Cheap Energy Storage Is Set To Undermine Fossil Fuels
What exactly is wrong with renewables, and why aren’t we all-green already? Subsidy abuse and insufficient economic viability in the face of cheap oil are two of the most common Continue Reading
Unlikely casualty in California’s renewable energy boom: natural gas
The La Paloma natural gas-fired generating plant is shown in McKittrick, California, U.S., April 20, 2009. Courtesy of Rockland Capital/Handout via In February of 2001, then California Governor Gray Davis Continue Reading
Ireland aims for greener future
One day after signing a European commitment on offshore wind, the Irish government said it can only realize its true potential through regional collaboration. “Ireland has the best offshore energy Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia Scales Back Renewable Energy Target to Favor Gas
Kingdom cuts renewables target to 10% of energy mix from 50% Saudi Arabia is scaling back renewable power targets as the world’s biggest oil exporter plans to use more natural Continue Reading
EDF Energy starts construction of Blyth offshore wind farm in UK
The logo of France’s state-owned electricity company EDF is seen next to the Electricite de France (EDF) thermal electricity production plant in Cordemais, France, April 21, 2016. EDF Energy Renewables, Continue Reading
IEA finds new challenges for renewables
New problems emerging on the grid as more sources of wind and solar power come online across the globe, the IEA finds in a 40-page market report. UPI/Stephen Shaver SAN Continue Reading
European team devises new strategy for rare-earth-free magnets
European researchers have devised a new way to make nanoparticles that could replace rare-earth material use in magnets. The researchers used a mixed iron-cobalt oleate complex in a one-step synthetic Continue Reading
When Will Solar Overtake Oil?
Solar Power Cells Several years ago, when I was working on my book Power Plays , I spent a lot of time thinking about the future of energy. One thing Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia to Revive Its Solar Power Program at Smaller Scale
Saudi Arabia is seeking to revive its stalled solar-power program, scaling back more ambitious targets it set four years ago after making little headway in transforming the energy supply of Continue Reading
Clean-Energy Jobs Surpass Oil Drilling for First Time in U.S.
The number of U.S. jobs in solar energy overtook those in oil and natural gas extraction for the first time last year, helping drive a global surge in employment in Continue Reading