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 →
Commitments to more renewable forms of electricity generation are made for greater sustainability, to reduce costs, and to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions, key contributors to global warming. (Annenberg Learner) Understanding Renewable Industry Terms It’s important to understand the differences between energy industry descriptors like carbon neutral, zero net carbon, carbon Read more →
Key Takeaways: Nevada setting aggressive renewable energy targets for 2030, then 2050 Current generation portfolio is covered, showing where Nevada is now Targets backed by both industry and power providers in-state In late April the Nevada Senate approved a bill requiring the state to produce half its electricity from renewables by 2030, joining a raft Read more →
More than 100 cities in the U.S. are leading the transition to 100% renewable energy. (Energy Manager Today Dec 2018). Communities are committing to 100% clean energy or carbon-free energy to power their municipal buildings and fleets. States mandating 100% renewable or carbon-free generation for all users include California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and New Mexico. And Read more →
The Path to 100% clean energy transition puts more people to work to meet the evolving needs of business, government and consumers. A 2019 report by the Energy News Network shows the top clean energy employer in the Midwest... Read more →
The rapid expansion of renewables into the energy market in recent years has led to cheaper electricity for utilities, greater savings for consumers, and reduced emissions. The growth in wind output in particular has been staggering; wind capacity stood around 40 Gigawatts in the U.S. in 2010, and by late 2016 it had nearly doubled Read more →
