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11 09 2019 | 12:17

How to have an all-renewable electric grid.

The main solution to climate change is well known — stop burning fossil fuels. How to do this is more complicated, but as a scholar who does energy modeling, I and others see the outlines of a post-…

10 09 2019 | 07:43

Agrivoltaics Proves Mutually Beneficial Across Food, Water, Energy Nexus.

A paper published in Nature Sustainability presents the first field-data assessment of outcomes of a multi-year study of agrivoltaics in dryland regions led by UA geographer Greg Barron-Gafford.

09 09 2019 | 10:52

Trump rolls back Obama-era regulations on energy-efficient light bulbs.

Energy-saving light bulbs are the latest Obama-era environmental initiative to face a rollback by the Trump administration. The Department of Energy finalized a rule Wednesday that will block new…

09 09 2019 | 10:24

ENGIE acquires Mobisol to become market leader in Africa’s off-grid solar space.

ENGIE has expanded its decentralized energy offering in Africa through the acquisition of Mobisol, a pioneer of off-grid solar solutions. Founded in 2011, the company employs over 500 people as well…

08 09 2019 | 11:15

Tesla Batteries Are Keeping Zimbabwe’s Economy Running.

Amid power outages of as long as 18 hours a day, Econet Wireless Ltd., Zimbabwe’s biggest mobile-phone operator, is turning to the Palo Alto, California-based automaker and storable-energy company…

06 09 2019 | 12:12

A decade of renewable energy investment, led by solar, tops USD 2.5 trillion.

The decade of investment (2010-2019) quadruples renewables capacity from 414 GW to about 1,650 GW Solar capacity alone will have risen to more than 26 times the 2009 level — from 25 GW to an…

26 08 2019 | 07:32

The Koch Brothers Have A Mandate To Destroy The EV Revolution — Are You Buying In?

They’re the Koch Brothers. Their subsidiaries focus on all things fossil fuels and chemicals, from manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, to polymers, minerals, and fertilizers, to…

23 08 2019 | 08:15

Renewable hybrid energy systems as a game changer.

These can generate round-the-clock power with cost and reliability levels comparable to coal-fired plants.

19 08 2019 | 08:32

Solar-plus-storage to cover 25% of electricity demand of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

The Swiss battery maker Leclanché will build a 35.6 MW / 44.2 MWh solar-plus-storage power plant, which will provide with clean power state-owned St.Kitts electric utility Skelec over a 20-year…

19 08 2019 | 08:24

Pakistan’s milewide open air mine shows why coal won’t go away.

Cheap energy source overrides environmental concerns Karachi, Singapore: In the flat scrubland of Pakistan’s scorching Thar Desert, hundreds of workers have been toiling for two years in the vast…

19 08 2019 | 08:15

Empire District Electric proposes closing Asbury coal plant in Missouri.

Empire District Electric Co. continues to see no future for its coal-fired Asbury power plant in Missouri and could potentially shutter the facility as soon as the end of this year.

09 08 2019 | 09:25

Renewable Projects in Africa Surge - Let's Keep It That Way.

Africa needs energy.  Period.  The lack of energy on the continent costs nations 2-4% GDP every year.  In the Sahel region, such as Senegal, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan and other areas, nearly two-…

07 08 2019 | 06:23

Battery Power’s Latest Plunge in Costs Threatens Coal, Gas.

London and New York, March 26, 2019 – Two technologies that were immature and expensive only a few years ago but are now at the center of the unfolding low-carbon energy transition have seen…

07 08 2019 | 06:09

The hidden costs of unreliable electricity.

Think back to the last time you experienced a power outage. It probably wasn’t a great memory. Maybe it involved spending the evening in the dark without anything to do or spending a hot day without…

02 08 2019 | 06:35

EU court warns Belgium over nuclear reactors.

Belgium should have carried out environmental impact studies before prolonging the operational life of two nuclear reactors, Europe’s top court ruled Monday (29 July). The European Court of Justice…

02 08 2019 | 06:15

Tunisia faces worsening energy deficit.

Tunisia produces about 40,000 barrels of crude oil per day, down from about 110,000 barrels per day in 2010. The Tunisian government has acknowledged the risks faced by the country’s economy because…

02 08 2019 | 06:11

Could Rust Be a New Source of Renewable Energy?

Using kinetic energy, it's got the potential to be more efficient than solar panels. 

30 07 2019 | 17:26

Breakthrough material could lead to cheaper, more widespread solar panels and electronics.

Imagine printing electronic devices using a simple inkjet printer - or even painting a solar panel onto the wall of a building. Such technology would slash the cost of manufacturing electronic…

30 07 2019 | 17:22

Coal clinging on in South and East Asia

Global demand for coal to power continues to be king, but the upside may be limited Global coal consumption may have peaked in 2013 at a shade under 3.9bn t oe but its legacy infrastructure may give…