by Admin | Jul 3, 2020 | Business, Green Energy
In Britain, the dark cloud of the COVID-19 crisis has had one notable silver lining; under the reduced energy load of a population in lockdown, the country has gone without using coal-generated energy for more than two months. With energy-hungry industrial and...
by Admin | Jun 11, 2020 | Green Energy, Sustainability
Only a decade ago, coal was the largest source of energy in the United States. Together with natural gas and crude oil, these fossil fuels accounted for more than two-thirds of our energy production. Since then, despite government efforts to prop up the failing coal...
by Admin | May 29, 2020 | Green Energy, Sustainability
Portugal is, like most countries, beginning to plan for an economic relaunch after the ravages of COVID-19. With 28,000 cases and just over 1,000 deaths, the country doing better than many European nations and is hoping to be able to relaunch its economy in full force...
by Admin | Apr 24, 2020 | Green Energy
In Iowa, 3.18 million people and all of their industry use an estimated 46 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity a year. A 2014 report by the state’s energy commission reported that 23 coal-powered plants produced the majority of that energy, approximately 36 TWh. But...
by Admin | Aug 12, 2019 | Green Energy, Sustainability
Over the past 40 years, advances in adapting wind energy technology and improvements in predicting wind conditions have created significant growth in the use of wind turbines for electricity. A new report published in Applied Physics Reviews takes stock of where the...
by Admin | Dec 12, 2018 | Business, Climate Change, Green Energy, Sustainability
As the world works to stem the tide of climate change and get back on track to build a healthy, sustainable planet, oil companies will probably have to lead the way. As the primary suppliers of the world’s energy, Big Oil will play a pivotal role in shaping future...
