Welcome to the Electrek Green Energy Brief. Put together by our Electrek authors, the Energy Brief is a daily technical, financial, and political review of important green energy news.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories Today
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- US coal shipments reach the lowest level since 1983.
- #CoveringClimateNow — more than 250 media outlets are on the green energy and climate change beat this week.
- The pros (yes, you read that right) and cons of fossil fuels.
- Women’s leadership in clean tech: London’s action plan.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 16
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- EV supporters tweet about the Saudi oil refinery drone attack.
- South Africa kicks off a US$11 billion green-energy initiative.
- A South Carolinian lists the benefits of solar energy for her state.
- Green energy is important, but so are the batteries that store it.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 13
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- India bans single-use plastics.
- Here’s a handy tool to calculate your solar ROI.
- Wind farms in Australian canola fields by drone.
- A thermoelectric device generates energy from the cold night sky.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 12
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- New Hampshire’s GOP governor, US House of Representatives ban offshore oil and gas drilling.
- Scotland builds the world’s first ocean-powered data center.
- Italian design firm Carlo Ratti experiments with orange peels as possible future biofuel.
- St. Louis Zoo gets a seating area shaded by solar panels.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 11
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Methane leak detection monitoring goes mobile — and into the sky.
- Los Angeles gives the go-ahead for the largest solar energy plant in the US.
- Hawaii is testing the manufacturing of concrete that reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
- Former senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) calls for green energy jobs for veterans.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 9
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Oil and gas companies investing $50 billion in projects that won’t help fight climate change.
- The countries that produce a greater proportion of CO2 emissions than their proportion of the global population.
- Calcium could be safer and cheaper than lithium-ion in batteries that store solar and wind power.
- 5 of the best solar-powered portable chargers.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 6
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- UN: A decade of renewables quadruples capacity — and it’s led by solar.
- The advantages and challenges of super-tall wind turbine towers.
- Extreme weather is driving battery-powered energy storage.
- Crops under solar panels is a win for both.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 5
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- 5 green energy standouts from the Democrats’ climate-crisis town hall
- Rutgers University releases new study on states, equity, and green energy.
- 3 ways cities are improving the energy efficiency of homes.
- Big oil to seal record number of green energy deals in 2019.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 4
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Cory Booker announces $3 trillion climate change plan — here are five green energy highlights.
- Elizabeth Warren pledges another $1 trillion to achieve clean energy by 2035.
- The New York Times pulls out of sponsoring the Oil and Money conference.
- Everyone can use these small solar panels for outdoor fun.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 3
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Will the Bahamas escalate solar power, post-Hurricane Dorian devastation?
- Britain’s Prince Harry launches green initiative with travel companies.
- Scotland breaks ground on country’s first subsidy-free onshore wind farm.
- How Tokyo is using sustainable energy for the 2020 Olympics.
