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IEA Sees Renewables Overtaking Fossil Fuels and Nuclear by 2026
A record volume of renewable energy is expected to come online in 2021, with 290 gigawatts of new capacity. That surpasses 2020’s record, when renewables accounted for all of the new electricity capacity installed worldwide.

Rich Countries Subsidizing “Dash for Gas” in Developing World
Rich countries are using public financing to expand the construction of natural gas infrastructure in poorer countries around the world.

Fossil Fuel Hubs Have Big Potential For Renewables
The clean energy transition need not come at the expense of oil and gas workers.

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Take a Closer Look at Clean Tech
The companies that succeed will do what smart new startups have always done: Focus on delighting customers and disrupting markets using creative combinations of technology, software, and business models.

V2G Moves from Laboratory to Practice in Air Force Demo
When combined with a very large pool of electric vehicle batteries, vehicle to grid technology (V2G) can help utilities balance short periods of supply and demand imbalances in the electrical grid and even lower bills by using locally generated power from solar or wind.

In Revolutionizing Transportation, U.S. has Lessons to Learn from Wind and Solar
The United States is creating the technology to usher in a new era of autonomous, electric vehicles, but China could easily overtake us in capturing their advantages.

Saudi Arabia Reins in Runaway Energy Subsidies
Saudi Arabia's reforms are hugely important because the country's stability hinges on the robustness and reliability of the welfare state, which citizens hold as their birthright.

Energy Policy 2016: Democratic Candidates Differ on Energy Priorities
In the first Democratic debate, the candidates revealed that energy policy is high on their priorities, but they differ widely on issue positions.

Solar Energy to Take Off in the Middle East and North Africa, Increasing Oil Exports
Oil has been the foundation of many Middle East and North African economies, but leaders of these countries are now looking to solar for their next energy revolution.

GlassPoint’s Development VP on Using Solar Power to Boost Oil Production in Oman
Using solar power to retrieve heavy oil appears to be an odd energy mix, but the world’s largest solar plant is now being built exactly for that purpose in the Amal oil field in Oman.