Credit to Author: George Harvey| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 21:05:31 +0000
The only things we have to give up are killing people and wrecking the environment. Okay, let’s start with a list of the things we would really like to have for energy and the climate in the year 2050. For many CleanTechnica readers, the list of things we want to replace the business-as-usual (BAU) approach […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 02:00:42 +0000
As consumers begin to transition from gasoline vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs), the price of electricity is becoming a new area of focus for motorists. Although the emphasis is often put on those states with the highest electricity prices, most states (38 states plus the District of Columbia) had average residential electricity prices of less […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:10:09 +0000
The first West African hydro-solar plant was deployed in Ghana in January, with technical support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Once its full capacity is brought online, this hydro-solar plant will put Ghana on track to cut its power sector […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 03:40:18 +0000
What You Need To Know About This Year’s Annual Technology Baseline, Including Distributed Wind and Pumped Storage Hydropower Supply Curve Data for the First Time The 2022 Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) is now available, including distributed wind and pumped storage hydropower supply curve data for the first time. The ATB integrates current and projected cost and […]
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 14:53:13 +0000
If Europe continues down the path of making hydrogen a mainstay of heat and transportation, they will invest in highly inefficient and ineffective infrastructure, substantially delay actual climate action, and pressure Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt to waste time and money that could be better spent.
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 01 May 2022 20:54:08 +0000
From River-Powered Villages to Hydropower Regulations, NREL Projects Earn Spotlight in Water Power Technologies, WPTO, Office 2020–2021 Accomplishments Report This year, several of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) recent water power successes earned spots in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office’s (WPTO) 2020–2021 Accomplishments Report. “This report highlights numerous achievements and results […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:00:43 +0000
Electric power sector generation from renewable sources totaled 795 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in the United States during 2021, surpassing nuclear generation, which totaled 778 million MWh. The U.S. electric power sector does not include electricity generators in the industrial, commercial, or residential sectors, such as small-scale solar or wind or some combined-heat-and-power systems. Renewable generation […]
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:05:18 +0000
Virtually all of those technologies are mature and robust today. We don’t need to invent a lot of new technology, we just need to deploy existing tech.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:55:01 +0000
What can the US Bureau of Reclamation do to mitigate the effects of climate change on hydropower?
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 03:20:32 +0000
Water Power Collegiate Competitions Empower Next Generation To Spark Clean Energy Transition by Strengthening Marine Energy & Hydropower Workforce