Earth’s continents receive 23,000 terawatt hours of solar energy each year, compared to the 18.5 terawatt hours used by all of modern society each year. Read More
The earth gets more solar energy in one hour than the entire world uses in a year
Podcast #015: Marc Perez: Can we capture more sunshine and save big on energy storage?
Host Bill Nussey talks with Marc Perez of Clean Power Research about their groundbreaking research for creating a simpler, cheaper clean energy grid that also dramatically reduces the requirements for battery storage. Read More
There are more US jobs in solar than all fossil fuels put together
With all the attention on coal employment, you might think that coal has the biggest share of energy jobs, right? Not by a long shot. Data from United States Energy Employment Report and the Solar Foundation tell a very different story. Read More
How much fossil fuel and renewables are needed to generate a megawatt hour of electricity?
What does it take to generate a megawatt hour of electricity? How much coal, solar, nuclear, wind, and natural gas? Read More
What is a megawatt hour of electricity and what can you do with it?
A megawatt hour, like it’s little sibling, the kilowatt hour, is a measure of electricity. But just how much is it? How long will it light a bulb? How far can it drive an electric car? Read More
Podcast #014: Finn Findley and Will Arnold – Quest Renewables: Can 1 Billion Parking Spots Help Power The US?
In our latest podcast, host Bill Nussey talks with Steve Kalland and Autumn Proudlove, from NCCETC, about the 50 states of solar, EV, and grid regulations that are setting the pace for the transition to clean. Read More
If you’re interested in clean energy, you should check out these three books…
If you want to understand the transition to clean energy, there are three books you need to read. While they aren’t necessarily about clean energy explicitly, they are crucial for understanding the industries that clean energy seeks to upend. Read More
Podcast #013: Steve Kalland and Autumn Proudlove: The Fifty States of Solar, EVs, and Grid Modernization
In our latest podcast, host Bill Nussey talks with Steve Kalland and Autumn Proudlove, from NCCETC, about the 50 states of solar, EV, and grid regulations that are setting the pace for the transition to clean. Read More
May Clean Energy Headlines
*The US tops 2 million solar installations
* Renewables to top coal generation for first time in April/May
* Floating solar panels excel where land is scarce Read More
Where does coal come from?
It took hundreds of millions of years to create the world’s coal reserves, yet we’ll use most of it in a matter of centuries. Which countries have the most coal? And which are making the biggest use of what they have? Read More
