Nations are falling short of the goal agreed at UN climate talks to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 as part of efforts to curb global warming, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. An IEA analysis of policies, plans and estimates from nearly 150 countries found that they could reach 8,000 gigawatts of renewable power […]
Green Energy
Report finds EU wind and solar capacity up nearly two-thirds since 2019
The capacity for wind and solar energy in the European Union increased by 65% from 2019 to 2023, with Germany making the largest contribution, according to an analysis by energy think tank Ember. The report stated that Germany accounted for 22% of the E.U. increase, followed by Spain with 13%. Over half of the 27 […]
Otter Tail case lays bare how Minnesota and North Dakota look at renewable energy differently
Otter Tail Power Co. must exit a large North Dakota coal plant by 2032—at least as far as its Minnesota customers are concerned, state regulators ruled May 30 during a contentious meeting. Looming over the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s decision were the starkly different energy policies of Minnesota—which is pushing hard on clean energy—and North […]
Abandoned Mine In Finland To Be Turned Into A Huge Gravity Battery
One of the deepest metal mines in Europe – the Pyhäsalmi Mine in central Finland – is to be turned into an enormous gravity battery capable of storing 2 megawatts of energy. As the planet moves towards renewable energy, we are faced with the problem of storage. The problem is that the wind doesn’t blow […]
Finland to construct seven solar plants totalling 213 MW
The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) has signed grant agreements with seven solar projects across Finland with a combined capacity of 212.99 MW. A total €27.5 million is being invested across the projects through the EU renewable energy financing mechanism, following successful bids in the EU’s first cross-border solar tender held last […]
Researchers analyze retrofit hydrogen-powered aircraft configurations
As technologists search for approaches to reduce our global carbon footprint and stave off the worst ravages of climate change, they are turning to an old friend—hydrogen. The potential of hydrogen fuel cells for generating power is enormous although not without issues. Published in the International Journal of Sustainable Aviation, a team from the UK and Romania […]
White House to announce actions to modernize America’s electrical grid, paving the way for clean energy and fewer outages
The White House on Tuesday will announce steps to modernize a major roadblock to the clean energy transformation: America’s aging electrical infrastructure. The new initiative between the feds and 21 states aims to make faster fixes and improvements to the grid, committing to build a bigger and more modern grid as part of a larger […]
Thermal power cell harvests electricity from heat at record efficiency
A new heat-to-energy converter has reached a record efficiency of 44% – the average steam turbine manages about 35%, for comparison. This thermophotovoltaic cell is a major step on the way to sustainable, grid-scale renewable energy storage. With renewable energy prices dropping fast, the barrier now is their intermittency – the first point any renewable […]
‘Megasolar’ is a dirty word in Japan. Where do solar projects go from here?
“Megasolar opposed!! Don’t make a fool of us. Residents are angry,” screams one handwritten sign, the word “opposed” emphasized in red. “Absolutely against megasolar construction!” yells another. Signs like these dot the otherwise idyllic agricultural landscape in the city of Gojo, Nara Prefecture. Since January this year, when Nara Gov. Makoto Yamashita announced plans to […]
Florida to repeal clean energy goals, citing new law deleting climate change mentions
The Florida Office of Energy is planning to repeal goals for utilities statewide to transition to cleaner energy, including that 100% of the state’s energy come from renewable sources by 2050. The proposal to roll back the goals was crafted by the director of the Office of Energy, Brooks Rumenik, and has been approved by […]
