Positive Future #845 (Feature photo – Wind Turbine – CCA SA 4.0 International, Hans Hillewaert) Brightvibes news portal brings us the story of how renewable energy additions to the grid are growing by leaps and bounds. Estimates are that 2020 will see 200 Gigawatts of renewable energy additions. That amount of power could potentially power…
Positive Future #816 (Feature photo – California Solar Power Farm – BLM Public Domain) CleanTechnica journalist Zachary Shahan brings us an encouraging story. New power from renewable sources (wind and solar) accounted for 63 percent of all new energy additions in the first half of 2020. There have been no new coal power additions since…
Positive Future #700 (Feature photo – Solar Panels – CCA SA 4.0 International, Jud McCranie) EnergyCentral journalist Richard Brooks brings us the latest numbers on renewable energy from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. While the numbers are from 2018, they represent the latest data available. The big numbers include solar and wind energy that combined,…
Positive Future #695 (Feature photo – Wind Generators – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Bloomberg New Energy Finance journalist Angus McCrone has put together a list of 10 major predictions for 2020. Bloomberg New Energy Finance is considered one of the top research and think tanks on sustainable energy. You can read the full story here:…
Positive Future #572 (Feature photo – Solar Farm – Ben Cavanna CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Bloomberg New Energy Finance just released the latest numbers on renewable energy investments with investments exceeding $2.5 trillion over the past 10 years including 2019. That’s roughly $330 per person on a global average. Renewable energy production is now reaching…
Positive Future #483 (Feature photo – Solar Power – public domain) Nearly two thirds of all new energy additions in 2018 were from renewable forms of energy generation according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. Of note is that there was 171 GW of new renewable energy added to the global capacity in 2018. Under…
Positive Future #448 (Feature photo – Minnetonka City Hall and Police Station – CCA 3.0 Unported) Energy Central journalist Andrew Burger brings us the story of Minnetonka, Minnesota. The city is on track to power all city facilities with renewable energy. The move is expected to cut the city’s electricity bills in half – a…
Positive Future #443 (Feature photo – Seal of Washington State – Public Domain) Journalist Christian Roselund of PV Magazine summarizes how the recent legislation by the State of Washington to move to 100 percent clean power joins other states and cities. Regardless of the debates going on over climate change, the momentum in the U.S.…
Positive Future #435 (Feature photo – Washington State Capitol – By User:Cacophony – Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1055907) Happening more frequently, cities, counties and states are taking matters into their own hands. Natural Resources Defense Council expert Noah Long reveals how Washington State has 5 bills in the works that are related to clean…
Positive Future #428 (Feature photo – Renewable Energy – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) Access and availability to energy is the cornerstone of agriculture, housing and transportation. The International Renewable Energy Agency reports that one third of all energy is now generated by renewable sources. Most interesting is that most of the new capacity in renewable…
