Tag: Renewables
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Global Demand Shifts East as Asian Solar Markets Explode
China’s 2013 solar installations totaled more than that of any other country in any other year, but that fact is emblematic of a larger shift. While the top 10 solar photovoltaic (PV) markets in the world accounted for more than 80 percent of end-market demand last year, a clear shift to the east took place.…
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Government Encourages Clean Energy By Creating Wind Resource Centers Around the Country
With wind energy rising to the fifth-largest electricity source in the U.S., the desire for more information and help deploying it won’t be dying down any time soon. Recognizing this, the the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have announced the development of six Wind Energy Regional Resource Centers around the country. The…
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Bill Gates-Funded Solar Toilet Converts Feces Into Soil Stabilizer
This isn’t the first time you’ve heard a college professor say his team of researchers is working on something that has never been done before, but it’s likely the first time such a statement has been associated with a technology that takes advantage of both solar energy and feces. Karl Linden, a professor of environmental…
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How California Will Use Renewables to Replace Massive Nuclear Plant
By Sierra Martinez California took another major and symbolic step this month with its decision to rely significantly on energy efficiency and other clean energy resources to help replace electricity once generated by the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS) serving San Diego and the greater Los Angeles area. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) made official…
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How One State Can Triple Its Renewable Energy Use at No Additional Cost
By Sam Gomberg With Gov. Rick Snyder’s recent announcement of clean energy goals for Michigan, the conversation is quickly developing around the future role of renewable energy in the state. To help inform that conversation, a newly released analysis by my Union of Concerned Scientists colleagues and me found that Michigan can triple its use of renewable energy—from 10…