Fully Sustainable Global Energy Supply By 2050 (VIDEO)
Continuing on with our daily series on Leonardo ENERGY videos, here’s another plan to power the world 100% with renewable energy — wind, water, sunlight, and biomass:
Biomass
100%, 99%, 80%, 70% — How Much Can/Should The World Be Powered By Renewable Energy?
How much can/should the world be powered by renewable energy? Or how about your country or region? A number of studies have tackled this question, and I recently realized that we hadn’t stuck them all together in one easy-to-find place. So, I created this page specifically for that purpose: 70%, 80%, … [continued]
Solar & Wind Cutting Fossil Fuels Off At The Kneecaps In Coming Years In Australia
This article was originally published on RenewEconomy: The story that has really captured the imagination of our readers this year has been on the Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis that demonstrated that wind energy was already cheaper than new coal and gas plants in Australia, and solar PV was not all that … [continued]
America Isn’t Always #1 (Future360 Video)
The United States prides itself on being “#1.” Unfortunately, we actually aren’t number one on a long list of things, and we’re pretty far down there on some important indices. In this video and post below, Sarah Backhouse of Future360 runs down a few of the cleantech categories in which … [continued]
Nice Graphs: Sunrise
This article was originally published on Renew Economy. The California energy market operator has a fantastic new graphic display that tracks the daily (and hourly) contribution of wind, solar and other renewables to the state’s electricity market, which we are highlighting as today’s graph of the day. The data is hosted by … [continued]
100% Renewable Energy: Becoming the New Normal?
By Diane Moss, Founding Director of Renewables 100 Policy Institute A decade ago, cities, regions, and businesses aiming for 20% renewable energy were on the cutting edge. Few believed that a higher target in a few decades was an achievable goal. Anyone even suggesting a target of 100% renewable energy … [continued]
Apologies, & News Update
I made a big mistake yesterday when I posted about my first update of the Cleantech, Climate, & Other Green News Google Doc. Well, actually, I made a big mistake before that. I didn’t initially make the doc available to the public! Luckily, a bunch of people requested access to the doc, … [continued]
Cleantech, Climate, & Other Green News — Update #1
Just a reminder that I’m now updating this Google Doc daily with top cleantech and climate stories from around the interwebs: Cleantech, Climate, & Other Green News. Today was the first update.
How To Get Europe To 100% Renewable Energy
WWF has been a leader in the drive to get the world to adopt renewable energy. But, beyond simply pushing for it, WWF has also helped map out plans for how to reach a renewable energy future. A new report from WWF, Putting the EU on Track for 100% Renewable … [continued]
7 Solar, Wind, Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, & EV Charts & Graphs From Bloomberg New Energy…
About a week ago, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) released the Sustainable Energy in America 2013 Factbook (a report commissioned by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy). At the press conference, Rhone Resch, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Dave McCurdy, President and CEO of the American Gas Association, and Ethan Zindler, … [continued]
