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Video: Coal cooling towers come crashing down
A wonderful slow motion video of some coal-fired power plant cooling towers getting blown up. Sign of the times?
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Feb 7, 2013

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Wind energy topped 30% of Danish power consumption at end 2012
Wind power provided enough electricity for over 30% of Denmark’s electricity consumption by the end of 2012. And it has 50% in its sights.
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Feb 5, 2013

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Inside the world’s largest single-unit solar power plant
Shams 1 is the largest single-unit solar power plant in the world — with 768 parabolic trough collectors tracking the sun.
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Jan 16, 2013

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German PV = 50% of peak summer demand, US PV = 0.5%: chart
At end 2011, Germany had over 39 times more solar power capacity per TWh of electricity production than the US, and it was second only to Italy.
Zachary Shahan

Dec 20, 2012

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Renewable energy Big Picture: part two
The second in a two-part series, 19 charts and graphs look at international solar growth, energy subsidies, the merit order effect and new technology.
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Dec 17, 2012

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The renewable energy Big Picture: part one
A whole lot of charts show how global solar and wind costs are falling as installations rise, bringing them into play against fossil fuels.
Zachary Shahan

Dec 14, 2012

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Africa’s biggest solar power plant to be built in Ghana
155MW solar PV plant planned for Ghana will be the largest in Africa once completed, as well as one of the largest in the world.
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Dec 7, 2012

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Al Gore on climate policy, renewable energy, natural gas, and more…
The Climate Reality founder and ex VP talks climate policy, carbon pricing, green investment, renewables R&D and gas emissions.
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Nov 22, 2012

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Obama vs Romney on energy, climate change and environment
The Natural Resources Defense Council’s useful comparison of the Democrat and Republican candidates’ policies – and what they have said.
Zachary Shahan

Oct 29, 2012

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Seven reasons why I love electric cars
Not sure what to think about electric vehicles? Here are seven big reasons why you should love them…
Zachary Shahan

Oct 18, 2012

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The cost of solar vs bank bailouts and Iraq war
How does the money spent on bank bailouts and the Iraq war compare with solar subsidies? Get ready for a really, really long graph.
Zachary Shahan

Sep 27, 2012

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Chart: German wholesale power prices down, retail prices up
Germany’s electricity price disconnect in a graph: Wholesale prices fall with renewables penetration, but somehow this is not passed on to customers.
Zachary Shahan

Sep 13, 2012

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