Scientific American

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

Wind Power 139

Wind Power Technology Technology Renewable Energy 139

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

The 45Y and 48E credits are foundational to that effort , enabling the widespread deployment of clean electricity resources to drive down carbon emissions in the power sector—and in so doing, unlocking the ability of the power sector to decarbonize vast swaths of the rest of the economy.

Electricity 291

Electricity Wind Power Greenhouse Clean Energy 291

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

The progress in the numbers The new numbers are from the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA), which collects data from power plant operators from across the country. Solar power increased the most among renewable electricity sources in percentage terms, up 24 percent. It supplied 10.5 percentage points).*

Clean Energy 307

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Solar Power 307

Legal Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Wind power costs fell by half from 2008 to 2021. I don’t mean to imply that technological progress will automatically fix things. Fourteen states now have net-zero emissions targets for the economy as a whole, and sixteen have zero-carbon targets for the grid. Utility-scale solar was an even more dramatic story.

Fossil Fuels 279

Fossil Fuels 2008 2010 Clean Energy 279

Legal Planet

JULY 15, 2024

The first efforts to use of wind to generate electricity was 134 years ago, and the photoelectric effect was discovered six decades earlier. So in a sense, these are old technologies — about the same age as the very first internal combustion engines. Persian experts were sent by Genghis Khan to establish the technology in China.

Renewable Energy 264

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Technology Technology 264

A Greener Life

MAY 22, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen The Economy Minister of France has targeted a huge offshore wind development capacity expansion. Bruno Le Maire outlined the French government’s strategy for deploying 45 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power by 2050. This is an increase of 5 GW from the 40 GW target unveiled last year.

Wind Power 52

Wind Power 2030 Renewable Energy Technology 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

Renewable energy generation increases faster than any other technology. The good news : EIA is projecting that the share of renewables more than doubles to 44 percent of the US electricity generation mix by 2050, surpassing natural gas as the leading source of power.

Natural Gas 291

Natural Gas Renewable Energy Climate Change Electricity 291

A Greener Life

AUGUST 30, 2022

The combination of offshore wind turbines, floating solar panels and green hydrogen are some of the hybrid clean energy technologies currently under development off the Dutch coast. . The flagship wind farm made headlines as the operator, Swedens’s Vattenfall in 2018 won the concession to build it without government subsidy.

Clean Energy 98

Clean Energy Technology Technology Fossil Fuels 98

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 5, 2023

And no, the technology is not canvas sails. A cargo ship vessel has been outfitted with wind power technology, bringing wind propulsion to commercial shipping for the first time.

Wind Power 40

Wind Power Technology Technology Ocean 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 20, 2024

As the electricity grid continues to evolve with more solar and wind power displacing coal and natural gas, an EV school bus purchased today will get even cleaner over its lifetime. Over its lifetime, a gasoline, diesel, propane or natural gas school bus will be responsible for more than 800 metric tons of global warming pollution.

Electricity 322

Electricity Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution 322

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Since 2019, the Department of Energy’s ReCell Center has been researching effective and affordable battery recycling technology. How are Lithium-ion Batteries that Store Solar and Wind Power Made? And what about the solar panels and wind turbines, which generate the electricity that batteries store? Click to learn more!

Recycling 298

Recycling Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity 298

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Investing in renewable and battery storage: Under DTE’s proposed plan, the company would add 15,400 megawatts (MW) of new solar and wind power by 2042, which it says is enough to power approximately 4 million homes. DTE currently has 3,000 MW of existing and approved solar and wind resources.)

Clean Energy 340

Clean Energy 2028 Electricity Wind Power 340

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

Southwest Minnesota and the Dakotas have a lot of wind power—and the potential for even more. Minnesota Power’s vision is to provide 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2050, achieve 70 percent renewable electricity by 2030, and eliminate coal burning by 2035. Source: MISO LRTP Report.

Renewable Energy 363

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Solar Power Electricity 363

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 22, 2024

And EIA projects the capacity of wind power, already the largest source of renewable electricity in the country, to grow 4.7 Solar and wind together will leap past coal With all that new generating capacity, wind turbines and solar panels will be producing appreciably more electricity than in years past.

Clean Energy 256

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity 2024 256

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Weifang Port’s “zero-carbon” certification was primarily achieved by transitioning away from fossil fuel use, according to China Electric Power News (CEPN). It has built a wind power system to provide green energy for its operations and deployed hydrogen-powered vehicles to replace fossil-fuel-powered trucks.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Wind Power Solar Power 52

Environmental News Bits

MARCH 25, 2022

by Bryant Jones, Boise State University and Michael McKibben, University of California, Riverside Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, overshadowed by relatively cheap solar and wind power, despite its proven potential. But that may soon change – for an unexpected reason.

Wind Power 105

Wind Power Clean Energy Technology Technology 105

Environmental News Bits

MAY 16, 2022

by Bryant Jones, Boise State University and Michael McKibben, University of California, Riverside Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, overshadowed by relatively cheap solar and wind power, despite its proven potential. But that may soon change – for an unexpected reason.

Wind Power 105

Wind Power Clean Energy Technology Technology 105

A Greener Life

MARCH 3, 2022

Wind power will become the largest renewable energy source in the country overtaking hydro. . For wind power alone the installed capacity will increase from 1.4 While the installed capacity for both PV and CSP solar power will increase from 734 megawatts (MW) in 2020 to 2.1 Technological evolution.

Wind Power 98

Wind Power Renewable Energy Solar Power 2030 98

Enviromental Defense

JULY 31, 2024

The wind energy used to produce hydrogen won’t be available for local use. A much better use of new wind power would be to replace coal with clean, affordable wind power. It is currently prohibitively expensive and technologically challenging to transport hydrogen.

