9 Best Articles in 2021
medium.com
Artificial Intelligence and the future of energy
medium.com
~13 min read · From 2017 · Using AI in renewable energy production prediction, energy grid balancing and next generation understanding of energy consumers.
Quartz
Stacking concrete blocks is a surprisingly efficient way to store energy
Quartz
6 min read · From 2018 · To deal with variable solar and wind power, the startup Energy Vault is coming out of stealth mode to offer alternatives to lithium-ion batteries.
WIRED
The Power Plant of the Future Is Right in Your Home
WIRED
2 min read · 2020-04-07 · If we want more renewable energy, our grids will have to manage themselves. A small experiment in Colorado is lighting the way.
Fast Company
This wildly reinvented wind turbine generates five times more energy than its competitors
Fast Company
3 min read · Sep 3rd · It could power up to 100,000 households.
Our World in Data
Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? And what can we do to use this global…
Our World in Data
~20 min read · 2020-12-01 · Fossil fuels dominate the global power supply because until very recently electricity from fossil fuels was far cheaper than electricity from renewables. This has dramatically changed within the last…
Guardian Environment
Oceans can be restored to former glory within 30 years, say scientists
Guardian Environment
4 min read · 2020-04-01 · Major review reports recovery of marine life but a redoubling of efforts is still needed
Guardian Environment
Carbon emissions fall as electricity producers move away from coal
Guardian Environment
6 min read · 2020-03-09 · Global emissions fell 2% amid milder winters and reduced reliance on coal-fired power plants
Our World in Data
The world’s energy problem: Without cheap, safe, low-carbon energy sources at scale we are stuck between the…
Our World in Data
~12 min read · 2020-12-10 · The world faces two energy problems: most of our energy production still produces greenhouse gas emissions, and hundreds of millions lack access to energy entirely.
Harvard Business Review
The Dark Side of Solar Power
Harvard Business Review
8 min read · Jun 18th · As interest in clean energy surges, used solar panels are going straight into landfill.
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Guardian Environment
Biomass is promoted as a carbon neutral fuel. But is burning wood a step in the wrong…
Guardian Environment
8 min read · Oct 5th · Ecologists say the industry’s sustainability claims are deceptive and not the clean, renewable energy source that the planet desperately needs
Sky News Tech
World's longest under-sea power cables switched on
Sky News Tech
3 min read · Oct 1st · It's estimated that the interconnector will lower the UK's carbon emissions by 23 million tonnes between now and 2030 as it reduces the need to resort to fossil fuel power stations when the output…
The Washington Post
An energy crisis is gripping the world, with potentially grave consequences
The Washington Post
9 min read · Oct 9th · Advocates for renewable energy say the global crisis shows the need to move further away from coal, gas and oil as prices for those commodities spike. Their critics contend just the opposite — that…
WIRED
The Grid Isn’t Ready for the Renewable Revolution
WIRED
2 min read · Oct 6th · The massive deployment of wind and solar will turn you, the humble homeowner, into a critical actor in the operation of the US power grid.
Fast Company
Puerto Rico could rebuild its power grid with renewables, but FEMA plans to fund fossil fuels
Fast Company
2 min read · Oct 9th · FEMA has allocated $9.4 billion for rebuilding Puerto Rico’s electricity system after Hurricane Maria. The proposed plan would build new natural gas-fired power plants.
The New York Times
Scotland’s Oil Industry Is Fading as Wind Energy Beckons
The New York Times
7 min read · Sep 27th · Oil and gas production in the North Sea is not the economic juggernaut it once was. Can floating wind turbines offer an alternative?
Ars Technica
China’s solar power has reached price parity with coal
Ars Technica
4 min read · Oct 12th · Adding storage could allow solar to produce nearly half of China's electricity.
Axios
First look: Study sees renewables boosting Appalachia
Axios
1 min read · Sep 21st · RMI's analysis shows that Appalachia, including Joe Manchin's state, would fare well under aggressive deployment scenarios.
Bloomberg
Going Big and Fast on Renewables Would Save Trillions in Energy Costs
Bloomberg
Sep 23rd · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg.
