Energy

Ukrainian Hospitals and Clinics need Solar PV, Energy Storage

With diesel generators being sent by the hundreds to Ukraine, I believe solar PV and energy storage solutions would be a better solution.

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Despite progress, COP27 is yet another failure

This year’s UNFCC climate talks achieved little compared to what is needed. But some progress actually took place

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Parc photovoltaique en Alpes de Haute-Provence

La France doit (et peut) accélerer sur le solaire photovoltaïque

Après mon article d’introduction sur le biogaz, en voici un autre expliquant pourquoi je suis un grand défenseur du solaire photovoltaique. Alors qu’Emmanuel Macron a été réélu Président et dit vouloir accélérer la transition énérgétique, cette source d’énergie est la plus facilement déployable ainsi que la moins chère. Au niveau mondial, le photovoltaïque est en

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Energy sobriety / frugality is critical to the energy transition

We need to invest as much time, money and resources in cutting and slashing our energy demands as we put into renewables.

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Wind and solar are now cheaper than fossil fuels

For years, grid parity – the time when solar and wind would be cost-competitive with fossil fuels and nuclear – was the holy grail of renewables energy, a target to reach in a distant future. But the future is now. 

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How the Middle East is turning to the sun for energy

When one thinks of the Middle East nowadays, oil comes to mind. But with solar photovoltaic booming right now all around the region and beyond, this might not be the case in twenty or thirty years.

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How to go solar with these two super tools

Years ago when Google Earth was launched, we were all amazed at the levels of details provided. It was just very impressive. Now Google does it again with a most interesting feature: Google Project Sunroof.

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Global coal and oil use to peak in 2020

That’s it ! Renewable energy sources and electric vehicles are progressing so fast around the world that according to a new study coal and oil use could peak worldwide in as little as three years.

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France is late on its energy transition

I came across several articles on my home country lately and thought it was the occasion to keep everyone updated on how the French energy transition is going on.

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