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Heat-driven photovoltaic device hits 40 percent efficiency

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) As installing renewable generating sources continues to set annual records, we’re reaching the point where storing the power they generate becomes essential. Proper storage can provide a way to cover temporary drops in production due to changing weather and can potentially offer a way to use power at […]

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Renewables are cheaper than ever—why are household energy bills only going up?

Enlarge (credit: Iberdrola Renewables ) Not for the first time, global energy markets are in turmoil. Internationally traded gas prices more than quadrupled in 2021 . In their wake, many energy suppliers have gone bust and household bills across Europe are set to soar. Energy prices are usually driving up the cost of living and […]

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The decreasing cost of renewables unlikely to plateau anytime soon

Enlarge Past projections of energy costs have consistently underestimated just how cheap renewable energy would be in the future, as well as the benefits of rolling them out quickly, according to a new report out of the Institute of New Economic Thinking at the University of Oxford. The report makes predictions about more than 50 […]

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In the US, wind power is getting bigger and better, report says

Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Getty Images) Wind power isn’t the largest part of the United States’ energy mix, but it grew over the last year, according to the Wind Technologies Market Report. The renewable energy source grew to more than 8 percent of the country’s electricity supply—reaching 10 percent in a growing number of states—and […]

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The world’s largest wind farm Is Really Huge, and it Is 1 step closer to Fact

Funding for what is now the planet ’s biggest offshore wind farm job off the Northeast shore of the U.K., has been finished on Thursday–additional proof of the strong need for renewable energy jobs during a worldwide economic recession. It’s {} to be completed and usable by 2026. Funding for the next phase is going […]

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In pursuit of’Web zero,’ Spain’s Iberdrola Stakes big on America

Our assignment that will assist you browse the new standard is fueled by readers. To enjoy unlimited access to our own journalism, subscribe now . The price reflects the rising might of a bunch of fast-moving, low-carbon utilities firms –progressively coming from overseas –from the race to decarbonize America’s electricity industry. The bargain folds PNM Resources–that […]