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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Arizona Public Service will produce all of its power from non-fossil-fuel sources by 2050.
• The DOE, Ford, and Everledger trace the life cycle of Li-ion batteries using IoT and blockchain.
• Britain’s Prince Charles launches the Sustainable Markets Initiative at Davos.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The 2019 Menino Survey of Mayors shows that EVs and infrastructure have city leaders’ support.
• The SAF Coalition, Zurich Airport, and the World Economic Forum promote sustainable aviation fuel.
• A video from the Wall Street Journal explores the potential of hydrogen as a source of green energy.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Hawaii’s solar capacity grew by 21% in 2019, its largest-ever annual increase.
• The 50th World Economic Forum launches with conflicting messages from Trump and Thunberg.
• Enevate announces an extreme fast-charging lithium-ion battery.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Qatar to build an 800 MW solar farm with Total and Marubeni.
• A Tokyo University of Science team are developing potassium-driven rechargeable batteries.
• Cleantech Group announces its Global Cleantech 100, the companies most likely to make an impact.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• GM names chief sustainability officer to lead carbon-neutral efforts.
• Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban describes his new climate policy as “Christian Democratic.”
• Richmond, California, a key export route to Asia, bans the shipping of coal from its port.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Natural gas growth is predicted to slow in 2020 while green energy is predicted to grow.
• Investment giant BlackRock pulls out of financing thermal coal.
• Indonesia is to get its first floating solar plant.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority launches 33 diesel buses with solar panel systems.
• The European Commission has budgeted €1 trillion for European Green Deal.
• A new $5 million cleantech impact fund — LACI — launches in Los Angeles.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• IBM tests batteries made with seawater components — and they look promising.
• Ocean temperatures hit a record high in 2019 — and finance is going to alter due to climate change.
• Scientists at a Scottish university have developed the world’s first recycled brick.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Anheuser-Busch InBev is going to be powered by 100% solar.
• London mayor Sadiq Khan has formally launched London Power, a new green energy company.
• Construction starts on what will be the Netherlands’ largest offshore wind farm.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Texas’ use of green energy surpassed its use of coal in 2019.
• JetBlue announces that it will offset emissions for all domestic flights from July 2020.
• Everon and Arcadia announce a new partnership to drive clean energy charging.
• Hydraloop has won Best Startup and Best Sustainable Project at CES 2020.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Donald Trump is expected to announce the overhaul of the National Environmental Policy Act today.
• Bruichladdich Distillery Company in Scotland is switching to 100% green energy.
• France delays decision on new nuclear reactors until the end of 2022.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• A new report says US greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.1% last year due to a decrease in coal.
• Green Coast rounds up six exciting green energy projects that will “shape the future.”
• Ocean Renewable Power Company gets a new CEO.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Shutting down coal saves lives and improves crop yields, says a new study.
• California Democrats propose a state Green New Deal.
• Work has begun on a new wind farm project in Missouri and Kansas.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Former DOE secretary Rick Perry re-joins Energy Transfer LP’s general partner LE GP LLC.
• The NAACP is working with local and state branches to stop accepting fossil-fuel money.
• The world’s largest floating wind farm is now supplying power to Portugal.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Oil prices jump after US kills Iranian general Qassem Suleimani in an airstrike.
• Green energy overtakes fossil fuels in the UK in 2019 for the first time.
• Germany drops the cost of train travel in response to the climate crisis.
• Israel approved hundreds of wind turbines in the north of the country.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• A Nevada solar farm — set to be the country’s largest — will be approved by the BLM.
• Denmark sourced nearly half its power from wind in 2019.
• Danish energy company Ørsted has sold its liquid natural gas (LNG) unit.
• A new Stanford study says green energy would create 30 million jobs.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• France starts its ban of single-use plastics today.
• Thailand banned plastic bags in major stores today to reduce ocean waste.
• Western states push back on the DOE’s decision to not scrap incandescent light bulbs.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The Vauxhall Corsa E goes on sale in the UK in early 2020, and its latest ad is full of surprises.
• Kansas emissions are at their lowest in four decades. Here’s why.
• A school district in British Columbia has reduced its emissions by 25% over the last five years.
• Must-read: ProPublica‘s investigative work about how oil companies avoid accountability.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB), as the year comes to a close, here are your top 5 favorite EGEB stories of 2019. We start with the most popular.

• Solar that can deliver electricity at night
• Solar cell breakthrough
• Exxon scientist: “They knew” that fossil fuels would cause CO2 to rise
• “Treelon” Musk
• Caffeinated solar

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• FTSE adds more fossil-fuel companies to its “ethical” investment list, the FTSE4Good indices.
• YouTubers have successfully planted 20 million trees in less than two months w/ #TeamTrees.
• New Jersey awards 45 community solar projects to low- to moderate-income communities.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• SSAB Americas brings fossil-fuel-free steel to North America.
• US Steel will close its aging blast-furnace mill near Detroit as it pivots to electric mini-mills.
• Stanford professor’s study says going 100% green would pay for itself in seven years.

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