Tag Archives: RENEWABLE ENERGY

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine is poised to launch an offshore wind program that would meet clean energy goals and produce enough power for about 900,000 homes from floating wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine. The goal calls for requests for proposals to be issued for 3,000 megawatts of electricity …

The winds of change are blowing. Conservative activists, environmentalists and New Jersey fishermen protested the construction of wind turbines off the East Coast on Monday, highlighting increasing whale deaths in the region that they say are tied to offshore renewable energy. The coalition, organized by the Committee for a Constructive …

China is investing record amounts of money into renewable energy sources, but it continues to rely heavily on coal to cope with rising power demand. During the first half of this year, coal production, coal imports, and coal-fired electricity generation jumped and offset a significant decline in power output at …

Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-gov. Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water use. Farmers, who use the most water, volunteered to avoid deeper, mandatory cuts. Brown also set a goal for the state to get half of …

QBE North America to purchase renewable energy for key office | Insurance Business America environmental QBE North America to purchase renewable energy for key office The initiative is part of its commitment to reach net zero by 2030 environmental By Steven Byerley QBE North America has announced that in an …

One study estimates that covering California’s canals with solar panels could generate enough energy to power Los Angeles for most of the year. Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-Governor Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25 per cent reduction in home water …

One study estimates that covering California’s canals with solar panels could generate enough energy to power Los Angeles for most of the year. Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-Governor Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25 per cent reduction in home water …

Water heaters could soon be subject to much more stringent efficiency requirements if a recent Department of Energy proposal that has been criticized by Republican lawmakers goes into effect. In a draft rule unveiled Friday, the Biden administration is seeking to compel most electric water heaters to deploy heat pump …

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — On a recent day under the July sun, three men heaved solar panels onto the roof of a roomy, two-story house near the banks of the Kentucky River, a few miles upstream from the state capitol where lawmakers have promoted coal for more than a century. …

America’s increasing reliance on intermittent power sources and batteries is creating novel risks, according to grid specialists who tested before Congress on July 18. Many of the greatest among them emanate from a key geopolitical rival, China. That’s partly because the new technologies frequently use inverters. When solar panels, wind …