“Renewables are good but they will never be able to provide 100% of the world`s energy supply.” This has been the discourse for the past years. Even a decade ago, cities, regions, and businesses aiming for 20% renewable energy were on the cutting edge. Anyone even suggesting a target of 100% renewable energy was a radical. Fast forward to today 100% renewable energy goals are becoming the new normal. And if one thinks that this transformation of the energy sector is only taking place in Europe, one will be surprised to see the developments in the US. [Read more →]

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Los Angeles has declared its intention to phase out all coal-fired power by 2025. “The era of coal is over. Today we affirm our commitment to make Los Angeles a cleaner, greener, more sustainable city,” Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Tuesday. LA is one of the largest cities in the United States and the municipal utility serves the third largest customer base in the country. [Read more →]

Winds of 60 km per hour hit us as soon as we alighted from the bus. We were at Hvide Sande – “White Sand” – on the west coast of Denmark, home to a community-owned wind energy project comprising three 3MW turbines. All we could hear was the powerful wind: the generators cannot be heard over the roar of the wind. When there is no wind, we were told with a smile, the generators most certainly cannot be heard either! [Read more →]