Wind Power Could Blow Past Hydro’s Capacity Factor by 2020
Legacy hydroelectricity -- clean, dispatchable and cheap -- has long dominated the renewable energy sector as a dependable workhorse. But...
Renewable Energy May Be Cheaper than Fossil Fuels
“Conventional” levelized cost of energy (LCOE) calculations compare unfavorably with the Carbon Tracker Initiative’s proposed...
Trump's Victory Creates Uncertainty for Wind and Solar Power
Solar panels and wind turbines. Credit: Energydigital.com President Donald Trump has disputed climate change, pledged a revival of coal...
The irreversible momentum of clean energy
Credit: Ideal Energies Barack Obama The release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) due to human activity is...
DOE: More Transmission Equals A Lot More U.S. Wind
A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report confirms that adding even limited electricity transmission can significantly reduce the...
China Aims to Spend at Least $360 Billion on Renewable Energy by 2020
China is leading the world in renewable energy, investing both domestically and internationally. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters China...