Renewables
A Bottleneck on the Grid Threatens Clean Energy. New Rules Aim to Help. 0723 Below are files - articles - about renewables energy sources. They are arranged in 8 major groups: Sun, Wind, General, Biofuels, Hydro / River, Ocean, Geothermal, and Misc. Sun has 10 sub-groups, Wind 4, General 6, & Biofuels 5.
Month and year follow each article's name. PDF files are so marked, after month and date, some with authors noted. Within sections, more recent files appear above older files.
Diagrams are generally immediately below the summary articles from which they were taken.
Consider the USA, data shown below.
Above, US. Below, Global
The falling prices of electricity from sun and wind, above, lead to their incresased use, below. Renewables and gas displace coal, due to coal’s generally higher operating cost.
A quick look at the world, a few years ago.
below: 2010 World Energy Use above left: total energy use: up 1.9% / year below (BP): Hydro up 3.3% / year
16.7% renewable (Wikipedia) below: USDOE/EIA Other Renewables up 14.6% / year
The data in the 3 charts below (and other Lazard editions, not shown) underlie the line graph at the top of this page.
Below are Lazard’s 2020 unsubsidized US electric generation costs for renewable (top) and traditional (fossil & nuke) technologies. See PDF below. Lazard’s charts are also on the Coal, Oil, Gas, Nuke page.
2017 and 2014 versions are below the 2020 version.
Below, capital + operating costs of renewables – versus – operating costs only of non-renewables
Below are Lazard’s 2017 unsubsidized US electric generation costs for renewable (top) and traditional (fossil & nuke) technologies. See PDF below. Lazard’s charts are also on the Coal, Oil, Gas, Nuke page.
Levelized US Costs of New Electric Energy - Lazard 1214 - PDF, 20 pp. The chart below is taken from a later edition of this study. It includes more detailed charts and tables, plus the footnotes to the chart above. Solar is decisively cheaper than gas or diesel peaking generators in the US, Australia, Brazil, India, South Africa, Japan, and northern Europe.
New Wind & Solar Are Cheaper than Operating 99% of of US Coal Power Plants 0123
Rethinking Energy 2020-2030 - 100% Solar, Wind, and Batteries Is Just the Beginning 1020
Solar Power Crushes Own Record for Cheapest Electricity ‘Ever 1017 1.79¢/kWh in Saudi Arabia, 7 bids under 3¢/kWh
The graph above is by Union of Concerned Scientists.
Graph below is cumulative amounts.
www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/06/30/chinas-new-climate-change-plan-in-four-graphs/
Below is Bloomberg’s 2014 forecast of worldwide new Installed GW electric capacity for selected years. It is out of date. New coal capacity collapsed much faster than anticipated in 2014. The clean energy forecast now is more than twice the amounts shown below. The same might be said of the two graphs below that.
And for every year out thru 2040.
China’s Plan, below is pursuant to Nov. 2014 agreement with USA. US total, mostly fossil, is 1,000-1,100 GW.
Figure below is from Bloomberg New Energy Futures, August 2023
China 2050 High-Renewables Road Map 0415 - PDF
China’s Projected Primary Energy Consumption by Year
China’s Projected 2050 Electricity Sources by Time of Day
China’s Projected Electricity Generation by Source, by Year
Red line wth blue numbers is renewables %.
Light blue line with red numbers is non-carbon %.
GO TO Context. .Sun 2: Markets. .3: Projects+. .4. Wind: US. Abroad. World. General: Future. Invest+. Biofuels. Hydro+. Geothermal
Sun - Photovoltaics (PV) - General & Prices
Can the U.S. Make Solar Panels? First Solar Thinks So. 0926
Clean Energy Technologies Costs Drop - Debt Cost Up, Commodity Costs Down 0623
World's Largest Solar Manufacturer Is Fueling a Price War 0523
Solar Panels & Energy Storage Are Worth the Cost to Integrate into US Grid 0423
New Wind & Solar Are Cheaper than Operating 99% of of US Coal Power Plants 0123
Big Solar Panel Manufacturers Boost Production as Costs Fall 0123
Solar Price War May Help Spur China’s Renewable Energy Push 1222
US Installs Record Solar Capacity, as Prices Keep Falling 0922
As Its Efficiency Rises, Solar Power Needs Fewer Acres to Pack the Same Punch 0122
~115 GW below, thru 3Q, 2021. That’s up from 16.5 GW of US solar, farther below, in early 2017.
Enough sunlight strikes Earth every 104 minutes to power the world for a year. Solar can power the US 100 times over.
US solar PV already offsets carbon emissions of 3.5 million cars. Rooftop PV can meet 1/5 of US electric demand.
US solar industry jobs grew 50% since 2010. Solar workers now outnumber coal miners 2 to 1. - Mother Jones
The Clean Air from Covid-19 Shutdowns Made Solar Panels More Productive 0720 - 8.3% in Delhi
Smog-Free Skies Allow Germany to Break Record for Solar Power 0420
Solar Power Crushes Own Record for Cheapest Electricity ‘Ever 1017 1.79¢/kWh in Saudi Arabia, 7 bids under 3¢/kWh
PPA Signed For 800 Megawatt Dubai Solar Power Project At 2.99 ¢ per kWh 1216
The Falling Costs of Solar Power in the US 0816 - see below
Translating $ / Watt peak (above) to ¢ / kWh (left).
€3 ~ $3.3 now, so the scale at left is to US 90¢ / kWh.
Solar electricity prices fell from 40-56¢ / kWh in 2009 to 7-17¢ / kWh in 2015.
They are projected to fall to 5-11¢ / kWh in 2020.
Solar Power May Be Cheaper than Coal in India by 2020 - 1115 - prices below are in Rupees (~1.5¢US): 0-16 Rupees/kWh
Data from SEIA.
The Institute for Self Reliance website projects states when & where solar PV costs will reach parity with grid power costs.
Comparing the maps below and above, the 7 western-most contiguous states and Massachusetts exceed the projections, while the other states installed fewer MW than projected. The US total is 7% more than projected.
Potential Installed MW Capacity & % of Residential Electricity Sales from Solar at Parity from 2012
No incentives, resid., 20% utility cap.
2021 ~ 185 GW of solar PV (1/6 of all GW now) projected by 2022
Paris Climate Accord Is a Big, Big Deal (2.8¢/kWh Wind & 4.2 Solar) 1215
Solar Energy Emerging as Cheapest Power Source in Many Parts of the World 0315
Solar Power Keeps Getting Cheaper — Balance of System Costs Drop 1014
Solar Costs vs Installed MW 0812 - PDF graph
The Energy to Manufacture a Solar Cell 0910
GO TO Context. .Sun 1. .3: Projects+. .4. Wind: US. .Abroad. .World. .General: Future. .Invest+. .Biofuels. .Hydro+. .Geothermal
Sun - PV - Markets
The World Has Already Crossed a ‘Tipping Point’ on Solar Power 1023
How the Half of Americans Who Can’t install Solar Panels Can Plug into the Sun 1023
Solar Is Keeping the Texas Grid Running. October’s Eclipse Will Test That. 0923
Solar Farms Out at Sea Are Clean Energy’s Next Breakthrough 0723 - Some sea (& lake) solar farms undulate their panels with the waves.
China on Track to Blow Past Xi’s Clean Power Goal 5 Years Early 0623
Solar Helps Texas Carry Energy Load as Heat Wave Puts Power Grid to Test 0623
Rooftop Solar Grew Nearly 50% Globally Last Year 0623
Solar Beats Coal in Europe for First Time - But There’s a Glitch 0623
Multiplying Solar and Battery Factories Put Net Zero in Closer Reach 0523
Solar Panel Orders Point to Clean Energy Boom from US Climate Law 0523
Solar Energy Thriving in Europe as Climate Warms 0423
Sunshine, Heat and Bitcoin Will Reshape Electricity in Texas 0323
Here’s Why US-Made Solar Panels Would Slash Emissions by 33% - 0323
China Takes Its Climate Fight to the Rooftops 0323 - 1 in 5 panels installed worldwide in 2022 went on a Chinee rooftop. China added more than 51 GigaWatts (GW) of small-scale solar power last year. About 40% of its total solar capacity now comes from rooftops and backyards, including some projects that helped bring power to remote villages and isolated monasteries for the 1st time. In 2022, China's rooftops added more clean energy than any country.
US Solar Surge Collides with Higher Rates and Shifting Economics 0223
China’s World-Beating Solar Boom Is Heading for a Record Year 0223
Solar Panels Are the Midwest’s New Cash Crop, as Green Energy Booms 0223
America’s Homes Are Already Transforming into Mini Power Plants 0123
Big Solar Panel Manufacturers Boost Production as Costs Fall 0123
The Overlooked Solar Power Potential of America's Parking Lots 1222
Solar Price War May Help Spur China’s Renewable Energy Push 1222
France Mandates Solar Panels on Most Parking Lots, in Great Marriage with EVs 1122
Tipping Point for African C&I Solar 1122
Renewable Energy Records Tumble in Australia as Rooftop Solar Power Soars 1122
US Homes Add Rooftop Solar at a Record Clip to Cut Power Bills 0822
Coal Giant Agrees to $970 Million Deal in Chase to Add India Solar 1022
There’s a Mind-Bending Amount of Solar in the US Pipeline 0922
Solar Outshines Wind to Lead China’s Clean-Energy Transition 0922
US Installs Record Solar Capacity, as Prices Keep Falling 0922
How Solar Kept the Lights On after Fiona Left Puerto Rico in the Dark 0922
Summer of ’22 Brought Record Heat, Solar Power to Europe 0922
UK Solar Panel Sales Boom as Energy Bills Soar 0822
Germany Sees Solar Power Soar, as It Works to Wean Itself off Russian Gas 0822
Wind, Solar Provide 67% of New US Electric Generating Capacity in Q1-2 2022 - 0822
U.S. Solar Faces New Barriers after Year of ‘Crisis’ 0822
Germany Gets Solar Boost amid Energy Crisis 0822 
Japan and South Korea Hit Solar Generation Records in May 0722
China Sees Rooftop Solar Take Off as New Policies Bolster Growth 0722
Solar Power Floods Europe’s Grids as Heat Wave Lifts Demand 0622
Biden Orders Emergency Steps to Boost U.S. Solar Production 0622
Why Tiny Solar Projects Play an Outsized Role in Powering Puerto Rico 0522
2-Sided Solar Panels Work Very Well in Snow 0522
How Australia Is Transforming Grids Away From Coal Power 0522
Rooftop Solar Takes Off in Spain, Aiding Europe’s Bid to Shun Russian Gas 0522
US Solar Generation Up 36% in the 1st 2 Months of 2022 - 0522
Tesla’s Solar Deployments Plummet 48% amid ‘Import Delays’ 0422
Industry Calls Biden Tariff Probe a ‘Disaster’ for Solar 0322
Energy Crunch Spurs ‘Insane’ Rush for Industrial Rooftop Solar 0322
Superstores Can Meet Half Their Electricity Needs with Rooftop Solar 0122
Why Putting Solar Canopies on Parking Lots Is a Smart Green Move 1121
India Bets Its Energy Future on Solar—in Ways Both Small and Big 1121
US Utility Scale Solar’s Levelized Cost Falls to 2.8-4.1 ¢/kWh, Lazard Finds 1121
Rising Shipping Costs Raise U.S. Solar Panel Prices 0921 - record 5.7 GW of solar installed in Q2, up 45% from Q2 2020
Coal-Rich Indiana Is Going Solar. It's Not Easy. 0521
Solar Industry Wins Big in Kentucky Ruling 0521 - Commission sets rate for homes to sell solar to the grid at 10¢ / kWh.
Solar Is Heating Up in the Ohio Valley 0421
Tesla Moves to Only Sell Home Solar and Storage Together 0421
Texas Will Soon Rival California In Utility-Scale Solar Power 0421
The US Rooftop Solar Income Gap Is (Slowly) Shrinking 0421
Saudi Arabia Backs 50% Renewable Energy by 2030, Huge Tree Planting Project 0321
Americans Poised to Set New Rooftop Solar Record despite Virus 1020
How Coal-Loving Australia Became the Leader in Rooftop Solar 0920
Solar Power on the Rise at US Schools 0920
Does Tesla Really Want to be a Leader in Rooftop Solar? 0820
Solar-Power Costs Falling Even Faster than Expected, due to Virus 0620
China’s Solar Giants Slash Prices as Virus Curbs Demand 0520
Solar Power Will Soon Cost Less Than Coal 0620
Plunging Solar Energy Prices Spell Bright Future for Clean Electricity 0520
Mideast Petro-States Look Past Oil Rout to Chase Solar Power 0520
Super-Size Solar Farms Are Taking Over the World 0220
Yemenis go Solar, amid Energy Shortage due to War 1119
Cleaning Up China's Dirty Air Would Give Solar Energy a Huge Boost 0719
Los Angeles Gets Record Solar + Storage Deal at 1.997 + 1.3¢ / kWh 0719
Utilities ‘Driving’ US Solar-Storage Growth 0319
'6 Panels a Minute'- 2 Million Australian Homes Now Have Solar 1218
Can Illinois Handle a 2000% Jump in Solar Capacity? We’re About to Find Out. 1018
Clean Energy in Australia Is Cheap and Surging, but Could Slow 1018
Explosive Growth in U.S. Utility Solar Contracts in 2018, despite Tariffs 0918
India's Huge Solar Ambitions Could Push Coal Further into the Shade 0618
NV Energy 2.3¢ Solar Contract Could Set New Price Record 0618
Xcel Plans to Shut 660 MW of Coal, Build 1.8 GW Renewables in Colorado 0618
China’s Dramatic Solar Shift Could Take Sting Out of Trump's Panel Tariffs 0618
Solar Energy + Storage Is Giving Fossil fuels a Run for Their Money 0518
Solar Soars - Renewable Energy, by the Numbers 0418
Even under Pro-Coal President Trump, U.S. Solar Is Doing Pretty Well 0318
A Powerful Mix of Solar and Batteries Is Beating Natural Gas 0218
Australia's Solar Power Boom Could Almost Double Capacity in a Year 0218
Solar Power Push Lights Up Options for India’s Rural Women 0218
Duke Energy’s Shared Solar Proposal - Not Perfect, but Huge Potential 0118
Trump’s New Solar Tariff to Protect US Manufacturers Will Hurt Installers 0118
Australian Rooftop Solar Installations Jump by Half to Hit Record 1 GW in 2017 - 0118
Surging Power Bills Spark Rush for Household Solar in Australia 0118
Xcel Solicitation Returns ‘Incredible' Renewable Energy, Storage Bids 0118 - 3.6¢/kWh median bid for solar + storage
Solar Companies Go Door-to-Door in Battle With Tesla 1217
U.S. Solar Installations to Fall More than Expected in 2017 - 1217
5,500 U.S. Schools Use Solar Power, and That's Growing as Costs Fall 1117
Boom in Solar as Australian Electricity Price Rises Start to Bite 1117
Why Solar Is Booming in Trump Country - Price and Energy Independence 1117
Solar Power Crushes Own Record for Cheapest Electricity ‘Ever 1017 1.79¢/kWh in Saudi Arabia, 7 bids under 3¢/kWh
New Connection Technology Is Cutting Cost of Solar Installation 1017
Puerto Rico Could Go Solar - Elon Musk, Gov. Discuss Microgrid Transformation 1017
Solar Power Is Fastest-Growing Source of New Energy 1017
India Taps Solar, Storage to Ensure All Homes Have Power in 2018 - 0917
Cost of U.S. Solar Drops 75% in 6 Years, Ahead of Federal Goal 0917
Solar Grid Keeps Harvests High, Hospitals Lit in Parched Rural Zimbabwe 0917
Why the US Solar Industry Doesn’t Want Government Protection 0817
Warren Buffett Likes Solar, but Not the Price Tag 0817
UAE Leading the Way on Shifting to Greener Energy 0717
China Seen Making 25% More Solar Panels in 2017 - 0717
India’s Dreadful Pollution Blocks Sunlight, Threatens Booming Solar Sector 0617
Solar Power Breaks UK Records, Thanks to Sunny Weather 0517
India Launches Massive Push for Clean Power, Lighting, and Cars 0517
Large-Scale Solar Industry Takes Off, as 12 New Plants Secure Finance 0517
China Is Planning Ahead for Life after Coal 0517
Indian Solar Power Prices Hit Record Low, Undercutting Fossil Fuels 0517
The Dark Secret Behind India's Solar Plan 0317 - no maintenance as components fail, also theft, cut outtput steeply
Kauai, Hawaiian island, Gets Renewable Energy Boost, Thanks to Tesla 0317
U.S. Solar Soared in 2016, but Investors Still Leery 0317
Solar Power Growth Leaps by 50% Worldwide, Thanks to US and China 0317
Solar Squabble Shows How a Trump Trade War with China Could Backfire 0217
OPEC’s Top Producer Is Turning to Wind and Solar Power 0217
Solar Power Takes Hold in Nigeria, One Mobile Phone at a Time 0217
Who’s the Typical Solar Power User? You’d Be Surprised. 0217
China's Solar Power Capacity More than Doubles in 2016 - 0217
Solar Could Outpace Natural Gas for New US Generation in 2016 - 1216
Trump’s Potentially Toxic Effect on the Solar Industry 1216
Indonesia, Vietnam Look to Blaze Trail for Solar in Southeast Asia 1116
Taste of Solar Power Builds Appetite for More in Kenya 1016
India’s Solar Power Is Set to Outshine Coal 1016
U.S. Solar Capacity Triples 1016
Solar Panels Surpass Coal’s Electricity in UK, Previously ‘Unthinkable’ 1016
In Rural Bangladesh, Solar Power Dents Poverty 1016
Solar on the Steppe - Ukraine Embraces Renewables Revolution 0916
Solar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U.S. on Utility Pushback 0916
Hybrid Solar and Wind Systems Attract Turbine Makers in India 0916
Solar Manufacturers Pivot Away From Big U.S. Utility Plants 0816
India Doubles Down on Solar Parks after SunEdison Setback 0716
Big Solar Is Leaving Rooftop Systems in the Dust 0716 - Utility scale solar 5-7¢ / kWh, but some projects under 4¢
US Solar Power Market Hits All-Time High 0616
Chile Has So Much Solar Energy, It’s Giving It Away for Free 0616 - overbuilt in north (Atacama) when copper export prices tank, no transmission yet to central Chile, whre most people live.
U.S. Utilities Boost Investments in Wind, Solar Power 0516 - Wind averages 2.9¢/kWh, solar 5.7. Coal and gas 3.5.
Red States Are Leading the Way in Renewable Energy 0516
Solar Power Is Contagious 0516 - "My neighbor is doing it. It’s not future pie-in-the-sky. I’ll do it too." Referrals.
How Cheap Does Solar Power Need to Get before It Takes over the World? 0416 - Now, wholesale power prices in the US are highest on hot summer afternoons. As solar power grows, summer afternoons will grow more saturated with power and its price for those hours will drop.
San Francisco to Become 1st City to Require Solar Panels on New Buildings 0416
UK Solar Power Installations Plummet after Government Cuts 0416
Fairfield Realtors Say Many Home Buyers Are Searching for Solar 0416
Love Solar Power but Got No Rooftop? "Shared Solar" Is Coming for You. 0316
Solar Energy in the US Is Poised for an Unforgettable Year 0316
WTO Swats Down India’s Massive Solar Initiative, on Domestic Content (via US) 0216
SolarCity and Other Rooftop Providers Face a Cloudier Future 0216
More than 16,000 Homes in Canberra Area Have Rooftop Solar 0216
California Solar Industry Job Growth Reaches Record Levels 0216
Kauai Co-op Integrates over 70% Solar, 90% Renewables on 4 Days in January 0216
In Rural India, Solar-Powered Micro-Grids Show Mixed Success 0116
Nevada Solar Industry Collapses after State Lets Utilities Raise Fees 0116
Save More than 4 Million Lives a Year by Harnessing the Sun to Cook 0116
India's Solar Surge May Slash Coal Imports 0116
Electrifying India, with the Sun and Small Loans 0116
Big Boost for Solar Rooftops in India 1215
Xcel CEO Leans on Midwest Wind Power to Close Gap with Coal, Gas 1215
North Carolina, Georgia Growing New Crop of Solar Farms 1215
Community Solar Brings Renewable Energy ‘to the Masses’ 1215
Home Solar Battery Revolution an Economic and Emissions Game Changer 1215
Solar Company Making a Profit Serving Poor Africans 1215 - $35 upfront + 45¢/day. That's < the 75¢ cost of energy (60% kerosene) it replaces. The kit includes a PV panel, a battery, 2 LED light bulbs, an LED flashlight, a cell phone charger & a rechargeable radio. When the day’s 45¢ payment is made, a SIM card activates the battery. A package with an extra battery, mini-TV and/or mini-refrigerator are on the horizon. The poorest customers are the best credit risks. Meanwhile, 1/3 of Kenya’s economy flits across cellphone airwaves.
