Alternatives to nuclear
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Political power and renewable energy futures: A critical review
Advocates assert that because the renewable energy transition is fundamentally a political struggle, efforts to shift from fossil fuels and decarbonize societies will not prove effective without confronting and destabilizing dominant systems of energy power.Update
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Renewables swamp gas for new generating capacity in 1st quarter of 2016: 1,291 MW to 18 MW. No new capacity for nuclear or coal. Non-hydro renewables (9.53 GW) now exceeds nuclear (9.17 GW) in total generating capacity. From Sun Day Campaign.
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A major new report from Institute for Local Self Reliance: "Beyond Utility 2.0 to Energy Democracy." Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the changes that are rapidly transforming the electric utility industry and how to make those changes both democratize production, delivery and use of energy as well as usher in a clean energy system.
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For 8th time in past 10 months, renewables dominate new U.S. generating capacity. For year, new renewables are more than 37 times nukes, coal and oil combined. Sun Day Campaign press release
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Press release from Sun Day Campaign. Renewables make up 100% of new U.S. generation capacity in July 2014.
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Renewables provided 56% of new U.S. generating capacity in first half of 2014. One-third of new capacity was solar. Sun Day Campaign press release.
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New release from Sun Day Campaign: renewables accounted for 88% of all new U.S. generating capacity for May; 55% for the year so far.
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Yet another study, this one from Greenpeace, on how U.S. can attain a nuclear-free, carbon-free energy system by mid-century. Energy (R)Evolution: A Sustainable Energy USA Outlook.
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Sun Day Campaign: EIA renewable energy projections range from: can’t pass the laugh test to unduly conservative. Press release.
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