PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2025

School districts, intermediate units, area career and technical schools, charter schools, cyber charter schools, chartered schools for the education of the deaf or blind, community colleges, The Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, and The Pennsylvania College of Technology were eligible to apply for the grants.

Electricity 92

Electricity Renewable Energy Carbon Emissions Clean Energy 92

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Electricity is necessary for reading this blog, phoning your family, and buying milk at the store. Most every modern public health, safety and security system we rely on also depends on the electric grid. To expand and modernize the nation’s electric infrastructure, the federal government recently announced new funding.

Electricity 290

Electricity Government Nuclear Power Renewable Energy 290

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

Minnesotans are facing concurrent crises of climate change, high energy prices and inflation, and the inequitable public health impacts of fossil fuel air pollution. Renewable energy will help with all of that—but we need a grid that is designed for wind and solar instead of having to rely on expensive coal and gas plants.

Renewable Energy 361

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Solar Power Electricity 361

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 13, 2022

I was invited to speak at a panel discussion last Wednesday as part of The Economist ’s annual Sustainability Week, titled “What technologies are needed to avert a climate disaster?” True to the theme, I was asked about which technological innovations would be necessary to save our planet. Clean energy on hold.

Technology 263

Technology Technology Climate Change Fossil Fuels 263

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 17, 2025

In the rush to integrate artificial intelligence into the economy, fast-moving information technology companies are running into a problem: slow-moving electric utilities. In more ways than one, the electricity supply so vital to running a data center simply doesnt respond the way Silicon Valley and big investors want.

Electricity 224

Electricity Nuclear Power Technology Technology 224

PA Environment Daily

MAY 7, 2025

The State of Renewable Energy 2025 documents the growth of six key clean energy technologies across the United States over the past decade and ranks states accordingly for solar power, wind power, battery storage, energy efficiency, electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations.

Renewable Energy 60

Renewable Energy Clean Energy Electricity 2025 60

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 8, 2023

Electric transportation is essential for a cleaner and healthier world. Replacing gasoline vehicles with electric can reduce emissions that cause climate change and illnesses. Researchers like me are putting a microscope to the electric vehicles (EVs) because, as with any extraction and manufacturing, there are associated impacts.

Electricity 308

Electricity Recycling Fossil Fuels Climate Change 308

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

But extreme heat also hits our electricity system in ways that make it more expensive, more polluting, and less reliable. Extreme heat means more expensive electricity Extreme heat can sharply increase electricity consumption as people turn up their air conditioners for relief. Here’s how. That’s the supply part.

Electricity 245

Electricity Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Cooling 245

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Extreme weather, which is increasing due to climate change , can degrade the electricity system and cause these failures. Power outages are costly, can have extreme impacts on both the health and safety of a population, and can happen at any point in the process of electricity generation, distribution, and usage.

Electricity 253

Electricity Renewable Energy Climate Change Sea Level 253

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The policy approaches that may work to advance decarbonization in the electricity sector will not be identical to the ones that may work to advance decarbonization in the transportation sector, or the agricultural sector. Again, the specifics will depend on the technology, politics, and economics. But not always. Download as PDF

Politics 130

Politics Fossil Fuels Electricity Technology 130

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

You don’t have to look beyond the front pages of newspapers , or beyond rooftops in your neighborhood to know that we are in the midst of a clean energy revolution, with renewable energy technologies dramatically decreasing in price and increasing in availability.

Law 325

Law Renewable Energy Clean Energy Fossil Fuels 325

A Greener Life

APRIL 21, 2025

By Shadia Haq Earth Day 2025 focuses on the theme Our Power, Our Planet and urges a global shift to renewable energy. 2025 The theme “Our Power, Our Planet” calls for tripling renewable energy by 2030. 2025 The theme “Our Power, Our Planet” calls for tripling renewable energy by 2030.

