energy Archives - Page 12 of 20 - Renew Economy

New York’s smart grid research may shape U.S.
New York and its utility infrastructure are highly vulnerable to climate change-influenced extreme weather and rising seas.
Bobby Magill

Apr 13, 2015

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US submits climate plan as Paris pact taking shape
US informs United Nations how it will fight global warming under a post-2020 agreement that’s due to be finalized during talks in Paris in December.
John Upton

Apr 1, 2015

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Cities could be ideal place for utility-scale solar plants
What if solar power plants could be built in developed areas between or atop buildings and homes without having to impact the desert?
Bobby Magill

Mar 17, 2015

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Commentary

Dear Tony Abbott, here’s a heads-up: The future is not coal
Take a look around Tony. Our future economic prosperity is not in a declining, debt riddled, century old technology that’s not doing so well. You might want to rethink, well, everything.
Nigel Morris

Mar 13, 2015

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Four countries eclipse EU renewable goals early
The European Union continues to march toward its renewable energy goals for 2020, but some countries aren’t content to wait until then to meet their targets.
Brian Kahn

Mar 12, 2015

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Artificial photosynthesis closer to boosting renewables
Battery storage is one way to smooth renewables supply to the grid. Scientists are looking to plants and trees for another solution.
Bobby Magill

Mar 11, 2015

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North Carolina about to overtake California as capital of big solar
The land of loblolly pines, sweet tea and Bojangles is having its little heart blessed with a big photovoltaic jolt of renewable solar power.
Bobby Magill

Mar 4, 2015

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Home is not just castle – but a zero net energy power source
As the cost of self-generation, energy efficiency and storage continues to fall, a home can increasingly be viewed as a source of power.
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Feb 24, 2015

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Global Carbon markets pave way for clean energy investment
Following more than two centuries of fossil-fueled industrialization, an incipient era of carbon-pollution pricing is paying dividends to the climate.
John Upton

Feb 24, 2015

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Paris talks won’t achieve 2°C goal: does that matter?
Officials involved with UN climate talks have been warning that the next pact, which will be negotiated in Paris, won’t alone hold global warming to less than 2°C, or 3.6°F.
John Upton

Feb 11, 2015

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US no. 2 to China in clean energy investments in 2014
Clean energy is growing again in the U.S. as investments in renewables increased in 2014 after a two-year decline.
Bobby Magill

Feb 6, 2015

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Keystone XL pipeline would emit 1 billion extra tons of GHGs
If built, the Keystone XL pipeline would send about 800,000 barrels of Canadian tar sands oil per day to refineries in Texas.
Bobby Magill

Feb 5, 2015

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