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Will Indonesia Miss the 23% Renewable Energy Target?

April 3, 2018 by Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI)

Will Indonesia Miss the 23% Renewable Energy Target?

At an event held in Jakarta on March 28, 2018, at the Tugu Kunstkring Paleis, on behalf of the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI), I launched a report analyzing the perceptions that energy sector stakeholders hold about progress towards this objective.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: energy target, indonesia, renewable energy, renewable energy target, target

Yuriy Roman: A Chemical Engineer Pursuing Renewable Energy

March 28, 2018 by MIT Energy and Climate

Yuriy Roman: A Chemical Engineer Pursuing Renewable Energy

A couple of years into graduate school, Yuriy Roman had what he calls a “tipping point” in his career. He realized that all of the classes he had taken were leading him toward a deep understanding of the concepts he needed to design his own solutions to chemical problems. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleantech, Energy, Energy Security, Environment, Fuels, News, Rare Earth Minerals, Renewables, Storage, Sustainability, Tech Tagged With: chemical engineering, engineering, renewable energy

Changes to Focus on Clean Energy: Tougher Than It Looks

March 20, 2018 by Malcolm Metcalfe

Changes to Focus on Clean Energy: Tougher Than It Looks

Science has told us that we must reduce carbon emissions if climate change is to be kept below acceptable limits. The transition has led us in many new directions. Most politicians outside the US believe that our energy supply must be based entirely on renewable energy. This alone creates a large issue, in that the electric grid supplies less than 20% of total energy needs. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Building, Green Business, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: carbon emissions, clean energy, climate action, climate change, Energy Transition, fossil fuels, renewable energy

Meet the New ‘Renewable Superpowers’: Nations That Boss the Materials Used for Wind and Solar

February 26, 2018 by Andrew Barron

Meet the New ‘Renewable Superpowers’: Nations That Boss the Materials Used for Wind and Solar

Countries that create green energy infrastructure now, before political and economic control shifts to a new group of “renewable superpowers”, will be less susceptible to outside influence in the future, writes Andrew Barron, a professor of Swansea University. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Solar Power, Storage, Sustainability, Utilities, Wind Tagged With: energy producing nations, renewable energy, renewables, super power, superpower, wind and solar

Wind Expected to Surpass Hydro as Largest Renewable Electricity Generation Source

January 31, 2018 by U.S. EIA: Today in Energy

Wind Expected to Surpass Hydro as Largest Renewable Electricity Generation Source

As one of the first technologies used to generate electricity, hydroelectric power has historically provided the largest share of renewable electricity generation in the United States. However, this year EIA expects wind power to surpass hydroelectricity, based on forecasts in the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. Different factors lead to uncertainty about the forecast level of electricity generation from each energy source. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleantech, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, Hydro Power, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities, Wind Tagged With: energy generation, Hydro Energy, renewable energy, wind energy

Flat Investment Levels: End to RE Cost Reductions?

January 11, 2018 by Roger Arnold

Flat Investment Levels: End to RE Cost Reductions?

A view from the stratosphere: A few weeks ago, Ed Kelly posted a new blog entry at Stratosolar. He reviewed the latest Bloomberg report on global clean energy financing. As Ed sees it, the figures reported spell trouble for conventional views of RE. Anyone counting on wind and solar alone to cut carbon emissions in time to avoid the worst effects of climate change may be sadly disappointed. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Collective Exclusive, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Renewables, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: energy cost, energy efficiency, energy investment, energy planning, Energy Transition, future energy, investment, renewable energy

In 2017, The Myth of Powering the World with 100% Renewables Has Started to Crack

January 4, 2018 by Milton Caplan

In 2017, The Myth of Powering the World with 100% Renewables Has Started to Crack