Earth Day 54

Earth Day Renewable Energy 2025 Fossil Fuels 54

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2025

The electric grid is the generic term for the complicated system of power plants and wires that provides electricity to 92% of the worlds inhabitants. Generation consists of large, centralized power plants that produce electric energy. Energy Information Agency. Source: Lee Shaver/UCS. How is the grid changing?

Fossil Fuels 157

Fossil Fuels Electricity Technology Technology 157

Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 11, 2022

(Credit: Canva) The 2022 Standard Scenarios, a collection of forward-looking scenarios for the electricity sector in the United States, have been made available by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The post NREL Releases Eighth Edition of Annual Standard Scenarios appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

Renewable Energy 279

Renewable Energy Electricity Technology Technology 279

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 3, 2021

utilities have been slower to adopt the energy- and emissions-saving technologies than those in other parts of the world. Wastewater-to-energy systems start with a process called anaerobic digestion, which treatment plants have been using for ages to reduce the volume of sewage waste. Photo © Richard Webb / Wikimedia Commons.

Carbon Emissions 317

Carbon Emissions Waste Renewable Energy Carbon Dioxide 317

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2025

By Matthew Carroll, Penn State News Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar will require better ways to store energy for use when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. The researchers recently published their findings in the Journal of Energy Storage.

Technology 71

Technology Technology Renewable Energy Clean Energy 71

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This experience, not far from Seattle and with ties to the information tech industry, highlights some of the issues surrounding the electric power needs of data centers. He was obviously oblivious to the fact that old-style electric heat (i.e. He assured me he hadnt: it doesnt require electricity! Modernize, or bypass, the grid?

Nuclear Power 188

Nuclear Power Electricity Clean Energy Technology 188

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

There’s good news in the recently released official data on electricity generation in the United States in 2022: renewable energy has continued to grow, coal power has continued to drop, and renewables are now firmly ahead of coal for the first time ever. percent of the country’s electricity supply (up 1.1

Clean Energy 307

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Solar Power 307

Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The coalition's mission is to accelerate the deployment and use of sustainable aviation fuel technologies to reach 10% of the global jet aviation fuel supply by 2030. The post Air Canada Aims to Decarbonize Using Electric-Hybrid Aircraft and Sustainable Aviation Fuels appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

Electricity 246

Electricity 2030 Technology Technology 246

Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The coalition's mission is to accelerate the deployment and use of sustainable aviation fuel technologies to reach 10% of the global jet aviation fuel supply by 2030. The post Air Canada Aims to Decarbonize Using Electric-Hybrid Aircraft and Sustainable Aviation Fuels appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

Electricity 246

Electricity 2030 Technology Technology 246

A Greener Life

APRIL 10, 2025

The Swiss public gives the final nod to boosting renewable energy With 97% of its broad gauge lines now transitioned, India has the second highest electrification rate of any major rail network in the world. It was in 2014 that the government ramped up ambitions and committed the funds for a fully electric railway.

Electricity 56

Electricity Renewable Energy Clean Energy Solar Power 56

Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 11, 2022

(Credit: Canva) The 2022 Standard Scenarios, a collection of forward-looking scenarios for the electricity sector in the United States, have been made available by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The post NREL Releases Eighth Edition of Annual Standard Scenarios appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

Renewable Energy 246

Renewable Energy Electricity Technology Technology 246

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 27, 2022

As electric vehicle (EV) sales continue to increase, questions about how these cars and their batteries will be disposed of have been top of mind for current owners, future buyers, policymakers, and many experts in the automotive industry. After this second-life use, the batteries are then ready to be recycled.

Recycling 362

Recycling Electricity Renewable Energy Technology 362

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

The Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) is one of the go-to sources for reliable information about the US power sector. They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Carbon emissions remain high.

Natural Gas 291

Natural Gas Renewable Energy Climate Change Electricity 291

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 30, 2023

And, long-duration storage is particularly important for the power grid’s transformation to clean energy and what I’m focusing on here. Long-duration refers to the amount of time a power system can discharge electricity. This results in a deliberate reduction of electricity output. How long is long-duration?

