My brilliant colleague Jennifer Runyon (pictured), chief editor of RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Renewable Energy World magazine, wrote this piece on the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) associated with renewables and fossil fuels, and how this comparison continues to tip in the …
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I’m on the email distribution list for PennEnergy’s reports on the energy industry as a whole, and, while I don’t buy the reports, I like to read the free summaries. Linked above is an interesting one on the levelized cost …
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Before our society can decide on a certain course for its energy policy, we need to ask ourselves a central question: What Does It Cost? That’s exactly why industry analyst Mike Hess went to work recently, asking tough questions about …
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Here’s news on an ambitious plan to transmit 10.5 gigawatts of electrical power 3800 kilometers undersea from a huge solar and wind farm in Morocco to the UK. Even at the high voltages contemplated, the company building the link estimates …
These people promote their product as follows: Spring is coming… are you SunFlower ready? These solar trackers follow the suns azimuth direction like a real sunflower. Some people may find these aesthetically pleasing; to each one’s own. Being a practical …
Here’s an excellent piece on the rise and fall of coal around the world. Even in places like China, the relative costs of coal versus competitive energy resources has begun to take coal out of the picture. Two key metrics …
Here’s a renewable energy concept that I’ve been seeing here and there over the past decade. It’s a means by which a city can generate clean electricity from the water flowing under streets through pipes.
Here’s an old maxim: People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. Wow, that applies so beautifully to the rapid migration to renewable energy. We get comments all the time promoting coal and …
According to the American Energy Society, the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for solar (large scale PV) and wind (onshore) has fallen 13% and 7% in the last year, respectively.
Here’s a novel concept in energy storage: a wind turbine integrated with its own mass that can be moved against gravity to generate and store potential energy which is then converted via a generator to electricity when required. It’s akin …
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