EGEB

In today’s EGEB:

• Saudi Arabia intrigued by concentrated solar power.
• Solar street lighting shows clear benefits in sub-Saharan Africa.
• The Yankees become the first American sports team to join UN’s Sports for Climate Action Framework.
• Rhode Island introduces specific solar initiatives.

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In today’s EGEB:

• A Canadian solar project at a former coal generating station is completed.
• GE breaks ground on its massive wind turbine.
• Offshore wind is far off for Texas.
• Maine officially restores its net metering policy.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Massachusetts sets a timeframe for a second offshore wind procurement.
• Ohio trails other midwestern states in renewables.
• Norway eyes new areas for onshore wind farms.
• Duke Energy ordered to excavate coal ash in North Carolina.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Wind power and renewables generated a record amount of U.K. electricity in 2018.
• LEGO’s holding company announces the acquisition of a solar developer.
• Connecticut’s governor meets with offshore wind developer Ørsted.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Low solar power prices in Idaho…
• And low solar plus storage prices in Hawaii.
• A look at states being left out of the U.S. “wind boom.”
• More DOE funding for wind research.

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In today’s EGEB:

• The offshore wind industry may be looking at a $70 billion opportunity.
• Sri Lanka approves 100 MW in floating solar projects.
• BYD and Pireos Capital announce the deployment of 100MWh ESS in Mexico.
• Toronto City Council could sue Big Oil for climate change costs.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Puerto Rico sets goal for 100 percent renewable energy by 2050.
• The Department of Energy announces $130 million in funding for a solar research project.
• The Environmental Working Group sees a path to 100 percent renewable energy in the U.S.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Shell switches more than 700,000 U.K. homes to renewable energy.
• Ireland aims to generate 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
• Solar + long-term onsite storage, on the way.
• Climate change could cause a financial crisis, a federal researcher claims.
• A proposed Lake Erie wind project gets a key construction permit.

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In today’s EGEB:

• A solar patent dispute jeopardizes U.S. industry growth.
• The Tennessee Valley Authority is working on a long-range plan for more solar and less coal.
• The countries with the most CO2 emissions each year since 1850.
• India eyes energy from the ocean.

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In today’s EGEB:

• U.S. renewable electricity generation has doubled since 2008.
• Self-powered streetlights in Chicago.
• The largest bifacial solar farm in the U.S. breaks ground.
• A Spanish soccer team joins the UN’s Climate Neutral Now initiative.

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EGEB for Thursday March 21, 2018:

• Regulators clear the way for a transmission line to take wind energy from Kansas through Missouri and eastward.
• BP is looking to move into U.S. solar power in a big way.
• A federal judge blocks Wyoming drilling due to climate change concerns.
• A study finds people prefer living next to wind turbines, if they had to choose between energy sources.

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Today in EGEB, three state legislatures went forward with solar bills last week which would be sure to have varying effects. HVAC company Trane installed five solar carports at Massachusetts schools. And a Texas petrochemical fire burns on.

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Today in EGEB, wind generated more electricity than any other source in the U.K. in a recent week. And that still doesn’t measure up to Germany. Italy’s Enel acquires more than a quarter-billion dollars in renewables from one of its own joint ventures. The largest solar farm being constructed in Europe breaks ground in Spain. And Zambia’s first large-scale solar project has been commissioned.

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Today in EGEB, California considers clean energy microgrids as wildfire backup. Renewable energy isn’t enough to make Bitcoin more sustainable, an expert argues. Europe considers six energy scenarios for a carbon-free future. Alberta awards $100 million to green energy projects. And Germany creates a “climate cabinet.”

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Today in EGEB, the DOE awards more than $6 million in wind energy projects. The African Development Bank commits billions to climate financing and sees great potential in solar. Another prediction sees a solar rebound on the way.

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Today in EGEB, Wood Mackenzie sees a bounce back for the solar industry in 2019. BP and the EDF team up to limit methane leaks following a report critical of the oil giant. Researchers believe green hydrogen could be economically viable by 2035. And GE launches a prototype of its largest onshore wind turbine.

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Today in EGEB, Norwegian renewables giant Statkraft tries its hand at a floating solar plant. Wyoming passes a bill to keep coal power alive in the state — and it’s a great state for wind. And New York City will bring “meatless Mondays” to its public schools to reduce emissions.

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Today in EGEB, NPR looks at “how we stopped” climate change from a 2050 point of view. Two firms are backing the plan to bring renewable energy from Iowa eastward via underground transmission line. More Chinese cities move from coal to gas or electric heating. And Democrats in Iowa show overwhelming support for the Green New Deal.

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Today in EGEB, a small Massachusetts city shifts from coal to solar. The conservative mayor of a 100 percent renewable Texas town talks about the Green New Deal. College Republicans want their party to tackle climate change. And Michigan’s largest wind farm comes online.
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Today in EGEB, a study finds climate change won’t destroy a renewable-based European electric grid. The UK makes a big deal for offshore wind expansion. SunPower releases 400-plus-watt residential solar panels. And National Grid announces its acquisition of wind and solar developer Geronimo Energy.

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Today in EGEB, a discovery in controlling light from exotic crystal semiconductors could be a major breakthrough for solar and electronics. Analysis of coal industry data reveals widespread groundwater contamination. And a proposed solar farm would be big for Washington state.

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