Renewable Energy 272

Renewable Energy Clean Energy Technology Technology 272

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Replacing petroleum with renewable electricity as the primary source of transportation energy will leave us all much better off. In other words, technological solutions are necessary but not sufficient. On the technology side, decarbonization is the key. How do we make this transformation happen?

Electricity 291

Electricity Biofuels Technology Technology 291

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Yet in 2023, China accounted for about 60% of the world’s new renewables and electric vehicles. Four questions: Why have emissions continued to grow despite the huge expansion in renewables? How is China’s clean energy spree impacting other countries? accounting for over 10% of China’s electricity.

Clean Energy 277

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 2009 277

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 10, 2025

The growth in DER technologies by type over time. Energy Information Agency. Access to clean energy is critical due to the generational harm caused by air pollution from power plants which is over-concentrated in historically marginalized communities. Energy Information Agency. Source: U.S. Make this plot yourself.

Electricity 130

Electricity Technology Technology 2001 130

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Route 220 in Bedford Township is being built for a facility that provides liquid natural gas as fuel for electricity generation, transportation and heat. The renewable energy source has generated more than 959,000 kilowatt-hours of energy, or 76% of the facilitys total electricity. And Going Higher?

Natural Gas 108

Natural Gas Electricity Renewable Energy Solar Power 108

Enviromental Defense

JUNE 6, 2025

The reality is that global markets are shifting away from oil and gas towards renewable energy. If the Prime Minister wants to build a new economy for Canada, his government should invest in the energy of the future. If the answer is no, then it is not in the national interest.

Renewable Energy 126

Renewable Energy Government Electricity Technology 126

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Solar panels generated almost 4 percent of electricity in the US in 2021, up from less than 1 percent in 2015. In some places that number is much higher; for example, 17% of California’s electricity generation came from solar in 2021. Almost half of all new energy capacity added to the US grid in 2021 came from solar.

Carbon Monoxide 317

Carbon Monoxide Electricity Carbon Dioxide Renewable Energy 317

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The renewable energy transition involves harnessing epic forces of nature. Sleek solar panels forged from silver and silica from the depths of the Earth translate the sun’s blindingly fiery light energy into electricity. Source: UniEnergy Technologies / Wikimedia Commons. Batteries help store surplus energy.

Wind Power 238

Wind Power Renewable Energy Electricity Clean Energy 238

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Landing such developments in Alberta could lead to more than $100 billion of investment, says Chris Varcoe in the Calgary Herald (Dec 4), while creating thousands of technology jobs and spurring new demand for natural gas that will be needed to generate electricity to power such facilities. Stay tuned.

Renewable Energy 98

Renewable Energy 2027 Government Electricity 98

HumanNature

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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. kWh per day.

Renewable Energy 105

Renewable Energy 2009 2023 Solar Power 105

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 15, 2022

The ones that’ll soon be gracing areas over the horizon are powerful enough, each one, to generate the equivalent of an average home’s daily electricity use in just a few seconds. Even more important, though, wind is an impressive piece of our electricity supply. Wind is now the largest source of renewable energy in the country.

Wind Power 360

Wind Power Fossil Fuels Electricity Climate Change 360

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

Fossil gas power plants currently provide the largest source of electricity generation and capacity in the United States. To meet our climate goals and reach net zero emissions by 2050, most studies show that we need to dramatically reduce gas use for generating electricity, heating homes and businesses, and running industrial processes.

Fossil Fuels 299

Fossil Fuels Electricity 2030 Clean Energy 299

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 7, 2022

Authorize use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to accelerate domestic production of clean energy technologies, including solar panel parts” —plus building insulation, heat pumps, equipment for making “clean electricity-generated fuels”, and “[c]ritical power grid infrastructure like transformers.”

Solar Power 334

Solar Power Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity 334