Last year I wrote a piece discussing the possible use of solar panels as road surfaces. In it I discussed a project by engineer Scott Brusaw intended to take our decaying roadways, contributors to climate change, and repurpose them to become part of the solution. Solar power generating roadways, he argued, could virtually eliminate dependence on carbon emitting fossil fuels for decades to come.
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Solar Paneled Roadways Vindicated
Sunday, May 17th, 2015Tapping Iowa’s Wind Resources to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Thursday, May 7th, 2015
IOWA WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION
In a conservative scenario it is estimated that Iowa wind could easily contribute a reduction of 15 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually to the region outside of Iowa, and in a more optimistic but still moderate scenario Iowa’s contribution could easily be over 36 million metric tons annually.
Elon Musk Debuts the Tesla Powerwall
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
Utility Solar Market Snapshot
Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
SOLAR ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION (SEPA)
Solar market expansion is driven by several factors: policy support for for renewable resources, the level of retail rates, the availability of incentives, and the strength of the solar resource, among others.
Our Renewable Future
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015
This video is the third in a four-part series by Richard Heinberg and Post Carbon Institute. The themes covered in these videos are much more thoroughly explored in Heinberg’s latest book, Afterburn: Society Beyond Fossil Fuels.
View this complete post...Quadrennial Energy Review: Energy Storage, Transmission, and Distribution Infrastructure
Monday, April 27th, 2015
21st Century Infrastructure: Keeping California Connected, Powered, and Competitive
Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
BAY AREA COUNCIL ECONOMIC INSTITUTE Executive Summary Recent advances in energy and communications technologies have outpaced anything the human race has seen since either the invention of the telegraph or the discovery of alternating current. Many of these advances have enabled technologies that were once the realm of science fiction—driverless cars, implanted medical devices, and […]
View this complete post...De-carbonizing U.S. Power
Monday, April 20th, 2015
BLOOMBERG NEW ENERGY FINANCE
In 2015, the US could set new national records: for annual renewable build; for coal retirements; and for gas burn from the power sector. Meanwhile, electricity-related emissions could fall to their lowest levels since 1994. This Research Note examines our short-term forecasts for US power.
U.S. Homeowners on Clean Energy: A National Survey
Monday, April 13th, 2015
CLEAN EDGE
SOLARCITY
In our second annual survey of U.S. homeowner purchasing trends and attitudes, we find that clean-energy products and services – including solar PV, utility-scale renewables, hybrid electric vehicles, and green buildings – continue to experience double-digit compound annual growth rates (CAGRs). Sustained double-digit growth rates for more than a decade reflect the long-term nature of this current shift to more efficient, cleaner, and environmentally friendly products and services. But don’t be mistaken; as our research clearly points out, it is cost savings, much more than environmental factors, that are driving this monumental shift.
Fossil Fuels & The Law of Diminishing Returns
Thursday, April 9th, 2015
In this new short video Richard Heinberg explores how — in our economy, the environment, and energy production — we may well be. When previous societies have hit similar limits, they often doubled-down by attempting ever more complex interventions to keep things going, before finally collapsing. Will this be our fate too? And is there an alternative?
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