Despite Risks, Governor Cuomo Bets on Solar Power to Lift Buffalo 1015
Big Utilities Enter Market for Small Rooftop Solar 1015
India's Solar Climate Tech Revolution Is Starting in Its Villages 1015
China's Economic Shift to Aid Climate Fight but Packs a Commodity Punch 1015
Chile’s Solar Power Lights the Way to Cleaner, More Competitive Economy 1015 - Copper mines in Atacama go all in.
China Raises Solar Installation Target for 2015 - 1015
SolarCity to Make High-Efficiency (22%) Panel 1015
Solar Energy Becomes a Major Power Player in the Middle East 0915
Slashing Household Solar Subsides Will Kill Off UK Industry 0815
Forget about Saving Energy. This Is about Saving Lives. 0815 - foldable PV panels, 14 to 27 W / lb, for troop use in field
Ex-White House Staffers Develop Solar Systems for Renters, Roofless 0815
India’s Fuel Retailers Bet on Solar Power with Easy Loans 0815
Empathy, Not Incentives or Environmentalism, Sells Solar Power in India 0715
Cheap Power or Clean Energy? India’s $200 Billion Dilemma 0715
Nevada’s New Regulations Pave the Way for Solar Energy 0715
Why the Saudis Are Going Solar 0615
Modi’s Solar Embrace in India Leaves Wind Power in Shade 0615
Record Boost in New Solar Power Continues Massive Industry Growth 0615
In Quake-Prone Nepal, Why Solar Power Is an Energy Solution 0615
NRG Energy's Huge Solar Ambitions Are Coming to Fruition 0515
India Eyes $1.1 Billion Solar Loan from German Bank KFW 0515
Why the Best Place for Solar Panels May Not Be on Your Roof, But a PV Farm 0515
China Solar Expansion Needs Billions from Wary Investors 0415
cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/
APAC = Asia-Pacific, MEA = Middle East & Africa, ROW = Rest of World. For AMERICA, US had ~11,300 GW in 2013.
Solar Power Is Shaking Up Global Energy 0415
Middle East Can Beat Water Challenge by Harnessing the Power of Solar 0415
The Way We Power Our Homes May Be on the Verge of a Major Change 0415
Hawaii Utility Commits to Top US % for Rooftop Solar. Can Grid Handle It? 0415
New Renewables Broke Through 100 GW Barrier in 2014 - 0315
Solar Lights Are a Healthy, and Empowering, Path in Disasters. 0215
Solar Loses Out to Wind in UK’s 1st Renewables Auction 0215
Will New Obstacles Dim Hawaii’s Solar Power Surge? 0215
Africa’s Quiet Solar Revolution 0115
Africa Is a Brightening Continent 0115
Solar Panels Floating on Water Will Power Japan's Homes 0115
Rooftop Solar Already Cheaper than Utility Rates in 42 of 50 Largest US Cities 0115
Net-Zero Communities That Make Solar Power Work Expand in Florida 1214
Texas Becoming Less Reliant on Coal to Generate Electricity 1214
Rapid Growth In Rooftop Installation Is Good Long-Term Investment - SolarCity 1214
Conservative Iowa Farmers Find a New Cash Crop – Sun & Wind 1114
Here's Who Wants to Sell You Solar, and Why 1114
China Hunger for Clean Energy to Leave No Rooftop Behind 1114
US Solar Industry Heating Up Again, after Stumbling During Recession 1114
Solar Developers Win Half of Contracts in Brazil Auction 1014
Solar’s $30 Billion Splurge Proves Too Much for Japan 1014
Coal India Said to Plan Building $1.2 Billion of Solar Projects 0914
Tanzania Is Fighting Poverty with Solar Power 0914
North Texans Are Raising the Roof over Generating Solar Electricity 0914
Solar Boom Driving First Global Panel Shortage Since 2006 - 0814
Texas Law Lets Developers Ban Solar Panels While Subdivisions Are Growing 0814
China Leads World to Solar Power Record in 2013 - 0614 World solar capacity in 2014 is 140 GW, vs 6,000 GW total.
Cheap Solar Power Pushes Renewables Growth Worldwide 0414
Australian Solar Jobs Vanish, as Uncertainty Clouds PV Outlook 1113
Solar Power Begins to Shine, as Environmental Benefits Pay Off 1113
Solar Projects 'More Mainstream' as Costs Fall 1013
New Funding Models, Using Electric Bills, Give Solar a Boost 0913
Utilities Add Solar, But Panel Growth Slows Elsewhere 0913
Solar Panel Is Next Granite Countertop for Homebuilders 0913
Solar Manufacturers May Boost Capacity as Demand Surges 0813
Texas Claims Cheapest Solar Installations, as Prices Drop Nationwide 0813
World Solar Power Topped 100 GigaWatts in 2012 0713
China’s Feud with West on Solar Leads to Retaliatory Tax 0713
Rooftop Solar Takes Off Across California, as Costs Come Down 0713
Peru Unveils Plan to Provide Solar Electricity to 2 Million People 0713
Solar Pumps Could Boost Farm Yields in Poor Countries 0613
Why Coke Is Bringing Solar Power To Rural Kenya 0613
Solar Power Costs Closing in on Wind Costs 0513
Minnesota’s New Solar Law: Looking Beyond %s 0513
Leasing the Sun - Solar Panels for the Rest of Us 0513
Solar Shift Threatens US & European Producers 0513
Solar Paradox - Exploding Demand & Bankruptcies 0513
Solar Scores Big Gains in US Electricity Generation 0413
China’s Solar Boom Shows Signs of Setting 0313
US Solar Industry Reports Record Growth in 2012 - 0313
US Fracking Helped Kill Off German Solar Firms 0313
Solar Power Rising in West Virginia 0213
Solar Growth Moves to Asia as Europe Cuts Subsidies 0113
China Net Metering to Support Solar Industry 1012
PV Price & Market Update for 2012 - 0812
(Polysilicon) Solar Costs Are Dropping 1211
US PV Costs Drop 11% in 1st Half of 2011 - 0911
PV Could Cost < Fossil Fuels in 10 Years 0611
Record for PV Inverter Shipments 0810
Solar Cost Fell 30% in 10 Yrs 1009
China Drives Record Solar Growth - at Home 0308
Solar Industry Update - Evergreen Solar (Marlboro, Massachusetts) 0305 - PDF, 15 slides
GO TO Context. .Sun 1. .2: Markets. .4. Wind: US. .Abroad. .World. .General: Future. .Invest+. .Biofuels. .Hydro+. .Geothermal
Sun - PV - Projects
Forecasts Boost from Turning Cornfields into Solar Power Fields 0123
Turkish Companies Go Solar at Record Pace, to Cut Energy Costs 1222
How a Solar Microgrid Became a Town’s Lifeline in Blackout-Prone Puerto Rico 1222
A 100 MW Solar Farm in Texas Will Mount Panels Directly on the Ground 1222
California to Cover Canal with Solar Panels, to Counter Drought, Climate Change 0822
Sun-Drenched Spain Turns on Europe’s Biggest Solar Power Plant 0822
Puerto Ricans Built the World’s Largest Renewable Peaker Plant. Let’s Use It. 0622
Climate Change Puts Agrivoltaic Projects in Northern Africa in the Spotlight 0522
China’s Shandong to Build Massive Solar Farms Out to Sea 0522
A $5 Billion Plan May Bring Indonesia’s 3.5 GW of Solar 30 Miles to Singapore 0422
China’s Geely Is Going Solar at Car Factories, as Part of Clean-Energy Push 0122
Nevada Regulators Approve Solar+Storage to Replace Coal-Fired Plant 0122
China Installed Record Amount of Rooftop Solar in 2021 - 0122
Kentucky’s Largest Solar Project to Be Built on Former Coal Mine 1221
Seeking Space for Solar Farms, Cities Find Room at Their Airports 1221
A 28-Year-Old Aims to Build Southeast Asia’s Top Solar Farm 1121
China’s New Renewable Project Rivals All Wind and Solar in India 1021
Barcelona Installs Spain’s 1st Solar Energy Pavement 0421
Nearly Half of Pennsylvania Government Electricity to Be Solar Powered by 2023 - 0321
Space-Starved Singapore Builds Floating Solar Farms in Climate Fight 0321
Texas Will Host the Largest Solar Project in the US 1120
Georgetown University to Power Campus with Solar Plants 1020
$16 Billion Plan to Beam Australia’s Outback Sun onto Asia’s Power Grids 0820
New Mexico Approves 100% Solar + Storage to Replace San Juan Coal Plant 0720
340,000-Panel Solar Farm Heads to Edmonton International Airport 0720
Australia’s Biggest Solar Farm Gets Green Light After Power Deal 0520
How NASA Could Help Stop Climate Change with Solar Power Satellites 1019
316 MW Project to Replace Gas Peakers Moves New York toward 3 GW Storage 0919
Ikea Just Invested in 2 Giant Solar Farms 0919
Los Angeles Approves Solar+Storage Project for under 2¢/kWh 0919 - 400 MegaWatts with 1,200 MWh battery
PNM Proposes Gas, Solar+Storage Mix as Cheapest Option to Replace San Juan 0719
Chattanooga Becomes 1st U.S. Airport to Run Entirely on Solar 0619
Europe’s Largest Solar Plant Unveiled in Spain 0619
It’s Getting Sunny in North Carolina 0419
Canadian Coal-Fired Power Plant Transformed into Solar Farm 0419
Brown Goes Green 0219 - university’s 50 MW PV farm on abandoned Rhode Island quarry
Arizona Public Service to Install 850 MW of Storage, 100 MW of Solar 0219
Puerto Rico Energy Plan Calls For Huge Solar And Storage Investments 0219
Sunrun Brings 100 MegaWatts of Rooftop Solar to Low-Income Communities 0918
World's Largest Solar Farm Rises in the Remote Egyptian Desert 0718 - 1.8 GigaWatts
Solar Is Starting to Replace the Largest Coal Power Plant in the Western U.S. 0518
U.S. Energy Company Halts 1.5 GW of Solar Projects Due to Trump Tariffs 0518
This Brooklyn Architect Wants to Rewire Puerto Rico with Solar 0318
Why Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Launch an Utterly Massive New Solar Project 0318
Dutch Plan to Build Large Offshore Solar Power Farm 0218
Tesla to Outfit 50,000 Australian Homes with Solar+Storage, for 250 MW Virtual Power Plant 0218
Hampshire College Conducts Final Test for 100% Solar Campus 1217
Community Solar Heads for Rooftops of NYC’s Public Housing Projects 1117
Solar Power Crushes Own Record for Cheapest Electricity ‘Ever 1017 1.79¢/kWh in Saudi Arabia, 7 bids under 3¢/kWh
Puerto Rico’s Solar Future Takes Shape at Children’s Hospital with Tesla Batteries 1017
Vestas, Windlab to Launch World's 1st Wind-Solar-Storage Project in Australia 1017
Flow Battery Developer ViZn Energy to Pair Solar and Storage for 4¢/kWh 0717
Tucson Electric Signs Solar + Storage PPA for ‘Less than 4.5¢/kWh' 0517
Coal Company Plans Huge Solar Farm on Strip Mine 0417
Kentucky Coal Museum Switching to Solar Power 0417
South Australia to Get $1 Billion Solar Farm and World's Biggest Battery 0317
Bangladesh Opens 1st Solar-Powered Food Warehouse 0217
4 Million Solar Panels in Tibet Are World’s Largest Solar Farm 0217
Jimmy Carter – from Peanut Farmer to Solar Farmer 0217
Sunrun Partners with National Grid to Expand Rooftop Solar, Storage 0117
PPA Signed For 800 Megawatt Dubai Solar Power Project At 2.99 ¢ per kWh 1216
Queensland's Largest Solar Farm Plugs into the Grid a Month Early 1216
Solar-Panel Roads to Be Built on 4 Continents Next Year 1116
U.S. Government Just Made Its Biggest Clean Energy Purchase Ever 1016
France to Pave 1000 km of Roads with Solar Panels 0816
Chernobyl’s Atomic Wasteland May Be Reborn with Solar Energy 0716
A Huge Solar Plant Caught on Fire, and That’s the Least of Its Problems 0516
Problems with power tower, with its mirrors and heating fluid. PV has passed it by.
India Inaugurates One of the World's Biggest Solar Rooftop Power Plants 0516
Indian Railways' 1st All Solar-Paneled Train 0516
Navy Plans 227-Acre, 33 MW Solar Facility at Earle, New Jersey 0416
Whole Foods Plans 100 Rooftop Solar Systems 0316
World's Biggest Floating Solar Farm Powers Up outside London 0216
Pakistan’s Parliament Becomes World’s 1st to Run Entirely on Solar Power 0216
SolarCity’s Kaua’i Solar Plus Storage Project to Use Tesla Batteries 0216
India Coal Plant Developer Switches to Solar for Site in Punjab 0116
Innovative Project to Provide Renewable Energy 24/7 to Chilean Village 0116
7.6 MW Solar Plant in Sirajganj among 160 MW in Bangladesh by 2017 - 0116
Desert Tower Raises Chile's Solar Power Ambition to New Heights 1215
Paris Climate Accord Is a Big, Big Deal (2.8¢/kWh Wind & 4.2 Solar) 1215
What a Rwandan Solar Plant Is Teaching Africa about Clean Energy 1115
Austin Energy, First Solar Ink Deal for 119 MW of Solar at 4.3¢ per kWh 1015
Morocco Poised to Become Solar Superpower with Desert Mega-Project 1015
Apple Cleaning Up Its Act in China with More Renewable Energy 1015
Burundi's Solar Plans Forge Ahead, despite Political Unrest 1015
World’s 1st Solar-Powered Airport Takes Off 0915 - in NW Australia
Price of Solar Hits Record Low Again! 0715 - 3.87¢/kWh in new Nevada contract, following under 4¢ for Austin, Texas
Renewable Energy Group Bids to Turn Melbourne's Trams Solar 0515
Orlando Utility to Build Big Solar Plants, Where Coal Once Stood 0515
First Panels Installed at Broken Hill's Australian Outback Solar Farm 0515
Duke Energy Florida Proposes Large Solar Power Plants over Next 10 Years 0415
Australia’s Central Victorian Sun Powers New Concentrated Solar Power Station 0315
Georgetown, Texas Goes All In on Renewable Energy 0315
Australia's Biggest Solar Farm to Sprout in Queensland Field 0315
Google Invests $300 Million in U.S. Residential Solar Projects 0215
World's Largest Solar Power Project at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh 0215
3 Xcel Projects Will Boost Minnesota's Solar Power 10-fold 0215
Apple’s $850M Monterey County Solar Plant to Power All California Operations 0215
Solar Farm That Can Power 160,000 Homes Opens in California 0215
World's Largest Solar Farm (550 MW) Becomes Fully Operational in California - 1214
Will Renewable Energy Ruin an 'Irreplaceable' Mojave Desert Oasis? 1114
Sleepy Tanzanian Port, Off Grid, Wakes Up to Solar Power 1114
Minnesota's Xcel to Use 3 Solar Projects for 187 MW near Minnesota Cities 1014
Saharan Sun Could Power UK Homes with £8 Billion Solar Farm, Long Cable 1014
World’s Largest Solar Array Set to Crank Out 290 MegaWatts 0514
Austin Energy to Get 150 MW of Solar Power for 5¢/kWh 0314
Wal-Mart Now Draws More Solar Power Than 38 U.S. States 1013
2 Kentucky Utilities Plan 2nd Natural Gas Power Plant, Solar Generator 1013
With US-Made Panels, White House Goes Solar ... Again 0813
Truly Massive Build-Out of Desert Solar Power 0713
Wall Street Firm Makes Record Bet on Rooftop Solar Power 0513
California Solar Energy Systems Top 1 GW 0113
Ghana Solar Plant to Be Africa's Largest 1212
First Large Solar Plants Without Subsidy Sought in Spain 1212
Desert Plan to Power Europe Falters 1112 - see "Solar Project in Sahara to PowerEurope 0809", below.
Bank of America Plans Another $ Billion PV Project 0911
SunPower Offers Paint-On Solar Panels, Other Projects Start Up 0711
$2.6B Bank of America Project to Install PV on Its Roofs 0611
First Solar To Build 2 GW Solar Plant in China 0909
600 MW of PV for Southern California 0809
Solar Project in Sahara to Power Europe 0809 - The project has hit a rocky stretch and may not come to pass. See "Desert Plan to Power Europe Falters 1112", above.
€400 Billion Solar Project in Sahara 0709
Sun - Projects - Mixed or Unclear
Japan's Solar Dream Shatters, as Projects Fail 1113
Solar Power Taking Off in a Big Way Across Japan 0513
Solar Development Absorbing California Farmland 0213
Dust Clouds Thwart India Solar Projects 1112
Tokelau Islands Shift to Solar Energy 1112
Solar Zones Established on US Lands 1012
Newburyport MA Locks in Solar Energy Prices Below Traditional Sources 0912
5 GW Solar Plant in South Africa's Kalahari 1110
US to Provide $2B for 2 Solar Projects 0710
Sun - Projections
The World Has Already Crossed a ‘Tipping Point’ on Solar Power 1023
Massachusetts Has Vast Solar Potential 0723 - 52 GW in unencumbered sites, which is 3 times current Massachusttes electric generation capacity.
Technical potential is 490 GW.
Credit Suisse Predicts Renewable Energy That Is “Too Cheap to Meter” by 2025 - 1022
There’s a Mind-Bending Amount of Solar in the US Pipeline 0922
Solar Could Provide 40% of US Electricity by 2035 - 0921
What Happens When Solar Power Gets Much, Much Cheaper? 0421 - USDoE goal: down from 4.6¢/kWh in 2019 to 2.0 in 2030. Speeds transition away from fossil fuels. Biden’s proposed $128 million in funding for new solar energy initiatives. Includes perovskite and cadmium telluride, and work to increase lifespan of silicon-based solar systems, from about 30 years to about 50 years.
Solar-Hydro Projects Could Power 40% of World 1020
U.S. Commercial Rooftops Hold 145 GigaWatts of Untapped Solar Potential 0820
Why Solar Execs Say the Game Is Already Over for Non-Renewable Energy 0919
Solar Panels on Farmland Have Huge Electricity-Generating Potential 0819
Utility-Scale Solar Could Grow by Double Digits over the Next 2 Years 0319
In 10 Years' Time, UK Trains Could Be Solar Powered 1217
India Battles to Balance the Economy and the Environment 1117
Wind Power Costs Could Drop 50%, and Solar PV Provide 50% of Global Power 0817
Solar+Storage Could Be Competitive by 2020 – NREL 0817
Solar Panel Capacity to Overtake Nuclear Energy Next Year 0817
Eyeing Water Scarcity, Cost, Pollution, Tamil Nadu Turns to Sun and Wind Power 0617
TeraWatts of Solar Power Are within Our Reach 0517
Electric Cars and Cheap Solar ‘Could Halt Fossil Fuel Growth by 2020’ - 0217
Solar Power Plants Are the Future of Texas Power, in All 7 Scenarios 0616 - 100% of new MW in 6, 80+% in 7th
Coal and Gas to Stay Cheap. But Renewables Still Win Race on Costs 0616
Solar Power to Grow 6-fold, as Sun Becoming Cheapest Resource 0616
Solar, Wind on Pace to Eclipse Coal-Burning 0616
Wind and Solar Could Meet Nearly All Midwest Energy Needs by 2050 - 0616
2016 Is a Breakthrough Year for Solar 0616
Rooftop Solar Panels Could Provide Nearly Half of America’s Power 0416
Texas Poised to Integrate More Wind, Solar Energy 0316
Wind, Solar Power Soaring, in Spite of Bargain Prices for Fossil Fuels 0116
Solar Power May Be Cheaper than Coal in India by 2020 - 1115
How Tanzania Plans to Light Up a Million Homes with Solar Power 1015
UAE Is the Example to Follow on Energy 1015
Next Texas Energy Boom - Solar 0815
Why Wind and Solar Are Already Better Value than Fossil Fuels 0815
Our Solar Energy Future May Still Have Lots of Coal Plants in the Background 0615
Saudi Arabia, Built on Oil, Foresees Fossil Fuel Phase-out by 2040 or 2050 - 0515 - It plans to export many GW of solar.
