Key Takeaways: Nevada aims for aggressive 2030 targets Arkansas & South Carolina pass progressive clean energy legislation Maine unleashes wind potential and revamps net metering policy, States like California and New York tend to grab headlines when it comes to setting ambitious new climate targets or reporting growth in the renewables sector. Flying beneath the Read more →
Solar energy farms present unique advantages for bees, as solar energy facilities could be used as pollinator habitats. Read this extract from “Can Solar Energy Save the Bees?,” published on the Argonne National Laboratories Articles Page Read more →
Key Takeaways: Nation’s largest utility CEOs demand lawmakers act “It would be cleaner, easier, and more economical to have a federal standard.” American consumers are the driving force for renewables Chief executives from some of the nation’s largest utilities were explicit in their demands to Congress on the issue of climate change: the utility industry Read more →
With any new technology or industry disruption there are myths that sprout up and need to be addressed. Here are explanations that dive deeper into four of the more prevalent renewable energy myths raised by those who are anti-renewable energy. (Yale Climate Connections, February 2019) Myth #1: Wind and solar are more expensive ways to Read more →
Key Takeaways: Young people drawn to a career in renewables as entry-level salaries hover at $50,000 “Virtually all companies are hiring” – as 99% of jobs are in rural regions Tariffs on China and/or Mexico could dampen outlook Recruitment for wind industry jobs is booming at high schools and local colleges nationwide, as young people Read more →
Michael Bloomberg will donate $500 million to a new nationwide campaign called Beyond Carbon, which aims to shutter all U.S. coal-fired power plant in operation. Read this extract from “Michael Bloomberg Promises $500 Million to Help End Coal,” published in The New York Times. Read more →
Part 1 of a 2-Part Series Read Part 2: “Smoothing Out the Curve” What is a Duck Curve, and what does it have to do with renewable energy? One of the more interesting terms unique to the energy industry is the ‘Duck Curve’ – when taken at first glance one wonders what a duck, an Read more →
Key Takeaways: Deloitte.com has released its 2019 Renewable Energy Industry Outlook Positive trends showing despite challenges down the road Three key trends are identified as part of the 2019 (and beyond) outlook The renewable energy growth trend in the energy sector continues despite the hurdle of new import tariffs. The costs of wind and solar Read more →
Key Takeaways: “A new phase in the development of wind energy as a mainstream power source for America.” Higher profitability, advances in tech & IT are fueling wind Experts predict that wind will see an increase in customers & decreased capital costs for future projects Chris Brown, president of the U.S. and Canadian sales and Read more →
Facebook, Amazon, and Anheuser-Busch continue to take significant steps to reach their clean energy goals. Read how these companies use solar and wind: Facebook’s Utah Solar Project The Utah Solar Project of First Solar Inc. will deliver clean energy to Facebook’s Eagle Mountain Data Center in Utah via a power purchasing agreement with PacifiCorp’s Read more →
What effect will EVs have on the power grid? The real impact is forecasted to occur when about 15 percent of the vehicles on the road go electric which one study predicts will occur by 2035... Read more →
Key Takeaways: A new organization aims to encourage renewable energy procurement Companies like Google, General Motors, and Johnson & Johnson are on board Creating purchasing power consortium with a focus on buying clean energy A new organization calling itself the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) is out to transform the way America’s biggest companies—from Walmart Read more →
