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The Missing Piece of the Renewable Energy Revolution

HumanNature

In 2022, the installed capacity of wind and solar power grew almost 10% in the United States [1]. The average electricity consumption per household in the US in 2009 was 11,320 kWh per year [3]. Eia.gov 2009. [4] In Colorado, renewable energy generating capacity has more than quadrupled since 2010 [2]. Eia.gov 2023. [3]

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Progress Possible at COP 28 Despite Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

Union of Concerned Scientists

The cost of wind and solar power have been falling for over a decade, making them the world’s cheapest source of new electricity. The industry has shown its true colors, it loves to talk about green energy, but it doesn’t put its money where its mouth is.

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Ontario could easily phase out polluting fossil gas – if it wanted to

Enviromental Defense

for Ontario to phase out polluting gas-powered electricity and produce all of its power using carbon-free sources. Take Action: Tell Ontario to phase out polluting gas power. Here are the measures that would lead Ontario to a fully clean electricity grid: Increase Wind and Solar Power. This is completely doable.

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Analysis: Bhutan ramps up its solar ambitions

A Greener Life

With several new power-intensive IT industries proposed to be established, Bhutan’s domestic demand for energy is projected to more than double in the next two years, and its winter energy deficit will worsen, officials at the Department of Industry told me. Solar energy has become competitive. Previous obstacles have been overcome.

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Ontario: Now is the time to increase renewable energy, not fossil gas

Enviromental Defense

Ontario has a successful track record when it comes to building renewable power. And between 2009 and 2016, Ontario built over 2000 MW of solar power and about 3000 MW of wind power. Between 2005 and 2017 Ontario phased-out coal plants, reducing greenhouse gas pollution from our electricity system by 93 per cent.

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Ask a Scientist: The US Has to Do More to Meet Its Carbon Emissions Reduction Goals

Union of Concerned Scientists

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions.

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Time for a change: what it’s like to win a prize for work you did before switching careers

Physics World

Could you explain why these materials are so important for solar power? AK: I have studied perovskite materials since 2005, at which time I had a rough idea that they could be used in solar cells. I was very excited to see the result and I expect perovskites to become popular materials for solar cells.

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