What Power Companies Do When Nuclear Is No Longer An Easy Option
MidAmerican Energy in the US tried for years to force Iowa residents to pre-pay for a nuclear power plant. Those
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TEPCO Has Excess Winter Capacity, Restarts Serve Only Business Interests
In this report to METI TEPCO admits that with all of their nuclear plants offline they have excess power generation
Read moreIrony; US Nuclear Bomb Plant To Be Wind Powered
The US Pantex nuclear bomb plant will be running on wind power soon. It was announced this week that the
Read moreGerman Nuclear, Gas & Coal Plants Can’t Compete, May Shut Down
German conventional power plants are being shut down because they can no longer compete against renewables. The price for electricity
Read moreGermany To Work With Japan On Nuclear Phase Out
Germany’s energy minister says his country will increase efforts with Japan on smart grid and energy storage technologies to work
Read moreGerman Energy Facts: Energy Prices & The Coal Myth
There has been some recent misinformation going around, usually put out there by the fuel based energy companies that Germany’s
Read moreGermany’s Energy Win-Win
Grist points out in the wake of Fox New’s blunder on German solar what really makes the energy change program
Read moreUS Faces Showdown Over Energy
After Fukushima more attention was payed to Germany’s energy change efforts. This program long pre-dates Fukushima but announcements that Germany
Read moreGerman Energy Change 25% Completed
Germany’s push to upgrade and shift their energy infrastructure to mostly renewables is 25% done according to RP Online. The
Read moreJapan Looks To Renewables As A Way Forward
A recent interview with Tetsunari Iida gives a more enlightened look at Japan’s energy challenges. Much doom and gloom is
Read moreGerman Energy Shift Sees Positive Results
The moment someone mentions shutting down a nuclear plant anywhere in the world the response it that it will cause
Read moreGermany’s Energy Turnaround Mood Index Increases
The German energy mood index, a measure that tracks the economic outlook on the energy revolution in Germany is on
Read moreGermany’s Passivhaus Shows Conservation Works
Passivhaus (aka: Passive House) standard is a set of design standards that result in highly energy efficient buildings. The design
Read moreGerman Village; 100% Energy Independent & Renewable
The village of Feldheim 60km from Berlin has become an unusual tourist attraction. The village’s independent energy grid and 100%
Read moreGerman Improved Coal Compliments Renewables, Cuts Emissions
German energy company RWE has installed two new coal plants as part of their energy revolution. It sounds like an
Read moreGermany Installs 1 Nuclear Plant Worth Of Wind Energy In First Half Of 2012
Germany installed about 1000mw of wind energy, about 400 wind turbines in the first half of 2012. 1000mw is about
Read moreNew Series Germany’s Energy Revolution
We are beginning a new series of articles on Germany’s energy revolution. After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, Germany
Read moreFlying Wind Turbines And Power Generating Onsen
These are the kinds of power generation technologies that come from more creative minds. Japanese onsen (hot spring spas) are
Read moreGermany Produces 20 Nuclear Plants Worth Of Solar Energy, How Germany Is Debunking Energy Myths
On Friday and Saturday Germany generated the equivalent electricity output of 20 nuclear power plants from their domestic solar power
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