Xcel Energy photo Colorado aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2050. Would a second Donald Trump presidency frustrate those ambitions? Not entirely. The energy transition train has already left the station. Colorado has become a national leader in transforming our energy […] Click here to view original […]

Steam rises from the various hydrothermal features at the Fountain Paint Pots geyser basin on July 31, 2024, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. (Getty Images) After decades of pioneering work in geothermal energy, Iceland has an ambitious plan to use one of its most active volcanoes as a perpetual […] Click here to view original

A dual use solar array (Center for Rural Affairs photo) Creating a field of solar panels to generate power doesn’t have to mean taking farmland out of agricultural production. Mallory Tope, a policy associate with the Center for Rural Affairs, says “dual use solar” is an excellent solution for […] Click here to view original

The Turfan region in Xinjiang, China, has reached a significant milestone in renewable energy development. With the completion of the first phase of the integrated thermal and photovoltaic storage project in Shanshan Qiketai, with a power of one million kilowatts, the region can now generate an additional 2.13 billion […] Click here to view original

Located about 45 kilometers off the Belgian coast, the artificial island named “Princess Elisabeth” is a major initiative in Belgium’s energy transition. This project spans six hectares and consolidates facilities for transporting electricity from multiple offshore wind farms. With the integration of transformers and undersea cables, this platform is […] Click here to view original

Aileen Devlin | Public Domain According to data compiled by S&P Global , electric utilities predict annual electricity demand from data centers in the United States will rise from 185 tera-watt hours (TWh) in 2023 to 440 TWh in 2035. That’s an additional 250 TWh of annual electricity demand […] Click here to view original