The Techren solar project in Nevada. Image: Nextracker. The US should aim for solar to account for 30% of the country’s electricity generation by 2030, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association […]
Denver creates new role to advance building decarbonization incentives
Dive Brief: The city of Denver’s climate office is working to hire a building decarbonization incentives manager. Believed to be the first position with that title, city officials say the new hire […]
At mid-year, U.S. renewable energy production hits all-time high
Domestic production of renewable energy (i.e., biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) reached an all-time high in the first six months of this year, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of […]
Nuclear power’s long decline in shadow of wind and solar
The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2021 (WNISR) was released overnight. For nearly 30 years, these reports have provided important factual antidotes to industry promotion and obfuscation. This year’s report is the […]
Carbon Market Mechanisms Around The World
The following is an excerpt from a new CleanTechnica report, The Carbon Cure: Effective Actions to Combat Climate Change through Carbon Markets. For more on the types of carbon markets across the world and their role […]
The Renewable Revolution Could Save The World $26 Trillion
An economic model of “decisive transition” away from fossil fuels and toward a clean energy economy shows that rapid decarbonization not only wouldn’t break the bank — it would save the world […]
IEA Chief: Don’t Blame Renewables For Europe’s Energy Crunch
The energy squeeze in Europe has nothing to do with the continent’s energy transition plans, the head of the International Energy Agency Fatih Birol told the European Parliament’s energy and environment committees. […]
The Energy Crisis Is Sending Oil, Gas, And Coal Prices Soaring
Just ahead of the winter season, Europe’s natural gas crunch created a snowball effect in global energy markets. What started as very low gas inventories in Europe during the summer is now […]
Plugin Vehicles Hit 22% Market Share In Europe In August!
The European passenger plugin vehicle market is staying in the fast lane. More than 155,000 plugin vehicles were registered in August — which is +60% year over year (YoY). This performance is […]
Howarth/Jacobson “Blue” Hydrogen Assessment Stronger Than Bauer Et Al’s (Part 2 of 2)
In the first part of my assessment of Jacobson and Howarth’s lifecycle assessment of CO2e emissions from the manufacturing of CO2e, I covered the provenance of the paper, the scope variances of […]
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