Across social media, internet forums and some climate science denier blogs, there has been furious cutting-and-pasting of chunks of common text attacking the environmental credentials of electric vehicles, solar panels and wind turbines. About 200 tonnes of the “Earth’s crust” needs to be mined for each electric vehicle battery, and 11 tonnes of brine are […]
Grid upgrades, renewable energy on horizon Published March 30, 2022 by Elizabeth Cooper This is a pivotal time for electric utilities such as Dominion Energy, which are upgrading power grids and systems to accommodate renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. Photo by Mark Rhodes Virginia’s largest electric utilities are deploying an array of […]
Five years after the Paris climate agreement, all eyes are on the world’s progress on the road to a carbon-free future. A crucial part of this goal involves the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources, such as sun, water, wind and wave energy. Among those, solar energy has always held the highest hope […]
