Energy
Transitioning to a world powered by renewable energy is key to tackling climate change. Here you can find the latest good news related to our clean energy transition, covering wind, solar, green hydrogen, hydropower, and more.
Here’s something Democrats and Republicans agree on: Solar energy
Today most Democrats and Republicans find themselves further apart than ever. But here’s a happy thought: Regardless their political affiliation Americans agree on the need for renewable solar energy in the same way. The rooftops of 1.5 million Americans in the top-20 solar states were analyzed Read More...
Solar employs more workers than coal, oil and natural gas combined
Here’s a proper rebuttal to the argument that renewable energy is taking jobs away from workers. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S solar employs more workers than any other energy industry, including coal, oil and natural gas combined. In fact, solar is responsible for producing 14 Read More...
3 Midwestern States That Refuse to Abandon the Renewable Energy Revolution
On the final day of the Illinois State Assembly's 2016 session, a bill was passed that environmentalists can celebrate—one that significantly increases incentives for renewable energy and energy-efficiency requirements. Though the Democratic-led congress debated the Future Energy Jobs bill Read More...
Kenya’s electrification campaign is taking half the time it took America
In the 1930s, the US embarked on a campaign to connect rural parts of the country to electricity. It took more than two decades before 95% of all farms were electrified. Kenya is working on doing that in just seven years. Kenya added 1.3 million households to its electricity grid last year, raising Read More...
China scraps construction of 85 planned coal power plants
China has suspended 85 planned coal power plants in a bid to meet a government coal capacity target laid out in its latest plan for social and economic development. The National Energy Administration (NEA) announced the under-construction projects would no longer go ahead as part of measures Read More...
Solar energy entrepreneurs in India are finding faster and cleaner route to power
Access to power in India is not a given. Mera Gao Power (MGP), however, is able to offer customers two solar powered lamps and a mobile phone charger for less than a dollar per week, powered by renewable energy sources as opposed to kerosene. “People are concerned not about the emissions Read More...
India launches online solar power technician course for only $9
India is planning a rapid expansion of solar energy to electrify vast parts of the country that are currently not connected to the grid. For that to happen the country needs an army of solar energy technicians. And that’s why the Indian government is now launching an online course that anyone Read More...
Saudi to launch $30-50 billion renewable energy program soon: minister
Saudi Arabia will launch in coming weeks a renewable energy program that is expected to involve investment of between $30 billion and $50 billion by 2023, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday. Falih, speaking at an energy industry event in Abu Dhabi, said Riyadh would in the next Read More...
California to build largest geothermal power plant in the U.S
Below the surface of the Salton Sea in California’s southeastern desert lies one of the world’s largest sources geothermal energy—where the earth’s heat and pressure create hot water and steam all day long. Now two start-up firms have announced plans to build the nation’s largest Read More...
Why more and more countries are taking an interest in geothermal energy
At 2:46 p.m. local time on Friday, March 11, 2011, Japan was rocked by the largest earthquake ever to strike its shores. The 9.1 magnitude quake triggered a devastating tsunami that killed more than 15,000 people. It also took out the back-up emergency generators that cooled the reactors at the Read More...