Electrek Green Energy Brief

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

• Capsaicin, which makes chilli peppers hot, has an energy-boosting effect on solar panels.
• Coal-dependent Poland passes an Offshore Wind Act.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• French sensor tech company eLichens introduces its new indoor air quality monitoring station at CES.
• Eight new solar farms come online in Michigan.
• 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):

• Hawaii’s Kauai island has agreed on a large-scale solar PV system with pumped hydro energy storage.
• The UK’s electricity system sees the best year on record for green energy in 2020.
• 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):

• Scientists have managed to convert raw coal powder into nano-graphite, used in lithium-ion batteries.
• If the US fully builds out its electricity grid nationwide, then it could slash green energy costs.
• 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 Canadian firm Li-Cycle will construct a $175 million Li-ion battery recycling plant in New York.
• Vietnam sees a rooftop solar boom in 2020.
• 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):

• California governor Gavin Newsom has earmarked $1.5 billion for electric and hydrogen cars in the 2021 budget.
• The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling auction was a flop, as it drew no interest from anyone but Alaska itself.
• 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):

• EnergySage launches a new community solar marketplace in the US so consumers can save money.
• Sustainable lithium mining is becoming a requirement as battery demand grows.
• 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):

• Japan aims to abolish gas-powered vehicles in the next 15 years.
• Massachusetts reaches a deal to make 40% of its electric power green by 2030.
• South Korea will replace all diesel trains with an electric bullet train by 2029.
• 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 New York Times digs into how Trump tried but failed to bury the US’ top climate report.
• Utility-scale solar and wind projects are expected to add 172.5 GW of US energy capacity through 2024.
• 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 University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia proves thermal energy storage’s great potential.
• Illinois is getting a new 185 MW wind 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):

• Al-Dhafra will depose its sister site in Abu Dhabi when it becomes the world’s largest solar farm in 2022.
• Virginia’s Dominion Energy files plans with federal regulators for the largest US offshore wind farm to date.
• A Missouri utility acquires its first wind farm — the state’s largest — in its journey from coal to net zero.
• 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):

• Considering installing rooftop solar panels? You now have more time to get the current tax credit.
• Here are some of the big green energy and climate change wins that came out of US Congress.
• 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 size of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge land to be auctioned for gas and oil exploration is slashed by 30%.
• Xos partners with DLL to finance electric trucks so companies can more easily stop driving diesel trucks.
• 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 Public Utilities Commission slashes solar net metering rates by 3 cents.
• Québec’s public utility Hydro-Québec launches EVLO, an energy storage system subsidiary.
• The UK breaks a green energy power generation record with high winds.
• 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):

• Arizona’s Navajo Generating Station coal plant’s smokestacks have been toppled — VIDEO.
• The Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance releases principles to accelerate US commercial fleet electrification.
• 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):

• FIA says Formula One will be carbon neutral in 2021 and net zero by 2030.
• A zero-carbon emission hydrogen fuel cell developer wins the 2020 NASA iTech Initiative Cycle II award.
• 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):

• After a nine-year vacancy, Joe Biden names the NRDC’s Gina McCarthy domestic climate czar.
• A 9-year-old girl has become the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death.
• Australia’s newest coal-fired power plant has been written off as worthless.
• 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 solar industry surged in 2020 despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• ExxonMobil’s investors pressure the oil giant to cut emissions, and it underwhelmingly responded.
• Plans have been submitted for North Carolina’s first offshore wind 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):

• China says at the UN virtual climate summit that it will triple its wind and solar in 10 years.
• The US didn’t attend the UN virtual climate summit. What’s its green energy plan?
• 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):

• Global emissions are expected to drop around 2.4 billion tonnes in 2020 (7%), a record.
• Amazon declares that it’s now the largest corporate purchaser of green energy in the world.
• 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):

• New York State’s retirement fund is the first US public pension fund to set a net zero goal by that date.
• NRG Energy has announced North America’s first Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB).
• Rhode Island’s largest single rooftop solar project is now under construction.
• 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.