Top Five Green Energy Good News Stories Today

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 4, 2016 Solar power is poised to grow sixfold by 2030 and could constitute between 9 percent and 13 percent of world electricity production by then. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

China Can Harness the Winds of Change

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 1, 2016 Strategically siting wind turbines where their energy can most easily be fed into the national grid could help meet over a quarter of China’s massive electricity demand. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Energy Milestone: Renewables Power Portugal for Four Days Straight

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2016 The achievement "comes just days after Germany announced that clean energy had powered almost all its electricity needs" on Sunday, The Guardian reports, adding that "power prices [turned] negative at several times in the day—effectively paying consumers to use it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Renewables Offer a Quick Fix for U.S. Emissions

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 1, 2016 Scientists say interstate energy “highways” would allow current wind and solar technologies to deliver electricity where and when it’s needed throughout the United States. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Today’s Top Wind Energy Stories: Cost Down 60 Percent Since 2009 (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 14, 2016 In the United States, the cost of wind-generated electricity is down 66 percent since 2009, and there are now 50,000 wind turbines, generating enough electricity to power 19 million homes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Uruguay Now Gets Nearly 95 Percent of Its Electricity From Renewable Sources

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2015 Less than 10 years after instituting a new energy policy, the country has slashed its carbon footprint without government subsidies or higher consumer costs, reports the country’s head of climate change policy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Sea Change in Market Forces Governing Renewable Energy

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Nov 11, 2015 New and cheaper ways to exploit free energy from wind and tidal power are being floated for countries with deep seas off their coasts. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Holland’s Wind-Driven Trains and 4 Other Hopeful Green Energy Stories for Today (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Sep 22, 2015 In three years, all Dutch electric trains will be powered by wind turbines, either turbines in the Netherlands itself or in nearby Belgium or Scandinavia. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

On Green Energy, Ethiopia Leaves U.S. in the Dust

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 28, 2015 During President Obama's visit, the American press has focused on poverty, terrorism and other ills in the African country. But Ethiopia is getting something right that we are getting badly wrong. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Renewable Energy Redoubles Its Global Reach

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jun 27, 2015 As the world economy and energy use both grew in 2014, renewables continued their rapid rise -- but carbon emissions did not. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wind Power Rapidly Bringing Clean Electricity to Masses in the Global South

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 16, 2015 Google is in talks to invest in Kenya’s enormous Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, which will cost $700 million. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )