Solar

The COVID-19 Pandemic Throws Oil and Coal Industries in a Tailspin

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(This post was published earlier this year on Medium. Sorry for the lack of content this year. Hopefully, 2021 will bring more exciting stories and analysis…) The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought our global economy to a standstill, with fears of the worst recession since 1929. Over 26 millions have already lost their jobs in … Read more

West-facing panels help solve solar energy’s main problem

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There is mounting evidence than West-facing solar panels produce more electricity during peak demand, and thus solve solar’s main problem.

1,900th Post: Climate Change As A Wicked Problem

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A reflection on climate change and the daunting but exciting task at hand in energy, transportation, industry, food production and so on.

Book review: Enlightenment Now, by Steven Pinker

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Enlightenment Now is Steven Pinker’s latest book. Pinker was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2004 and his books are regularly featured in the best-selling lists. 

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How energy storage made headlines in 2017

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A lot has been said about the booming global capacities of solar and wind in the past few years. But wind works at a maximum 35% of the time for onshore and perhaps 45% for offshore wind. Solar PV is even lower, with 20 to 30% capacity factor. So, backup solutions are being sought. 2017 … Read more

Wind and solar are now cheaper than fossil fuels

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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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Renewables: how Puerto Rico could turn a crisis into an opportunity

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Many of us these days are horrified at the situation Puerto Rico is currently witnessing. An island with a population of 3.5 million people, it currently has very little electricity or water access. 

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Four cheap solutions to climate change

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For my first article since hurricanes Harvey and Katrina, I could have written another article on how not solving climate change would cost us trillions of dollars. Instead, here is an article that shows that despite what deniers and others naysayers are telling us, doing so could actually be pretty cheap.

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Walmart goes gigantic, launches Project Gigaton

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Walmart, the largest retailer in the world, made headlines recently as it launched its Project Gigaton, an effort to help its supply chain go green and cut by a billion metric tons its carbon footprint. 

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How the Middle East is turning to the sun for energy

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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

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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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