When thinking about 2017, it is easy to see the bankruptcy of Westinghouse and the subsequent cancellation of its Summer project in South Carolina as this year’s big issue.  But as the year has drawn to a close, the continuation of its AP1000 project at Plant Vogtle in Georgia has been approved by the regulator and there is every expectation that Westinghouse will emerge from bankruptcy in 2018. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Nuclear Power, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: 100% renewables, energy mix, Energy Transition, nuclear, renewable energy

China Takes the Lead on Renewable Energy: Motivation and Challenges

January 2, 2018 by Clean Energy Leadership Institute

China Takes the Lead on Renewable Energy: Motivation and Challenges

At the start of 2017, while Trump administration pulled US out of the Paris Agreement, China pledged to invest 2.5 trillion yuan ($367 billion) into renewable power generation – wind, solar, hydro and nuclear – by the end of 2020. At the same time, the Chinese government scrapped plans to build 85 coal-fired power plants, continuing the shift from fossil fuels to renewables. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China, Cleantech, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Collective Exclusive, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: clean energy, energy leadership, Energy Transition, New Energy Voices, renewable energy, renewables adoption, renewables leadership

How to Ensure That Corporate Buying of Renewable Energy Really Makes a Difference

December 19, 2017 by Malte Gephart

How to Ensure That Corporate Buying of Renewable Energy Really Makes a Difference

Many corporations are eager to contribute to the fight against climate change by sourcing renewable energy. Yet, despite some high-profile power purchase agreements, corporate renewables sourcing is still a small market and its real contribution to the energy transition is doubtful sometimes, writes Malte Gephart, energy policy export at international consultancy Navigant. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Building, Green Business, News, Renewables, Risk Management, Smart Grid, Sustainability, Tech Tagged With: corporate buyers, renewable energy, renewables industry

How Communities Living in Poverty Can Benefit From Renewable Energy

December 11, 2017 by Bobbi Peterson

How Communities Living in Poverty Can Benefit From Renewable Energy

Impoverished communities around the globe lack access to essential amenities including heat, electricity and clean drinking water. Residents of rural communities are also in a similar situation. Electric companies have little incentive to add additional infrastructure to the electrical grid to provide these areas with electricity since it isn’t economical. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleantech, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Storage, Utilities Tagged With: community energy, community solar, energy access, energy poverty, poverty, renewable energy, solar project

Renewable Energy Isn’t Perfect, But It’s Far Better Than Fossil Fuels

December 6, 2017 by DeSmog

Renewable Energy Isn’t Perfect, But It’s Far Better Than Fossil Fuels

In their efforts to discredit renewable energy and support continued fossil fuel burning, many anti-environmentalists have circulated a dual image purporting to compare a lithium mine with an oilsands operation. It illustrates the level of dishonesty to which some will stoop to keep us on our current polluting, climate-disrupting path (although in some cases it could be ignorance). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Coal, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, Natural Gas, Oil, Renewables, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: energy competition, energy markets, fossil fuels, renewable energy, renewables

Northern Virginia Governments Look at Major Renewable Energy Purchase

November 22, 2017 by Ivy Main

Northern Virginia Governments Look at Major Renewable Energy Purchase

The Northern Virginia Regional Commission has selected a consultant to assist area localities in a joint procurement of renewable energy. Participating cities and counties will be able to aggregate their demand to get the kind of economies of scale that have allowed corporations like Amazon and Facebook to lower their energy cost by investing in large solar and wind farms. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleantech, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Solar Power, Utilities Tagged With: energy consumption, Energy Legislation, energy purchase, Energy Transition, Northern Virginia, renewable energy, renewables, virginia

China Is Showing the World What Renewable Energy Dominance Looks Like, Says New IEA Report

October 12, 2017 by DeSmog

China Is Showing the World What Renewable Energy Dominance Looks Like, Says New IEA Report

The growth of solar energy continues to outpace forecasts and this growth, according to a report published today by the International Energy Agency, “is a China story.” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, China, Cleantech, Climate, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: china climate, china energy, china environment, Energy Dominance, Energy Transition, iea, international energy agency (iea), renewable energy

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