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 February 14
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Delta Airlines spends $1 billion to offset its greenhouse gas emissions.
- Egypt is building a factory that will turn rice straw into wood.
- Japan’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm has successfully reached financial close.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories February 13
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Transparent solar panels might make greenhouses energy-neutral in the future, says a new study.
- The House Republicans’ released their big climate-change ‘plan’: Carbon capture and trees.
- Martha’s Vineyard offshore wind farm is delayed due to federal political wrangling.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories February 12
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Fossil-fuel giant BP says it will become net zero by 2050.
- One-third of the US Senate introduces the Clean Economy Act to launch climate action.
- Virginia lawmakers pass major green energy legislation.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories February 11
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- A new luxury development in Burns, Oregon, will feature 600 homes with solar off-grid microgrids.
- The US DOJ drops its antitrust investigation against Ford, Volkswagen, Honda, and BMW.
- Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti signs an enhanced Green New Deal plan to stop using fossil fuels.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories February 10
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Sweden’s EV registrations triple in a year, from 12.7% to 30.3%.
- The US EIA’s “Annual Energy Outlook 2020” report is out. Here’s the good news and the bad news.
- The UK may ban gas boilers in order to reach 2050 net zero targets.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories February 7
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- NYC’s mayor signed an order requiring all municipal vehicles to be electric by 2040.
- Democrats in the US House of Representatives introduce a nationwide EV charging network bill.
- A big storm headed for Europe this weekend is expected to set wind power records.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories February 6
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Brim, the first battery-hybrid-electric catamaran in Arctic waters, is sailing this winter.
- Schneider Electric will replace its entire 14,000-car fleet with EVs by 2030.
- The UK moves ICE car sales ban forward to 2035 from 2040.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories February 5
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- University of Rochester researchers use lasers to etch highly efficient solar power generators.
- The UK’s Northern Powergrid launches AutoDesign, new (and free) charge-point tech for EVs.
- The Tennessee Valley Authority shut down its last unit at the Paradise coal plant.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories February 4
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- A tidal energy project in Scotland supplied continuous power to nearly 4,000 homes in 2019.
- A change to the UK’s company-car tax regulations is going to cause an EV boom.
- Social entrepreneurs have brought solar power to more than 200,000 people in Sierra Leone, and they’ve only just begun.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories February 3
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- UK energy regulator Ofgem will put 10 million EVs on the road within a decade, and power will come from wind farms.
- Researchers at UC Davis claim that it’s possible for solar panels to work at night.
- New solar-powered, prefabricated modular homes have been unveiled in Sweden.
