Michelle Lewis

• The US has spent the most stimulus money compared to other major economies — and the least on green energy.
• The UK government marks World EV Day today with a £12 million funding tech competition package.
• Big Mattress company Tempur Sealy embraces 100% green energy in the US and Europe.
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• Researchers discover an eco-friendly way to recycle silicon — used in solar panels — into nanoparticles.
• South Korea will increase the number of EVs from the current 110,000 to 1.13 million by 2025.
• A Scottish distillery has designed a “climate-positive” vodka made of peas.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced virtually, at the first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, that in a $17 billion investment, the country will boost the number of electric cars from the current 110,000 to 1.13 million by 2025, and increase the number of hydrogen vehicles from 8,000 to 200,000.

• Nearly half of polled Generation Z’ers think climate change can be slowed — and want to help.
• New research suggests Biden’s green energy plan could get the US to decarbonize by 2035.
• Nestlé is on track to reach its 100% sustainable goal by 2025.
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• The UN secretary-general urges G20 nations to ditch coal completely in a climate conference.
• Planting seagrass needs to play an important part in reducing emissions. Here’s why.
• Writer Andrew McCormick asks, “The sitting president has no climate plan. Why isn’t that headline news?”
• And more…

• Volta Trucks launches the Volta Zero, a fully electric 16-tonne commercial truck.
• Investment firm The Carlyle Group acquires Maine’s largest solar portfolio under construction.
• France will spend €30 billion in its stimulus package on green energy policies.
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• Which companies are leading the way in green energy innovation?
• A new battery electric vehicle survey offers EV charger insights for utilities and EV owners.
• Offshore wind giant Ørsted is pushing into solar in 2021 in a big way.
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For electric vehicle owners, figuring out the right charging method, installing a charger at home, and navigating the available government or utility rebates can be overwhelming, according to a HomeServe survey of 500 EV owners. Home repair and improvement company HomeServe operates in the UK, US, Canada, France, Spain, and Japan.

The UK’s government has raised the 5p charge on plastic bags in England to 10p, which will be effective from April 2021. It will be extended to all retailers in order to curb plastic waste pollution. So why can’t the US work to ban bags at a national level?

• Scientists have figured out how solar windows can be more transparent and still provide energy.
• Only 1 in 10 of the world’s electric utility companies are prioritizing green energy over fossil fuels.
• England will double its plastic bag charge from 5p to 10p per bag from April 2021.
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Hyperloop developer TransPod has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a 1,000 km/h system in Alberta, Canada. The MoU with Alberta’s government is intended to attract private investment in order to build the multibillion-dollar project.

• Google and Candela agree to a 140 MW solar power purchase agreement in Texas.
• Alberta, Canada, signs a multibillion-dollar hyperloop development deal with TransPod.
• A human wastewater converter, NEWgenerator, wins the 2020 Patents for Humanity award.
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Dutch company Urban Senses has created GreenPee containers, which are urinals filled with odor-absorbing hemp fibers and are topped with planters. Here’s why they’re great for the environment.

• The world’s first fossil-free hydrogen-powered steel plant began operations today in Sweden.
• A New England coalition of 40 groups has asked the states to cooperate on offshore wind.
• A Vermont whiskey distillery has branded their solar panels using Sistine Solar’s “Solar Skin.”
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• Climate change is causing warmer waters, and it’s making hurricanes more dangerous.
• Pop-up “corona cycleways” in European cities could result in health benefits of $3 billion a year.
• What’s in the US Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis report?
• And more…

• The Dutch require greenhouses to be climate neutral from 2020. Here’s how they’re doing that.
• California apartment buildings are getting virtual power plants.
• This free calculator estimates the electricity cost and carbon footprint for nearly every home in the US.
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Los Angeles-based EV charging startup Xeal, which uses predictive AI software to maximize the profits of charging stations, will boost passive income for commercial and residential building owners. It’s just successfully closed its seed investment round.

• McLaren’s CEO says it will stop developing petrol engines in a decade as it shifts toward EVs.
• EV charging startup Xeal, which generates passive income, closes its seed investment round.
• A parachutist makes the world’s first jump from a solar-powered plane.
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California had an energy crisis last week, and they’re not out of the woods (not to mention the awful wildfires that continue to burn). Residents on a stressed power grid can do what electric vehicle drivers already know: Energy consumption during off-peak hours saves money. It also reduces strain on the grid, which can help prevent rolling blackouts.

• Dandelion Energy expands into Connecticut with geothermal heating and cooling.
• How California residents can tweak their energy usage to prevent rolling blackouts.
• CS Energy achieves 1 gigawatt of installed solar projects.
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The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) June 2020 Energy Infrastructure Update reports that green energy sources such as solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydropower dominated new US electrical generating capacity additions in the first half of 2020.

• Greene King will install electric vehicle charging points at all of its suitable pubs.
• Amazon announces its third wind farm in Ireland.
• Green energy dominated new US electrical generating capacity additions in the first half of 2020.
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Grist recently asked the pertinent question: What happens to solar panels when they’re no longer useable?

• Shanxi Coal International Energy Group is making a big investment in solar manufacturing.
• What happens to solar panels when they stop working?
• Denmark works with Vietnam to develop an efficient energy plan.
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