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The Missing Piece of the Renewable Energy Revolution

HumanNature

Student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University There is a renewable energy revolution happening all over the world: costs for renewable energy have dropped significantly in the last 10 years and the world is starting to adopt the technology at a very fast pace. Eia.gov 2009. [4] Eia.gov 2023. [3]

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

Enviromental Defense

The oft-repeated argument is that wind and solar can’t be counted on during periods of high demand. But this position fails to take into account the many storage technologies for wind and solar that allow energy to be stored and used during peak demand. .

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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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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? Now we’re in the 20s, which is close to silicon solar-cell performance. And that’s an established technology, so it’s really impressive stuff. What specific aspects of this topic did each of you work on? What made you switch to this field?

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Another RGGI Raid? New York State Senate Proposes Pulling $138 million from the RGGI Fund

Law Columbia

This is not the first time that the legislature has diverted RGGI proceeds for other purposes—it also diverted $90 million in 2009 and $41 million in 2015 to the general fund. As detailed in the RGGI investment plan , these funds are typically used to support energy efficiency and renewable energy programs in New York State.

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Is Bitcoin Bad For The Environment?

Environment Blog

Bill Gates hailed Bitcoin as a “technological tour de force” while Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal, said that it “has the potential to do something like change the world.”. Will Mining Cryptocurrency in the Desert Using Solar Power Make You Rich? Not everybody is as gushing with praise. What is Bitcoin?