Carter outlined how the nation could derive 20% of its power from renewables (principally wind & solar) by the year 2000.
The Indian Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is pushing for reclassification of large hydropower projects as renewable energy projects.
The team at Next Kraftwerke (NK) believes it has the keys to the electrical grid of the future — and is well on the way to bringing that vision to reality in the form of what it likes to call a Virtual Power Plant (VPP). Next Kraftwerke’s VPP is essentially a widely distributed network … [continued]
By Tom Solomon, 350 New Mexico There really is a feasible way to build our way out of the climate crisis in time to avoid the worst effects of global warming. We do it by rapidly replacing all fossil fuel-based energy with renewable energy built with current technology, installed in … [continued]
The new World Energy Resources report from the World Energy Council has concluded that the energy landscape has changed dramatically over recent years, with most countries achieving a more diversified energy mix. “The past 15 years have seen unprecedented change in the consumption of energy resources,” the authors of the report … [continued]
As part of a larger €7.3 billion investment package, the European Investment Bank has approved more than €1.3 billion in new loans for resource efficiency and climate related investment. The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced mid-September that it had approved €7.3 billion in new loans for investment in strategic infrastructure, the environmental and … [continued]
Originally published on The Climate Reality Project. Imagine an entire country powered by 100-percent renewable energy. For Costa Rica, that’s nearly a reality. Costa Rica’s environmental minister, Edgar Gutiérrez, recently explained to us that “Costa Rica is on a path that seeks development, but only development in a healthy environment.” … [continued]
Originally published on Apricum. By Nikolai Dobrott The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN is a political and economic organization of ten Southeast Asian countries. Formed in 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, membership has since expanded to include Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. Covering … [continued]
Indonesia is a much storied land globally, with places such as Bali and Sumatra holding mindshare as exotic destinations. But Indonesia is much more than gorgeous and fabled locations. It’s the world’s largest Islamic state with over 87%, or 200 million citizens, identifying as Muslim. It’s on the BRIC-replacement list, … [continued]
Alternative energy is a term that gets bandied about a lot and is often applied to wind, solar, and other forms of renewable generation. But there are multiple other terms that also are applied and misapplied across forms of generation. Often, alternative is used interchangeably with sustainable, carbon neutral, green … [continued]
