Debunking 4 Myths About The Clean Energy Transition, Part 4: Carbon Emissions
Debunking the clean energy myth that natural gas generation is the main reason for decreased U.S. carbon emissions
Wind Energy
US EIA Responds To CleanTechnica Letter/Criticism On Energy Forecasts
More than 2 years ago, some CleanTechnica readers got together and wrote an open letter to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) regarding its routinely tragic and off-the-mark energy forecasts. Here’s one highlight from that: It was forecast [in 2010] that we would reach 0.45 GW of Solar PV on the … [continued]
Debunking 4 Myths About The Clean Energy Transition, Part 3: Renewable Costs
Debunking the clean energy myth that renewable costs are more expensive than traditional fossil fuels
Tribe Talk — Effective, But How Useful?
Once upon a time, connection to and support from a tribe was quite important to survival … or comfortable survival. Those days are long past, but the tendency to think and act in tribalist ways certainly remains. Not sure what I’m talking about? Think about the illogical ways people get … [continued]
Debunking 4 Myths About The Clean Energy Transition, Part 2: Excess Generation
Debunking the clean energy myth that excess generation of wind or solar generation must be curtailed or stored
Debunking 4 Myths About The Clean Energy Transition, Part 1: The “Duck Curve”
Debunking the clean energy myth that the “Duck Curve” puts a ceiling on renewable energy integration
Solar News, Electric Car News, Wind News: Cleantech & Green News Roundup
Below are some great articles and interesting news from around the interwebs, to complement CleanTechnica‘s obsessive coverage. Enjoy. Highlight Article Almost Everything You Know About Climate Change Solutions Is Outdated, Part 1 Almost everything you know about climate change solutions is outdated, for several reasons. First, climate science and climate politics … [continued]
Mars Begins Powering All UK Operations With Scottish Wind Farm
A new partnership between the UK arm of Mars and energy company Eneco UK will see all Mars operations in the UK powered by the new Moy Wind Farm in Scotland. Mars UK made the announcement this week, revealing that it had signed a deal with Eneco UK to acquire … [continued]
Will Electric Cars Break The Grid?
Running our automobiles on electricity instead of gasoline shifts energy requirements from gas pumps to the grid. What’s going to happen when significant numbers of cars are plugged in at night? Given the increase in expected delivery of Teslas to 500,000 in 2018 and the announcements by multiple car manufacturers that they … [continued]
Installed Wind Power In China Set To Triple By 2030, Reports GlobalData
A new report from GlobalData has concluded that China’s installed wind capacity will more than triple by 2030, reaching 495 GW, up from 149 GW in 2015. The report identifies a cumulative worldwide wind capacity of 427 GW, growing over the previous decade at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) … [continued]
