U.S. Corporations Continue to Invest Renewable Energy
Over the last year, renewable energy usage has become a pressing issue for corporations nationwide. On June 1, 2017 the Trump Administration announced that the U.S. would be backing out of the Paris climate agreement. This agreement was intended to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change and increase their ability to […]
New Homes in California to Run on Solar Energy Systems
Solar Energy Making Progress in California In the United States we are seeing solar energy rise not only in popularity, but in efficiency over the past decade. Other countries, such as China, have created national policies which have made them a world leader in developing innovative strategies to harness solar power for their strategic power […]
Wind Power on the Rise in the U.S.
A Reliable Alternative: Wind Power With the pursuit of renewable energy on the rise around the world, many countries have put forth an investment. Among the most popular, and reliable, is wind energy. With its growing popularity in the U.S., wind power could eventually be the leading power provider in the country. A Brief History […]
Will Renewable Energy Affect the Energy Market?
Renewable Energy on the Rise The concept of using renewable energy as an alternative to fossil fuels is growing more rapidly each year. Renewable energy options are on the rise, such as: solar, hydropower, biomass, wind and geothermal. The energy market will soon face a change that will be irreversible. When it comes to renewable […]
Does Renewable Energy Affect the Job Market?
Point Energy is seeing renewable energy boost the job market by adding thousands of new jobs across the country. The job market in the U.S. has suffered instability for a substantial amount of time. Even though we have seen the employment rates increase in the previous four years, there is still a great need for […]
Would Renewable Energy Change our Future?
When it comes to the future of renewable energy, there is always a level of apprehension to grasp on to it, even if the idea is innovative and has the potential to change your life. The topic of transition to renewable energy has been thrown around for several years now, and while it has proven […]
Utility CEO: New Renewables Will Be Cheaper Than Existing Coal Plants by the Early 2020s
It is difficult to exaggerate just what a sea change has taken place in the discussion of renewable energy in recent years. Oldsters like me remember when the idea that (unsubsidized) renewable energy would be able to compete directly with fossil fuels was downright utopian. As late as the early 2000s, people were debating whether […]
A Fumble for Renewable Energy
The struggle for a nation to leverage renewable energy has been a game of one step forward, and three steps back. When Pennsylvania enacted the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) 14 years ago, the same year that the Eagles season ended in a trip to Super Bowl XXXIX with the Patriots, it seemed like a […]
New York City Sues Oil Firms over Climate Change
“As climate change continues to worsen, it’s up to the fossil fuel companies whose greed put us in this position to shoulder the cost of making New York safer and more resilient.” – Bill de Blasio, NYC Mayor
Quick Solutions to Big Problems
Point Energy is a small business based near Philadelphia. It is offering a mobile emergency generation system in increments of 30MWs for the immediate deployment in disaster locations. These systems are built to allow for the site to be prepared while the actual equipment is in transit, allowing for faster commissioning. In a microgrid model […]