Bill Gates Is Throwing Away Money On Ill-Advised Non-Solutions To Global Warming
August 22nd, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Bill Gates needs new global warming solutions advisors. His influence and billions are being squandered right now
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US Subsidizes Fossil Fuels To The Tune Of $4.6, $27.4, Or $649 Billion Annually, Depending On Source
August 20th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
In 2022, new wind energy will get zero financial assistance of any kind and new solar will get very little, while fossil fuels will continue to get $4.6 billion annually in the best possible accounting, $27.4 billion in a reasonable accounting and $649 billion in a full accounting including negative externalities
24 Questions That Show Nukes Are NOT The Answer
July 29th, 2019 | by Daryl Elliott
If you read these 24 questions (and the answers), it should be 100% clear that nuclear power is not a smart energy solution for humans
Fascism & #Fake Republicans
July 29th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
America is becoming a dictatorship where nationalism and defense of corporations are the primary objective of the government. Fake Republicans are happily promoting the end of the American Experiment.
Fooled Again: New “ACE” Power Plan Brings Back Nuclear Energy Jobs, Not Coal Jobs (#Cleantechnica Exclusive Interview)
June 20th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
The new US "Affordable Clean Energy" plan won't save coal jobs but it makes plenty of room for bringing back nuclear energy jobs
Bitcoin Carbon Emissions Not A Problem — For Nuclear Power Fans
June 17th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
You can bet your bottom dollar that nuclear power stakeholders will be happy to solve the bitcoin carbon emissions problem
Curtailment Is The Easy Answer
June 15th, 2019 | by Barry A.F.
In a recent article, we found that curtailment of renewables may be cheaper than grid scale energy storage. Sometimes, the [&hellip
When Will Renewable Energy Prices Stop Dropping?
June 15th, 2019 | by George Harvey
Some people have asked when the prices will stop falling. Their understanding is that the decline in price really is unpredictable, and they believe that no definitive answer can be made about what source of energy will be least expensive in the future. In some important ways, they are wrong. The declines are predictable, to a degree
Where Nuclear Energy & Renewable Energy Collide: QIS
June 7th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Renewable energy could win the workforce recruiting race for the next generation of top innovators, with help from quantum information science (QIS)
International Energy Agency Warns A Nuclear Shortfall Could Risk Increased Carbon Emissions
May 29th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The International Energy Agency has warned that a shortfall in nuclear-generating capacity in advanced economies could result in billions of tonnes of additional carbon emissions
The Dance of Nuclear, Coal, & Renewables in South Africa
May 25th, 2019 | by David Zarembka
Regular CleanTechnica readers should know that Elon Musk was born in South Africa and only left for Canada when he finished high school. Does Tesla have a presence in his birth country? As far as I know, there is one Tesla employee who is promoting battery storage, which is sorely needed in a country with frequent blackouts. South Africa, as a former British colony, is a right-hand drive country and Musk has said that Tesla would open a store and begin sending Model3s there by the end of this year. There are many wealthy people in South Africa, and with Musk having “hero” status there, it ought to be a good market for Tesla cars, potentially the biggest in Africa
Tesla Model 3 Charges Twice As Fast As Audi e-tron … Air Pollution Is Killing Us … “Tesla Killer” MIA — #CleanTechnica Top 20
May 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular articles of the past week on CleanTechnica were topped by a detailed, thorough, clear debunking of an Audi marketing mistake — thanks to a couple of guest posters for that piece. Also topping the charts were a depressing look at the high cost of air pollution, another "Tesla killer" that doesn't threaten let alone beat any Teslas, our Danish writer's interesting debate with himself (number crunching and all) regarding which Tesla Model 3 to buy, and an "Elonroad" EV charging system in Sweden
Nuclear Power Is Not Safe
May 13th, 2019 | by George Harvey
One nuclear industry safety assessment figure claims risks are only one-tenth as great as the historic record shows they are. If the people in the industry know it, they are not admitting to a serious safety problem. If they don’t know it, they are simply ignorant of their industry’s record. Either way, I think it is clear that nuclear industry safety analyses should be regarded as untrustworthy
Seeing Energy From Space: 5 Tools Using Remote Sensing To Improve Life On Earth
May 10th, 2019 | by World Resources Institute
Access to reliable electricity is essential for improving human livelihoods and is a prerequisite for economic development. Yet hundreds of millions of people lack access to a stable supply. While access to electricity is essential, the sector is also the leading driver of greenhouse gas emissions globally
The State Of The World’s Water — 7 Graphics
May 6th, 2019 | by World Resources Institute
Every person on Earth should have access to reliable water supplies. Water is essential for sanitation, hygiene, and daily survival, but in some places, conflict over water is becoming more commonplace.To recognize the importance of water for everything we do, we compiled seven graphics that explain the state of the world’s vital water resources
Some Good News For The US Nuclear Fleet & Renewables
April 21st, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Imagine a USA in which nuclear, wind and solar were cooperating as the natural allies that low-carbon generation sources should be given climate change
Fukushima’s Final Costs Will Approach A Trillion Dollars Just For Nuclear Disaster
April 16th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
There’s a reasonable case for an identifiable $800 billion in costs for the nuclear portion of the Fukushima disaster. It’s not hard to see that a 40-year recovery period along with costs excluded from this could add 25% to that without breaking a sweat
UK Renewables Generate Record Levels Of Electricity In 2018
March 29th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Provisional figures published by the UK Government on Thursday show that renewable energy sources generated a record amount of electricity in 2018, increasing by 11.8% over 2017 levels, led by a record year for wind energy generation which provided 17.1% of the UK's electricity
Global Energy Demand Increased 2.3% In 2018, Pushing Energy-Related Emissions Up By 1.7%
March 27th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Global energy demand increased by 2.3% in 2018, the fastest pace of growth this decade, driven by a strong global economy and increased heating and cooling needs, subsequently driving global energy-related CO2 emissions up by 1.7% to 33 gigatonnes.
Wind Generated 35% Of British Electricity Last Week
March 18th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Wind energy accounted for 35% of Great Britain's electricity generation for the week running Friday 8 March to Thursday 14 March, beating out all other generation sources, and also saw offshore wind beat out nuclear energy.
Public Fear Of Nuclear Isn’t Why Nuclear Energy Is Fading
March 15th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Fear of nuclear power is vastly overrated as an issue among pro-nuclear advocates. Like conservatives in the USA up to the Secretary of the Interior blaming non-existent eco-terrorists for west coast wildfires, it's a strawman, a convenient fiction that the nuclear advocates share among themselves to avoid the harsh truth
US Commentators Point At Germany For Bad Energy Policies, But Live In Glass Houses
March 15th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
There are two persistent and overlapping trends in American discussions of climate change, nuclear energy, and renewable energy. The first is American exceptionalism, the idea that the USA is doing better than any country in the world despite denying climate change and walking away from the Paris Accord. The second is that Germany is awful, choosing to shut down its nuclear plants, resulting in massive increases in greenhouse gases
New Mexico Jumps At Chance For 100% Clean Electricity
March 13th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
New Mexico's Senate and House of Representatives have quickly shuffled a carbon-free electricity bill to the Governor's desk this week which calls for generating 80% of the state’s electricity from renewable energy sources by 2040 and 100% from “carbon-free” sources by
China × Cleantech — February 2019
March 9th, 2019 | by Tim Dixon
Welcome to the next issue of China × Cleantech, February 2019 edition. A new year has come and the news keeps flowing. For our full China × Cleantech history, stroll over to the “Future Trends” section of our website
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