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A daily technical, financial and political review/analysis of important green energy news

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EGEB: Poland’s largest utility wants to dump coal

Michelle Lewis Oct 21 2020 - 11:00 am PT

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Poland’s largest utility, PGE, announces it wants to get rid of coal and become net zero by 2050.
EU environment ministers will make the EU’s pledge to reach net zero by 2050 legally binding.
66% of US voters said they support Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan.
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EGEB: Turning waste into green hydrogen has great potential

Michelle Lewis Oct 20 2020 - 11:30 am PT

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Renewable hydrogen producer Ways2H gets an injection of funds to continue global expansion.
New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection calls for the ban of ICE car sales by 2035.
A Swedish shipbuilder is designing a transatlantic car carrier powered by wind.
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EGEB: Honda axes diesel cars in the UK

Michelle Lewis Oct 19 2020 - 10:20 am PT

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Honda stops selling new diesel cars in the UK and will phase out gas cars by the end of 2022.
US oil giants Chevron and Exxon increased their share of campaign donations to Democrats this year.
Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project is ready to churn out power.
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EGEB: Skyscraper-sized wind turbines coming from MHI Vestas

Michelle Lewis Oct 16 2020 - 12:04 pm PT

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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S is building giant offshore wind turbines to compete in the energy market.
Does your state’s governor’s mansion host solar? (Hint: Only 10 out of 50 do.)
The US Southeastern states invest in EV manufacturing, but they’re not using what they make.
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EGEB: This Dutch offshore wind farm will help oyster reefs grow

Michelle Lewis Oct 15 2020 - 11:00 am PT

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Reef structures with oysters will be installed within the Netherlands’ offshore Borssele Wind Farm Site V.
Energy storage tech company Fluence acquires digital intelligence platform AMS to improve the grid.
Ikea’s Buy Back scheme aims to reduce excessive waste in 27 countries — but the US isn’t on board yet.
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EGEB: Solar, now cheaper than coal, will be ‘king’ of electricity

Michelle Lewis Oct 13 2020 - 10:00 am PT

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Solar photovoltaics are now cheaper than plants fired by coal and natural gas in most countries.
Green generator company Portable Electric partners with California’s PG&E to help with wildfire outages.
China’s net zero by 2060 plan covers all greenhouse gases, says one of its most senior researchers.
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EGEB: Trump’s offshore oil ban in Southeast also blocks wind farms

Michelle Lewis Oct 12 2020 - 11:39 am PT

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Banning offshore oil drilling is great. But that’s not the only thing that got banned.
EU car emissions targets are causing a huge growth in electric cars in Europe.
The running cost of EVs in the US cost $634 less annually than ICE cars.
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EGEB: Anheuser-Busch will make low-carbon beer cans

Michelle Lewis Oct 9 2020 - 11:30 am PT

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Beer giant Anheuser-Busch will make Michelob Ultra cans using hydroelectricity.
HSBC, Europe’s largest bank, says it will become net zero across its customer base by 2050.
Greater Boston’s MBTA will source 100% of its forecasted electricity from green energy.
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EGEB: The world’s most widely used green energy? Hydropower

Michelle Lewis Oct 8 2020 - 11:40 am PT

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Hydropower is revealed as the most widely used renewable power source around the world.
Here are three of the latest trends in solar and storage, according to online marketplace EnergySage.
A former fossil-fuel exec explains why he’s joined residential geothermal company Dandelion.
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EGEB: Hurricane Delta will pound offshore oil in the Gulf of Mexico

Michelle Lewis Oct 6 2020 - 11:45 am PT

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Hurricane Delta in the Gulf of Mexico is turning into a major storm, and it’s going to affect offshore oil.
PM Boris Johnson pledges £160 million to ensure that wind farms will generate power for every home.
Denmark will contribute $1.6 billion to new climate initiatives.
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EGEB: Exxon plans to increase emissions — leaked documents

Michelle Lewis Oct 5 2020 - 10:50 am PT

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Bloomberg reports that Exxon plans to actually increase its emissions, according to internal documents.
A New York state senator has introduced legislation requiring zero emissions for new vehicles by 2035.
The UK’s Octopus Energy will create 1,000 clean tech jobs and a new tech hub.
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EGEB: Cambridge University to divest from fossil fuels by 2030

Michelle Lewis Oct 2 2020 - 11:52 am PT

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The UK’s Cambridge University will divest its $4.5 billion endowment fund from fossil fuels.
Joe Biden yesterday announced that fossil fuel execs won’t be included in his transition team.
Teesside has been named the UK’s first Hydrogen Transport Hub by the British government.
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EGEB: Fort Bragg gets the largest floating solar in the US southeast

