Electrek Green Energy Brief

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

• GM and Wabtec will work together to develop and commercialize electric locomotives.
• The US consumed a record amount of clean energy in 2020, reports the EIA.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Clean energy made up nearly 100% of all new Q1 electric capacity, but problems are looming.
• The largest utility in Kansas will make its first solar investments and says it will reach net zero by 2045.
• 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.

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

• North Carolina’s governor issued an executive order that sets the state’s first-ever offshore wind targets.
• New Zealand introduces an $8,600 subsidy for electric vehicles.
• 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.

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

• Vertical Aerospace has pre-orders for around 1,000 of its electric VA-X4 vertical takeoff aircraft.
• Most Americans support expanding solar and wind energy, but there’s a significant partisan split.
• 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.

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

• NanoGraf claims it has enabled the highest-energy density 18650 cylindrical lithium-ion cell in the world.
• The US clean energy transition could create up to 600,000 jobs for American workers by 2030.
• 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.

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

• Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions breaks ground on its largest solar project to date, in Texas.
• Fast charging is needed in all types of communities to speed up the EV transition, finds a new study.
• 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.

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

• Hitachi ABB Power Grids launches transformer products for offshore floating wind farms.
• Turbine installation is complete at Denmark’s largest wind farm, the offshore Kriegers Flak.
• 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.

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

• US president Joe Biden’s electric vehicles plan includes boosting battery recycling in the US.
• Germany is upping its wind and solar 2030 targets, according to a draft law seen by Reuters.
• 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.

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

• ExxonMobil and Chevron suffer shareholder rebellions over a lack of strategy for emissions reduction.
• Here’s the latest US Electric Power Monthly report, and what renewables are projected to do.
• 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.

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

• Climate czar John Kerry said emissions cuts will come from future tech, but a new study says we’ve already got what we need.
• The Department of Energy’s Collegiate Wind Competition has kicked off – check it out.
• 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.

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

• The US Department of the Interior suspends oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
• Danish wind giant Ørsted bumps up its clean energy target to reach 50 GW of installed capacity by 2030.
• 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.

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

• The Largo, Florida, police department in the Tampa Bay area buys Zero all-electric motorcycles.
• 7-Eleven will install at least 500 fast-charging ports at 250 stores in the US and Canada by the end of 2022.
• 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.

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

• French oil giant Total changes its name to TotalEnergies to mark its shift to renewables.
• The first wind turbine has been erected at Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK, and it will be huge.
• 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.

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

• A Montana cryptocurrency miner wants to use solar to power its energy-draining business.
• Can emission-free electric (and hydrogen) airplanes replace fossil-fuel-powered planes?
• 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.

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

• The US Pacific Coast is approved for commercial-scale offshore clean energy projects for the first time.
• New US wind and solar scheduled for connection to the grid has reached record levels.
• 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.

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

• South Korea has committed nearly $40 billion to build EV tech factories and expand R&D in the US.
• The UK will install 3,550 “ultra-rapid charging points” on motorways and in towns over two years.
• 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.

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

• The decline in natural gas generation in the first four months of 2021 is the first year-over-year decline since 2017.
• Here are 5 things US households can do this summer to ease stress on the grid and save money.
• 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.

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

• Wisconsin approves Alliant Energy’s Onion River solar farm, which will be one of the state’s largest.
• Southwest Florida launches a 74.5-megawatt community solar farm.
• 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.

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

• Vermont’s Green Mountain Power is the first US utility to offer the Span Smart Panel in a pilot program.
• Chicago-based Energize Ventures leads its first investment in the battery sector.
• 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.

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

• GE will provide 87 Haliade-X 14 MW for the third and final phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm.
• Rhode Island gets more than 100 megawatts of solar as it works toward 100% clean electricity by 2030.
• 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.

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

• The International Energy Agency’s new report details the global transition to clean energy by 2050.
• The Bahamas installs a hurricane-resistant solar hybrid microgrid on Highbourne Cay.
• 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.