Craig Morris
German household power bills are badly exaggerated, and the Energiewende is not causing energy poverty.
Coal Germany Governments News & Commentary Renewables
Germany lifts 2030 renewable energy target to 65%
On Friday, a 28-page text covering the main policy fields cursorily was published after a previous draft had been leaked. For energy policy, the changes are encouraging, but a...
Electricity from renewables in Germany grew by a record amount, but one big news item may have been overlooked amidst all the new records.
Here’s a question: how big is the entire power plant fleet in your country compared to the fleet of vehicles?
China Governments India News & Commentary Renewables Solar
Nuclear cannot keep up with wind, and solar is coming next
Even countries with long-standing nuclear aims are adding wind power much faster, as Brazil, China, and India show. Those interested in the fastest way to mitigate climate change can...
Community Power Electric Vehicles Other Good Stuff
People want fewer cars in cities – not everyone knows it yet
We only think we like cars when we can’t imagine getting around without them. In German town of Freiburg, citizens are taking their streets back.
Germany's election campaign shows we still have to get our heads around how fundamentally different electric vehicles will be.
Governments News & Commentary Renewables
The French experiment – and the shift from nuclear to renewables
Macron has appointed his cabinet, but the direction of the country’s energy transition remains unclear. The energy portfolio is now known as "ecology and solidarity".
Coal Governments Nuclear Other Good Stuff Renewables United States Government
“Too much renewables” is a political decision
While Americans chose to curtail wind and solar rather than conventional energy, the Germans say baseload plants (coal and nuclear) are the problem.
Renewable energy made up just over 41% of Germany’s power supply last month, the most ever at around 19.5 TWh, as nuclear continues its decline.
