Renewables on track to lead new generating capacity in 2019, new U.S. EIA and FERC reports
Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by both the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and...
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U.S. power sector carbon intensity dropped by 9 percent, says CMU Power Sector Carbon Index
Engineers from Carnegie Mellon University's Scott Institute for Energy Innovation have compiled carbon emissions for the U.S. electric...
New solar + wind capacity six times greater than gas for the first time
Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data released - quietly -...
The dramatic effects of climate change and weather patterns on hydropower production in Canada
In a feature article recently published in the journal Resources, Ali Nazemi writes that increased rainfall and intensified melt can prove to be a boon...
U.S. renewable energy generating capacity to grow by 47 gigawatts—FERC data
Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the...
Solar now accounts for more than 2.7 percent of total U.S electricity output
Washington DC – Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for 18.49 percent of net...
IEA report: solar power will drive faster (than forecasted) growth in renewables
The latest annual International Energy Agency (IEA) renewables publication, says global supplies of renewable energy is growing faster than expected and could expand by 50...
China is on track to meet its emissions goals for 2020, according to an academic study
Polluting emissions from Chinese thermal power plants declined significantly between 2014 and 2017, according to research involving UCL....
For the second month in a row, renewables top coal, says EIA’s latest report
Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for more than a fifth (20.3 percent) of...
ROI for fossil fuels at the finished fuel stage are much closer to those of renewable energy sources
Researchers have calculated the EROI for fossil fuels over a 16 year period and found that at the...
U.S renewable generating capacity has now surpassed coal, reveals latest FERC Infrastructure Report
According to an analysis, by the SUN DAY Campaign, of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. electrical generating capacity by...
Homeowners in the UK may soon trade excess solar and wind electricity—than back-feed to the grid
Households and businesses that generate their own power through micro-renewables, such as solar panels and wind turbines, may...
FOR THE FIRST TIME, U.S. renewable energy production is set to outpace coal
Newly released report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis in the U.S.; shows that renewable...
Rising demand for solar panels is causing a spike in worldwide silver prices
Rising demand for solar panels is having a major effect on the worldwide price of silver, which could lead to solar panel production costs becoming...
CO2 emissions fall due to decreasing fossil fuel and energy use
Efforts to cut emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and tackle climate change in developed economies are beginning to...
U.S solar workforce shrinks for the second straight year: Uncertainty over tariffs, state policy impacts are to blame
The solar industry is the largest renewable energy employer in the U.S. and the second largest energy employer...