Solar panels in the Bavarian Holledau region in Au, Germany. Photo credit: Reuters / Louisa Off. By Anders Lorenzen The renewable energy sector experienced record growth in 2022 of 1%. But despite this, it did not shift the dominance of fossil fuels. They still account for 82% of the global energy supply according to the industry’s Statistical Review of World […]
Solar panels on a neighbourhood in lower Manhattan in New York City, US. Photo credit: Reuters / Brendan McDermid. By Anders Lorenzen The electricity grid in New York, US has just set a new record for the level of renewable energy flowing through its local grid. On the 18th of May, a record amount of solar power of 3,330 megawatts […]
Photo credit: IRENA. By Anders Lorenzen A joint project between the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Masdar, the innovative United Arab of Emirates (UAE) energy company, is planning to start a knowledge project outlining how to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030. The project will coincide with the global UN climate summit COP 28 hosted in the UAE this […]
Wave power, ocean energy, and wave energy are all terms used to describe an energy resource hidden in the movement of ocean waves. Attempts to harness this power have been ongoing for many years. But finding the best way to do this is proving to be a challenge. The U.S. has the potential to produce up to 2 trillion kilowatt […]
A woman pours water over her head to cool off during soaring temperatures in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 11 April 2023. Temperature records have been broken across Asia in recent weeks. Photo credit: Habibur Rahman /Alamy Live News. By Aditi Mukherji The heatwave sweeping across Asia has forced schools in India to shut down. With our children already paying a terrible […]
Despite setbacks from the pandemic, renewable energy deployment is increasing. The Inflation Reduction Act extends renewable energy tax credits and helps remove barriers for low-income households to use clean energy. Although supply chain shortages have created hurdles across the energy industry, 2023 has the potential to be a promising year for the transition to clean energy. Let’s examine the forces […]
Save money, reduce your carbon footprint, and enjoy a home that is more comfortable and healthy. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is a sweeping piece of legislation that represents the largest-ever investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles (EVs) by the U.S. federal government. Americans can tap into a variety of new green energy and energy-saving […]
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 […]
Planning for your future career? A study conducted by Princeton University projects that the transition to renewable energy will drive an increase of 600,000 to 1 million new energy jobs during the 2020s. Data source: Net-Zero America report Print or share We Earthling posters to inspire others. Click the poster for a larger version. This poster was originally published on […]
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 […]