Clean Energy

Yale E360
View In: Solar PowerIn its quest for green energy, Europe is looking to North Africa, where vast solar and wind farms are proliferating and plans call for submarine cables that will carry electricity as far as Britain. But this rush for clean power is raising serious environmental concerns. Read more on E360 →

Grist
View In: Clean Energy TransitionThe technology and policies are falling into place. But we’ll need a revolution in U.S. home retrofit business models and financing to scale up enough to meet the climate challenge.

Carbon Brief
View In: Clean Energy TransitionHydrogen is expected to become one of the building blocks for reaching global climate goals,... The post Guest post: Can ‘green hydrogen’ grow fast enough for 1.5C? appeared first on Carbon Brief.

View In: Clean Energy27 curated links about the limits to renewable energy.

Skeptical Science
View In: hydrogenOpen Access Notables: Risk of the hydrogen economy for atmospheric methane. Hydrogen promises to be a handy repalcement for certain awkward energy storage situations. How we can produce hydrogen varies from “green” to “blue. As it turns out, we'll need to pay close attention to how we obtain and distribut...

Inside Climate News
View In: Solar PowerCalifornia utility regulators on Thursday unanimously approved long-anticipated changes to how the state compensates homeowners with renewable energy installations, reducing financial incentives for the electricity generated from solar on customer’s rooftops.  The vote came after more than three hour...