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Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists.By Christian Tae It’s official: renewable resources surpassed coal in 2020 to become the third-largest source of electricity nationwide according to new government data. Continuing their promising trends from 2019, solar and wind energy again made strong gains across multiple states, accompanied by a steep reduction in total power sector pollution. But

This story was originally published on JISEA.org. Samantha Reese. Photo by Dennis Schroeder, NREL Since Samantha Reese was young, she loved to take things apart — toys, appliances, anything her parents would allow — and put them back together. Captivated by mechanics, she wanted to know where parts came from and how they worked together. This translated

The BMW Tower photographed in Munich, Germany, on March 6, 2021. Anne Czichos | iStock Editorial | Getty Images The BMW Group has no plans to manufacture in-house electric car batteries, with the German automotive giant’s CEO telling CNBC that his firm had a robust network of suppliers to meet its demands. “We have strong

Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists.By Mohit Chhabra and Julia de Lamare California leads the nation in fighting climate change because of state policies that have accelerated clean energy investment. As clean energy blooms in California, these policies need to mature and evolve to continue to be effective. That’s the case with a policy called solar

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The underbody of an ID.3 electric vehicle is assembled at a Volkswagen facility in Dresden, Germany, on January 29, 2021. Matthias Rietschel | picture alliance | Getty Images Volkswagen Group’s CEO has dismissed the notion that his firm could join forces with Tesla, telling CNBC that the German automotive giant was looking to go its

The inclusion of a special new perovskite layer has enabled scientists to create a “spin-polarized LED” without needing a magnetic field or extremely low temperatures, potentially clearing the path to a raft of novel technologies. Details of the research conducted at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the University of Utah appear in the

RWE headquarters in Essen, Germany. Fabian Strauch | picture alliance | Getty Images The incoming CEO of German utility RWE stressed on Tuesday the important role hydrogen could play in the decarbonization of energy intensive industries. Speaking to CNBC’s Joumanna Bercetche, Markus Krebber — who is currently RWE’s chief financial officer — described hydrogen as

A VW employee works on an ID.3 electric vehicle at a facility in Dresden, Germany, on January 29, 2021. Matthias Rietschel | picture alliance | Getty Images Volkswagen is looking to ramp up battery cell production for electric vehicles in the coming years, with the German car giant announcing Monday that it was aiming to

A bus travelling on roads in Cornwall, England. Peter Cade | Stone | Getty Images A £3 billion ($4.16 billion) plan to update bus services in England was announced Monday, with the British government describing it as the “most ambitious reform to the sector in a generation.” The wide-ranging strategy will aim to introduce a

One of the ways to slow the advance of climate change is to reduce your personal carbon usage. While we can’t efficiency our way to climate neutrality, we can buy ourselves time by slowing the rate of carbon emissions and conservation, as Negawatts are often the cheapest form of clean energy available (and the least

Originally published at ILSR.org  Hosting an in-person community gathering may be unthinkable these days, but that is exactly how Hanover, New Hampshire endorsed its 100% renewable energy goal back in 2017: a show of hands in the high school gymnasium. For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell

A nearly empty view is seen at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on March 29, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images The first thing to go was transportation. As the United States began to shut down last March to stop the spread of Covid-19, before Zoom calls or restaurant shutdowns

Investors and developers are looking to cash in on the wave of consolidation that has swept the Indian renewable energy sector. Several large-scale solar and wind power developers have been part of equity and asset sale transactions. The focus now seems to have shifted to the rooftop solar power market. Amplus Energy, a rooftop solar

Originally published on WRI’s Resource Institute Blog.By  Dan Lashof, Devashree Saha, Karl Hausker, Greg Carlock, Kevin Kennedy, and Tyler Clevenger  U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, together with subcommittee chairs Bobby Rush and Paul Tonko, introduced the CLEAN Future Act on March 2, 2021. While numerous climate bills are introduced in each Congress, this proposal deserves

Pumpjacks operate in the snow in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, U.S, on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Matthew Busch | Bloomberg via Getty Images When a raging snowstorm and frigid temperatures hit Texas last month, oil and gas behemoths responsible for producing the lion share of the nation’s reserves, including Exxon, Occidental and Marathon