http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/ Sun, 10 May 2026 08:49:09 +0000 86400 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/grid-resilience-national-security-r6422 . . . to halt the shutdown of ailing coal, and nuclear power plants,
. . . that were needed to maintain the nation’s:
. . . . . . energy mix,
. . . . . . grid resilience, and
. . . . . . national security.

6-6-2018 Source:  #Grid resilience & national security]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2018 12:44:25 +0000 2779d140faa92aa0ad8df4230aca4590 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/follow-the-money-22-trillion-for-energy-r6419 . . . 2018 Global Power Industry Outlook, says
. . . Solar, to grow past Wind Energy.

The report also predicts that
. . . $2.2 trillion will be invested in new energy capacity through 2021, with
. . . $600 billion in the solar sector alone.

5-26-18 Source: Follow the Money: $2.2 Trillion for #Energy]]> Sat, 26 May 2018 12:45:58 +0000 9a8799e6ac57db61203d74b98d78e2ee http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/puerto-rico-bottom-up-microgrids-r6418 . . . destroying most of the island’s energy infrastructure.

Puerto Ricans then had to endure the
. . . largest and longest blackout in US history.

A bottom up network of distributed microgrids,
. . . is starting to take shape across all of Puerto Rico.

Community owned solar array with battery storage,
. . . will provide them with a microgrid,
. . . capable of powering the facility during emergencies or electrical outages.
But it will also help alleviate energy costs month to month,
. . . freeing up valuable resources to aid the community,
. . . hopefully helping to make the community infrastructure,
. . . as resilient as the people that live there.

5-25-2018 Source:  Puerto Rico: Bottom Up #Microgrids]]> Fri, 25 May 2018 16:26:55 +0000 83d81ef47f0e9a205fb66a100f3179bf http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/china-vs-usa-green-energy-programs-r6407 . . . 3 decades, with an annual average increase in gross domestic product of
. . . 9.8% during that period.
This has led to an increasing demand for energy, spurring China to add an average of
. . . 53 gigawatts (GW) of electric capacity each year, over the last
. . . 10 years to its power generation capabilities.
China recognizes, that given the growing demand for energy at home,
. . . developing its domestic renewable energy industry, and
. . . building manufacturing capacity, can lead to advantages in future export markets.

Energy efficiency, and conservation are officially China’s top energy priority.
. . . These are considered the “low-hanging fruit,”
. . . in the quest to reduce energy use, and cut demand.

In contrast, some argue that the United States,
. . . does not have a comprehensive national policy in place,
. . . for promotion of renewable energy technologies,
. . . with some observers saying that the
. . . higher costs of renewable electricity,
. . . are not conducive to market adoption.
However, the reasons for increasing the use of renewable energy include:
. . . . . . energy security,
. . . . . . energy independence,
. . . . . . cleaner air,
. . . . . . anthropogenic climate change,
. . . . . . sustainability concepts, and
. . . . . . economic development.

Such goals could reasonably be said,
. . . to apply both to the United States and China.

5-13-2018 Source:  China VS USA:  Green #Energy Programs]]> Sun, 13 May 2018 20:06:00 +0000 5e09ce33a20f1c276ffcc43627f6e891 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/germany-energy-produced-used-locally-r6406 . . . that is hardly likely to be ignored by visitors to the country,
. . . is the localization of the electricity supply system.
The decentralization strategy, (Die Energywende),
. . . which forms the basis of the country’s energy policy,
. . . has ensured stable electricity supply to the citizens,
. . . since the inception of the policy in 2000.
It focuses on bringing together:
. . . . . . people,
. . . . . . villages, and
. . . . . . municipalities,
. . . to invest, and own,
. . . their power systems.

5-13-2018 Source:  Germany: #Energy, Produced & Used Locally]]> Sun, 13 May 2018 18:47:54 +0000 3b5f4f19719aa9a67efe63169ce94037 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/iceland-80-renewable-energy-r6404 . . . a state-financed incentive program,
. . . to increase the use of electric vehicles.
With, 6,000 electric cars in 2018 VS
. . . 90 in 2014.
https://www.youtube....1&v=ha9ViEpbZiQ

5-12-2018 Source:  Iceland: 80% #Renewable Energy]]> Sat, 12 May 2018 12:57:51 +0000 faccafbeafb441f36660f0747fea7950 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/follow-the-money-renewable-costs-r6402 . . . while the costs for wind power have fallen by 50%.