Michelle Lewis Oct 1 2020 - 11:45 am PT

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The US Army’s Fort Bragg, NC, will soon host the largest floating solar plant in the Southeast
20% of US homes use 45% of all cooling consumption nationwide, according to Sense.
The UK’s National Health System becomes the world’s first health system to commit to net zero.
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EGEB: Shell cuts up to 9k jobs in oil demand slump

Michelle Lewis Sep 30 2020 - 10:35 am PT

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Royal Dutch Shell will cut up to 9,000 jobs by 2022 due to the pandemic and lack of oil demand.
Turntide’s Smart Motor System has the potential to reduce global electricity consumption by 25%.
Sustainable technology company Furrion launches a solar cooler that also packs a charging station.
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EGEB: Here’s what China’s net zero plan might look like

Michelle Lewis Sep 29 2020 - 10:15 am PT

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A Chinese climate research institute has created China’s road map to reach net zero by 2060.
New Jersey bans plastic bags, polystyrene foam containers… and paper bags.
French oil giant Total buys London’s largest electric vehicle charging network.
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EGEB: Solar pay-as-you-go market leader secures $90M

Michelle Lewis Sep 28 2020 - 10:35 am PT

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Greenlight Planet, the largest solar home product provider in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, secures $90 million.
World leaders make a 10-point pledge to save the planet ahead of a UN summit.
Maryland becomes the first US state to ban foam food containers.
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EGEB: Boris says ‘UK could be the Saudi Arabia of wind power’, more

Michelle Lewis Sep 25 2020 - 10:25 am PT

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson calls for a “global green industrial revolution” in a UN speech.
The US House of Representatives passes a sweeping green energy bill — but will it go anywhere?
India plans $4.6 billion in incentives for EV battery makers — Reuters exclusive
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EGEB: Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase are lead fracking funders

Michelle Lewis Sep 24 2020 - 10:00 am PT

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Big banks invested $224B in fracking companies despite it being a really bad financial decision.
IBM Research releases its annual 5 in 5 predictions, and this year they’re about sustainability.
The UK’s largest green energy provider, Bulb, is making its official US debut in Texas.
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EGEB: Walmart announces net zero by 2040 — without offsets

Michelle Lewis Sep 22 2020 - 10:50 am PT

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Walmart will switch entirely to EVs by 2040 in order to reach its net zero target.
SUNTober launches virtually throughout October to educate the public about solar energy.
Maine gets five more community solar projects with PowerMarket and SunRaise.
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EGEB: General Electric says goodbye to new coal

Michelle Lewis Sep 21 2020 - 10:50 am PT

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GE, one of the world’s largest makers of coal-fired power plants, will stop expanding the fossil fuel.
Airbus reveals three emissions-free aircraft concepts that run on hydrogen.
The world’s richest 1% cause double the emissions of the poorest 50%, according to Oxfam.
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EGEB: Will the UK ban ICE cars by 2030?

Michelle Lewis Sep 18 2020 - 12:14 pm PT

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The UK’s Labour Party wants the government to phase out ICE cars five years earlier than planned.
Microsoft submerged a data center in the sea to keep energy and operation costs low.
Green hydrogen will run ferries, trains, and buses in Scotland.
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EGEB: World’s largest single-site solar park enters final phase

Michelle Lewis Sep 17 2020 - 11:15 am PT

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Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is entering into stage 5 of its expansion.
A new hydrogen hybrid engine out of Belgium will help the shipping industry meet EU emissions targets.
The European Commission president calls for tougher 2030 emissions cuts goals.
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EGEB: Kids coaxed LEGO into making a big sustainable change

Michelle Lewis Sep 16 2020 - 11:00 am PT

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LEGO switches to recyclable paper bags in its toy sets (and they’re working on their plastic bricks).
Enevate achieves more than 300 Li-ion battery patents, far surpassing its competitors.
175-year-old Scientific American magazine has never backed a US presidential candidate — until now.
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EGEB: 25% of new cars in Europe will be EVs by 2025

Michelle Lewis Sep 15 2020 - 8:30 am PT

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One in four cars produced in Europe will be fully electric by 2025, according to a new study.
The UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Environment makes the Green Alliance its secretariat.
Scotland makes its interest-free Low Carbon Transport Loan available for used electric vehicles.
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