NRG Energy's Huge Solar Ambitions Are Coming To Fruition 0515
Why 2015 Could Be Record Year for Greening US Energy 0415
3 Reasons Solar and Wind Energy Will Take Over the Grid Soon 0415
Solar Energy ‘Could Provide 4% of UK Electricity by 2020' - 0315
Cities Could Be Ideal for Utility-Scale Solar Plants 0315
Even at $10/Barrel, Oil Can’t Match Solar on Cost 0315
U.S. Companies Pledge to Build 20 GW of Renewable Energy in India 0215
Will New Obstacles Dim Hawaii’s Solar Power Surge? 0215
Apple Deal, Tax Change Could Spark Corporate Solar Stampede 0215
India Gets Obama’s Backing for $160 Billion Solar Push 0115
Worry for Solar Projects After End of Tax Credits 0115
Solar Energy on the Rise Globally 0115
Solar to Power Half the Homes in Victoria, Australia 01115
Annual Global Solar Market to Grow to Close to 60 GW in 2015 - 0115
How Solar Power and Electric Cars Could Make Suburban Living Awesome Again 1214
Rapid Growth In Rooftop Installation Is Good Long-Term Investment - SolarCity 1214
Solar and Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels 1114
Powering up the Poor Shouldn't Hurt the Climate 1014
Can Modi Bring the Solar Power Revolution to India? 0914
Solar May Become Largest Global Power Source by 2050 - 0914
Clean Energy (& Solar Air Conditionig) Is Indian Government’s Mantra 0814
Modi Accelerates India Solar Revolution, Doubles Tax on Coal 0714 India’s 20 GW solar target by 2022
China’s Solar Panel Production to Double by 2017 - 0714
China to Triple Solar PV Capacity by 2017, to Cut Coal Consumption 0514
Solar Power Generation to Jump Over Next 5 Years 0713
Germany to Pull Plug on Solar Subsidies by 2018 0713
EU Solar Outlook Still Bright 0613
DOE's SunShot Aims to Make US Solar Competitive by 2021 - 0213
Deadly China Pollution Breathes New Life Into Solar Debt 0213
PV Re-roofing $2 per Watt, 10 ¢ per kWh 1012
US Solar 'as Cheap as Grid Energy' in 5 Years 0812
Europe Solar Power ‘Competitive by 2013 - 0911
Turning Toward the Sun for Energy 0611
Solar ‘Cheap as Fossil Fuels’ in 10 Years 0211
New US Solar to Exceed 1 GW in 2010 - 1010
Solar to Provide 22% of Globe's Electricity by 2030 - 0510
China Poised to Lead in Renewables & CCS 1209
Solar Prices Competitive By 2015 0608
Solar Competitive by 2015-25 - 0608 - PDF, 76 pp
Solar Markets to 2020 - 0906 - PDF, 52 pp
GO TO Context. .Sun 1. .2: Mkts. .3: Projects+. Wind: US. .Abroad. .World. .General: Future. .Invest+. .Biofuels. .Hydro+. Geothermal
Sun - R&D
China Firm Sets Record for Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency 0523
Start-Ups Chase Elusive Perovskite Breakthrough for Solar Panels 0323
A Plan to Beam Solar Energy Down from Space 0223
Solar Panels Floating in Space Could One Day Power Your Home 0922
This Startup Says It Has Found a Way to Cut Cost of Making Solar Cells in Half 1021 - It uses 3D printing instead of cutting from wafers. This cuts waste and costs.
Bill Gates-Backed Merger Eyes Perovskite Solar Breakthrough 0621
What Can Organic Solar Cells Bring to the Table? 0321 - Efficiency up from 3% to 18% injust a few years.
UK Firm's Solar Breakthrough Could Make World's Most Efficient Panels by 2021 - 0820 - Perovskite layer captures wavelengths not captured by silicon-only cells.
Heliogen Is a Sustainable Alternative to Fossil Fuels for Industrial Heating 0820
Australian Scientists ‘Drastically Improve' New Solar Cell Technology 0520
Solar Power at Night? 0120 - power generation from Earth’s outgoing infrared radiation to cold deep space
Startup Backed by Bill Gates Achieves Solar Thermal Breakthrough 1119 - Mirrors yield > 1,000°C.
How NASA Could Help Stop Climate Change with Solar Power Satellites 1019
Rain or Shine - New Solar Cell Captures Energy from Raindrops 0318
Are Printable Solar Panels the Future of Solar Power? 0617
Old Rock, Perovskite, Could Lead to ‘Next Generation' Solar Cells 0417
Department of Energy Program Aims to Bump Solar Costs Even Lower 0516 - focus on balance-of-system costs
Scientist's Nano-Thick CZTS Solar Cell Opens Up Huge New Markets 0416
Recycling Sunlight - a Solar Cell Revolution? 0316
Japan Begins Work on ‘World's Largest' Floating Solar Farm 0116
Mideast Desert Sands Could Store Solar Energy 0116
Nanostructure and Nanonet Solar Cells, CCS, SRM Could Slow Climate Change 1216
SolarCity to Make High-Efficiency (22%) Panel 1015
U of Nebraska Engineers Continue Work on Groundbreaking Solar Energy Study 0815
Hanergy Thin Film Outlines Solar Cells on Vehicles Plan 0415
Japan Space Agency Advances in Space-Based Solar Power 0315
Engineer Reimagines Solar Energy With Stick-On Panels 1214
How to Make Solar Power More Efficient 1114 - use infrared part of spectrum too
New Life for the Artificial Leaf? 1114 - turning sunshine into hydrogen
Solar Roadways - link to video on roadways made of hexagonal PV panels to make up smart roadways (& parking lots)
Totally Transparent Solar Cells Could Turn Our Windows Into Solar Panels 0914
Giant Tower in Desert Could Generate as Much Power as the Hoover Dam 0514
Solar-Powered Roads - Coming to a Highway Near You? 0514
Solar Power Breakthrough Hints at Cheaper Panels for More Roofs 0514
New Design Delivers Round-the-Clock Solar Power 0514
Have Scientists Figured Out How to Make Solar Power Work at Night? 0414
Japanese Firm Plans 250 Mile-Wide Solar Panel Belt Around Moon 1113
Arizona Utility Tries Storing Solar Energy for Use in the Dark 1013
California Labs Chase Dream Energy - Fuel from Sun and Water 0813
New Solar Process Gets More Out of Natural Gas 0413
Everything Could Be a Solar Panel 0213
Record Efficiency for Cheap Organic PV 0712
SunPower Offers Paint-On Solar Panels, Other Projects Start Up 0711
Idea Could Cut Solar Costs 40% 1010
$1 / Watt Solar - Films & Inks 1109
Breakthrough Automated Solar Ink Plant in Germany 0909
Turning Windows to Solar Panels 0708
Save (Store) Solar Energy in Plants 0307 - PDF
Sun - Products
Solar-Powered Refrigerators Are Effective against Hunger, Slow Climate Change 0123
Climate Change Puts Agrivoltaic Projects in Northern Africa in the Spotlight 0522
Roofer, GAF Energy, Hopes Solar Shingles Will Get Homeowners to Buy In 0122
Solar Windows, Shingles, Cladding Make the Building Itself Now the Solar Panel 0621
Tesla Moves to Only Sell Home Solar and Storage Together 0421
Tesla Prioritizes Solar Installation Cost Cuts, Storage Integration 0121
Musk Says Tesla’s New (v 3.0) Solar Roof Will Work 1019
Device Could Bring Both Solar Power and Clean Water to Millions 0719
China Is Testing Roads Paved With Solar Panels 0618
The State of Solar Shingles 0218
Tesla Finishes 1st Solar Roofs—Including Elon’s House 0817
Solar Lamps Light Up More African Nights 0617
Tesla’s Solar Roof Sets Musk’s Grand Unification Into Motion 0517
Tesla Will Take Orders for Its Solar Roof in April 0317
How Heat from the Sun Can Keep Us All Cool 0117 - absorption chillers powered by solar heat.
More efficient than electric compressor-driven chillers and no (H)CFCs required
Zambia Tries New Way to Beat Drought - Solar Grain Mills 0117
World’s 1st ‘Solar Panel Road’ Opens in France 1216
Tesla Unveils Residential Solar Roof and New Powerwall Battery 1016
Indian Scientists Design Solar Tree to Save Space for Solar Power Generation 0816
Elon Musk Says SolarCity Will Sell a Roof Integrated With Solar Panels 0816
Forget about Saving Energy. This Is about Saving Lives. 0815 - foldable PV panels, 14 to 27 W / lb, for troop use in field
Solar Manufacturers May Boost Capacity as Demand Surges 0813
With US-Made Panels, White House Goes Solar ... Again 0813
Hitachi's Solar Air Conditioning 0111
SunPower Offers Paint-On Solar Panels 0711 - also available above
PV Laminate Sell Sheet 0506 - PDF, it rolls out across a rooftop
Sun - Thermal
Heliogen Is a Sustainable Alternative to Fossil Fuels for Industrial Heating 0820 - central power tower for high temperatures
China’s 1st 100 MW Molten Salt Solar Plant Hits Maximum Power 0619
Morocco to Switch On 1st Phase of World's Largest Solar Plant 0216
Germany Seeks to Boost Renewable Sources of Heating 0315
Abengoa Christens Mojave Solar Generating Station in Hinkley 0115
Electricity Generated Using Solar Mirrors to Double in 2013 - 1113
Sunflower Mirrors Power California's Desert Solar Farm 0613
Solar Hot Water & Heat in China+ 1211
California Approves 250 MW Solar Thermal Plant 0810
Cheap Sunshine: Thermal with Mirrors 1007
Sun - Misc.
To Save Solar Panels from Landfills, Startup Is Smashing Them Instead 1023
Baseball-Size Hail Makes Insuring Solar and Wind Farms Pricier 0823
India’s Rural Solar Systems Fall off Grid 0723 - Wear and tear makes things break. THey are too far from big towns and roads for parts and maintenance. Or too expensive to send parts and repair-person so far away from "civilization". Mostly in India's far northeast.
Spinach and Sheep Show Us that Solar Farms Aren't Just for Green Energy 0723
How Sheep Keep Solar Farms Out of the Shade 0623
Lack of Local Benefits Fuels Upstate Opposition to Solar Farms 0523
Biden Vetoes Resolution That Would Have Restored Solar Tariffs 0523
Photovoltaics for Highways 0920 - Covering highways and parking areas provides shade and does not use farmland, etc.
As Millions of Solar Panels Age Out, Recyclers Hope to Cash In 0223
Tariffs Threaten to Undermine Global Shift to Clean Energy 1022
This Is the Future - Rural Virginia Pivots from Coal to Green Jobs 0922
First Solar to Spend Up to $1.2 Billion to Expand U.S. Solar Panel Production 0822
Senators Plead with Biden for Quick End to Solar Trade Probe 0522
Why Covering Canals With Solar Panels Is a Power Move 0321
How Long Should Higher Wind and Solar Costs Last? 0122
Inside First Solar’s Ohio Factory That Makes Solar Panels 0921
4 Ways to Make Solar Panels More Sustainable 0821 - repair & recycle
Solar Energy Heats Up Job Market around the Globe 0721
Recycling Next-Generation Solar Panels Fosters Green Planet 0621
Green Energy’s Dark Side; End-of-Life Disposal Threatens the Environment 0121
Wind and Solar Farms Can Make Their Own Weather, with Extra Rain over Sahara 0918
Trump’s Policies Are Costing 10,000 Jobs in America’s Solar Power Industry 0218
There Are Now Twice as Many Solar Jobs as Coal Jobs in the US 0217
Solar Power Will Cross a Carbon Threshold by 2018 - 1216 Cumulatively, PV produce more energy than it took to make.
Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Abu Dhabi, to Complete 1st 0-Fuel Flight around Earth 0716
More US Solar Jobs than Oil + Gas Extraction & Pipeline Jobs Combined In 2015 - 0116
Solar and Wind Just Did the Unthinkable 0116
Solar Job Boom Continues As Prices Spur Demand 0116
Leading UK Solar Entrepreneur to Put Business into Liquidation 1015
Modi Calls Solar ‘Ultimate Solution’ to India’s Energy Problem 0815
Clouds over China’s Solar Power Industry 0815 - factory overcapacity, bankruptcies, razor-thin margins
Cost of Household Solar Has Outweighed Benefits - Grattan Institute Report 0515
Obama Announces Solar Job Training Initiative, Meets with Utah Officials 0415
Leased Solar Panels Can Complicate — or Kill — a Home Sale 0315
Solar Power, and Somewhere to Store It 0315
Solar Energy Jobs Growing by Leaps and Bounds 0315
Experts Claim Australians Waste Multi-Billion Dollar Subsidies on Cheap, Dodgy PV Panels 0215
Defective Panels Threatening Profit at China Solar Farms 0115
There Are About as Many US Jobs in Solar as in Coal 0115
Solar Jobs Report Shows Huge US Growth 0115
Rooftop Solar Adds $15,000 Premium to Home Values 0115
Rooftop Solar Already Cheaper than Utility Rates in 42 of 50 Largest US Cities 0115
Australia Green Energy Firms Hit by Target Cuts 1014
How Solar Desalination Could Help Parched Farms 0514
Flexible Solar Cells Could Release Toxic Metals After Disposal 1013
Solar Panels - Firefighters' Clean-Energy Foe 0913
Solar-Powered Travel - New Routes Across Sky, Sea and Land 0813
Minnesota’s New Solar Law - Looking Beyond %s - 0513
US Military Goes Solar in Foreign Battle Zones 1010
Grid Interface - Mostly Sun & Wind, + Batteries
IEA Report Has Terrific News for the Climate 1023
Electric Grids Are a Hidden Weak Spot in World’s Climate Plans 1023
Green Mountain Power Proposes Home Energy Storage for All Vermonters 1023
How Utilities Can Balance EV Charging Demand 1023
Solar Is Keeping the Texas Grid Running. October’s Eclipse Will Test That. 0923
G.M. Will Add Backup Power Function to Its Electric Vehicles 0823
A Bottleneck on the Grid Threatens Clean Energy. New Rules Aim to Help. 0723
AES Indiana Plans 200-MW/800-MWh Energy Storage at Retiring Coal Plant 0723
As Texas Cranks Up the AC, Congested Transmission Shuts Out Renewables 0723
European Power Prices Go Below Zero Again, as Solar Output Surges 0723
Largest US Grid Operator Should Process, Connect Clean Energy Project Backlog 0723 - PJM. FERC Order may help.
Extreme Heat Is Already Straining the Mexican Power Grid 0623
Texas Sets New Power Use Record as Dangerous Heat Sweeps Southern U.S. 0623
A Grid Collapse Would Make a Heat Wave Far Deadlier 0623
Solar Helps Texas Carry Energy Load as Heat Wave Puts Power Grid to Test 0623
Renewables Softened Blow from Intense Texas Heat Wave 0623
New Englanders to Address Grid Connection Issues 0623
Amid Mountain of Delays, California Bills to Speed Grid Connections Advance 0623
FERC Aims to Fix the Grid’s Renewable Energy Backlog. Can iI? 0623
Vietnam Starts Planned Blackouts, as Heat Stretches Grid 0523
VPPs Are as Resource Adequate as Gas Peakers, Big Batteries, but 60% Cheaper 0523
Blackouts Loom for Most of US in Extreme Summer-Heat Scenario 0523
US Grid Interconnection Backlog Jumps 40% +, as IRA Spurs More Renewables 0423
Solar Panels & Energy Storage Are Worth the Cost to Integrate into US Grid 0423
What Congress Must Do Now to Speed Up the Green Energy Transition 0323
Chamber of Commerce, API and SEIA Lead Letter Urging 2023 Permitting Reform 0323
The Grid Can Handle EV Charging, Even When Demand Spikes 0323
ISO-NE Overvalues Fossil Fuel Plants, Reducing Grid Reliability - Sierra Club 0323
Billion-Dollar Power Lines Are Finally Inching Ahead to Help US Grids 0323 
Why Plugging In US Wind and Solar Projects Is So Difficult 0223
Electric Vehicles Can Now Power Your Home for 3 Days 0223
How to Modernize Permitting for a Low-Carbon Economy 0223
Streamlining Environmental Reviews Could Slow Down Clean Energy Transition 0223
Clean Energy Is the Future. Permitting Reform Is How to Get There. 0223
New York City Will Replace Its Largest Fossil Fuel Plant with Wind Power 0123
Power Storage for Renewable-Based Electric Grid Could Be Parked Next Door 0123
Winter Blackouts Highlight Need for Clean Energy 0123
How the Husks of Old Power Plants Can Help the Climate Fight 0123
Big Growth in Electric Heat Set Stage for Blackouts in US South 1222
Transmission Shortfall Is Really Strangling the Energy Transition 1222
Transmission Bottleneck Is Blocking Clean Energy for Millions 1222
How a Solar Microgrid Became a Town’s Lifeline in Blackout-Prone Puerto Rico 1222
EVs Add to Electricity Demand, But Not as Much as You Might Think 1022
EU Set to Pave Way for €565 Billion Overhaul of Electricity Grid 0922
Democrats Should Embrace New Transmission Line Reform in Manchin Side Deal 0922
It’s Common to Charge Electric Vehicles at Night. That Will Become a Problem. 0922
California Is Awash in Renewable Energy — except When It’s Needed Most 0922
What the Western Drought Reveals about Hydropower 0922
Why More Electric Cars Could Be Good for the Grid 0922
Heat Wave in US West Breaks Records, Threatens California Grid 0922
How Electric Cars Can Actually Help the Grid during California’s Heat Wave 0922
World Spending on Transmission Cables Will Have to Rival Solar and Wind Power 0922
Why the Energy Transition Broke the U.S. Interconnection System 0822
New Transmission Lines Are Required to Fight Climate Change 0922
Californians Brace for Grid-Straining Heat Wave 0822
European Power Prices Shatter Records, as Energy Crisis Intensifies 0822
Drought Threatens Coal Plant Operations - and Electricity - across the West 0822
PG&E, Tesla Virtual Power Plant Delivers 16.5 MW to Stressed California Grid 0822
Drought-Fueled Power Crisis in China Poses Risk to Clean Energy 0822
Californians Urged to Conserve Electricity as Temperatures to Soar Past 100 - 0822
Reserve Margin May Need to Rise to 300% by 2040, as Grid Adds Renewables 0822
How London Paid a Record Price to Dodge a Blackout 0722
How Old Coal Plants Help Deliver Renewable Power 0722
A Texas Meteorologist Warned of Power Outages. Then the Lights Went Out. 0722
Midwest Wind Energy Transmission Line Gets Supersized 0722
Heat Wave Spreads across Europe, Raising Risk in Energy Crisis 0722
Extreme Heat Pushes Highs over 110 in Texas, as Power Grid Nears Brink 0722
PG&E, Tesla Start Using Customers’ Powerwall Batteries for California Reliability 0622
Puerto Ricans Built the World’s Largest Renewable Peaker Plant. Let’s Use It. 0622
Extreme Heat Stretches Japan’s Power Grid to Near Its Limits 0622
FERC 1st-Ready, 1st-Served Interconnection Rules Spur New Generation, Storage 0622
As Texas Saw Record Electricity Demand, Wind and Solar Delivered 0622
Texas Power Use Breaks Record, More to Come as Heat Wave Lingers 0622
China Wants the Market to Help Speed Battery Storage Build-Out 0622
China’s Renewable Energy Fleet Is Growing Too Fast for Its Grid 0622
Heat Spikes Could Cause More Blackouts This Summer. They Won't Be the Last. 0522
Summer Blackouts Possible in Vast Areas of the US, Official Warns 0522
Midwest at Greater Risk for Rolling Blackouts 0522
Heat Wave Sparks Blackouts, Questions on India's Coal Usage 0522
A $5 Billion Plan May Bring Indonesia’s 3.5 GW of Solar 30 Miles to Singapore 0422
New York Clears Plan to Bring 1,250 MW of Canadian Hydropower to Big Apple 0422
Home Battery Storage & Electric Vehicles 0322 - focus on vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-building
Overwhelmed, Largest US Grid Operator Seeks 2-Year Pause on Solar Approvals 0222
India Will Spend $1.6 Billion to Add Lines for Transmitting Green Power 0122 - India plans for its electricity to be 50% renewable by 2030. Mostly new transmission lines will transport 20 GW along / across 10,750 circuit kilometers. 80% of India’s new electric capacity in 2021 was renewable.
California to Change Net Metering from Retail to Wholesale Pricing 1221
Outdated US Grid Can Slow Down Renewable Energy 1221
The $300 Billion Plan to Bring Green Power to China’s Megacities 1221
When the Wind Drops, Interconnectors Keep Renewable Electricity Supply Steady 1121
Longer, More Frequent Outages Afflict the U.S. Power Grid 1021
The (US) Grid Isn’t Ready for the Renewable Revolution 1021
China’s Power Crisis Moves from the Factory Floor to Homes 0921
China’s Power Cuts Widen amid Shortages and Climate Push 0921
Major California Battery Outage Highlights Energy Storage Risks 0921
Utilities Struggle to Keep the Lights on, as Fires and Drought Plague California 0821
A Big Oil Company Is Investing Billions in Wyoming Wind 0721 - Its new 732 mile high-voltage line connects Wyoming wind to Las Vegas
Tesla’s California Solar Powerwall Customers Send Energy to Support Grid, Prevent Blackouts 0721
More Power Lines or Rooftop Solar Panels - The Fight Over Energy’s Future 0721
US Grid Needs Overhaul to Keep Up with Renewable Revolution 0621
The Grid’s Big Looming Problem - Getting Power to Where It’s Needed 0621
Severe Heat and Drought Pack Dual Threat to Power Plants 0621 - less hydropower and less water for cooling thermal power plants fueled by coal, natural gas, uranium, and oil.