Government 133

Government Wind Power Greenhouse Carbon Dioxide 133

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Energy from the sun and wind never runs out and is used again and again. Rechargeable large-scale batteries can be charged with solar or wind power and cycled thousands of times in their lifetime. Support development of new battery technologies for energy storage. A circular battery life cycle is possible.

Renewable Energy 244

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Recycling 244

A Greener Life

JULY 19, 2023

An offshore wind farm in Europe. Colombia’s Caribbean coast has great potential for offshore wind power projects but is also home to protected areas of ecological importance. In 2021 alone, the global installed capacity of offshore wind plants tripled, reaching record figures, as 21.1 Photo credit: Tho Ge / Pixabay.

Wind Power 40

Wind Power Renewable Energy Ocean Government 40

PA Environment Daily

MAY 7, 2025

On May 7, PennEnvironment released a new report saying Pennsylvania ranks 49th in the nation for percentage growth in total solar, wind and geothermal generation over the past decade.

Renewable Energy 59

Renewable Energy Clean Energy Electricity 2025 59

A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It is prompted in large part by low gas storage capacity, the COVID-19 pandemic, a power plant coming offline and low wind speeds responsible for a downturn in wind power output. Now such a crisis has arisen again. UK’s unhealthy reliance on gas. What happened to energy efficiency?

Wind Power 98

Wind Power Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Nuclear Power 98

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 22, 2022

Ontario has a large potential supply of wind and solar energy that could be developed to help phase-out dirty gas plants. It estimated that we would need an additional 843 MW of solar and an additional 4,545 MW of wind capacity (along with a basket of other sources) to ensure the province’s energy needs are met. .

Solar Power 131

Solar Power Wind Power Renewable Energy Electricity 131

A Greener Life

JULY 1, 2022

Copenhagen is full of sustainability initiatives, such as a promising and exciting green hydrogen project close to Copenhagen Airport called H2RES developed by some of Denmark’s largest companies and their ‘energy island project’ North Sea Wind Power Hub located offshore close to the Danish island of Bornholm.

Wind Power 98

Wind Power 2029 Renewable Energy 2030 98

Law and Environment

JULY 27, 2023

In 2013, the University of Maine launched the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in the Americas and has since continued to pursue a full-scale deployment of its floating offshore wind technology.

2013 130

2013 Ocean Technology Technology 130

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2021

Hydropower generation across California and the American West has declined in this extremely dry year, meaning that electricity providers will lean more heavily on natural gas, solar, and wind power. The process is a win-win for systems that can afford the upfront costs of these waste-to-energy technologies. About half of U.S.

Renewable Energy 130

Renewable Energy Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Electricity 130

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 12, 2023

Meanwhile, lower costs and technological improvements in energy storage are making it an attractive investment as well. New renewable energy plants outpaced new fossil fuel facilities across the country in eight of the last nine years, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

Fossil Fuels 278

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Electricity Regulations 278

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The World Bank predicts that the demand for neodymium for energy technologies in 2050 will be 37% of total 2018 neodymium production. Global demand for neodymium for wind turbines is estimated to increase 48% by 2050. Our modern technological world wouldn’t function without rare earth elements. It is used to make luminous paint.

Recycling 148

Recycling Renewable Energy Technology Technology 148

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2024

Exus chose to repower the facility thanks to the clean energy plan’s 30% production tax credits for American wind power. Pennsylvania highlights-- -- Vitro Architectural Glass announced a $93.6

Clean Energy 104

Clean Energy Nuclear Power Wind Power Climate Change 104

A Greener Life

JANUARY 21, 2022

When the Paris Agreement was celebrated in 2015, no one was talking about hydrogen as a climate solution, the idea of net-zero targets had not been invented yet, and offshore wind power was mainly a European venture. But in this space particularly, innovation and advancements are moving faster than most sectors.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Clean Energy 2015 98

A Greener Life

JULY 26, 2021

However, in recent years, their economic competitiveness has improved significantly due to government policies and incentives, as well as technological advances. This has incentivized oil and gas majors such as BP, Equinor and Shell to invest in wind power generation. Wind and solar growth.

Renewable Energy 98

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Solar Power 2030 98

A Greener Life

DECEMBER 31, 2021

It’s also different from eco-modernist approaches that distance humanity from nature through technology. People and community will be just as important in addressing climate change as technologies such as wind power or electric cars but are rarely discussed in that way.

Climate Change 97

Climate Change Wind Power Ocean Technology 97

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

China is intent on using the Winter Olympics to showcase how they’re at the forefront of implementing low-carbon technologies and thereby tackling climate change. Natural CO2 refrigeration at the ice rinks to 100% renewables-powered venues are just some of the technologies implemented. Fully powered by renewable energy.

Technology 98

Technology Technology Renewable Energy Cooling 98

Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2022

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. . But it’s not too late to make the investments now. .

Renewable Energy 105

Renewable Energy Electricity Wind Power 2005 105

Cresforum

JANUARY 16, 2024

Increased electrification in both the industrialized and the developing world is projected to help meet emissions reduction goals, and nuclear power could provide much of the future needs for electricity. electricity generation, nuclear power produces more than half of the nation’s emissions-free electricity.

Nuclear Power 111

Nuclear Power Electricity Clean Energy Technology 111

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Above, wind turbines turn in Sidenreng Rappang, Indonesia. By Leigh Hartman When Son Nguyen lived in the US, he saw rapidly advancing electric vehicle technology and heard stories from back in Vietnam about air pollution. © Zul Kifli / AFP / Getty Images. So after returning home, he launched Dat Bike in 2019. © Dita Alangkara/AP.

Clean Energy 103

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity Wind Power 103