The Western Australian government has praised the use of solar and batteries to provide power to remote households and businesses, after Western Power replaced costly 230km of costly grid connections with stand-alone […]
Belching Cows and Endless Feedlots: Fixing Cattle’s Climate Issues
Climate and Environment Supreme Court Trump’s Changes Climate and the Election Environmental Racism A cloud of manure and dust floats over the F-Troop feed yard in Hereford, Texas, which holds up to […]
Renewables And Energy Storage Are Surging In Red States
Wind turbines near Kerens, W.Va. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The nation’s two largest coal-producing states, Wyoming and West Virginia, have emerged as leaders in […]
Utility-scale battery storage costs decreased nearly 70% between 2015 and 2018
The average energy capacity cost of utility-scale battery storage in the United States has rapidly decreased from $2,152 per kilowatthour (kWh) in 2015 to $625/kWh in 2018. Battery storage systems store electricity […]
The U.S. Has A Major EV Problem
Even a battery with a million-mile lifespan can’t overcome one of the key hurdles to mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States and elsewhere—the insufficient public charging infrastructure. The […]
This $40 Billion Pipeline Project Risks Becoming A Stranded Asset
Europe’s relationship with Russia has soured over the years due to diverging political views and crises such as Ukraine’s reorientation towards the West. Also, energy dependency has become a politically contentious issue. […]
So, What Exactly Are Virtual Power Plants?
We live in an increasingly virtual world. You can hold virtual meetings with virtual friends using virtual reality systems hosted on virtual servers. And in energy circles, one of the biggest buzzwords […]
Big Oil Hamstrung In Tackling Methane Problem
When the coronavirus first spread around the world, emissions-tracking organizations reported good news: the drop in industrial activity and oil and gas drilling had resulted in lower emissions of a range of […]
Demand Response Provider Asks Feds to Open States to Energy Market Competition
Over the past half-decade, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has consistently won court battles upholding its authority over states to set the rules for how distributed energy resources can play in wholesale […]
Why Does the U.S. Have Three Electrical Grids?
Steven Cherry Hi, this is Steven Cherry for Radio Spectrum. If you look at lists of the 100 greatest inventions of all time, electricity figures prominently. Once you get past some key […]