Texas Adding Energy Storage Ahead of Risky Summer Months - S&P Analysis 0621
Less Water Means More Gas - How Drought Tests Stressed California Power Grid 0621
Where Wind and Solar Power Need to Grow for America to Meet Its Goals 0521
Big Solar Eyes Old Power Plants in Congested Midwest Grid 0521 - transmission nodes at old power plants are invaluable for interconnecting renewables projects.
Americas Poised to Lead $86 Billion Global Storage Market by 2025 - 0421
Biden Releases Money in Push to Modernize US Electric Grid 0421
Strategies Emerge to Reliably Integrate Renewables for 100% Clean Electricity 0421
Biden's Green Goals Face a Power Grid Reckoning 0421
One Sun, One Planet, One Electric Grid? 0221 - power (fuel, etc.) sources, long hi-voltage transmission lines, energy storage, micro-grids, residential demand response, etc.
Sustainability Games - a Solution for Residential Demand Response 0221 - Smartphone controls a smart home, including electric vehicle charging and discharging.
Texas Flunks Climate Test, as Energy Grid Freezes Up 0221
A Glimpse of America’s Future - Climate Change Means Trouble for Power Grids 0221
All EVs by 2035? Report Shows Roadblocks 0121 - mis-match between when electricity is most available and when vehicles use it for rechardging. [The answer lies in correct rate structuring.]
New York Outlines Path to Reach Storage, Renewables Goals 0121 - includes approval of major new transmission line.
100% Clean Power? Don't Wait for New Technology, Study Says 1220
Toyota Reveals Plan to Turn Trucks into Emissions-Free ‘Power Plants’ 0920
Vehicle-to-Grid - How EV’s Enable More Efficient Energy Distribution 0920 - an excellent read and explanation
California Blackouts - A 'Wake-Up Call' for Clean Energy? 0820
Railroads and Oil and Gas Pipeline Routes Could Also Carry Electricity 0820
$16 Billion Plan to Beam Australia’s Outback Sun onto Asia’s Power Grids 0820
Australia Sees $10 Billion Opportunity to Harness Solar and Wind 0720
Effective Load Carrying Capacity of Wind and Solar in California 0720 - For 2022, PV standalone 4-6% load carrying capacity, but 99% with battery storage. Wind standalone 30%, but 60% with battery storage. For 2030, PV0-1%, but 92% with storage, while wind was 25% standalone and 50% with battery.
India’s Tender for ‘Round the Clock” Renewable Power 0620
UK Electricity Was Coal-Free for 1st Month Ever 0620
Green Tasmania Could Help Wean Australian Cities Off Coal 0620
China Completes a 1,000-Mile Long Clean Energy Artery 0620
U.K. Grid Struggles as Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels 0520
UK Households to Be Paid for Daytime Green Electricity Use during Lockdown 0420
Electric Cars Will Challenge State Power Grids 0120
Grid Congestion Costs Billions, Stymies Renewables 0120
Tesla's Australian Virtual Power Plant Propped up Grid during Coal Outage 1219
Renewables Hit a Transmission Wall in Saturated Upper Midwest Grid 1219
Solar Farms Can Keep UK’s Lights On Even at Night 1119
Distributed Solar Saved ISO-NE Consumers $20 Million during July Heat Wave 0818
Solar Creates Savings amid Heat Wave, but Industry Growth Cools 0818 - need more storage to accomodate more PV
The Duck Curve Comes to New England 0518
Solar Has Transformed into Solar + Storage. What Becomes of Net Metering? 0518
Massachusetts Is Staring Down a Duck Curve of Its Own. Storage Could Help. 0418 - parallels to California
Will solar prices go negative in Massachusetts, as they already have in California (& Arizona?)?
Why Hydroelectric Utilities Are Endangered by Soaring Soar and Wind 1117
Coal Plant Closures Are Coming to Texas. So What Market Changes Are Needed? 1017
The Eclipse Will Give Us a Glimpse of the Future of Natural Gas 0817
Solar Plants Aim to Keep Lights on at Night 0717
Wind, Solar Do Not Harm Power Grid Reliability - Draft U.S. Study 0717
Coal’s Decline Not Hurting Power Grid Reliability, Study Says 0617
As Solar Pushes Electricity Prices Negative, 3 Solutions for California’s Power Grid 0617
When Wind Is the Firmest Thing on the Grid 0617
Pruitt Says Coal Losses Make the Grid Vulnerable. They Really Don't 0617
Solar Power Breaks UK Records, Thanks to Sunny Weather 0517
How California Is Dealing with Below-Zero Power Market Prices 0517
Renewable Energy Groups Push Back against Rick Perry's Controversial Grid Study 0517
UK Breaks Solar Energy Record - Demand Higher at Night than Afternoon 0317
Charging Electric Cars the Smart Way Will Take Pressure Off the Grid 0317
Utility World's Hourly Pricing Turned Upside Down by Renewables 0217
Residential Storage Can Undercut Benefits of Rooftop Solar 0217
Big Indiana Utilities Try to Tilt Solar Energy Market in Their Favor 0217 - axe net metering
China’s Embrace of HVDC Electricity Transmission Holds Lessons for Others 0117
Can New Tariff Models Help Massachusetts Solve Rooftop Solar Compensation Puzzle? 1216
Clinton Makes Pitch for ‘Modern Grid' 0816
Apple Can Sell Power, as Tech Giants Boost Energy Investments 0816
Why Home Solar Panels No Longer Pay in Some States 0716
Lessons along the Path to 100% Clean Energy 0716 - 100% green energy in Portugal & Germany at some times, but what about the other hours? Storage, fossil fuel power?
As Solar Power Floods California Grid, Challenges Loom 0716
Chile Has So Much Solar Energy, It’s Giving It Away for Free 0616 - overbuilt in north (Atacama) when copper export prices tank, no transmission yet to central Chile, whre most people live.
DOE Program Aims for 100% Solar Penetration on the Distribution System 0516
DOE Says Solar Growth Demands a Different Kind of Grid 0516 - More storage (including EVs), smart inverters, etc. Curtailment when the sun or wind is strong may still be needed.
Solar Power Sets New British Record by Beating Coal for a Day 0416
New Renewable Energy Projects Find Opportunity in Old Transmission Lines 0416
Wind Power Transmission Project in Plains Earns U.S. Approval 0316
Texas Poised to Integrate More Wind, Solar Energy 0316 - revised ancillary service markets
Are Residential Demand Charges the Best Rate Reform for DERs? 0316
By Fighting Rooftop Solar, Utilities Set Themselves Up for Worse to Come 0216
California Solar Owners Face New Fees, Utilities Say Costs Should Be Higher 0116
Home Solar Battery Revolution an Economic and Emissions Game Changer 1215
New Fees Seen to Weaken Demand For Rooftop Solar 1115
China's Economic Shift to Aid Climate Fight but Packs a Commodity Punch 1015 - transmission limits
Even after Dark, Vast Spanish Solar Plant Harnesses Sun's Power 1015
‘Solar on the Rooftop Is Going to Be the Baseload’ - National Grid CEO 0915
Pilbara Airport (NW Australia) Solar Farm to Trial ‘Cloud Predictive Technology' 0915
In Hawaii, Rooftop Solar Panels Threaten ‘Utility Death Spiral’ 0815
Sales from Rooftop Solar Panels - Net-Metering vs Wholesale Rates 0515
Renewable Energy Surge Revives Europe's Power Trade 0415
The Way We Power Our Homes May Be on the Verge of a Major Change 0415
Hawaii Utility Commits to Top US % for Rooftop Solar. Can Grid Handle It? 0415
3 Reasons Solar and Wind Energy Will Take Over the Grid Soon 0415
PJM, Largest US RTO, Is Well-Prepared to Lower Carbon Pollution without Reliability Problems 0315
Rise in Solar Systems Is Game-Changer for Electric Utilities 0315
Utilities Wage Campaign Against Rooftop Solar 0315
9 Reasons Not to Be Depressed about the Planet 0115
Solar Electric Cars - When Your Gas Station is the Sun 1014
Why Utilities Can Now Rely on Solar PV 1014
$500-a-Day Service Charge Designed to Kill Solar 0814
Why Australian Households Are Desperate for Battery Storage 0714 - see diagram at right
How Rooftop Solar and Big Utilities Can Co-Exist 1013
In Sunny Arizona, a Battle Over Solar Power 1013
Cell Phone-Enabled Mini Solar Panel for 1.5 Billion Living Off the Grid 1013
With Rooftop Solar on Rise, US Utilities Strike Back 0913
Solar Suburbia to Power Modern Cities? 0813
Could Rooftop Solar Kill Utilities? California Grapples with Solar’s Success 0513
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Wind - General
Wind - US
Map of US Wind Resources (with Possible Transmission Lines)
At right, Texas wind power average generation curve by hour of the day is in green. From PSIDA ZEV Solar and Electric Vehicles.
Wind - US - Nationwide
Q1 2018 Installed Wind Power Capacity (MW)
US Wind-Power Industry Predicts Rapid Growth, Just in Time for Offshore Push 0323
New Wind & Solar Are Cheaper than Operating 99% of of US Coal Power Plants 0123
Wind, Solar Provide 67% of New US Electric Generating Capacity in Q1-2 2022 - 0822
U.S. Wind Passed Coal, Nuclear Power for 1st Time on Record 0422
Where Can We Put All Those Wind Turbines? 0321
Wind Tops Coal in U.S. Power, Marking Its Rapid Ascent 0420
U.S. Wind Power Is ‘Going All Out’ with Bigger Tech, Falling Prices 0818
Aging Wind Farms Are Re-Powering with Longer Blades, More Efficient Turbines 0318
Wind Power Costs Could Drop 50%, and Solar PV Provide 50% of Global Power 0817
U.S. Wind Energy Installations Surge - a New Turbine Rises Every 2.4 Hours 0517
Wind Power Briefly Supplied 52% of Electricity in US Southwest Power Pool 0217 - MT & ND to LA & NM
Wind Power Capacity Surpasses Hydroelectric in the US 0217
Why Is Corporate America Picking Wind Power over Solar? 1216
New U.S. Wind Power Capacity Falls in 3rd Quarter, but Construction Rises 1016
Bigger, Better, Cheaper - Wind Power Is Flourishing in the US 0816
Red States Are Leading the Way in Renewable Energy 0516
U.S. No Longer Top Wind Turbine Producer. China Is. 0216
Wind Power Continues Steady Growth Across the U.S. 1215
Wind Power Sets Records, as Countries Seek Climate Fixes 0815
US Wind Energy Boom Couldn’t Be Coming at a Better Time 0815
Mighty Optimistic Wind Estimate Fuels EPA’s CO2 Rule 0815
Taller Turbine Towers Make Wind Power Poised to Spread to All States 0515
Why 2015 Could Be Record Year for Greening US Energy 0415
3 Reasons Solar and Wind Energy Will Take Over the Grid Soon 0415
Here’s How Much Faster Wind and Solar Are Growing than Fossil Fuels 0315
Wind Power Could Be 35% of US Supply by 2050 - 0315
Wind Power Beats Nuclear Again in China & Hydro in the U.S. for the 1st Time 0315
Wind Power Rose Strongly in 2014, in US (6 x), China, Germany & Brazil 0115
The Rise and Fall of Wind Power in America 1214
Solar and Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels 1114
Will Renewable Energy Ruin an 'Irreplaceable' Mojave Desert Oasis? 1114 - See above also for this combined wind-solar project.
Wind Energy’s Costs Decline, Contributions to Energy Mix Grow 0414
Wind’s Cost Falling, More Improvement Possible 1113
Cost of US Wind Power Down 50% in 4 Years - 0813 - PDF
9 States Now at 10% Wind Power; 2 over 20% 0713
Blown Away - US Wind in 2012 0613
GE Sees US Wind Market Doubling 0513
Is the Sky The Limit For Wind Power? 0313
Iowa, SD Approach 25% Wind 0313
Fiscal Cliff Deal Extends Wind Tax Credit 0113
New Wind Projects Coming to Beat Tax Credit Expiration 1212
Wind Industry OK with Giving Up Tax Credit 1212
Wind Can Power 30% of US by 2024, Exec Sum 0110 - PDF, 48 pp
Wind Could Replace Coal - Salazar - 0409
Wind - US - Particular States (Onshore)
New York City Will Replace Its Largest Fossil Fuel Plant with Wind Power 0123
Green Groups, Tech Companies Fight $4 Billion Iowa Wind Project 0123 - They say solar is cheaper and should be used instead.
Texas Project Will Use Wind to Make Hydrogen Fuel Out of Water 0123
Wind Energy Is Now South Dakota’s #1 Electricity Producer, but Not Every Day 1122
Shifting Winds 0422 - Iowa (see graph at right)
Wind Now Powers the Empire State Building and Its Related Buildings 0221
Texas Wind Energy Production and Jobs Are Growing, Coal Is Dying 0220
Renewables Hit a Transmission Wall in Saturated Upper Midwest Grid 1219
U.S. Readies 1st Wind-Powered Steel Plant 1119 in Sedalia, Missouri. 75 MW with electric arc furnaces
Kansas State University to Get Half of Campus Energy from Wind Farm 1118
General Motors Will Soon Use Wind Power to Build Pickups and SUVs 1018 - Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Texas
Xcel Plans to Shut 660 MW of Coal, Build 1.8 GW Renewables in Colorado 0618
Missouri Utility’s Ambitious Wind Energy Plan Facing Pushback 0518
Wind Power Keeps Breaking Records In Central US 0318 - 14-state SPP had 60.6% of kWh from wind Mar 16, 2018.
Xcel Solicitation Returns ‘Incredible' Renewable Energy, Storage Bids 0118 - 2.1¢/kWh median bid for wind + storage
Xcel Learns to Forecast Wind, Then Shuts Coal Plants 1217
In a Sign of the Times, the Largest US Wind Farm Is Growing in Oklahoma 0717
America's Wind Energy Boom May Finally Be Coming to the Southeast 0417 - $400 million wind farm in NC for Amazon
Wild West of Wind - Republicans Push Texas as Green Energy Leader 0217 - 20+ GW and 12.7% of kWh
Wind Power Briefly Supplied 52% of Electricity in US Southwest Power Pool 0217 - MT & ND to LA & NM
California Demand for Wind Power Energizes Transmission Firms 0217 - led by TransWest line, see map above
New York Seeks to Develop U.S.'s Biggest Offshore Wind Projects 0117
Iowa Utilities Board Approves Huge 2,000 MW Wind Energy Project 0816
Who Owns the Wind? We Do, Wyoming Says; It's Taxing Those Who Use It. 0816
Massachusetts' Ambitious Clean Energy Bill Jolts Offshore Wind Prospects 0816
Hawaii Eyes Offshore Wind to Reach its 100% Clean Energy Goal 0716
In Iowa, a Bipartisan Push to Become Leader in Wind Energy 0616
Wind and Solar Could Meet Nearly All Midwest Energy Needs by 2050 - 0616
U.S. Utilities Boost Investments in Wind, Solar Power 0516 - Duke, Southern & Berkshire Hataway Energy.
Wholesale, wind averages 2.9¢/kWh, solar 5.7. Coal and gas 3.5.
Iowa Wind Boom Highlights Transformation in Midwest 0516 - 2,000 MW wind farm will bring Iowa to 40% wind in 2019. MidAmerican’s goal is 100% wind for all its customers.
Texas Poised to Integrate More Wind, Solar Energy 0316
Xcel CEO Leans on Midwest Wind Power to Close Gap with Coal, Gas 1215
Texas Utility Offers a Nighttime Special - Free Electricity 1115
Warming May Boost Wind Energy in Plains States 0715
Plan to Expand Regional Support for Wind Power Takes Shape in the Midwest 0315
Georgetown, Texas Goes All In on Renewable Energy 0315
Wind-Gas Hybrid Power -- Wyoming's Idea of California Dreamin' 0215
Texas Becoming Less Reliant on Coal to Generate Electricity 1214
Conservative Iowa Farmers Find a New Cash Crop – Sun & Wind 1114
Wind Energy Plan Hinges on Huge Utah Caverns 0914
Grid Operator PJM - 30% Wind Power Slashes Pollution and Costs, Is Reliable 0514
Massachusetts Is at the Front of the Wind Energy Pipeline 0414
New England's 'Largest' Renewables Procurement Is All Wind 0214
New Power Lines to Make Texas World’s 5th-Biggest Wind Power Producer 0214
Maine PUC OKs Monhegan Offshore Wind Project 0114
Michigan's New Tourist Attraction? Wind Turbines 1013
Western Wind Power May Soon Compete With Natural Gas 0913
Iowa to Add 1 GW of Wind at No Net Cost to Ratepayers 0813
Ohio Project Revives Local Debate on Lake Erie Wind Turbines 0813
Midwest Utility Places Major New Bet on Wind Power 0513
Wind Power Hits 57% in Colorado 0812
Record Wind Power for Texas 0312
Wind - US - Offshore
Biden's 2030 Wind Goal Looks Like It Simply Won't Happen 1023
Great Lakes Gets Their 1st Wind Farm 0823
Vineyard Wind Begins Construction, after Ducking Financial Peril 0823
American Oil Hub Is Pivoting to Offshore Wind, at 4500 Jobs per Wind Farm 0523
Offshore Wind Farms Fall Victim to Global Inflation Fight 0323
Patent Ruling Slams GE’s Wind Turbine Business and US Offshore Wind Industry 0922
Massachusetts Just Passed a Massive Climate and Clean Energy Bill 0822
California Sets Ambitious Offshore Wind Power Goal 0822
Offshore Wind Auction Raises $4.4 Billion to Topple Record 0222 - Upwards of 7 GW of powere could ensue.
Offshore Wind Farms in the Gulf of Mexico Could Create 17,500 Jobs 0122
Dominion, Siemens Gamesa Plan Virginia Offshore Wind Power Hub 1021
Biden Administration Approves 1st Offshore Wind Farm for New York 1121
Floating Wind Farms Are About to Transform the Oceans 1021 - Lots on process to try to get fishermen on board. US Pacific offshore is steep, so floating wind turbines make most sense there. Ideal wind, 33 miles offshore. 100 floating turbines on standardized platforms.