“We’ve already seen huge billion-dollar plays,
. . . by some of the oil majors, to get into renewables:
. . . . . . Shell,
. . . . . . Total,
. . . . . . ENI,
. . . . . . BP, and many others,” said Morgan Bazilian,
. . . executive director of the Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines.

5-10-2018 Source:  Follow the Money: #Renewable Costs]]> Thu, 10 May 2018 12:25:19 +0000 b9ba7122b9e4bdbedf144589ffd294f5 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/health/solar-still-cleans-water-r6399 . . . is one of the world's most pressing problems,
but, a team of University at Buffalo researchers has a device that uses,
. . . black, carbon-dipped paper to produce fresh water.

With a solar still the size of a mini fridge,
. . . we estimate that we can generate
. . . 10 to 20 liters of clean water every single day.

5-7-2018 Source:  #Solar Still: Clean's Water]]> Mon, 07 May 2018 16:10:08 +0000 d57812289771598c8a5e3f9aaae10358 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/florida-municipal-utilities-go-solar-in-big-way-r6398 . . . “the largest municipal-backed solar project in the nation.”

12 cities, that will buy power from the project include:
. . . . . . Alachua,
. . . . . . Bartow,
. . . . . . Beaches Energy Services (Jacksonville Beach),
. . . . . . Fort Pierce Utilities Authority,
. . . . . . Homestead,
. . . . . . Keys Energy Services (Key West),
. . . . . . Kissimmee Utility Authority,
. . . . . . Lake Worth,
. . . . . . Ocala,
. . . . . . Orlando Utilities Commission,
. . . . . . Wauchula, and
. . . . . . Winter Park.

Approximately 900,000 solar panels, will be installed on
. . . 3 solar sites expected to be built in
. . . Osceola, and Orange Counties, on approximately
. . . 1,200 acres, or the equivalent of
. . . 900 football fields, producing
. . . 223.5 megawatts, which is enough energy to power
. . . 45,000 typical Florida homes.

5-7-2018 Source:  Florida: municipal utilities go #solar in big way]]> Mon, 07 May 2018 12:11:05 +0000 5939cbe46f1512291125700ee2e7236a http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/india%e2%80%99s-last-electrified-village-r6397 . . . tweeting that Leisang in Manipur had become “powered and empowered,”
. . . as the last village in India to be electrified.

“That night, none of us, including the children, slept due to the excitement.
. . . The children kept running around in the fields.
. . . We are very thankful to the government.
. . . No words can express how happy we are.”

Satlen says he knows exactly what he will do next.
. . . “Now that I can save money on kerosene and candles,
. . . I will buy a television set,” he grins.

5-6-2018 Source:  India’s last #electrified village]]> Sun, 06 May 2018 13:03:45 +0000 674b1117ecbd3cbd34c71f328b1c49a5 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/un-framework-convention-on-climate-change-r6396 . . . . . . Not millions,
. . . . . . Not billions,
. . . . . . But trillions.
This is the amount of funding and investment the world needs,
. . . if it is to protect itself from the devastating impacts of climate change,
. . . according to Patricia Espinosa,
. . . executive secretary of the United Nations,
. . . Framework Convention on Climate Change.

'Trying to address climate change at current financing levels,
. . . is like walking into a Category 5 Hurricane,
. . . protected only by an umbrella."

5-5-2018 Source:  UN Framework Convention on #Climate Change]]> Sat, 05 May 2018 13:00:11 +0000 96b8ee525c85be84c2536bd86564a585 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/follow-the-money-vw-buys-batteries-r6395 . . . 3 million electric cars a year by 2025.

“By 2020 we will offer our customers more than
. . . 25 new electric models, and more than
. . . 20 plug-in hybrids,” Diess said.
. . . across all brands and regions,
. . . we aim to put the world’s largest fleet of electric vehicles on the road.”

So he has ordered,
. . . $48 billion worth of batteries.

