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Molten salt reactors are becoming a reality. Not only can they generate electricity safely, they produce large amounts of excess heat which heavy industry can use. Plus, solar and wind plants can store power as heat in the molten salt…

California utilities are confident they will reach the state-mandated goal of 50% in-state renewable energy by 2030. Their real challenge is upgrading the grid to handle power coming both ways, not just one way. Another issue is Community Choice Aggregation,…

Renewable installations in 2016 accounted for two-thirds of all new energy. Solar PV accounted for 43% of that. Worldwide, new coal and natural gas plants are lagging way behind new renewable energy. Solar PV is entering a new era. For…

Germany has subsided $222 billion of renewable energy development. An impressive 33% of their power is from renewables. However, some Germans are paying much more for power while others get subsidies. Plus, emissions haven’t dropped much, primarily because Germany panicked…

Tidal turbines, unlike other forms of renewable energy, produce absolutely predictable amounts of electricity because they use tides to generate energy. Atlantis Resources has just completed installation of four tidal turbines in the north of Scotland that look somewhat like wind…