Biden Administration Plans Wind Farms along Nearly the Entire US Coastline 1021
New Jersey Approves 2.7 GW of Offshore Wind, Largest Combined Award in US 0721
Offshore Wind Projects Line Up for Federal Review 0621
For Lease - Windmill Space in the Atlantic Between Long Island and New Jersey 0621
Biden Looks to California for Next Phase of Offshore Wind 0521
Biden Administration Grants Vineyard Wind Its Final Major Permit 0521
Biden Administration Announces a Major Offshore Wind Plan 0321
How the Oil Industry Is Shifting to Offshore Wind 0321
Offshore Wind Energy Gets a 2nd Wind Under Biden 0321
Biden Administration Backs Nation’s Biggest Wind Farm off Martha’s Vineyard 0321
1st U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Put on Hold 1220
BP’s $1.1 Billion Deal Marks 1st Step into Offshore Wind 0920
U.S. Has 7 Ocean Turbines. Companies See 100s Soon 0720
Ohio Approves Nation's 1st Freshwater Offshore Wind Project 0520
Wind Giant Iberdrola Throws Its Weight Behind Floating Offshore Market 0320
Price of U.S. Offshore Wind Power Continues to Fall with Mayflower Contract 0220
New York Awards Offshore Wind Contracts in Bid to Reduce Emissions 0719
Offshore Wind Turbines Are Coming to the Jersey Shore 0619
Massachusetts Coal Plant Site to Host Offshore Wind Power, 400 MW Storage 0519
Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project Gets Green Light at about 8.9 ¢/kWh 0419
Offshore Wind Farms Are Spinning Up in the US - at Last 0419
Stunningly Low Massachusetts Price for Offshore Wind 0918
New Jersey Approves Largest Single-State Offshore Wind Solicitation to Date 0918
Deepwater Wind Wins Bid To Bring Offshore Wind Power To Connecticut 0618 - 200 MW
Massachusetts and Rhode Island Contract for 1,200 MW of Offshore Wind 0518
Offshore Wind’s Value Exceeds Its Construction Costs In New York, New England 0518
Oil Giants and Their Suppliers Are Investing in Offshore Wind Power 0118 - combined goal of 3 states is 7.5 GW by 2030
Trump Cabinet Calls on Denmark to Help Boost Offshore Wind Output 1017
Made in America - Trump Embracing Offshore Wind? 0417
New York Just Approved The Nation's Largest Offshore Wind Farm 0117
New York Seeks to Develop U.S.'s Biggest Offshore Wind Projects 0117
Offshore Wind Is Finally Up and Running in the U.S., at Block Island 1216
1st US Offshore Wind Farm Is Ready to Go, despite Critics’ Blowback 0816
Massachusetts' Ambitious Clean Energy Bill Jolts Offshore Wind Prospects 0816
NY Utility Plans Largest US Offshore Wind Farm 0716
Offshore Wind May Finally Take Off with Big Projects, None Named Cape Wind 0316
Wind Farm May Be Built off Long Island 0316
The Coming Sea Change Offshore In Meeting New England’s Energy Needs 0216
Feds Green Light Wind Lease off New Jersey Coast 0915
Work under Way on 1st US Offshore Wind Platforms 0715
Cape Wind Terminates Additional Contracts - Viability in Doubt. 0115
Cape Wind’s Future Called into Question. It Loses Its 2 Major Buyers 0115
New Jersey Again Rejects Offshore Wind Farm Plan 1114
US Offshore Wind Power Nears Takeoff, with 14 Projects 0914
Feds Want to Lease Wind Sites on Thousands of Acres Off New Jersey Coast 0714
Dominion Power Top Bidder for Offshore Wind Leases 0913
Record New England Wind Deal Draws Cape Wind Comparison 0913
First Parcels Auctioned For Future US Offshore Wind Farms 0713
East Coast Ports Woo Offshore Wind 1012
Power US East Coast via Offshore Wind 0912
NStar to Buy 28% of Cape Wind Output 0312
Siemens to Finance Cape Wind 0611
Offshore Wind Areas Unveiled 0211
Offshore Wind MW Estimates Rise 1109
Wind Offshore Prospects 0905 - PDF, 34 pp
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Wind - Other Countries
China’s Guangdong Plans More Offshore Wind Power than World Builds in a Year 0523
Ukraine Built More Onshore Wind Turbines Last Year than England 0523
China’s Wind Turbines Get Ever Cheaper as Price War Hits Profits 1122
China Eyes Mountainous Tibet’s Ample Wind for Clean Energy 0422 - 600 GW there and 420 GW more on thr plateau in surrounding provinces
Wind Power Is Back in Europe, as Storms Spur Record Output 0222
Wind Powers Change in England's Industrial Heartland 0222
A North Sea Auction Produces Big Plans for Scottish Wind Farms 0122
One of China’s Energy Growth Engines Plans an Offshore Wind Boom 1121
Oil Giant Total Opens U.K. Offshore Wind Hub in North Sea Oil, Gas Fiefdom 1021 - Total also made an investment in a smaller floating-wind project in Wales.
China’s New Renewable Project Rivals All Wind and Solar in India 1021
Colombia’s Indigenous Lands Are Ground Zero for a Wind Energy Boom 0521 - Caribbean winds blow across rain-shadow desert.
Danish Leader Speaks of Ambitious Offshore Wind ‘Energy Island’ Plans 0421
Roaring Success of Scottish Wind Farm Shows Global Potential 0321
Cheap Wind Power Is Making Quebec's Big, Old Dams More Valuable as a Battery 0221
Oil Giants Win Offshore Wind Leases in Britain 0221
South Korea Has Plan for $43 Billion Offshore Wind Farm 0221 - 8.2 GW. News too on China & US developments
China Blows Past Clean Energy Record with Wind Capacity Jump 0121
Storm Bella Helps Great Britain Set New Record for Wind Power Generation 1220
EU Plans to Increase Offshore Wind Farm Capacity by 250% - 1120
Powering All UK homes via Offshore Wind by 2030 ‘Will Need £50 Billion' 1020
Floating Wind Power Moves Forward Off Portugal 0620
EDF-Led Group Nods $2.2 Billion French Offshore Wind Project 0620
Denmark Proposes 2 Huge ‘Energy Islands’ to Meet 2030 Climate Target 0520
Wind Giant Iberdrola Throws Its Weight Behind Floating Offshore Market 0320
German Wind Power Blown Off Course 1119 - Only 290 MW installed in Q1-2 of 2019. Less in Q3-4.
UK Universities in Landmark Deal to Buy Energy Direct from Wind Farms 1019
World’s Most Efficient Wind Power Plant Doubles Capacity 0919
Scotland’s Wind Farms Generate Enough Electricity to Power 4.5 Million Homes 0719
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Now Operational 0619
Russian Wind Power Blows Hot and Cold 0419
UK Government Throws Its Weight behind Offshore Wind Power Expansion 0319
European Companies Secure Record Amounts of Wind Power 0119
Clean Energy in Australia Is Cheap and Surging, but Could Slow 1018
Solar Soars - Renewable Energy, by the Numbers 0418
British Wind Power Output Hits Record 0318
1st Wind Farm Operational in Coal-Reliant Bosnia 0318
UK Built 1/2 of Europe's Offshore Wind Power in 2017 - 0218
Dutch to Build Artificial Island to Support World’s Largest Wind Farm 0118
Vestas, Windlab to Launch World's 1st Wind-Solar-Storage Project in Australia 1017
See the World's 1st Floating Wind Farm 1017
Huge Boost for Renewables as Offshore Wind-Farm Costs Fall to Record Low 0917 UK subsidy falls to ~ 8¢/kWh
Eyeing Water Scarcity, Cost, Pollution, Tamil Nadu Turns to Sun and Wind Power 0617
India Launches Massive Push for Clean Power, Lighting, and Cars 0517
China Is Planning Ahead for Life after Coal 0517
Giant Offshore Wind Farm Opens in North Sea 0517
NSW's Sapphire WiNSW's Sapphire Wind Farm to Power 49,000 ACT Homes 0417
Wind Turbine Maker Vestas Eyes End to Green Power Subsidies 0417
Wind Power Blows Through Nuclear, Coal, as Costs Drop at Sea 0317
Japan Accelerates Wind Power Development, as Government Support Pays Off 0217
OPEC’s Top Producer Is Turning to Wind and Solar Power 0217
Aussie Silverton Wind Farm's Output Will Be Like Taking 192,000 Cars off the Road 0217
Sweden's Vattenfall Aims to Have 3 GigaWatts of Wind Power by Year-End 0217
China’s Embrace of HVDC Electricity Transmission Holds Lessons for Others 0117
It Can Power a Small Nation. But This Wind Farm in China Is Mostly Idle. 0117
Today All Dutch Trains Are Powered 100% by Wind Energy 0117
UK Wind Generated More Electricity than Coal in 2016 - 0117
Offshore Projects Are Booming for European Wind Industry 1016
New Wind Turbines Could Power Japan for 50 Years, after a Single Typhoon 0916
Solar on the Steppe - Ukraine Embraces Renewables Revolution 0916
China Embarked on Wind Power Frenzy, Says IEA 0916
Hybrid Solar and Wind Systems Attract Turbine Makers in India 0916
1 New Wind Turbine Built per Day across Scotland 0916
Scotland Just Produced Enough Wind Energy to Power It for an Entire Day 0816
Lessons along the Path to 100% Clean Energy 0716 - 100% green energy in Portugal & Germany at some times, but what about the other hours? Storage, fossil fuel power?
European Offshore Wind Investment Hits €14 Billion in 2016 - 0716
South Australia Reaps 83% of Electricity in 1 Day from ‘Wild’ Wind 0716
Dong Energy to Build World’s Lowest Cost Offshore Wind Farm 0716 - 8¢/kWh
Wind Power Plant in Atacama Desert Fills Chile's Clean-Energy Sails 0716 185 MW
How the London Array Blows Away the Competition in Green Energy 0616
Wind at China’s Back to Amp Up Its Renewables 0616 - Put wind turbines NEARER to population centers.
Wind Farm Owner, Danish Dong Energy Floats for £10 Billion IPO 0616
World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm (11.8¢/kWh) Seen Online 2 Years Early 0616
Why China Is Having So Many Problems Ramping Up Wind Power 0516 - more MW than US, but fewer MW-hours. China’s wind turbine quality is lower, wind farms sprout without transmission connections, or the grid dispatches coal plants instead of curtailed wind, when wind is cheaper (almost $0/MWh variable cost), in places because coal is used for combined heat and power, in other just because wind is intermittent and coal is hard to ramp up and down.
U.S. No Longer Top Wind Turbine Producer. China Is. 0216
China Breezes past EU to Become Wind Power Leader 0216
World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm to Be Built off Yorkshire Coast 0216
French Wind Industry Sees Deregulation Driving Strong Growth 0116
Denmark Broke World Record for Wind Power in 2015 - 0116 - 42% for the year
Major Offshore Wind Operator Plans £6 Billion UK Investment by 2020 - 0116
British Court Rejects Donald Trump’s Attempt to Block Wind Farm 1215
Paris Climate Accord Is a Big, Big Deal (2.8¢/kWh Wind & 4.2 Solar) 1215
Sea Change in Renewables Market Forces 1115 - near UK: offshore wind, tidal, waves
Apple Cleaning Up Its Act in China with More Renewable Energy 1015
Google Pumps Funds into Africa’s Biggest Wind Farm 1015
Turnbull Government Appoints Australia's 1st Wind Farm Commissioner 1015
China's Economic Shift to Aid Climate Fight but Packs a Commodity Punch 1015 Lack of transmission limits power use.
Donald Trump Takes Campaign against Wind Farms to UK Supreme Court 1015
Hydrogen Economy Is Emerging from Excess Wind Power in Germany 0915
Wind Industry Says It Could Supply 25% of EU Electricity by 2030 - 0915
Victorian Government to Back New Wind Farms, as Part of Renewables Plan 0815
France Launches Tender for Floating Offshore Wind Projects 0815
Wind Power Sets Records, as Countries Seek Climate Fixes 0815
Cheap Power or Clean Energy? India’s $200 Billion Dilemma 0715
Denmark Produces 140% of Its Electricity Needs through Wind Power 0715
Ethiopia Harnesses Wind Power 0615
$450 Million Victoria Wind Farm to Be Built after Renewable Energy Bill Passed 0615
Scotland’s Wind Power Hits Record Levels 0615
Renewable Energy Surge Revives Europe's Power Trade 0415
Asia, Africa Likely Biggest Growth Markets for Wind Power 0415
Big, Clean Wind Energy Industry Matures at Sea 0315
Wind Power Beats Nuclear Again in China & Hydro in the U.S. for the 1st Time 0315
World's Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Approved for Yorkshire Coast 0215
U.S. Companies Pledge to Build 20 GW of Renewable Energy in India 0215
Germany Boosts Onshore Wind Capacity by Record Amount in 2014 0115
Wind Power Rose Strongly in 2014, in US (6 x), China, Germany & Brazil 0115
Wind Power ‘Adds Resilience to UK Energy Market’ 0115
UK Wind Power Reaches Record High, as Scotland's Success Continues 0115
On Tuesday, Wind Farms Outstripped Nuclear Power in UK 1014
Wind Blows Away Fossil Power in the Nordics, the Baltics Next 1014
Wind Power Is Cheapest Energy, EU Analysis Finds 1014
India Wind Policy Targets 1 GigaWatt Offshore by 2020 - 0914
4.9 GW of New Offshore Wind Capacity under Construction in Europe 0714
Generation Gap - Wind Opens Big Lead over Nuclear in China 0314
Europe’s Record Wind Energy Drives Down Emissions and Electric Prices 0114
122% Wind Power in Denmark for 90 Hours in 2013 - 1213
French Plans for More Wind Farms Fans Controversy 1113
Japan Starts Up Offshore Wind Farm Near Fukushima 1113
Ethiopia Opens Africa's Largest Wind Farm 1013
Indian CLP Billionaire’s Wind Farms Plan Bond Debut 1013
Brazil Cools on Nuclear Power Plans, Favors Wind 0913 - also under Nuclear
Copious Data Gives China an Edge in Renewable Energy Production 0813
Wind Farms Cleared for Building Near UK Airports, by 3D Radar 0713
Eco-Blowback - Mutiny in the Land of Wind Turbines (Germany) 0713
See graph below for German wind production day by day during 2012.
China's Wind kWh Rose More than Coal’s for 1st Time in 2012 - 0313
Wind Surpasses Nuclear in China 0213
Wind Top Electricity Producer in Spain 0213
Europe Lags Targets for Offshore Wind 0113
Wind Is Cheaper than New Coal in South Africa 1012
Norway's Statoil Plans Wind Farm off Maine 0612
China Challenges U.S. for World Wind Leadership 1209
Wind Can Provide 24-50% of India & China's Electricity 0909
Floating Wind Turbine Launched 0609
Brief Wind Bursts Propel Spain to 40% 0309
Wind May Power All UK Homes by 2020 - 1207
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Wind - World
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Note the pronounced, if subtle, decline in wind speeds over land. But not over the oceans.
World wind speeds average ~5.5 m/sec over land and ~8 m/sec over water (from map below).
World’s Biggest Wind Power Projects Are in Crisis, Just When World Needs Them Most 0723
Offshore Wind Farms Fall Victim to Global Inflation Fight 0323
Wind Power’s ‘Colossal Market Failure’ Threatens Climate Fight 0422
Wind Industry Warns It Isn’t Building Enough to Curb Global Warming 0321
Offshore Wind Energy Investment Quadruples despite Covid-19 Slump 0720
World's Wind Power Capacity Up 19% after Record Year 0320
Offshore Wind Farms ‘Can Provide More Electricity than the World Needs' 1019
Solar Soars - Renewable Energy, by the Numbers 0418
Big Oil Replaces Rigs with Wind Turbines 0317
Offshore Wind Moves Into Energy’s Mainstream 0217
Coal and Gas to Stay Cheap. But Renewables Still Win Race on Costs 0616
Solar, Wind on Pace to Eclipse Coal-Burning 0616
Global Wind Capacity to Nearly Double in Next 5 Years 0416
Is the Wind Industry Still a Safe Bet for Investors? 0316
Solar and Wind Just Did the Unthinkable 0116
- In 2015, more GW added & $ invested than in fossil fuel electricity, despite plunging, bargain fossil fuel prices.
Wind, Solar Power Soaring, in Spite of Bargain Prices for Fossil Fuels 0116
Why Wind and Solar Are Already Better Value than Fossil Fuels 0815
New Renewables Broke Through 100 GW Barrier in 2014 - 0315
World Wind Power Poised to Bounce Back, after Slowing in 2013 - 0414
2013 to Be Record Year for Offshore Wind 1013
World's Wind Turbines to Surpass 300 GW 0613 .
Wind Power Sets Records Again in 2012 - 0413
Wind Power Is Now Cheaper Than Coal in Some Countries 0213
Building a Wind-Centered Economy 1012
Enough Wind to Power Global Energy Demand 0912
Offshore Wind Development Picking Up Pace 0812
World Wind - New Record in 2011 - 0312
Wind - Centerpiece of New World Energy Economy 0311
US Still Leads World in Total Wind GW 0810
World Wind 2009 Update, > 150 GW 0310
World Adds 17 GW of Wind in 2008 - 1009
Wind Power Industry Accelerates 0306
Wind Stats 2005 - 0306 - PDF
Map of World Wind Resources, Focus Anglo-America 0405
See http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=178 & www.3tier.com/en/support/resource-maps/. & see below.
Wind - Technical
Push to Slash Shipping Emissions by Harnessing the Wind 1023
Wind-Powered Cargo Ship Sets Sail, in a Move to Make Shipping Greener 0823
Giant Kites Could Pull Cargo Ships across the Ocean & Slash Their CO2 Output 0623
Wind Turbines Taller Than the Statue of Liberty Are Falling Over 0123
Wind Energy’s Health Benefits Could Quadruple by Dialing Down Fossil Fuels 1222
Is Climate Change Slowing Down the Wind? 0922 - From 1978 until 2010, research showed a worldwide stilling of winds, with speeds dropping 2.3% per decade. In 2019, though, a group of researchers found that, after 2010, global average wind speeds had actually increased — from 7 miles per hour to 7.4 miles per hour.
Despite those conflicting data, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecasts slowing winds for the coming decades. By 2100, that body says, average annual wind speeds could drop by up to 10%.
MIT Scientists Have Found a Way to Increase Energy Output of Wind Farms 0822
After a Shaky Start, Airborne Wind Energy Is Slowly Taking Off 0222
How Long Should Higher Wind and Solar Costs Last? 0122
Floating Wind Farms Are About to Transform the Oceans 1021 - Lots on process to try to get fishermen on board. US Pacific offshore is steep, so floating wind turbines make most sense there. Ideal wind, 33 miles offshore. 100 floating turbines on standardized platforms.
What’s the Carbon Footprint of a Wind Turbine? 0621
A Monster Wind Turbine Is Upending an Industry 0121 - 13 MegaWatts, diameter about 650 feet
Black Wind Turbine Blades Reduced Bird Mortality by 72% - 0820
Renewables Hit a Transmission Wall in Saturated Upper Midwest Grid 1219
Climate Change Impacts India’s Wind Energy Industry 0319 - India’s potential wind power fell 13% in 40years, due to a weaker monsoon.
Wind Turbine Shutdowns in Polar Vortex Stoke Midwest Debate 0219 below -20°F, as many parfts become brittle with cold
Wind Farms Can Act Like Apex Predators in Ecosystems 1118
The Wind Is Slowing Down (over Land) 0518
Report Finds Offshore Wind Turbines Not as Dangerous for Seabirds as Thought 0418
GE to Develop World's Largest Wind Turbine in France 0318 - 12 MegaWatts, 853 feet tall, for offshore
Wind Energy Potential Is Declining, due to Climate Change 1217 - Lower wind speeds on land cut potential wind energy 8% to 40% in northern hemisphere mid-latitudes, including 10% in China and 8% in US Midwest.
Oceans Could Offer a Wind-Powered World 1017
See the World's 1st Floating Wind Farm 1017
There’s Enough Wind Energy over the Oceans to Power Human Civilization 1017
Tesla, Vestas Pair Up to Develop Ways to Combine Storage and Wind 0917
When Backyard Wind Is Cheaper than Fossil Fuels 0817 - vertical axis, optimized
Tesla Batteries May Back Up Wind Farm Off Massachusetts Coast 0717
When Wind Is the Firmest Thing on the Grid 0617
China’s Embrace of HVDC Electricity Transmission Holds Lessons for Others 0117
One of World's 1st Kite-Driven Power Stations to Open in Scotland 1016
New Wind Turbines Could Power Japan for 50 Years, after a Single Typhoon 0916
Offshore Wind Farms See Promise in Platforms That Float 0916
Wind Power Will Get a Lot Cheaper, as Wind Turbines Grow Enormous 0916
Researchers Envision 656-foot Long Blades on Wind Turbines 0316
Plastic Grass Could Cover Buildings to Produce Energy from Wind 0116
Statoil to Decide on Scottish Floating Wind Farm in September 0715
Whirlpool Windmill Produces Power without Blades - Using Wobbles 0615
Renewable Energy Surge Revives Europe's Power Trade 0415
Startup Offers Wind Turbines That Look Like a Tree and Sound Like One Too 1214
Groundbreaking Technology Stores Wind Power in Salt Caverns 1214
Paying Wind Generators Not to Produce Power 1114
Lighter-than-Air Turbine to Harness High-Altitude Winds 0914
The Nocebo Effect, and Why It’s Much More Dangerous Than Wind Turbines 0813
Wind Turbines Do Not Affect Residential Property Values 0813
Wind Power Systems Hit Transmission Hurdles 0813
Wind Energy’s Shadow - Turbines Drag Down Power Potential 0513
Wind Power May be Much Less, Due to Turbine Wind Shadow 0313
Kites to Harness Wind at Altitude 0112
Not So Windy 0709 - See dual graphs, 2 sections above, for changes in world wind speeds since 1981.
GO TO Context. .Sun 1. .2: Markets. .3: Projects+. .4. .Wind: US. .Abroad. .World. .General: Future. .Biofuels. .Hydro+. .Geothermal
General Renewables - Growth & Prices
IEA Report Has Terrific News for the Climate 1023
‘Staggering’ Green Growth Gives Hope for 1.5°C, Says Global Energy Chief 0923
EU Fossil Fuel Burning for Electricity Fell to Lowest on Record in 2023 - 0823
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think 0823 - Many growth effects as renewable energy prices fall.
