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08/20/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Hawaii is leading other states in generating renewable energy

The Aloha State could be the country’s leader in renewable energy as it moves toward getting 100 percent of its power needs from both solar and wind sources by 2045. As of this year, Hawaii gets around 33 percent of its power needs from rooftop solar, although there are days when the percentage goes up […]

08/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

“The potential is huge!” say researchers who were able to develop advanced biofuels using only existing power plants

A decade’s worth of studies on biomass gasification has finally delivered “huge” results for Swedish researchers. In a Science Daily article, they announced breakthroughs in conversion technology that would let countries like Sweden produce large amounts of renewable fuels without the need to build expensive new power plants. Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers) energy expert […]

07/26/2018 / By Ethan Huff

If green energy is so amazing, why is California’s power grid about to crater?

Promises of total independence from fossil fuel energy in the “green”-leaning Golden State are being broken, as grid operators throughout California are now having to ask customers to use as little energy as possible during peak hours in order to keep the electricity grid from completely collapsing. Reports indicate that, due to a persistent “heat […]

07/18/2018 / By Ethan Huff

A startup energy company claims to have created a stable fusion reactor that can supply the world with limitless energy

Is it really possible to capture the energy released during nuclear fusion reactions and turn it into an unlimited power supply for the entire world? A startup energy company based out of Washington state says it is, having recently put forth claims that it successfully discovered the “holy grail” of nuclear fusion. AGNI Energy, headed […]

03/25/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Over 100 cities worldwide are now using at least 70% renewable energy

According to a report from EcoWatch.com, more than 100 cities around the world now rely on renewable energy for 70 percent of their electricity needs. Data from research by the non-profit group CDP has confirmed that over 100 cities worldwide receive about 70 percent of their electricity from renewable sources like geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind. This is a huge improvement […]

03/11/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Renewable energy has doubled in the U.S. in the last decade; now generating nearly one-fifth of our electricity

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) has been keeping an interested eye on the incredible growth of renewable energy in the U.S. over the past decade. According to its annual publication, renewable energy sources now generate nearly one-fifth of U.S. electrical generation, reported an EcoWatch article. In its 2018 edition of Sustainable Energy in […]

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