Cities are where most of the world’s people live, and they can make the move toward cleantech and away from burning up the planet go much, much — much — faster. In fact, some policies could trump critical levers like ZEV mandates, and if adopted broadly, make the ZEV transition happen faster than most of us think possible.
After its monumental success in solar and wind energy sectors, China is now looking at increased pace of development in the geothermal power sector.
In spite of all the progress, the question still remains: Can we really put conventional means of generating electricity in the rear view mirror and move towards a clean and efficient energy future?
The Maldives is one of the nations most threatened by sea level rise, but while it has committed to clean technology, they know it won’t save them.
Vancouver-based BuildDirect, an online marketplace for home improvement products, has announced that it is launching Clean Energy within its Home Marketplace. Its objective? Making it easier and cost-effective for mainstream consumers to make renewable electricity part of their home infrastructure, whether on or off the grid. This division is currently focused … [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]
Originally published on Energy Transition: The German Energiewende by Leonie Joubert South Africa shows how quick an energy transition can be. In four years, with coal and nuclear power stations on hold, South Africa’s renewable energy program has nearly 100 plants in development. Leonie Joubert takes an in-depth look. South … [continued]
Originally published on Carbon Brief. By Simon Evans For the first time ever, investment in new renewables was more than enough to cover rising global electricity demand in 2015. That’s according to the first World Energy Investment report, published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). While fossil fuels still dominate energy … [continued]
Originally published on Nexus Media. The Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas just became the new home of the country’s largest rooftop solar installation, a sprawling 26,000-panel array smack dab in the middle of Sin City. The project is just the latest jewel in the crown for Nevada solar … [continued]
The portion of the Greenland ice sheet covering the Cold War–era US military base known as Camp Century — also known as “the city under the ice” — could start to melt by the end of the century, according to new research from CIRES (a partnership between NOAA and the … [continued]
