Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 31, 2024

These include: IEA’s World Energy Outlook —which shows an incredible growth in renewable energy—especially solar power —and yet a rapidly narrowing window to cut emissions fast enough to reach net zero by mid-century, and the risk of an up to 2.4°C C increase in global average temperatures above pre-industrial levels.

Fossil Fuels

A Greener Life

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The revised 2030 energy and climate plan, unveiled by the government, targets the expansion of wind and solar power. Greece, which has recently battled one climate-fuelled wildfire after the other, has ramped up its renewable energy targets. The previous plan released in 2019 had set out only a 66% share.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

Right now, Pennsylvania is currently ranked 26th in the nation for solar power. This shift not only helps to lower greenhouse gas emissions but also improves air quality, making Steelton a healthier place to live.

Electricity

A Greener Life

MAY 1, 2025

The Ubolratana Dam hydro-floating solar hybrid power plant in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The country needs to rapidly scale up solar power to hit its 2050 net zero target, experts say. Over the last decade, Thailand has been very aggressive on solar power development. Photo credit: Lin Hao / Xinhua / Alamy.

Renewable Energy

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Although ports are gradually increasing their use of clean energy, such as wind and solar, many are restricted by site conditions and prevented from large-scale deployment of these sources. Some lack sufficient space or have outdated existing equipment that prevents the effective installation of solar power.

Fossil Fuels

HumanNature

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The panels in question were part of the nearly 200-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant about ten minutes down the road from the bed & breakfast and our research site for the next three years. Our hostesss concerns around solar power plants like this one are certainly not uncommon. million acres.

Solar Power

Yale E360

APRIL 28, 2025

farmland to solar power would be a boon both for the energy system and for farmers themselves. Two new studies suggest that devoting a small fraction of U.S. Read more on E360 →

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The IRA also provides funding for electric vehicles and charging equipment, energy-saving appliances, battery-storage systems, and heat pumps, and has awarded a national total of nearly $8.4 billion in clean energy tax credits as of May 2024.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 10, 2025

VA Geological and Economic Survey) Assessing Mine Pool Geothermal Potential in West Virginia using the WVGS Coal Bed Mapping Project (CBMP) Database -- Taylor Smith (Penn State University) Novel Integration of Concentrated Solar Power and Datacenter Cooling with Abandoned Mine Pits Investigation and Characterization -- Daniel Goode, PhD (USGS, retired) (..)

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

With the settlement announced today, PECO will purchase and supply more clean, renewable solar power in Pennsylvania. We know that Pennsylvanians want that, and our planet needs it. This is a critical step in the right direction," Flora Cardoni, Deputy Director, PennEnvironment. Click Here for the complete announcement.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2025

PJM Decisions Have Driven Up The Cost Of Electricity Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Is Being Whipsawed On Energy, We Need A Comprehensive Strategy - By Kate Harper and Conor Lamb, Co-Chairs Of Energy Future PA -- PJM Interconnection Issues Maximum Generation Alert & Load Management Alert For July 28 Across Its Entire Service Area [PaEN] PJM Interconnection (..)

Natural Gas

A Greener Life

JULY 3, 2025

Reclaiming the land: Solar innovation and ecological restoration Desertification is accelerating due to climate change and now affects about 500 million people globally. In this environment, traditional measures such as afforestation, agroforestry and sustainable land management remain critical.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

[PaEN] -- Washington & Jefferson College Hosts March 19 Webinar On Meeting The Challenges Of The Electric Grid - PJM's Role [PaEN] -- PUC To Investigate Proposed 10.8%

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Plus, going solar increases energy independence and reliability and allows businesses to save a ton of money on their utility bills. Right now, Pennsylvania is currently ranked 26th in the nation for solar power.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

With Nuclear Energy - By Carol Browner, Fmr EPA Administrator -- Financial Times: Is Giving Old Reactors New Life The Future Of Nuclear Energy?

Waste

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 6, 2025

We can have a cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable grid Part of this extra capacity in MISO North came from the regions vast amount of wind power, which reached record levels during the 2018 winter storm. The value of these clean resources is especially pronounced when gas prices skyrocket during winter storms.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 18, 2025

Sycamore will test solar material, and separate equipment that can be reused from that which needs to be recycled. Sycamores facility and operations are solar powered with their own microgrid coupled with a Flow battery. For more information on solar energy, visit the Philadelphia Solar Energy Association website.

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2025

Related Articles: -- PUC House Budget Hearing: We Arent Going To Build Our Way Out Of Electric Generation Shortfalls On PJM Grid; We Need To Diversify Our Generation Sources [PaEN] -- Frozen Hoping For A Thaw: Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project To Repurpose Fmr Coal Waste Plant Site Into Solar Energy, Mine Water Pool Energy (..)

Renewable Energy

New Scientist

JULY 29, 2025

3 How regrowing your own teeth could replace dentures and implants 4 Puppy and cheetah cub make unlikely pair of step-siblings 5 We may be able to share quantum entanglement nearly infinitely 6 Neanderthals were probably maggot-munchers, not hyper-carnivores 7 Solar-powered ambush drones can wait for targets like land mines 8 2024 confirmed as first (..)

