In the end, the laws of thermodynamics will win. Hype doesn’t stand a chance against reality in the long term. The $39 trillion in future profits is up for grabs, and the fossil fuel industry is fighting hard to keep as much of it as possible, or at least delay its loss as long as possible.
That’s the reason why there’s all this tribalism in alternative fuels. There’s $39 trillion in future profits in the industry up for grabs.
Two new developments show that the race is on to replace silicon as the go-to semiconductor of choice with other 2D materials if not graphene.
The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is one of the 44 countries that have submitted emissions pledges to the official United Nations INDC list. South Korea is one of the fastest growing emitters in the developed world and is in the top 10 (#7, in April) on the world list. … [continued]
Renewable energy jobs grew 18% in 2014 to hit a new high of 7.7 million, led by China’s dominance and growing capacity in developing economies.
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We have said this before: floating solar is the new exotic solar these days. From Australia, to India, to Japan, to Korea, to the US, and now Brazil, everyone has been announcing floating solar pv power projects in all shapes and sizes. The reason these countries are in such a rush is bcause floating solar PV technology offers a number of … [continued]
Brazil’s energy ministry has ranked the country’s various sources of energy as per their abundance, cheapness, renewability, and availability of the necessary technology. Among the available options, hydropower comes top, followed by wind power and biomass (mostly bagasse). However the country has been reeling under its worst drought in 80 years. The … [continued]
Shanghai headquartered, Chinese PV developer Solar Power Inc recently announced a partnership with startup Aqua Clean Energy to develop floating PV projects across the US and Mexico. As per the press release, a combined capacity of 50 MW floating PV projects will be built, spread across the states of California, Arizona, Texas, and New … [continued]