Wind and Solar Prop Up the Texas Power Grid, amid a Brutally Long Heat Wave 0723
Meaning of an ‘Optimal’ Clean Energy Investment Changes as Prices Rise 0723
Solar, Wind Energy Keep Texas Power Grids Running in Weeks-Long Heat Wave 0723
Clean Energy Technologies Costs Drop - Debt Cost Up, Commodity Costs Down 0623
China on Track to Blow Past Xi’s Clean Power Goal 5 Years Early 0623
Renewables Softened Blow from Intense Texas Heat Wave 0623
Wind + Solar Overtakes Gas for EU’s Electricity 0223
Renewables Supplied 88% of Portugal’s Electricity Use in January 0223
Russia’s War in Ukraine is Accelerating the Shift Away from Oil and Gas - BP 0123 
Renewables Projected to Be 1/4 of US Electricity Generation. Really Soon 0123
Renewables Will Overtake Coal by Early 2025, Int'l Energy Agency Says 1222
New Record Renewable Energy Production in South Australia, More to Come 1222
Alberta Is on Track to Meet its 2030 Renewable Energy Goal Ahead of Schedule 1222
Europe’s Energy Risks Go Beyond Gas 1122
Clean Energy Transition Gains Speed, despite Global Tumult 1022
Clean Energy Has a Tipping Point. 87 Countries Have Reached It. 1022
Coal Crunch Hastens Indian Metal Makers’ Switch to Green Energy 0822
Wind, Solar Provide 67% of New US Electric Generating Capacity in Q1-2 2022 - 0822
Renewable Energy Provides Relief from Rising Power Prices 0722
Renewable Electricity Growth, per BP 0722
As Texas Saw Record Electricity Demand, Wind and Solar Delivered 0622
The New US Record in Renewable Electric Generation 0622
China’s Renewable Energy Fleet Is Growing Too Fast for Its Grid 0622
The US’s New Record in Renewables 0622
China Is on Track to Double Its Solar Panel Installations from Last Year’s Record 0522
How Australia Is Transforming Grids Away from Coal Power 0522
Supply Chain Delays, Steel Costs Are Stalling Renewable Energy Growth 0522
China Triples Solar Investments as Clean Energy Push Accelerates 0522
The World Added a Record Amount of Renewable Energy in 2021 - 0522
California’s All-Renewable Moment Shows the Future of the Power Grid 0522
Sluggish Renewables Growth Threatens Bangladesh’s Clean-Energy Goals 0422 - 774 MW renewables now, only 2% of the overall mix
California Ran on Nearly 100% Clean Energy on April 3, 2022 - 0422
China Will Hit 2030 Climate Goal Early, Says State-Linked Think Tank 0422
Wind and Solar Hit a Record 10% of Global Electricity Generation in 2021 - 0322
China Could Hit 2030 Renewable Target by 2025 on Local Ambitions 0322
Amazon Led Companies Buying over 30 GigaWatts of Renewable Energy in 2021 - 0322
Germany Brings Forward Goal of 100% Renewable Power to 2035 - 0222
China Researcher Sees Wind and Solar Easily Beating Xi’s Goal 0222
Texas Leads US in Clean Energy, Almost in Spite of Itself 0222
Rising Costs May Erase Years of Renewables Progress 1221
Technology Drives a Renewables Power Transition 1221
China’s Push for Rooftop Solar and Rural Wind Boosts Producers 1021
Pacificorp’s IRP Includes 6.7 GW Storage, 5.6 GW Solar, Plus Fossil Fuels 0921
Clean Energy Interest Soars in NSW as States Resist Rules to Prop Up Coal 0821
NextEra Adds 1.84 GW Renewables and Storage to over 15 GW Backlog in Q2 - 0721
Most New Wind and Solar Projects Will Be Cheaper than Coal 0621
Xcel Procures Wind, Solar and Storage for 1.7 to 3.0 ¢ / kWh in Colorado 0621
Global Renewable Energy Industry Grew at Fastest Rate since 1999 Last Year 0521
California Just Hit 95% Renewable Electricity. Other States Are Following. 0421
100% Clean Power? U.S. May Be Halfway There 0421 vs. 2005 business-as-usual projection. In reality, 40-41% in 2020.
77–80% of New US Power Capacity Came from Solar & Wind in 2020 - 0221
In Clean Energy Milestone, US Renewables Pulled Ahead of Coal in 2020 - 0221
China Blows Past Clean Energy Record with Wind Capacity Jump 0121
Wind, Solar to Be 70% of New US Electric MW in 2021. Batteries Gain Momentum. 0121
Trump's Unplanned Gift to Biden - Clean Energy on the Rise 1220
Renewable Power Grows Strongly, Despite the Pandemic 1120
Renewables Cut Australia's Emissions More than Covid, Energy Analysis Finds 1120
Aggressive Push to 100% Renewable Energy Could Save Americans Billions 1020
Cheaper Renewable Power May Drive Economic Recovery, Lazard Says 1020
Below, tan diamonds are for operating costs only.
Wind and Solar Produced 10% of Global Electricity in 1st Half of 2020 0820
Europe’s Coal Heartland Is the Hottest Market for Green Power 0620
Renewable Power Will Soon Come Out on Top 0620
Global New Clean Energy Investment Totaled $282 Billion Last Year 0620
India’s Tender for ‘Round the Clock” Renewable Power 0620
UK Electricity Was Coal-Free for 1st Month Ever 0620
U.S. Renewables Outstrip Coal for 1st Time Since 19th Century 0520
U.K. Grid Struggles as Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels 0520
In a 1st, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S. 0520
Renewable Energy Topped Coal in US for 40 Days Straight 0520
Renewables Are the Only Winners in Historic Decline in Energy Demand 0420
India’s Virus Lockdown Sees Clean Energy Gain at Coal’s Expense 0420
Oil Companies Are Collapsing, but Wind and Solar Energy Keep Growing 0420
UK Households to Be Paid for Daytime Green Electricity Use during Lockdown 0420
Utility-Scale Renewables Top Coal in US Electricity Generation for Entire Q1 2020 - 0420
Renewables Make Up over Half of Germany’s Power Mix 0420
Renewables Hit a Transmission Wall in Saturated Upper Midwest Grid 1219
UK Renewables Generated More Power than Fossil Fuels for 1st Quarter Ever 1019
Google Just Made the Largest Ever Corporate Purchase of Renewable Energy 0919
It’s Now Cheaper to Build New Renewables than to Build Natural Gas Plants 0919 - 2019 Colorado RFP results below
Global Renewable Energy Has Quadrupled over Past Decade 0919
Renewable Electricity Beat Out Coal in the US for the 1st Time in April 0619
America's Renewable Electricity Capacity Is Now Greater than Coal’s 0619
'Coal Is on the Way Out'- Fossil Fuels Now Pricier than Solar or Wind 0319
4 Nations Lead the World with 100% Green Energy 0319
Renewables Generated a Record 65% of Germany’s Electricity Last Week 0319
China's 2018 Renewable Power Capacity Up 12% on Year 0119
Renewables Restore Power to 1,000s of Households during Australian Heat Wave 0119
Renewables Could Surpass Fossil Fuels in Britain by 2020 - 0119
India Plans to Add 500 GW of Renewable Energy Capacity within 10 Years 0119
China Launches Subsidy-Free Solar, Wind Power after Project Costs Fall 0119
2 US Electric Utilities Promise to Go 100% Carbon-Free, Say It’s Cheaper 1218
Costa Rica Went over 300 Days on Renewable Electricity Alone 1218
Even in Indiana, New Renewables Are Cheaper than Existing Coal Plants 1018
Solar, Wind Made Up At Least 20% Of Electric Generation In 10 States Last Year 1018
led by Iowa 37%, Kansas 36%, Oklahoma 32%, South Dakota 30%
Why Republican Leaders Love Renewable Energy 0918 - It’s cheaper than the cheapest fossil fuel electricity in 65-70% of the US. Good for rural areas, which are Republican.
This Island Nation Is Making the Fastest-Ever Shift to Renewables 0718
Costa Rica Is Moving toward Carbon Neutrality Faster than Any Other Country 0718
A Year after Paris Pullout, U.S. Companies Are Driving a Renewables Boom 0618
Europe Is Building More Wind and Solar — without Any Subsidies 0518
Renewable Energy Now Employs 10.3 Million People Globally 0518
Apple Now Runs on 100% Green Energy; Here’s How It Got There 0418
Portugal Was Powered 100% by Renewable Energy in March 0418
Global Energy Giants Forced to Adapt to Rise of Renewables 0318
As Price Drops, Renewable Energy Surges to 2nd Place in Minnesota 0318
UK Enjoyed ‘Greenest Year for Electricity Ever' in 2017 - 1217
South Australia Goes All Out on Renewables, despite Federal Focus on Coal 1017
Despite Trump, American Companies Are Still Investing in Renewable Energy 1017
This Summer Was UK’s Greenest Ever for Energy, Says National Grid 0917
Renewables to Provide Bulk of Finland's Energy Next Year 0917
Germany Produced Record 35% of Power from Renewables in 1st Half 0717
As Solar and Wind Prices Fall, Coal’s Future is Fading Fast, BNEF Says 0617
Global Energy Use Stumbles for 3rd year - BP 0617
Non-Hydro Renewables Provided a Record 10% of U.S. Power in March 0617
Renewables Provide More than 1/2 of UK Electricity for 1st Time 0617
'Spectacular' Drop in Renewable Energy Costs Leads to Record Global Boost 0617
India, Once a Coal Goliath, Is Fast Turning Green 0617
Renewables Grow to 17% of Electricity Mix in Australia 0517
Renewable Energy Powers Jobs for Almost 10 Million People 0517
2/3 of Canada’s Electricity Now Comes from Renewable Energy 0517
Saudis to Seek Bids for 700-MegaWatt Wind and Solar Projects 0417
World Clean Power Is Up, Costs Are Down 0417
More Renewable Energy for Less - Capacity Grew in 2016 as Costs Fell 0417
Note: In the USA, on average, levelized costs are much lower, for at least onshore wind and PV solar, than shown above.
CAISO Sets 1-Day Record, Serving 56.7% of Demand with Renewable Energy 0317
Clean Energy Is Now as Big as Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in the US 0317
Almost 90% of New Power in Europe from Renewable Sources in 2016 - 0217
The Irreversible Momentum of Clean Energy 0117 by Barack Obama, in Science
Costa Rica's Grid Used 98% Renewable Energy in 2016 - 0117
Christmas Day 2016 Sets New UK Record for Renewable Energy Use 1216
The Week Portugal Ran on Renewables 1216
UK Hits Clean Energy Milestone - 50% of Electricity from Low Carbon Sources 1216
Latin America Is Set to Become a Leader in Alternative Energy 1216
Half of UK Electricity Comes from Low-Carbon Sources for 1st Time Ever 1116
Renewable Energy Capacity Overtakes Coal 1016
Scotland Exceeds Emission Cut Targets – 6 Years Early 0616
Renewable Energy Surges to Record Levels around the World 0516
Virtually All New US Electric Capacity Added in Q1 2016 Was Renewable – FERC 0516
Portugal Runs for 4 Days Straight on Renewable Energy Alone 0516
Global Renewables Grew at Fastest Rate on Record in 2015 - 0416
Kauai Co-op Integrates over 70% Solar, 90% Renewables 4 Times in January 0216
Costa Rica at 99% Renewable. Are Others on the Same Path? 1215
Renewable Energy Made Up 1/2 of World's New Power Plants in 2014 - IEA 1115
Renewable Energy Outstrips Coal for 1st Time in UK Electricity Mix 0915
Renewables Outpace Nuclear in 45% of World Economies by Population 0715
Record Growth in Renewable Power, But Few Gains in Heat and Transport 0615
China ‘Deserves More Credit’ for Renewable Energy Effort - IEA 0615
How Renewable Energy in South Africa Is Quietly Stealing a March on Coal 0615
Wal-Mart Makes Big Renewable Push with Utilities 0515
Renewable Energy Surge Revives Europe's Power Trade 0415
New Renewables Broke Through 100 GW Barrier in 2014 - 0315
Once Extravagant, Renewable Power Plans Go Cheap 0315
Italy’s Electricity Down 3.4%. 33% Renewable 0114
US Renewable Energy Use Soared in 2012 - 0713
Renewable Energy Will Overtake Natural Gas by 2016 - 0613
2012 Was a Big Year for American Renewables 1212
Big Increase in Output of Scottish Renewables 0612
US Renewable Energy Production Surpasses Nuclear 0711
Renewables Outgrew Fossil Fuels in 2008 - 0509
General - Investment
PacifiCorp Plans 7.4 GW of Storage by 2029, 20 GW of Wind and Solar by 2032 - 0423
Biden Announces Major Aid Package to Help Egypt Transition to Clean Energy 1122
US to See Renewable Energy Boom in Wake of Historic Climate Bill 0822
Even With Biggest-Ever Climate Bill, US Lags China’s Green Spending 0822
China Triples Solar Investments as Clean Energy Push Accelerates 0522
Coal-Laden Inner Mongolia Spending $79 Billion on Renewables 0322 - add 84 GW of wind & solar by 2025. China aims for 1,200 GW of renewables. (US has about 1,100 GW total - fossil and renewable.)
U.S. Clean Energy Draws Record $105 Billion of Private Investment in 2021 - 0322
Duke Energy Plans to Exit All Coal, Double Renewables 0222
India’s Clean Energy Got More Money from Loans Than Coal for 3rd Year 1221
China Starts Round 2 of Massive Desert Renewable Energy Build 1221
Energy Transition’s Half-Trillion-Dollar Year Is Even Better than It Looks 0121
Global New Clean Energy Investment Totaled $282 Billion Last Year 0620
In Developing Nations, a Decline in Clean Energy Investment 1119
Storage, Renewables Continue to Get Cheaper, but Slower than Before – Lazard 1119
U.S. Moves Up to 2nd Most Attractive Renewables Market, after China 0518
Clean Energy Is Trouncing Oil, Gas and Coal in Trump Era 0717
China Solar, Wind to Attract $780 Billion Investment by 2030 - 0417
China to Plow $361 Billion into Renewable Energy by 2020 - 0117
India Plans Nearly 60% of Electricity Capacity from Non-Fossil Fuels by 2027 - 1216
Global Investment in Energy Falls, but Renewables Remain Strong 0916
Pacific G&E Says Clean Energy Will Replace Power from Its Last Nuclear Plant 0616
New Renewable Energy Projects Find Opportunity in Old Transmission Lines 0416
Republicans Are Warming Up to Renewable Energy 0416
China Leads, as Green Energy Investment Plans Hit Record High 0316
Have We Reached the Tipping Point for Investing in Renewable Energy? 0216
Slump in Oil Prices Drives Green Energy Takeup in Top Oil Exporting Nations 0116
Solar and Wind Just Did the Unthinkable 0116
- In 2015, more GW added & $ invested than in fossil fuel electricity, despite plunging, bargain fossil fuel prices.
Experts Predict Renewable Investment Boom, as Congress Renews Tax Credits 1215
U.S. Companies Pledge to Build 20 GW of Renewable Energy in India 0215
Will Falling Oil Prices Undermine Green Energy? Mostly Not. 0115
9 Reasons Not to Be Depressed about the Planet 0115
Xcel to Double Down on Renewable Energy in Minnesota 0115
$550 Billion Fossil Fuel Subsidies Hurt Renewables 1114
Wind Power Is Cheapest Energy, EU Analysis Finds 1014 - see also above
Clean Energy Investment Headed for 2nd Annual Decline 1013
Money Trail Backs the Clean Energy Revolution 0813
Japan's Renewable Energy Growth Dims, as Nuclear Seeks Comeback 0713
Clean Energy Rise Slows in Europe as Incentives Yield to Austerity 0513
Crowd-Funding Boosts US Renewables 0413
US Regains Top Spot in Global Clean Energy Investment 0412
Clean Energy Sector Expected to Double by 2022 - 0312
Projected 2025 Total Plant Costs for Power Generation Technologies 0811
Green Energy Investment Hits Record Global High 0711
China Tops Global Clean Energy Table 0311
China Leads in Renewables Investments 0310
GO TO Context. .Sun 1. .2: Markets. .3: Projects+. .4. .Wind: US. .Abroad. .World. .General: Invest+. .Biofuels. New Wind & Solar Are Cheaper than Operating 99% of of US Coal Power Plants 0123 .Geothermal
General - Future Paths & Plans
Xcel Colorado’s $15 Billion Plan - Double Renewables, Add Gas & Energy Storage 0923
Top Emitter China Needs $38 Trillion to Hit Climate Goals 10 Years Early 0523
We Need an Area the Size of Texas for Wind and Solar. Here’s How to Halve It. 0523
What’s Needed to Reach Net-Zero This Century - IEA 0423
What “Electrify Everything” Actually Looks Like 0423
Tesla Puts an Extra $14 Trillion Price Tag on Sticking by Fossil Fuels 0423
Goldman Sachs Sees China Nearly Tripling Its Target for Wind and Solar 0323
New Wind & Solar Are Cheaper than Operating 99% of of US Coal Power Plants 0123
Europe’s Fossil Fuel Use Is Set to Plummet in 2023 - 0123
California PUC’s Plan for 4 GW More Clean Energy to Bolster Grid Reliability 0123
Winter Blackouts Highlight Need for Clean Energy 0123
Net Zero Will Radically Change How We Use and Generate Electricity 1222
War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy, I.E.A. Says 1022
The Climate Economy Is About to Blossom, even Explode 1022
The Pathway to 90% Clean Electricity Is Mostly Clear. The Last 10%, Not So Much 0922
Switching to Renewable Energy Could Save Trillions 0922
China Rust Belt Province Plans $87 Billion Clean Energy Overhaul 0922
China’s Top Climate Cop Says $19 Trillion Needed to Meet Targets 0922
Global Renewable Energy Investments Can Be Recovered Within 6 Years 0822
India Plans to Get Half Its Electric Capacity from Clean Fuels by 2030 - 0822
Putin’s War Threatens Europe’s Ambitious Climate Goals 0722
NextEra Energy, with FPL, Targets Zero Carbon Emissions by 2045 - 0622
China to Double Wind, Solar Energy Capacity by 2025 - 0622
New York Plans 22 Renewable Energy Plants to Reach Climate Goals 0622
Japan to Use Nuclear Reactors, Renewables to Cut Reliance on Russian Energy 0522
Surging Renewable Power Prices in Europe Are Still a Bargain 0422
China Could Hit 2030 Renewable Target by 2025 on Local Ambitions 0322
Germany Brings Forward Goal of 100% Renewable Power to 2035 - 0222
McKinsey Pegs the Price Tag of a Livable Climate at $9.2 Trillion a Year 0122 - That’s at least $3.5 trillion more a year than the world is currently laying out for both low-carbon and fossil-fuel infrastructure and changes in how people use land.
The US Could Reliably Run on Clean Energy by 2050 - 1221 - much finer resolutions: 30 seconds. Without nuclear or carbon capture.
Renewables Now Half the Price of Fossil Fuels across Europe 0721
The Last Few %, Quantifying Costs & Benefits of 100% Renewable US Electric Grid 0621
South Carolina Regulators OK Dramatically Revamped Dominion IRP 0621
5 Things to Know about the Global Race to Net Zero 0621 - It’s a balance. Major change is key. Momentum is growing. There are valid concerns. Climate goals are attainable.
Transition to Renewables No Longer Optional 0521
We Can Get the USA to 90% Clean Energy by 2035. Here's How. 0521
Nations Must Drop Fossil Fuels Fast, International Energy Agency Warns 0521 - In 2021, stop approving coal plants without CCS. By 2025, ban new furnaces to heat buildings; heat pumps instead. By 2030, electric verhicles are 60% of new vehicle sales, up from 5% today. 100% by 2035. Over 50% of new heavy trucks are electric by 2035. By 2035, zero emissions from power plants. By 2040, half of air travel is by sustainable biofuels or hydrogen.
Renewable Energy Has Become Startlingly Cheap 0421
Can India’s 450 GW Renewable Energy Goal by 2030 Be Achieved? 0421
Renewables + Batteries Offer Australia the Same Energy Security as Coal 0321
A Zero-Emissions US Is Now Pretty Cheap 0121 - "The net cost of deep decarbonization, even to meet a 1°C / 350 ppm trajectory," they write, "is substantially lower than estimates for less ambitious 80% by 2050 scenarios a few years ago.”
A $2.5 Trillion Pathway to a Net-Zero Carbon US 1220 - Princeton study finds a 3% increase in energy costs, as air pollution kills 200,000 to 300,000 fewer Americans and creats 1 million jobs. 5 pathways include high electrification and all-renewables, also more reliance on nuclear, carbon capture and storage, and biomass. (New solar and wind power are already cheaper than coal and natural gas power plants, according to the International Energy Agency.)
