Colorado Makes Buildings More Livable, Less Polluting
With a new Building Performance Standard policy, Colorado is leading the nation with clean, healthy buildings.
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How Do We Inventory the Materials Needed To Build Wind & Solar Farms?
New Database Quantifies What the Country Needs To Meet Its Big Clean Energy Goals
How Will Future Larger Turbines Impact Wind Project Electricity Output & Surrounding Community Sound Levels?
New Berkeley Lab study finds a dramatic increase in estimated project output coupled with a decrease in surrounding sound levels for future turbines as compared to those installed in the past. Multiple technological, social, and market factors of wind power are evolving rapidly. Most notably, significant wind turbine scaling in … [continued]
India Can Achieve Energy Independence by 2047 Through Clean Technology: Study
Berkeley Lab study shows how deep cost reductions in clean technology and India’s renewable and lithium edge can enable a pathway for cost-effective energy independence by 2047 India can achieve its vision of energy independence by 2047, according to a new study titled Pathways to Atmanirbhar Bharat (which translates to … [continued]
Comparing The Net Value of Geothermal, Wind, Solar, & Solar+Storage In The Western United States
We are pleased to announce the recent publication of a new Berkeley Lab analysis — “Mind the Gap: Comparing the Net Value of Geothermal, Wind, Solar, and Solar+Storage in the Western United States” — in the journal Renewable Energy. Studies show that a diverse portfolio of zero-carbon resources will be … [continued]
How Much Land Would It Require To Get Most Of Our Electricity From Wind &…
Critics of wind and solar routinely raise concerns about how much land would be required to decarbonize the US power sector. Fortunately, the answer is relatively little. A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower … [continued]
How Business Locations Could Shape Rooftop Solar Adopter Demographics
Previous research has shown that the locations of businesses such as grocery stores can result in inequitable access to goods and services. Could the locations of rooftop solar businesses similarly help explain, among other factors, why rooftop solar adopters earn higher incomes, on average, than non-adopters? In a new paper published … [continued]
Can Meteorological Models Correctly Characterize Daily Cycles in Wind Generation?
In the United States, the towers of new wind plants often measure greater than 90 meters in height and the rotors themselves can extend another ~60 meters up. The tremendous height of these structures means that wind speeds far above the surface can impact wind generation. The ability to accurately … [continued]
Cost Of Renewables Falls As Installed Capacity Increases
The latest research on renewables shows that the levelied cost of energy is a function of learning as much as project costs.
Suddenly, Heat Pump Clothes Dryers Are Having A Moment
The energy efficient heat pump clothes dryer is finally ready for its closeup.
