Lion Link infographic. Photo credit: National Grid. By Anders Lorenzen As the world continues to install more renewables like solar and wind, investing in the infrastructure to better manage such resources is becoming more important. Because of the intermittent nature of solar and wind, energy storage, as well as grid interconnectors, are becoming a crucial element. But so far, while […]
Photo credit: IEA. By Anders Lorenzen Analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the rise in renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind as well as nuclear energy is to dominate the growth in global power supply over the course of the next three years. This will curb the emissions impact of greater energy use. The IEA […]
energy A wind farm in South Wales, UK. Photo credit: Reuters / Matthew Childs. By Anders Lorenzen Data from its national grid operator, the National Grid, have concluded that 2022 was a record year for wind power in the UK. The data shows that the output of UK wind farms onshore and offshore continues to increase; in 2022 they produced […]
A village in Madagascar that has been electrified WeLight. Photo credit: WeLight. By Anders Lorenzen Madagascar, an island off the east coast of Africa, is one of the most impoverished countries in the world. Last year we reported when parts of the country underwent a fatal and devastating drought. Now a solar company in the country, WeLight, has secured […]
This is the final article in a six-part series that explores how we get our electricity and what we need to know about how renewable — and non-renewable — electric power is generated. Electricity use is a major component of Americans’ ecological footprint, and different energy sources have very different environmental impacts. But we tend to pay less attention to electricity […]
This article is the fifth in a six-part series that explores how we get our electricity and what we need to know about how renewable — and non-renewable — electric power is generated. Electricity use is a major component of Americans’ ecological footprint. But we tend to pay it less attention than other areas, like recycling and plastic use, where it […]
This article is the fourth in a six-part series that explores how we get our electricity and what we need to know about how renewable — and non-renewable — electric power is generated. Electricity use is a major component of Americans’ ecological footprint. But we tend to pay it less attention than other areas, like recycling and plastic use, where it […]
This article is the third in a six-part series that explores how we get our electricity and how renewable — and non-renewable — electric power is generated. Even though electricity is a major component of our ecological footprint, we tend to ignore it in favor of recycling and consumer choices. It often seems like you can’t do much about the energy […]
This article is the second in a six-part series that explores how we get our electricity and what we need to know about how renewable — and non-renewable — electric power is generated. After a century of growth — and destruction — powered by fossil fuels, most of us realize that we need to wean ourselves off this limited and polluting […]
Did you know you can cut your environmental impact with a few simple changes in your bathroom buying and habits? The bathroom may not be the room you’d think of when you consider high energy consumption in your home. Instead, you might consider the electricity-hungry refrigerator in the kitchen, the clothes dryer in the laundry room, or the plethora of […]