Energy

There is a new initiative in the works to deal with air pollution in China. Step one begins in Zhangjiakou in the northwest of Hebei province–recently approved as the country’s first renewable energy pilot zone. In 2022, Zhangjiakou hopes to host the Winter Olympic Games. It’s currently in the running with neighboring Beijing (and the …

Last Saturday, Germany set a new national record for renewable energy. 78 percent of the day’s electricity demand were met with renewables sources. Up 4 percent from 2014. This all came about because it was stormy northern Europe while still being sunny in Southern Germany.German energy expert Craig Morris at the Energiewende blog, wrote about …