This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cities are increasingly reporting that they are powered by renewable electricity, according to data published today by CDP. The global environmental impact non-profit CDP, holds information from over 570 of the world’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to many global organizations, including the World Economic Forum, approximately 4 billion people lack internet access. Their inability to venture online is compounded by the fact many of these same…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Providing first-time electricity to more than 1 billion people around the world is not a task for the fainthearted. In fact, it is quite risky. Despite the risks, the private sector…
After more than a century of ruling the roads, oil is starting to lose its dominance over the auto industry. More and more automakers are introducing electric models, and according…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Public Utility Commission has accepted PG&E’s plan to close Diablo Canyon, the state’s single largest power plant and the last of its nuclear reactors, once their federal operating licenses…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sometimes the best way to communicate with the public and win points on authenticity is to turn conventional wisdom on its head. And the oil and gas sector should begin owning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The bottom line is driving some big new bets on renewables. As technologies improve and scale up, electricity generated from solar and wind power is becoming less costly than that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With clean energy policies facing a more uncertain future, here’s something that might tip the scale: better estimates about just what it’s saving us in economic terms. According to a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The first 2.5 gigawatts of foreign-imported solar cells will be excluded from the tariff, giving unprepared companies relying on foreign imported solar cells more breathing room than expected. To give…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Buried under the headlines of tax reform and of course, holiday distractions, came some big news from the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA): after years of power generation emitting the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How big is the U.S. solar industry, and what is its growth trajectory? The U.S. solar industry generated US$154 billion in economic activity in 2016, including direct sales, wages, salaries,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Carbon-free energy: Is the answer blowing in the wind? Perhaps, but the wind doesn’t always blow, nor does the sun always shine. The energy generated by wind and solar power…