Carbon Emissions

Market Monitor – Rising Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Prices Are Impacting Energy Budgets

Posted By: Scott Merrell

May 10, 2021 – Renewable energy certificates (RECs) represent the environmental attributes of renewable generation and are measured and sold per Megawatt-Hour (MWh) of energy produced. Voluntary RECs are those purchased beyond statutory obligation and are often certified under the nationally recognized Green-e program administered by the Center for Resource Solutions. Over the past 24 […]

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Market Monitor – Feed-in Tariff Component of U.K. Electricity Bills Set to Increase

Posted By: Scott Merrell

Feed-in Tariff Component of U.K. Electricity Bills Set to Increase in the Coming Months One of the non-commodity components of U.K. electricity bills is set to increase in the coming months. The Feed-in Tariff or FiT charge relates to funding for renewable energy sources across the country and those associated with solar programs are likely […]

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Market Monitor – U.K. Carbon Market Developements

Posted By: Scott Merrell

The introduction of a new and more stringent U.K. Emissions Trading Scheme has the potential to boost electricity prices in
the U.K. in the coming years.

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Monthly U.S. renewable electricity generation in 2016 surpasses previous years

Posted By: Scott Merrell

The US electricity supply mix is changing, and renewable energy electricity generation in 2016 has already surpassed renewable generation from 2015. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Renewable electricity generation has surpassed levels from previous years in every month so far this year, based on data through June. Both hydroelectric and nonhydroelectric renewables […]

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New gas pipelines would make U.S. miss climate target

Posted By: Scott Merrell

Although many of the 19 proposed Northeast pipelines will not be built, the added natural gas production and consumption would increase greenhouse gas emissions, exactly what the US is attempting to limit. A service truck drives past an oil well in North Dakota, November 2014. The United States will miss its emission-reduction targets under the […]

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Nuclear Plants, Despite Safety Concerns, Gain Support as Clean Energy Sources

Posted By: Scott Merrell

Not many people consider nuclear power as a clean power source. Nuclear is actually the cleanest of any power source besides the classic solar, wind, and hydro power sources. The future of our sustainability efforts will rely on the continued operation of these low-price-generating sources. The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Exelon, […]

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U.S. Acts to Spur Development of High-Tech Reactors

Posted By: Scott Merrell

A nuclear reactor under construction in 2014 in Georgia. The government is encouraging the development of new reactor designs, and is giving two companies grants of up to $40 million each. Credit John Bazemore/Associated Press The Obama administration is providing seed money for two advanced nuclear reactor designs, part of its effort to keep nuclear […]

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Fighting Climate Change With One of the World’s Largest Solar Power Plants

Posted By: Scott Merrell

In the spring of 2009, in the depths of the Great Recession, the commercial photographer Jamey Stillings was having a hard time. The work had dried up at his Santa Fe, N.M., studio, so he decided to shift gears and put his energies in a different direction. Mr. Stillings had survived recessions before, so he […]

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Nations Approve Landmark Climate Accord in Paris

Posted By: Scott Merrell

LE BOURGET, France — With the sudden bang of a gavel Saturday night, representatives of 195 nations reached a landmark accord that will, for the first time, commit nearly every country to lowering planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to help stave off the most drastic effects of climate change. The deal, which was met with an […]

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California and Germany, Opposites With a Common Energy Goal

Posted By: Scott Merrell

Solar farms in California. California’s “million solar roof” program mirrored Germany’s “hundred-thousand solar roof” initiative that began a few years ago. Credit Monica Almeida/The New York Times PARIS — One is a European country known as “the powerhouse of Europe” that struggles against soggy winters and seemingly endless gray skies. The other is a digitally […]

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Archive for the ‘Carbon Emissions’ Category

Market Monitor – Rising Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Prices Are Impacting Energy Budgets

Market Monitor – Feed-in Tariff Component of U.K. Electricity Bills Set to Increase

Market Monitor – U.K. Carbon Market Developements

Monthly U.S. renewable electricity generation in 2016 surpasses previous years

New gas pipelines would make U.S. miss climate target

Nuclear Plants, Despite Safety Concerns, Gain Support as Clean Energy Sources

U.S. Acts to Spur Development of High-Tech Reactors

Fighting Climate Change With One of the World’s Largest Solar Power Plants

Nations Approve Landmark Climate Accord in Paris

California and Germany, Opposites With a Common Energy Goal

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