2027

PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2025

Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: It’s Deja Vu - False Promises, Dirty Power - Our People And Communities Deserve Respect [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Continues Maximum Generation And Load Management Alerts For July 25 [PaEN] -- July 31 Webinar - Why Is My Electricity Bill So High?

Electricity

A Greener Life

APRIL 10, 2025

Solar train stations By the end of 2023, rooftop solar had been installed on 1,498 stations, and there are solar panels on the trains themselves as well, running the fans and lights. It is experimenting with direct solar power, which would be a world first.

Electricity

A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2025

Thumbnail from Kashfi Halford’s film on community solar in Rio’s favelas. Film and words by Kashfi Halford A grassroots solar project in two low-income Brazilian neighbourhoods is reducing energy poverty while training locals to lead the change. Image credit Kashfi Halford.

Renewable Energy

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The cost of clean energy technologies such as wind, solar, and battery technologies BNEF expects to decline further in 2025, in a boost to the viability of the sector.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

9, York County. -- Penn State Extension Home Garden News: Houseplant Master Class Webinar Series Available; Treen Tenders Training; Good Gardening Saturday Series -- Pike Conservation District: From Source To Sink - Groundwater Education Workshop Series Starts Jan. 13 -- Pike Conservation District: Pike/Wayne Counties Contractors Workshop Feb.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2025

Megawatts -- Washington Times Guest Essay: The Road To Energy Dominance Runs Through Pennsylvania - By PA Republican US Senator Dave McCormick [PA Energy & Innovation Summit In Pittsburgh - when?]

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2025

Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: It’s Deja Vu - False Promises, Dirty Power - Our People And Communities Deserve Respect [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Continues Maximum Generation And Load Management Alerts For July 25 [PaEN] -- July 31 Webinar - Why Is My Electricity Bill So High?

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Governor, Acting DEP Secretary Highlight Potential Of Solar Power On Abandoned Mine Lands At Beaver County Site; Issued New Report On Solar Potential Of Mined Lands [PaEN] [Posted: October 30, 2024] PA Environment Digest For more information about the fall 2024 series, visit the EarthTalks website. Resource Link: -- Lt.

Clean Energy

A Greener Life

APRIL 5, 2025

Artistic visualisation of Wind turbines and solar panels. The country where President Donald Trump has waged wars on the leading renewable energy sources, solar and wind, hit a new electricity generation low for fossil fuels in March 2025, data from the global energy think tank Ember reveals. Generated by AI.

Clean Energy

Enviromental Defense

JULY 2, 2025

Goldman Sachs analysis predicts that by 2028, AI will represent about 19 per cent of all data centre power demand. Coal plants are being kept online or converted to gas facilities specifically to meet this growing demand.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2025

Kate Harper (R), former member of PA House, and former Congressman Conor Lamb (D) are Co-Chairs of Energy Future PA Related Articles: -- PUC House Budget Hearing: We Arent Going To Build Our Way Out Of Electric Generation Shortfalls On PJM Grid; We Need To Diversify Our Generation Sources [PaEN] -- Frozen Hoping For A Thaw: Eastern PA Coalition For (..)

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

Solar Panel Recycling, Refurbishment Now Available In Philly Area [PaEN] -- PennLive Guest Essay: Clean Energy, Strong Economy: PAs Proposed Budget Seeks Both - By Fmr Rep.

Clean Energy

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

By Jeremy Williams Over the past 200 years, political power has become deeply entwined with fossil fuels. The energy transition is now troubling the peace, and those alliances are shifting. As renewable energy takes over from fossil fuels, there is a tug-of-war underway to control the narrative.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Vitali’s Call For Better Regulation Of Oil & Gas Industry [ PDF of Article ] -- WHYY: Delaware City Refinery’s Toxic Air Pollutant Release Continues, But Delaware Says No Threat To Public Health -- Utility Dive: US DOE Orders Constellation To Delay Retiring 760 MW Eddystone Peaking Natural Gas Power Plant In PA To Ease PJM ‘Emergency’ [PJM Had (..)

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2025

16 Plum Boro Community Meeting On Pennaco Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells, Plum Borough Community Center, Allegheny County 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. -- Protect PT: Jan.

Natural Gas

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

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

DEP Issues Violation To Highlands Sporting Clays For Lead Contamination Of Blue Hole Creek In Somerset County -- TribLive: DEP: Lead In Laurel Hill Creek Linked To Shooting Range In Somerset County -- Courier Times: DEP Told Trumbauersville To Find The Source Of Polluted Ditch Water, But Have They?

Natural Gas

A Greener Life

JULY 6, 2025

The potential for further expansion is immense, with regions like the Northeast, with high solar irradiation and strong winds, being ideal for harnessing renewable energy. However, this transition has not been without its controversies.

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