Tag: renewable energy benefits
China’s Cleantech Exports Overtake US Fossil Fuel Energy Dominance with Lasting Implications
Recent reports out of think tank Ember on China’s record-breaking $20 billion in August clean technology exports and the underlying data have stimulated discussion online. Electrek focused on the EV exports that are driving much of the growth. Meanwhile, Bloomberg put the numbers together with DOE and EIA data to … [continued]
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The Economics Of Renewables — The Bottom Line Is Often Hidden By Hyperbole
It’s football season, and that means a lot of punting and feinting. Those moves are also a metaphor for the disinformation about renewables spewing from right-wing governments. They claim renewables are too costly to compete with fossil fuels unless they receive huge subsidies. They complain that renewables can’t meet a … [continued]
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Why Fossil Fuels Are Having Such A Hard Time Competing With Renewables
The 3 reasons fossil fuels have such a hard time competing are: It keeps getting harder to find and extract fossil fuels. Renewable technology lowers costs far faster than technology improves fossil fuel cost due to Wright’s law. People don’t like the negative effects of fossil fuels — namely, pollution … [continued]
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Summertime Livin’ Was Easy In New England — Thanks To Clean Energy
We arrived in early summer to our New England bungalow to escape the Florida humidity and visit with our northern family and friends. Within a few days, an old-fashioned heat wave hit: temps soared continually above 90 degrees F. Day in and day out, we stared at the thermometer in … [continued]
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Offshore Wind Power’s Big Benefits
Offshore wind power comes with some big benefits. It’s not as cheap upfront as solar power or onshore wind power, but it also comes with some strong benefits. I recently sat down with Susan Muller, a Senior Energy Analyst with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), to talk about some … [continued]
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