Reducing oil dependence. Strengthening energy security. Creating jobs. Tackling global warming. Addressing air pollution. Improving our health. The United States has many reasons to make the transition to a clean energy economy. What we need is a comprehensive set of smart policies to jump-start this transition without delay and maximize the benefits to our environment […]
In summer of darkness, distributed energy offers brighter future for US West
As communities throughout the western United States sort through the rubble from a series of extreme heatwaves, wildfires and wind storms that devastated the region in August and September, knocking out power for millions of residents, recognition grows of the need for a reimagined and restructured power grid to ensure that the lights stay on. […]
Electric vehicles minus batteries? Govt circular stumps industry
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Wednesday clarified that automobile makers could at their discretion sell electric vehicles without batteries. The batteries could be sold separately to the vehicle owner, or the owner could buy the battery from some other service provider. The government of India sources said the rationale behind the move […]
How a Plan to Save the Power System Disappeared
This article is a collaboration between The Atlantic and InvestigateWest. A federal lab found a way to modernize the grid, reduce reliance on coal, and save consumers billions. Then Trump appointees blocked it. On August 14, 2018, Joshua Novacheck, a 30-year-old research engineer for the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was presenting the most important study of his […]
Sweden first in the world: Electric car chargers are used to relieve the electricity grid
In recent years, we have seen the news that the Swedish electricity grid, especially in southern Sweden, cannot guarantee a stable supply of electricity. This has led a couple of companies to consider not investing in new factories in Skåne. Now the electricity company Tibber is pulling its weight by, for the first time in the world, […]