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Electrek Green Energy Brief Overview Updated May 11, 2021
Electrek Green Energy Brief
A daily technical, financial and political review/analysis of important green energy news
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories May 11
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The Biden administration has approved Vineyard Wind 1, the first major offshore wind farm in federal waters.
- The IEA raises its forecast for global wind and solar growth by another 25% compared to six months ago.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories May 7
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Brown University researchers find a way to strengthen a key weak point in perovskite solar cells.
- Ørsted and Polish energy company PGE to build 2.5 GW Baltica 2 and 3 offshore wind farms.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories May 6
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The US solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020. By 2035, we’ll need 900,000 solar workers.
- 2020 saw the largest annual decrease in US energy production on record.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories May 5
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- 98% of GE’s shareholders yesterday demanded it take climate action, and its board said it would comply.
- Great Britain’s wind farms set a new clean energy record by generating 48.5% of the electricity system.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories May 4
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Oxford Brookes University researchers think wind turbines should be vertical.
- The US Interior Department approves a solar farm in the California desert.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories May 3
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines are awarded typhoon certification.
- United Auto Workers union says only US-made EVs should get tax incentives.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories April 30
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- GM says it plans to invest $1 billion in a plant in Mexico to build electric vehicles.
- SMUD, Sacramento’s electricity provider, is paying people to become certified solar PV installers.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories April 29
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The DOE has earmarked $13 million for clean energy innovators to help the US government become carbon neutral.
- New Jersey’s statewide community solar pilot program launches two more solar farms.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories April 28
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The US Department of Energy helps 11 remote and island communities transition to clean energy.
- Work begins on Japan’s first large offshore wind farms today.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories April 27
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Hyzon Motors and Raven will build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs across the US and globally.
- These two new solar farms in Massachusetts come with a bonus – they’re pollinator friendly.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