100% Clean Power? Don't Wait for New Technology, Study Says 1220
‘Super' Power from 100% Solar, Wind and Batteries Will Change the World 1120
Rethinking Energy 2020-2030 - 100% Solar, Wind, and Batteries Is Just the Beginning 1020
100% Solar, Wind, and Batteries is Just the Beginning 1120
Solar-Hydro Projects Could Power 40% of World 1020
Biden’s Climate Plan Shows that Net Zero is Now Mainstream 0820
How to Drive Fossil Fuels Out of the US Economy, Quickly 0820 - electrify everything, carbon-free - take 1, very detailed
'Total Decarbonization' of US Economy Would Create 25 Million Jobs 0820 - take 2
Goldman Sees $16 Trillion Opening as Renewables Pass Oil and Gas 0620
Falling Renewable, Storage Costs Make 90% Carbon-Free US Grid Feasible by 2035 - 0620
The U.S. Can Get to 90% Clean Electricity in Just 15 Years 0609
Renewable Power Will Soon Come Out on Top 0620
Spain Aims to Pass Green Law, Boost Clean Energy on Grid to 70% - 0520
Australia Could Go 90% Renewable Electricity by 2040 with No Price Increase 0420
As Yukon Snowpack Hits Near-Historic Low, Yukon Energy Looks beyond Hydro 0420
Utilities Have Big Plans to Cut Emissions, but Struggle to Shed Fossil Fuels 0120
Here’s Where We Should Put Our Renewables to Get the Biggest Carbon Benefit 1119
Can India Kick Its Coal Addiction? 0719
100% Renewables for US by 2030 Will Cost $4.5 Trillion - Wood Mackenzie 0719
Australia to Achieve 50% Renewables by 2030 without Government Intervention 0519
Green Mountain Power Announces 100% Renewable Electricity by 2030 Goal 0419
How to Make the World Affordably Carbon-Free 0419
100% Clean Energy & Cars In 20 Years Is Viable, but Unlikely 0219
Renewable Energy Is Surging, but Not Fast Enough to Stop Warming 1118
Puerto Rico Moves to Run on Completely Green Energy by 2050 - 1018
Clean Energy Is Catching Up to Natural Gas 0718
Cheaper Green Power in Britain Could Put Nuclear in the Shade 0718
World on Track for 50% Renewables by 2050 – Bloomberg Energy Outlook 0618
As Wind and Solar Costs Drop below Fossil Fuels, What Barriers Remain for a Low-Carbon Grid? 0318
Correctly pricing services renewables can provide to the grid is a key.
Shell’s Radical Scenario for What It Would Take to Halt Climate Change 0318
Global Energy Giants Forced to Adapt to Rise of Renewables 0318
EU Sees Higher Climate Target Possible, as Cost of Renewables Falls 0318
Utilities (EEI), NRDC to Regulators - Clean Energy Is Inevitable 0218
From Oil to Solar - Saudi Arabia Plots a Shift to Renewables 0218
New Renewables Will Be Cheaper than Existing Coal Plants by Early 2020s - Utility CEO 0118
ISO - Solar, Wind Help Power New England 1117
SoCal Edison Looks to Decarbonize Grid, Transportation in New Climate Plan 1117
How India’s Battle with Climate Change Could Determine All of Our Fates 1117
IEA Lifts 5-Year Renewables Forecast 1017
Worldwide, 100% Renewable Energy Possible by 2050, Says Detailed New Plan 0817 - more detailed update of 1115 study
50% Rise in Renewable Energy Needed to Meet Ambitious State Standards 0717
Wind, Solar Do Not Harm Power Grid Reliability - Draft U.S. Study 0717
In Chile, Many Regard Climate Change as the Greatest External Threat 0717
Paris Climate Deal Won’t Save Us. Our Future Depends on De-Growth. 0717
3 Years to Safeguard Our Climate 0617
'Bring on More Renewables,' FERC Regulator Says, as Grid Study Looms 0617
The Green Revolution Is ‘Unstoppable’ – Al Gore 0617
Storage, Renewables Could Replace New York's Indian Point Nuke 0517
The Cheap Energy Revolution Is Here, and Coal Won’t Cut It 0417
Interactive Map Shows Why Renewables, Natural Gas Are Taking Over the US 0417
Zero-Carbon Energy, except Biomass, Boosts Human and Ecological Health 0317
A Roadmap for Rapid Decarbonization 0317 - broad & detailed blueprint, mostly technological, by decade, of how to go carbon neutral (net-zero emissions) by 2050 and carbon-negative afterward. Science journal
“100% Renewable Energy” Will Require Nukes, CCS and/or Seasonal Storage 0317
See also 80% Renewables by 2050 - NREL 1012 - PDF, 286 pp Vol. I on Overviews page (US Government).
California Bill Aims for 100% Renewable Energy by 2045 - 0217 - electricity only
Renewables Are Not Enough to Deliver Paris Climate Goals 0117
Mass. Legislators Propose 100% Renewable Energy Mandate 0117 - electric by 2035, all by 2050
John Kerry Says Clean Energy Will Yield Job Growth, Survival 0117
The Irreversible Momentum of Clean Energy 0117 by Barack Obama, in Science
Green Energy Can Increasingly Match – or Beat – Fossil Fuel Prices 1216
India Plans Nearly 60% of Electricity Capacity from Non-Fossil Fuels by 2027 - 1216
White House Releases Climate Change Plan Before Trump Takes Office 1116
10 Years On from the Stern Report - Low-Carbon Future Is ‘Only One Available’ 1016
Renewables Poised for Rapid Growth Worldwide 1016
The Future Belongs to Clean Energy 1016
Eastern US Could Get 1/3 of Its Power from Renewables within 10 Years. 0816
Costa Rica Has Gone 76 Straight Days Using 100% Renewable Electricity 0916
NY Approves Plan for 50% Renewable Electricty by 2030 - 0816
Coal and Gas to Stay Cheap. But Renewables Still Win Race on Costs 0616
Falling Cost of Solar and Wind Could Limit Energy Storage Profitability 0616
Pacific G&E Says Clean Energy Will Replace Power from Its Last Nuclear Plant 0616
The World Nears Peak Fossil Fuels for Electricity 0616
Canada's Energy Superpower Status Threatened, as World Shifts off Fossil Fuel 0516
Models Show Move to 100% Renewable Energy Would Save Australia Money 0416
San Diego's 100% Green Plan Seeks Overhaul in Electricity Buying 0416
The United States’ Mind-Blowing Clean Energy Potential 0316
Doubling Renewables by 2030 Could Save $4.2 Trillion per Year 0316
As Temperatures Soar, New Doubts Arise about Holding Warming to 2°C - 0316 - India: 320 GW of renewables by 2030.
Clean Energy Is Win-Win for the US 0316 - US saves $250 Billion a Year by 2030.
The Renewable Energy Revolution Is Already upon Us 0216
Switch to Clean Energy Can Be Fast and Cheap 0116
Grid For Renewables Is Key to Cutting Emissions 0116
Cutting Pollution From U.S. Power Plants Is Cheaper than You Think 0116
Slump in Oil Prices Drives Green Energy Takeup in Top Oil Exporting Nations 0116
UN Climate Chief Says Low Oil Prices Can Boost Renewables 0116
Rapid Switch to Renewable Energy Can Put Paris Climate Goals within Reach 0116
Experts Predict Renewable Investment Boom, as Congress Renews Tax Credits 1215
San Diego Vows to Move Entirely to Renewable Energy in 20 Years 1215
Africa to Triple Its Electric Capacity by 2030, by Adding All Renewables 1215
New York Gov. Cuomo to Increase Renewable Electricity to 50% by 2030 - 1115
The World Could Run Entirely on Wind, Solar, and Hydro Power by 2050 - 1115 See below: 59% solar, 35% wind, 5% water
Renewable Energy Investment Predicted to Surge 1115
Renewable Energy Supply to Double in Major Economies by 2030 - 1115
Paris Climate Deal to Ignite $90 Trillion Energy Revolution 1015
85% of British Power Can Be via Renewables by 2030, Says Greenpeace 0915
3 Ways the World’s Power Mix to Change. #3 Wind & Solar Become Cheapest BNEF 0615 - graph below is 1 of several
1. The world will invest $12.2 trillion, cumulatively from now, in new power generation by 2040.
2. Renewables will account for nearly 60% of new generating capacity.
3. By 2026, globally, renewables will be cheapest electricity source: wind in 2026, superseded by solar in 2030.
Could China, the World’s Biggest Carbon Emitter, Ever Go Green? 0615
Clean Energy Path for West Virginia Detailed in Report 615
Developing Countries Could Leapfrog West with Clean Energy, Says Hollande 0615
Fossil Fuels Just Lost the Race Against Renewables 0415
China Can Cut Cord on Coal (Mostly) by 2050 - 0415 This summarizes the study below.
China 2050 High-Renewables Road Map 0415 - PDF See 3 graphs from the report, near the top of this page.
Australia Could Source 100% of Its Power from Renewables by 2050 - 0415
Renewable Energy Surge Revives Europe's Power Trade 0415
Circular Economy Could Cut Carbon Emissions 70% by 2030 - 0415
Why 2015 Could Be Record Year for Greening US Energy 0415
PJM, Largest US RTO, Is Well-Prepared to Lower Carbon Pollution without Reliability Problems 0315
Will Falling Oil Prices Undermine Green Energy? Mostly, Not. 0115
India’s Renewable Energy Investments Likely to Cross $10 Billion This Year 0115
Obama's India Visit - Hopes for Clean Energy and Climate Deals 0115
Exxon Issues Energy Reality Check as UN Debates Emissions 1214
Clues Show How Green US Electricity May Be in 2050 - 1114
Developing Countries Begin to Take Lead in Green Energy Growth 1014
This video shows a renewable energy future in Germany about 2050.
How California Can Kick Fossil Fuels by 2050 - 1014
Battle Looms Over Renewable Energy; Fossil Fuel Interests Are Losing 0414
World Must End 'Dirty' Fuel Use - UN 0414
UN Urges Huge Increase in Green Energy to Avert Climate Disaster 0414
Power Struggle - Green Energy Versus a Grid That's Not Ready 1213
Central America Opens the Door to Renewable Energy 1113
How Do We Balance Needs of Energy, Water, and Climate? 1113
Fundamental Limitations of Renewable Energy 0813
Renewable Energy Wins Over Republicans Backing Oil 0413
Renewable Energy Becomes a Utility Lifeline 0413
NY Moves Toward Adopting Wind & Other Renewables 0413
Google Explains Why the Future of Energy Is Green 0313
Renewable Energy Could Run Australia in 10 Years 0113
Cloudy US Renewables Forecast for 2013 - 1212
Solar & Wind Could Offer Cheaper Power Than Coal 1112
Renewables to Grow Fastest in Next 25 Years – But Carbon Keeps Soaring 0911
Pay Now, Pay Later - Wisconsin 0811 - green jobs, current and future climate damages, etc. Cost of action vs inaction.
Grid Can Handle 35% of Electricity from Wind & Sun 0510
US Renewables Standard Would Benefit Southeast 0210
Europe's €30 Billion Grid for Renewables 0110
Renewables Can Power All (or More) of 30 States 1009
Renewables Can Power 30 States 100%+ 1009 - PDF, 37 pp
Biomass is not addressed, Combined Heat & Power (3-11% by state) is not shown, nor is 1-6% from Small and Micro Hydro Power in other states (10% in HI), nor 49% PV or 71% Geothermal in HI.
. Geothermal
Water, Wood, Wise ("Tackling Climate Change in the US") 0107 - PDF, 204 pp
Renewables Can Meet > 100% of Global Energy Need, 80% by 2050 - IPCC 0701
Renewables - General - World
Europe’s Energy Risks Go Beyond Gas 1122
Renewables Up from 18 to 22% of Electricity, and Will Accelerate 0914
Renewable Energy Capacity Grows at Fastest Pace Ever 0814
General - China
China on Track to Blow Past Xi’s Clean Power Goal 5 Years Early 0623
Top Emitter China Needs $38 Trillion to Hit Climate Goals 10 Years Early 0523
Goldman Sachs Sees China Nearly Tripling Its Target for Wind and Solar 0323
China’s Top Climate Cop Says $19 Trillion Needed to Meet Targets 0922
China to Double Wind, Solar Energy Capacity by 2025 - 0622
China Is Planning Record 140 GW of Wind and Solar Power Additions This Year 0422
China Will Hit 2030 Climate Goal Early, Says State-Linked Think Tank 0422
Coal-Laden Inner Mongolia Spending $79 Billion on Renewables 0322 - add 84 GW of wind & solar by 2025. China aims for 1,200 GW of renewables. (US has about 1,100 GW total - fossil and renewable.)
China Could Hit 2030 Renewable Target by 2025 on Local Ambitions 0322
China Starts Round 2 of Massive Desert Renewable Energy Build 1221
China’s Push for Rooftop Solar and Rural Wind Boosts Producers 1021
China’s Top Climate Scientists Map Out Path to 2060 Net Zero Goal 0920
Coal’s Last Refuge Crumbles with China’s Renewables Plan 0920
China's Energy Giants Tiptoe into Renewables 0920
Why China’s Renewable Energy Transition Is Losing Momentum 0919 - too little transmission from west China, renewable subsidies phasing out, start subsidies for “new energy” extraction - fracking, extracting methane from coal seams, trde war and economic slowdown
China Aims to Stop Renewable Energy Being Wasted by 2020 - 1117
China Pushes for Mandatory Integration of Renewable Power 0316
China Leads, as Green Energy Investment Plans Hit Record High 0316
Could China, the World’s Biggest Carbon Emitter, Ever Go Green? 0615
China Can Cut Cord on Coal (Mostly) by 2050 - 0415 This summarizes the study below.
China 2050 High-Renewables Road Map 0415 - PDF
China’s Projected Primary Energy Consumption by Year China’s Projected 2050 Electricity Sources by Time of Day
China at Forefront of Clean-Energy Market 1114
China Premier Li Reiterates Plans to Boost Clean Energy 0414
China to Build More Renewables Than EU, U.S. Combined, IEA Says 1113
China Cutting Subsidy for Largest Solar Projects 0313
China's Green Leap Backward 0113
China Tops Global Clean Energy Table 0311, available above under Investment
China Leads in Renewables Investments 0310, available above under Investment
China Feed-In Tariff Supports Renewables 1209
China Poised to Lead in Renewables & CCS 1209
China Hikes Wind and Solar Targets 1009
Renewables - General - Elsewhere
Modi’s Green Dream at Risk as Indian Renewables Hit by Headwinds 0323
Can India’s 450 GW Renewable Energy Goal by 2030 Be Achieved? 0320
Vietnam in Test of What Happens When the U.S. Abandons Climate Diplomacy 0518 - Renewables out-compete coal.
Coal-Reliant Philippines Struggles to Power Up Clean Energy 0518
Portugal Runs for 4 Days Straight on Renewable Energy Alone 0516
Victoria Renewables Target of 30% Is Achievable, Modeling Shows 0416
As Oil Industry Bleeds Jobs, Asia's Green Energy Drive Offers Bright Spot 1015
Australia Could Source 100% of Its Power from Renewables by 2050 - 0415
Renewables to Get Most of $1 Billion Ex-Im Bank Credit for India 0315
Costa Rica Electricity Was 100% Renewable for 75 Days Now. How? 0315
UK on Track to Meet Its Renewable Energy Targets 0215
U.S. Companies Pledge to Build 20 GW of Renewable Energy in India 0215
India’s Renewable Energy Investments Likely to Cross $10 Billion This Year 0115
Obama's India Visit - Hopes for Clean Energy and Climate Deals 0115
Central America's New Coffee Buzz - Renewable Energy 1214
Wind Power Is Cheapest Energy, EU Analysis Finds 1014
Tiny Spanish Island Nears Its Goal - 100% Renewable Energy 0914
India's Push for Renewable Energy - Is It Enough? 0914
Norwegian House-Power Plant Produces Twice The Energy It Uses 0914
Burlington Vermont’s Electricity Goes 100% Renewable 0914
Africa to Add More Renewables in 2014 than Past 14 Years 0814
Clean Energy (& Solar Air Conditioning) Is Indian Government’s Mantra 0814
India's Climate Change View Shifts toward Adaptation, Clean Energy 0314
Strong Future for Renewables in Texas 1213
Federal Boost for Farms' Renewable Energy in Doubt 1013
Cheap Power Stymies Renewables in Kyrgyzstan 0813
European Utilities Switch Off Investment in Fossil Fuel Plants 0613
Gas, Renewables to Power Texas Grid 0613
Copenhagen’s Ambitious Push to Be Carbon Neutral by 2025 0413
Germany Has Built Clean Energy Economy 1112
Climate Action Plan for Incoming US President 1108 - PDF, 17 pp
General - Military
US Military Orders Clean Energy 1010
Commanders Want Renewables in Field 0510
General - Misc.
Climate Models Lowball Storage, Renewable Progress, Highball Net-Zero Costs 0923
Move to Net Zero ‘Inevitably Means More Mining' 0521
China, Europe Way Ahead of U.S. on Clean Energy Jobs 0221
Grid Congestion Costs Billions, Stymies Renewables 0120
Renewable Energy Isn’t Just Cutting Costs, It’s Saving Lives 0817
Charging Electric Cars the Smart Way Will Take Pressure Off the Grid 0317
The Home that Pays Its Own Utility Bill (and Then Some) 0715
Can Low Oil Prices be Good for the Environment? 1114
Power Struggle - Green Energy Versus a Grid That's Not Ready 1213
Scarcity of Rare Metals Hinders Green Technologies 1113
Renewable Energy Needs Huge Mineral Supply 1113
Renewable Energy Reliability Confirmed Further 0813
Renewables Growth Shifts to Developing Nations 0613
Intermittency Problem? Use More Renewables! - 1212
HVDC to Help Renewables Flourish 1212
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Biofuels - Ethanol
Selling a Cleaner, Affordable Cooking Fuel, Ethanol, for Kenyan Homes 1122
Biden Will Allow Summertime Sales of Higher-Ethanol Gasoline 0422
How Corn Ethanol for Biofuel Fed Climate Change 0222
Can Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol Take on CO2 Emissions without Destroying Sensitive Forests? 1017
Electric Vehicles Threaten to Overtake Biofuels 0117
EPA Sets New Biofuel Targets, Which Could End Up on Trump’s Chopping Block 1116
A Plane Full of People Just Flew across the US on Wood-Based Fuel 1116
Biofuels Worse for Climate than Gasoline, Study Finds 0816
Clinton Campaign Studying Alternative to U.S. Ethanol Mandate 0816
Nissan to Develop Ethanol-Based Fuel Cell Technology by 2020 - 0616
Clean Fuel from ‘Bionic Leaf' Could Ease Pressure on Farmland 0616
Solar panels split H2O into O2 and H2. 10% efficient, vs 1% for photosynthesis.
Australia's Defense Force Could Run on Sugar Cane and Tires 0416
Ethanol Mandate, a Boon to Iowa Alone, Faces Rising Resistance 0116
EPA Set to Order Ethanol Increase 1215
Oil Price Slump Taking a Toll on U.S. Alternative Fuels 0115
E.P.A. Postpones Setting Standards for Biofuel Blends 1114
Ethanol's Dwindling Discount from Gasoline Could Slow U.S. Biofuel Demand 1114
Louisiana Biofuels Projects Help Spur Nationwide Green Jobs Growth 1114
Beyond Corn - the New Frontier in Ethanol is Non-Food Biofuel 1014
US Cellulosic Fuel Makers Press Obama to Alter Biofuel Plan 0914
Emmetsburg, Iowa Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Opens September 3 - 0814
EPA Mulls Ethanol Change as Industry Profits Soar 0514
Ethanol Fuels Ozone Pollution 0414
Corn Biofuels Worse Than Gasoline on Global Warming in Short Term 0414
Why Hasn’t Cellulosic Ethanol Taken Over, Like It Was Supposed to? 1113
Secret, Dirty Cost of Fuel Ethanol 1113
AAA Asks Feds to Slash Renewable Fuel Requirements 1013
Corn Prices Plunge amid Oversupply, Retreat from Ethanol 1013
Quest for Cheap, Non-Food Biofuel Starts with a Brewery 1013
EPA May Relax (Diminish) Ethanol Mandate in 2014 - 0813
Milestone in Creating Fuel From Waste 0713
Fast Food Chains Pursue Repeal of Renewable Fuel Mandate 0613
Lawmakers Vote to Ban Ethanol in Maine 0513
Squeezing More From Ethanol 0513
USDA Asks for Approval of Sugar for Ethanol 0413
Drought Is Drying Up All Our Ethanol 0413
Ethanol's Days of Promise Fade 0313
Exxon Decades Away from Making Fuel from Algae 0313
Court Overturns EPA’s Cellulosic Biofuels Mandate 0113
House Republicans Plan to Put Ethanol Fuel Standard on Trial 1212
AAA Warns E15 Gasoline Could Damage Cars 1112
Ethanol Mandate Raises Restaurant Costs 1112
Biofuels Can Be Friend or Foe 1009
Exxon Explores Oil from Algae 0809
Biofuels Worse than Oil on GHGs 0208
Biofuels Boost GHGs - Searchinger 0208 - PDF
Land use change makes corn ethanol a GHG emitter worse than gasoline.
