Onshore wind is now the leading renewable energy technology in the U.S., and it's still knocking competitors out of the way. Last year wind overtook hydropower in total generation, and 2020 is on track to be a record year for new wind farm construction. But all other...
Can EDF Make Big Money in Small-Scale Renewables?
The world’s leading nuclear power generator is betting big on a future of small-scale, distributed energy. Électricité de France operates 57 nuclear reactors in its home country and owns stakes in several U.S. nuclear plants that it's now moving to sell. But EDF's...
The Power of Second Life Batteries
Car manufacturer Rivian have created a video about how the people of Puerto Rico have embraced the use of solar power, and their desire to re-purpose used car batteries for grid storage. By using solar power stored in used car batteries, the people of Cash Pueblo want...
Benefits of solar farms
Solar farms are a growing staple of the national grid, but concerns have been raised about solar farms and their impact on wildlife, as they tend to cover large tracts of land and seemingly take up useful farmland. However, according to an article by 10:10 Climate...
“Enough wind energy to power two Scotlands”
Wind turbines in Scotland generated almost twice the entire country’s domestic power requirements In the first six months of the year. Enough energy was created by the country’s renewables to power homes from all the way up in Harris in the Outer Hebrides down to...
UK businesses are ‘power plants of the future’
More than 80% of UK businesses generating renewable energy onsite plan to increase capacity over the next five years, according to a new survey.