Day: February 4, 2019
Ohio Ready To Halt Its Renewable Portfolio Standard
Ohio is debating the sharpest break from a three-decade campaign by 29 U.S. states to reduce reliance on fossil fuels by promoting power from renewable sources.
Obama Bid to Cut Greenhouse Gases Divides Utility, Coal Industries
Bracing for greenhouse-gas rules from the Obama administration, two industries are staking out different positions. Coal companies are pledging to sue. Electric utilities are ready to talk.
Why New Nuclear Technology Hurts the Case for Renewables
Does nuclear energy deserve a seat at the table alongside renewable energy technologies in weaning us off of fossil fuels and transitioning into a cleaner energy world? A new report published yesterday suggests not only will newer small modular reactor (SMR) technology be at least as expensive as…
Obama May Consider Power Plant Rule That Tests Clean Air Act
The Obama administration is considering cutting greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants by reaching beyond the plants themselves — an unusual approach that could run afoul of anti-pollution laws.
New York Seeks to Reform the Energy Vision: Shift from Monopoly Model to "Utility 2.0"
New York State is pushing its utility industry to shift away from a century-old business model into a system that can accommodate more power from solar and wind.
Listen Up: Buying an EV and Charging with Solar
The combination of rooftop solar and electric vehicles (EVs) is the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup of the renewable industry. Although EVs started off slowly the second time around (the first time was in the early 1900s), in some areas EVs are becoming ubiquitous. Whether it's a combination of tax…
Introducing New York State’s Energy Storage Testing Center
The clean energy economy of the Empire State has just received a serious booster shot, thanks to the newly opened Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Testing and Commercialization Center in Rochester, New York. Made possible by state seed funding and a public-private partnership between…
Too Conservative? EIA Projects Renewables to be 16-27 Percent of US Electricity Supply by 2040
Today, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its renewable electricity generation projections as part of its "Annual Energy Outlook — 2014" (AEO2014).
Solar Wind Wins Approval for $1.5 Billion Arizona Power Tower
Solar Wind Energy Tower Inc. won approval from an Arizona city to develop a $1.5 billion project that would use ambient desert heat to create a draft to generate electricity, in a concrete colossus that would be the tallest structure in North America.
Climate Change, Asia and Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns the world must triple its use of renewable energy AND develop nuclear power to avoid the worst ravages of climate change. OK. But what’s the optimal percentage of each to develop?