Biofuels & Carbon Debt - Fargione 0208 - PDF. 17 to 423 years to repay carbon debt from replacing natural ecosystems with ethanol or biodiesel farms. Use only prairie biomass on abandoned or marginal cropland, maybe sugar cane from Brazil's cerrado.
Fuel Ethanol - Panacea or Miracle? 1007
Ethanol & Renewable Fuels: 25% by 2025 - 1106 - PDF, 114 pp
Ethanol from Corn, Switchgrass, Wood; Biodiesel from Soy, Sunflower - Pimentel 0305 - PDF, 12 pp
Net Energy Balance of Corn Ethanol - Shapouri (USDA) 0704 - PDF
Effect of Ethanol on Pipelines 0802 - PDF
Biofuels - Biogas
Finnish City Taps Sewers for Energy in Sprint for Net Zero 0522
Oregon Is Turning Sewage into an Endless Supply of Green Energy 0322
Phasing Out Cookstoves a ‘Win-Win’ for Climate and Health 0217 Substitute biogas, electricity for coal, wood, dung.
CLP Power to Tap Methane from Tuen Mun Landfill for Electricity 0117 - outside Hong Kong
Dutch Dairy Industry Launches €150 Million Biogas Project 1116
Tapping Landfills to Generate Power Seemed Smart, but Is Threatened Now 1016
Biomass Could Help Power Africa’s Energy Transition 0516 - Convert biomass to biogas. Use it to make electricity.
Duke Energy Signs Deal to Turn Pig Poop Into Electricity 0316
Key to Water Security Could Be Lurking in a New Mexico Sewage Farm 0815
Backyard Unit Eats Trash to Make Biofuel 0515 - Israeli one solves efficiency, odor & insect problems of China/India units
UK's 1st ‘Poo Bus' Goes into Regular Service 0315
Turning Muck into Money - the Biogas Revolution Takes Off 0215
Biofuel from Trash Could Create Green Jobs Bonanza in UK & Abroad 0215
Turning Blood to Power, Maasai Pastoralists Begin Bottling Biogas 0115
Central America's New Coffee Buzz - Renewable Energy 1214
Wisconsin's Potawatomi Project Will Use Food Waste to Make Energy 1013
Poop Power - New Generation of California Farmers to Use It 0613
Biogas Energy Answer to Zimbabwe’s Power Outages 0513
Biogas Can Meet 25% of Gas Needs 0710
Biofuels - Biodiesel & Jet Fuel
Grass for Gas? Researchers, Business Weigh Sustainable Aviation Fuel Options 0123
Germany Opens World’s 1st Plant for Clean Jet Fuel 1021
ExxonMobil Gambles on Algae Biofuel 0721
Turning Soybeans Into Diesel Fuel Is Costing Us Billions 0118
Planes across Europe to Start Running on Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat 1017
Are Advanced Biofuels Ready for Takeoff? 0517
Airplanes Flying on Biofuels Emit Fewer Climate-Warming Particles 0317
U.S. Navy 'Green Fleet' Fills Up with Italian-Made Biofuel 0616
Can Corn Make Good Jet Fuel? Alaska Air Says Yes. 0616
Clean Fuel from ‘Bionic Leaf' Could Ease Pressure on Farmland 0616
Solar panels split H2O into O2 and H2. 10% efficient, vs 1% for photosynthesis.
Biofuels Will Power Navy’s Next Deployment 0116
Could Diesel Made from Air Help Tackle Climate Change? 0915
Oil Price Slump Taking a Toll on U.S. Alternative Fuels 0115
Biofuel innovators Look for a Breakout 1214
Governments Seek to Raise EU Cap on Food-Based Biofuels 1113
Finn Researchers Make Cheap Biofuel, US Ones Pull Hydrogen from Water 0813
EU Lawmakers Deal a Blow to Crop-Based Biofuels 0713
Kenya Biofuel Project Ignites Land Disputes 0613
Teen's Biofuel Invention Turns Algae into Fuel 0613
Biofuels - Wood
Emissions, Deforestation Set to Spike under Indonesia’s Biomass Transition 0922
European Union Signals a Move Away from Wood Energy 0922
Europe Is Sacrificing Its Ancient Forests for Energy 0922
The ‘Green Energy’ That Might Be Ruining the Planet 0321
500+ Experts Call on World’s Nations to Not Burn Forests for Energy 0221
To Counter Climate Change, We Need to Stop Burning Things (Wood) 0121
EU Being Sued to Stop Burning Trees for Energy; It’s Not Carbon Neutral 0319
Wood Fuel is Bad News for Climate and Biodiversity 0318
EU’s Renewable Energy Policy Is Making Global Warming Worse 0217
Phasing Out Cookstoves a ‘Win-Win’ for Climate and Health 0217 Substitute biogas, electricity for coal, wood, dung.
Is Wood a Green Source of Energy? Scientists Are Divided 0117
Biomass Power Slumps as EPA, Industry Spar on Science 0816
Is Burning Trees Still Green? Some Experts Now Question Biomass 0716
Polluted Air Causes 5.5 Million Deaths a Year 0216 - Wood use for cooking and heating (India, Africa, etc.) is a big chunk.
Dutch Lawmakers Call for Halt to Wood Energy Subsidies 0216
Save More than 4 Million Lives a Year by Harnessing the Sun to Cook 0116
US Forests Threatened, as Demand for Wood-Based Biofuels Grows 1015
UK to Build World’s 1st Power Plant with Negative Emissions 0815
How Europe’s Climate Policies Have Led to More Trees Being Cut Down in the US 0615
Burlington, Vermont Goes All Renewable. Keep Wood in the Mix? 0415
Scientists - No, We Can't Fight Climate Change by Burning Trees 0215
Wood Pellets Are the Energy Boom You Haven't Heard About 1214 - above all, US exports to Europe
Fort Drum Powered by Wood in Renewable Energy Push 1114
Biomass Fuel - Worse for Climate than Coal? 0414
Roll on the Green Revolution - Paper Industry 1113
Power Plants Try Burning Wood With Coal to Cut Carbon Emissions 1113
Cleaner Than Coal? Wood Power Makes a Comeback 1013
Wood Could Bring Power to Those without Electricity 0913
Finn Researchers Make Cheap Biofuel, US Ones Pull Hydrogen from Water 0813 - same as above
Wood is Key Ingredient in Cheap Rechargeable Battery 0613
Wood - Europe’s Fuel of the Future? 0413
Biofuels - Misc.
Giant Methane-to-Methanol Machines Could Curb Methane Emissions 0923
A Green Methanol Pioneer Finally Has a Market 0123
Falling Crop Yields with Warming Could See Rapid Decline in Bioenergy Potential 0922
What’s with Exxon’s Big Algae Push? 0818
Exxon Thinks It Can Create Biofuel from Algae at Massive Scale 0318
Bioenergy Has Its Limits for Cutting Emissions 0117 - Offsetting electricity and heat with bioenergy is 1.6–3.9 times more effective at cutting emissions than offsetting liquid fuels
The Great Garbage Fire Debate - Should We Burning Our Trash into Energy? 0117
Carbon-Eating Bacteria Could Be One Answer to Climate Change 1116
Largest Biochar Facility in U.S. Opens at Cornell 0416
United Airlines Is Flying on Biofuels. Why That’s a Really Big Deal. 0316
Polluted Air Causes 5.5 Million Deaths a Year 0216 - Dung use for cooking and heating (India, Africa, etc.) is a chunk.
Oslo Trash Incinerator Starts Experiment to Slow Climate Change 0116
Save More than 4 Million Lives a Year by Harnessing the Sun to Cook 0116
Scientists Seek to Harvest Electricity from Algae in Green-Energy Effort 1115
Researchers Find Sweet Source for Aviation Biofuel 0615
Vietnam Plans to Generate Power from Rice Husks 0415
Waste-to-Energy Revolution Boosted by Bio-Battery Idea 0315
Oil Price Slump Taking a Toll on U.S. Alternative Fuels 0115
Yak Dung Is Making Climate Change Worse 1214
Louisiana Biofuels Projects Help Spur Nationwide Green Jobs Growth 1114
One project is cellulosic ethanol, the other involves bichar and other biofuels.
Scientists Use E.Coli Bacteria to Create Fossil Fuel Alternative 0914
Probes Search Live Cyanobacteria For Biofuel-Production-Boosting Proteins 0814
Brutal Bust in Next-Generation Biofuels, in One Chart 0414
IPCC Eyes New Bio-Energy Fix 0314
Trash Into Gas, Efficiently? Army Test May Tell 0813
Waste CO2 as Power Source, New Super-Capacitor & Hydrogen from Sunlight 0813
Bid to Clean the Air with Algae 0813
Charged Microbes May Poop Out a Gasoline Alternative 0613
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Hydro - River & Reservoir
Wikipedia (2009 data) REN21, IEA (2015 Data)
Climate Change-Related Droughts Dent Progress on Energy Emissions 1023 - Hyropower output falls during droughts. The demand gap is filled too often by fossil fuels. These have their own problems, since cooling water is usually hotter druing a drought. The output of thermal power plants is based on the difference between combustion termperature and cooling (water) temperature. Warmer cooling water makes the thermal power plant less efficient at producing electricity.
Hydropower Reservoirs, Once Called Clean Energy, Are ‘Giant Methane Factories’ 0723 - Vegetation submerged by dams rots, without oxygen.
Big Power Shortfall Looms After Quebec Wooed US With Cheap Hydro 0423
As Projects Decline, the Era of Building Big Dams Draws to a Close 0423
Hydropower Could Help Poorer Nations Decarbonize, with Little Environmental Impact 0123
Low Water Levels Have Created an Energy Crisis at Africa’s’s Largest Dam 0123
Europe’s Energy Risks Go Beyond Gas 1122 - Unprecedented heat and drought spurred on by climate change and 3 straight years of La Niña also became a major setback for hydroelectric power. Rivers in southern Europe reached record lows. The lack of hydro and nuclear power was a real problem amid the gas crisis, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. If these 2 sources were at the normal level, then Europe probably would not have needed so much gas.
Europe is warming around twice as fast as the rest of the world. The glaciers that help store and release meltwater are diminishing quickly, and hot, dry summers like this year’s could become more common.... Global warming would lead to decreased annual stream flows in Southern Europe by the end of the century, affecting hydroelectric power, but suggested Northern Europe would see increased flows.
In 2017, wind surpassed hydroelectricity as the largest renewable source of power for the European Union.
The World’s Biggest Source of Clean Energy Is Evaporating Fast 1022
Will the West’s Top Renewable Power Source, Water Power, Survive the Drought? 1022
What US Western Drought Reveals about Hydropower 0922
Climate Crisis Forces China to Ration Electricity 0822
China Drought Causes Yangtze to Dry Up, Sparking Hydropower Shortage 0822
World Energy Crisis Would Be Worse without China’s Rainy Season 0722
Mega-Drought Threatens California Power Blackouts This Summer 0422
US Hydropower Eyes Bigger Energy Role, Less Environmental Harm 0322
China Is Facing Its Worst Power Shortage in a Decade, a Whole-World Problem 0621 - Drought has cut hydropower deeply.
Cheap Wind Power Is Making Quebec's Big, Old Dams More Valuable as a Battery 0221
China’s Era of Mega-Dams Is Ending as Solar and Wind Power Rise 0720
Solar-Hydro Projects Could Power 40% of World 1020
As Yukon Snowpack Hits Near-Historic Low, Yukon Energy Looks beyond Hydro 0420
Laos Dam Disaster Leaves 24 Dead, Scores Missing 0718 Top of newly completed dam swept away by heavy rain, as river level rose 15 feet.
New ‘Blue’ Membrane, on Rivers, Could Generate Electricity like 1,000s of Nukes 1219 - Draw energy from the difference in electric potential between salt water and fresh water.
The $3 Billion Plan to Turn Hoover Dam into a Giant Battery 0718 - in short, a huge pumped storage project
Why Hydroelectric Utilities Are Endangered by Soaring Soar and Wind 1117
Canada Has Too Much Clean Hydropower. Anybody Want It? 0917
Proposed Colombia Dam Threatens to Wipe Out Endangered Plants, Disrupt River 0717
Billion-Dollar Dams Are Making Water Shortages, Not Solving Them 0617
2/3 of Canada’s Electricity Now Comes from Renewable Energy 0517
Side Effect of California's Drought - More CO2, Less Hydro
Is Small-Scale Hydro the Answer to India's Clean Energy Needs? 1116
Vietnam Sweats Bullets as China and Laos Dam the Mekong 1016
Bright Future for Water Power in America, Using Existing Dams etc. 0716
Why More than 200 New Dams Will Be a Disaster for the Amazon 0316
Venezuela Shuts Down for a Week, as Drought Cripples Electricity Supply 0316
Mountainous Pakistan Cuts Forest Loss, Disaster Risk with River Power 0316
Hydropower Said to Put Climate, Biodiversity at Risk 0116
Heat Waves, Drought May Curb Global Power Output 0116
As Hydropower Dries Up, Tanzania Moves toward Fossil Fuels 1215
Zimbabwe’s Mega Zambezi Dam Project Could Flounder as Climate Changes 1115
As the Need for Power Surges, Are Small - or Big - Dams in Poor Countries the Answer? 0815
Drought Has Cut California’s Hydro-Electricity Generation by 2/3 - 0715
In Quake-Prone Nepal, Why Solar Power Is an Energy Solution 0615
Drought Cuts Power Production from California Dams 0515
Colorado Begins $3.4 Million Effort to Save Agriculture Water, Make Power with It 0515
Egypt, Sudan Edge Toward Cooperation on Ethiopia’s Nile Dam 0315
California Staring at Decline in Hydro-Power Due to Drought 0315
Lao Hydro Dam to Seriously Affect Vietnam’s Mekong Delta 1214
Private Funding Brings a Boom in World Hydropower, With High Costs 1114
China's 3 Gorges Corp. to Diversify into Wind & Solar, as Big Dam Projects Dry Up 1114
Hydropower May Be Huge Source of Methane Emissions 1014 - also on Carbon + & - page, Rising Carbon Sources
We're Damming Up Every Big River on Earth. Is That Really a Good Idea? 1014
Brazil’s Proposed Mega-dam Auction Provokes Outrage, Indigenous Fight 1014
Dam It - Feds Say U.S. Can Double Hydropower 0514
China’s Great Dam Boom Is a Major Assault on Its Rivers 1113
Hydroelectric Power Makes Big Comeback at US Dams 0913
Indian Court Halts Himalayan Hydro Projects 0813
Brazil's Hydro Dams Could Make Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Soar 0713
New Big Hydro for Africa's People? 0513
Big Dams Are Booming Business 0513
Ethiopia Diverts Blue Nile for Controversial Dam 0513
Hydropower Megaproject to Dam Congo River 0513
Rights and Wrongs of Belo Monte 0513
Human Cost of Brazil's Hydropower 0113
Hydropower Continues Steady Growth 0612
Hydro - Ocean Power
Tidal Power’s Fickle Future 0423 - "Of their 978 theoretical estuaries, a total of 54 had currents fast enough to drive tidal turbines. This number dropped to 47 in simulations with one meter of sea level rise. With 2 meters of sea level rise, it fell to 40."
The World Needs More Gigantic Sea Dams for Tidal Power 1022
Giant Deep Ocean Turbine Trial Offers Hope of Endless Green Power 0522 - Harness ocean currents 30-50 meters deep.
Harnessing the Ocean’s Energy to Power Homes, Airplanes and Distilleries 1221 - tidal power, focus in Scotland
Ocean Energy About to Ride a Wave 0221 - wave power and tidal power
Capturing the Green Energy of the Deep Blue Sea 0620 - harnessing the power of the Gulf Stream ocean current
Researchers Are Closer to Harvesting Osmotic Energy from Salt / Fresh Water 1219
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Picks Up Momentum in Pacific 1219 - OTEC
Could Wave Power Be the Next Boom in Renewable Energy? 0419
Meygen Tidal Turbine Powers on to World Record 0219
The 7 Positive Externalities of Negative Emissions from OTEC 1218 - OTEC, send surface water deep
Tidal Turbine Maker Bids to Turn U.K. into a Green Saudi Arabia 0417
America's 2nd Wave-Produced Power Goes Online in Hawaii 0916
Waves of the Pacific Are on Chile’s Energy Horizon 0516
Alaska Aquarium Uses Seawater for Heating 0416
Triton Wave Device Could Provide 1/3 of America's Power 0416
Tidal Lagoon Technology Gets Multi-Million £ Boost 0216
Could New Generation Wave Energy Provide 1/3 of Australia's Electricity? 1115
Sea Change in Renewables Market Forces 1115 - around UK: offshore wind, tidal power, waves
Revolutionary Fence Set to Trap Sea’s Tidal Power 0815
Cardiff Tidal Energy Lagoon ‘Could Power Every Home in Wales' 0315
Whatever Happened to Wave Power? 0215
£1 Billion Tidal Lagoon - Swansea Bay Deadline Looms 1114
Seychelles Could Generate Cheap Power from Ocean Waves by 2016 - 1114
Wind Farm of the Future Might Be Underwater 1114
Tidal Power Generator Unveiling Hailed as Landmark 0814
Underwater Ocean Turbines - A New Spin on Clean Energy? 0814 - tidal power, at depths greater than the bottom of where surface ships travel
US Regulations Push Wave-Energy Project to Australia 0414
Clean, Green & Unobtrusive, Wave & Tidal Energy Projects Appeal to Scots 1013
Tidal Energy Scheme Off Northern Scotland Gets Go-Ahead 0913
Britain's Tides Are Energy Goldmine 0613
World’s Largest Wave Power Scheme Given Go-Ahead 0513
Lockheed to Build 10 MW OTEC Plant Off Hainan 0413
UK Tidal Power Has Huge Potential 0113
Scotland Surfs Ahead on Wave Energy 0912
1st Tidal Power Delivered Off Maine 0912
Florida Electricity from Ocean Current 1008
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Geothermal
Recent Advances in Geothermal and Nuclear Power Support Net-Zero 0723
Energy Startup Says It Has Achieved Geothermal Tech Breakthrough 0723
Geothermal Electricity Poised for Growth, with Help from the Oil Industry 0123
How Kenya Became the World’s Geothermal Powerhouse 0922
Geothermal Energy Might Break Out in US 0122
Geothermal Energy, the Forgotten Renewable, Has Finally Arrived 1220
In Hot Water - New Mexico Battles the Dark Side of Renewable Energy 0319
Swedish Technology Could Make Geothermal as Mainstream as Wind and Solar 0319 - uses low-temp (90°C) heat
Welcome to the Steam-Powered Suburbs 1117
Australian Firm Plans US's Largest Geothermal Plant in Imperial Valley 0117
Iceland Is Digging a Very Deep Hole to Tap Geothermal Energy 1016
Engineers Work to Cut Costs and Emissions in Geothermal Power 0716
Developing Nations Need $133 Billion Geothermal Investment by 2030 - 0815
How Volcanoes Could Help Power the Planet—But Barely Do 0315
Report Touts ‘Accessible’ Geothermal Resources, Cheaper Alternative to B.C.’s Site C 1114
US Geothermal Power Industry Lost Steam, But May Be Poised for Comeback 1014
Kick Out Kenya’s Masai Herders to Develop Geothermal Energy? 0914
Geothermal Map Data System Could Yield 100% of US Electricity 0213
Geothermal Takes a Technological Step Forward 0113
Geothermal Industry Has Big Plans 1211
Geothermal Mapping Report - US Resource Is 10 x Coal 1011
Geothermal's Great Potential 0611
US Geothermal to Grow 300% in Few Years 1009
Misc.
Newly Discovered Enzyme Turns Hydrogen in Air into Electricity 0323
‘Blue’ Hydrogen May Pollute More than Coal 0821 - "Blue hydrogen involves splitting gas into hydrogen and CO2, then capturing and storing the CO2."
Hydrogen-Fueled Climate Goals Need Radical Carbon Price Hike 0320
Evaporation Could Power Most of the U.S. 0917
Exxon Issues Energy Reality Check as UN Debates Emissions 1214
Wind, Solar Lead to Growing Investment in Power Lines 0914
How Global Warming Could Boost Green Energy in an Unexpected Way - Water Shortages 1013
How to Lose Half a Trillion Euros 1013
In a Hot, Thirsty Energy Business, Water Is Prized 1013
Germany's Energy Poverty - How Electricity Became a Luxury Good 0913
Dominion, Virginia's Largest Electric Utility, Updates Energy Plan, with Gas 0813
German Energy Giants Pull Plug on Conventional Power 0813
German Utilities Hammered, in a Market That Favors Renewables 0813
Enzyme Makes Hydrogen Faster and Cheaper 0811
Eliminate Fossil Fuel Subsidies - IEA 1110
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