January 1st, 2021 by Guest Contributor Originally published on EV Annex.by Charles Morris The global transition from fossil fuels to clean energy isn’t going to happen because it’s the best choice for human health and the environment. Observing the way humans have responded to the current pandemic should put to rest any delusions about our
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December 31st, 2020 by U.S. Energy Information Administration Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review Originally published on May 28, but a clear highlight of the year. In 2019, U.S. annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded coal consumption for the first time since before 1885, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review.
December 31st, 2020 by Rocky Mountain Institute Originally published on RMI.org.By Alisa Petersen, & Mark Silberg As we enthusiastically bid 2020 farewell, for many reasons 2021 is starting to feel like a year to be hopeful. While the rollout of vaccines signal an impending slow-down to the pandemic, recent activity in DC is offering a
December 31st, 2020 by Matt Pressman Originally published on EV Annex. Investing in Tesla has always been a rollercoaster ride. This year, however, Tesla’s stock has surged higher and higher all while settling into the prestigious S&P 500. It’s been quite rewarding for retail investors — minting some surprised (and happy) millionaires in the process. Tesla Model
December 31st, 2020 by Daryl Elliott First, what is FAANG? Let’s start by explaining the FAANG list of stocks. These are all household name tech stocks: Facebook (FB) Apple (AAPL) Amazon (AMZN) Netflix (NFLX) Alphabet (formerly Google): GOOG (Class C) and GOOGL (Class A). More on this “alphabet soup” on bottom of article*. These stocks
December 30th, 2020 by Daryl Elliott Buying Green ETFs Instead of Individual Green Stocks — Pros & Cons ETFs are Exchange Traded Funds. The aim is to gain the growth of an industry without having to spend a lot of money on buying individual stocks. An ETF also makes it safer for the individual who
December 30th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan Are you involved in “high-risk, innovative solar research and technology development projects with potential for commercialization?” If so, Uncle Sam wants you! More specifically, you are free to submit letters of intent to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer funding
December 30th, 2020 by David Zarembka In 2007 when Gladys and I moved to Kenya, we bought this 150 watt solar panel and a battery at a cost of about $2,000. First it took Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) more than six months to connect the grid electricity to our house. When we were
December 29th, 2020 by Guest Contributor More Than $16 Million in Volkswagen Settlement Funds and Technical Support for Five Large Transit Operators Additional $2.5 Million Available Statewide for School Buses that Reduce Emissions Expands Charge Ready NY Incentives for Disadvantaged Communities and Enhances Options for Aggregated Electric Transit Bus Purchasing Lowering Carbon Emissions Supports Governor Cuomo’s
December 29th, 2020 by Steve Hanley There are two kinds of nuclear power — fission and fusion. Fission is the one we are most familiar with. It involves spitting atoms — isotopes of uranium being the most common — in a process that releases large amounts of heat. That heat is then used to turn
December 28th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan Going into 2021, CleanTechnica is taking a look at electricity generation changes over the past decade. We have been publishing monthly US power capacity reports and monthly US electricity generation reports for a long time. However, we hadn’t previously gone all the way back to 2010 to examine changes
December 28th, 2020 by NRDC Joe Biden. Image by David Lienemann (public domain). Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog. By Gina McCarthy, the president and chief executive officer of NRDC since January 2020, leading more than 700 attorneys, scientists, advocates, and policy experts that make NRDC one of the country’s most effective environmental action
December 27th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan In the first 10 months of 2020, renewable energy sources accounted for 20.4% of United States electricity generation. That’s up from 17.5% in the same time period in 2018. Wind power got up to 8% of the electricity pie, up from 6.4% in January–October 2018. Solar power was up
December 27th, 2020 by Guest Contributor Editor’s note: This article was written before Donald Trump decided to not sign the bill Congress passed. We’ll see what happens with that. Hopefully it does eventually (sooner than later) get signed. Otherwise, part of this article will have to be removed. Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists.By Ken
December 26th, 2020 by Rocky Mountain Institute Originally published by Rocky Mountain Institute.By Laurie Stone & Matt Jungclaus If we are going to keep the global temperature rise below 1.5°C, we need to fix our buildings. They are the largest end-users of energy, generating nearly 40 percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. However, addressing energy efficiency and
December 26th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan Tesla CEO* Elon Musk has tweeted more than 3,000 times this year. We at CleanTechnica follow his tweets closely, since he provides much insight on Tesla via tweet and even breaks much news via Twitter. Additionally, I interacted with Elon several times this year on Twitter regarding a variety