LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Andrew Follett Displayed with permission from Daily Caller News Foundation Don’t expect recent heat waves hitting the southwest to make solar panels produce more energy, according to an industry representative. High temperatures decrease a photovoltaic solar cell’s output by between 10 and 25 percent, Stuart Fox, a vice president at…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Solar and wind power combined will generate less than 3 percent of the world’s energy needs by 2040, according to new data from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Currently, wind and solar power generate 0.45 and 0.12 percent of the world’s energy. By 2040, that will only rise…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett A Rhode Island town temporarily halted the building of a new solar power project for the next three months over safety and land use concerns. Coventry and Green, Rhode Island’s city council, voted 4 to 1 for a three-month moratorium on solar power shortly after blocking construction…
Andrew Follett The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Monday it will provide $7 million in technical support for solar power to Native Alaskan tribes, especially those in the far north. The parts of Alaska where the DOE intends to spend the cash have nearly 24 hours of darkness in the winter, which is precisely when Alaskans need the most…
By Andrew Follett Rooftop solar companies, including Elon Musk’s SolarCity, are facing huge financial hurdles as state governments cut back on lucrative green energy subsidies and reform regulatory schemes. “Is the solar industry’s boom for real, or is it being propped up by hefty government subsidies?” Richard Martin asked in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Technology…
Andrew Follett German scientists will conduct a nuclear fusion experiment Wednesday which could revolutionize the way the world generates electricity. The experiment comes even as Germans launch anti-nuclear lawsuits and officials phase out nuclear power in favor of solar and wind energy. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who holds a doctorate in physics, is expected…
Andrew Follett Despite President Barack Obama’s pocket veto Saturday of attempts to repeal the Clean Power Plan and recent increases in taxpayer support, solar and wind energy are in a tough spot, requiring an estimated $90 trillion of investment to meet carbon dioxide reduction goals. The fundamental issues of solar and wind power are numerous, so let’s review the top 11. 1:…
Andrew Follett The New York Times reported Tuesday that solar, wind, and other “green” energy sources won’t be deployed in the developing world soon enough to stop global warming. “Even as the world shifts toward lower-carbon forms of energy, the changes are happening too slowly to keep global temperatures from rising to dangerous levels,” The New…