renewable energy

Oslo: Net Zero Future | Oslo has fleets of clean mass public transit - trams, electric buses and ferries - powered by electricity from a municipal grid fed by renewable energy (RE). Oslo not only sources electricity for public mass transit from renewable energy when possible, but uses RE sources to provide electricity for every other sector of the city’s economy as well...

Vauban is an exemplary sustainable town and a zero-emission district. Most energy for buildings is from rooftop solar in Vauban. Energy for Vauban is also supplied by a local municipal bio-natural gas cogeneration plant. Vauban's electricity is supplied by renewable energy sources, and district heating for Vauban is supplied by their cogeneration plant...

Paris Climate Accord, and New Net Zero Targets | NDCs and Net Zero Pledges |  At COP21, commonly referred to as the Paris Climate Accord,...

Latest trends in wind turbine technology | Wind Farms - Clean, Cost-efficient Energy | Onshore wind farms now provide the least expensive form of energy, renewable...

Shortfall in International NDCs | Are the World's Nations Going to Meet Their Climate Targets? There is a substantial shortfall between GHG emission reduction pledges...

SHINING Future of Solar | Solar - the most abundant renewable energy on the planet | Recently there have been dramatic breakthroughs in solar energy that...

GREEN, Healthy Environment = GREEN, Healthy Economy Economic growth does not have to come at the expense of the environment. Sustainable technologies (such as renewable...

Clean Energy Transition - GREEN Infrastructure Updating Infrastructure for Developing Renewable Energy in Cities |  People-centered smart cities are cropping up worldwide. They only account for...

Defining effective carbon taxes |  A carbon tax is a levy in countries and regions placed on: fossil fuel power plants, oil refineries, and/or industries...

ISEGS - A Shining Example of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Ivanpah Solar Electrical Generating System (ISEGS) | ISEGS is a 392 MW solar concentrated solar power (CSP) plant; with...