In February of 2012, I wrote a short article about one of my favorite ads ever. The ad was a video from Ecotricity. Ecotricity and Good Energy are two awesome companies (as far as I can tell) that offer green electricity to UK residents… often for even cheaper than the … [continued]
Full disclosure: I love IRENA (the International Renewable Energy Agency). With that said, I’m thrilled to share with you the news that IRENA has launched a global renewable energy cost analysis program aimed at being the go-to source for renewable energy cost information. The website for the program is: costing.irena.org … [continued]
Senior editor at the outstanding progressive news outlet AlterNet, Tara Lohan, recently contacted me because she was writing a story on “which developments in clean tech are the most promising in terms of making renewable energy more prevalent.” She asked if I had any suggestions. If you know me and know … [continued]
Jordan Wind Project Company announced late November that they had signed a financing agreement to begin constructing a utility-scale wind power project in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The 117 MW Tafila Wind Farm will not only increase the country’s total power capacity by 3%, but it also represents the very first … [continued]
http://youtu.be/iL0OIxwCuek Faial is one of 9 islands in the Azores, which is a Portugese archipelago between Europe and North America. This island currently relies on a 17 MW microgrid to supply about 15,000 people with power. As part of a goal to increase the island’s electricity production by about 25% — … [continued]
The US Department of the Interior have revised regulations set up in 2009 to ensure the safety of federally protected eagles in the face of wind energy development. The Wildlife Society have said that 2012 saw 573,000 birds killed by wind farms, a small number when compared to the damage … [continued]
Ulrich Kelber is the expert for energy questions at the SPD, which is the junior partner in the coalition government coming up in Germany as a consequence of the latest elections. PV Magazine has published an interesting interview with him (in German). Thanks for Franz Alt’s Sonnenseite for the link. While the coalition has agreed … [continued]
It’s logical, right? More solar power capacity = more electricity from solar power. More wind power capacity = more electricity from wind power. Nonetheless, we do attract a fair number of trolls who like to claim that capacity isn’t important, electricity generation is all that matters, and solar and wind … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Numerous studies tell us that 100% renewables is possible, and cost-effective. But how to structure an energy market where there is no fuel cost? Germany is already grappling with this dilemma, and the world is watching with interest. This is part of a series of articles … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy The price of new power purchase agreements for wind farms and new solar projects in the US continue to defy all expectations, making some energy experts wonder why anyone would contemplate a new fossil-fuel plant. A new report by UBS analysts in the US has crossed … [continued]