5-5-2018 Source: Follow the #Money: VW Buys #Batteries]]> Sat, 05 May 2018 12:47:40 +0000 9e36d5294d8f32155b8178bb26fd024c http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/india-all-villages-are-now-electrified-r6386 . . . 18,452 villages were without access to power,  
. . . 17,181 have now been electrified.
. . . The others are either uninhabited, or
. . . classified as grazing reserves.

A village is said to be electrified,
. . . if at least 10% of its households,
. . . as well as public places,
. . . have access to power.

4-29-2018 Source:  India: all villages are now #electrified]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2018 12:54:30 +0000 97d874c5aaa9be3fa256de891418b0d7 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/mit-china-climate-policies-saves-money-r6384 . . . has concluded that if China follows through on its climate policies,
. . . targeting the reduction of CO2 emissions,
. . . the monetary savings stemming from air quality, and human health,
. . . will greatly exceed the cost of meeting those goals in the first place.

4-28-2018 Source:  MIT: China Climate Policies saves #Money]]> Sat, 28 Apr 2018 13:05:18 +0000 c76fe1d8e08462434d800487585be217 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/hawaii-consumer-utility-new-law-r6383 . . . that will drive public electric companies in Hawai’i
. . . to consider their customers first.
Electricity Ratepayer Protection Act Signed Into Law (audio included) (HPR)

4-27-2018 Source:  Hawaii: Consumer-#Utility New Law]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:38:06 +0000 09a7d8e17be9c34a1eafcea17976202a http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/follow-the-money-usa-energy-revolution-r6376 . . . once, a vision touted mainly by environmentalists,
. . . now, it is shared by market purists,
because, they are so affordable,
. . . that they’re driving coal production, and generation,
. . . out of business.

In the last 8 years,
. . . utility-scale costs have declined by:
. . . . . . 86% solar, and
. . . . . . 67% wind.

4-21-Source: Follow the Money: USA #Energy revolution]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2018 13:01:28 +0000 6cd3f3cfef62c9dbf52ea6645d16fb6b http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/make-workers-more-like-robots-r6375 . . . is making machines,
. . . that can do most of what people do,
. . . better and cheaper.

World Bank,
. . . is preparing its latest World Development Report,
. . . due to be unveiled this fall.

World Bank, say's,
. . . workers need to be more like robots,
. . . expendable, and disposable adjuncts, to the production process,
. . . who can be switched on, and off at will,
. . . to suit the needs of employers.

4-21-2018 Source: Make Workers: more like #Robots]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2018 12:34:30 +0000 95175b10d65e3d1b610e6d10fe3c1861 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/follow-the-money-200-billion-for-renewable-r6374 . . . $200 billion into new:
. . . . . . renewable-energy,
. . . . . . clean-technology, investments, and financing,
. . . between now and 2030.

4-20-2018 Source:  Follow the Money: $200 Billion for #renewable]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:22:31 +0000 7a9aa819c5733930f0df26f4c3e0e4ff http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/3-bankrupt-nuclear-plants-r6373 . . . is seeking customer-funded bailouts,
. . . or, it says, it will close,
. . . 3 nuclear plants in Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

The complete nuclear fuel cycle:
. . . . . . from the mining and milling of uranium,
. . . . . . to the final disposal of radioactive wastes,
. . . is sufficiently regulated,
. . . nuclear power, should not be a leading strategy,
. . . for diversifying America’s energy portfolio, and
. . . reducing carbon pollution.

4-20-2018 Source:  3 Bankrupt #Nuclear Plants]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:35:33 +0000 03af2dab7923447ee070be156ac70bc7 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-living/economy-politics/follow-the-money-portugal%e2%80%99s-renewable-electri-r6370 . . . Production, exceeded Consumption.

Portugal’s renewable electricity, comes largely from:
. . . . . . Hydroelectric generation, and
. . . . . . Wind power, which, in March, supplied
. . . . . . 55% and 42% (respectively) of the country’s electricity needs.

The impressive adoption of renewables in Portugal,
. . . is also helping the country save money.
The peaks and valleys,
. . . between renewable electricity production periods, and electricity consumption,
. . . highlight the need for grid-scale energy storage.

4-19-2018 Source:  Follow the Money: Portugal’s #Renewable Electricity]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:01:01 +0000 bcf00598faf7c60d7578466a16659bd4