Electrek Green Energy Brief

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

• West Virginia coal plant Longview Power has just declared bankruptcy.
• EPA kills mercury pollution rule, putting pregnant women and minorities at risk.
• Federal judge cancels Keystone XL oil pipeline permit.

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

• Federal judge says the EPA can’t bar grant recipients from science advisory panels.
• Oil giant Shell announces that it will become net zero by 2050.
• Former US presidential candidate Tom Steyer on why green energy just makes basic market sense.

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

• The US’ last new coal plant proposal, in Georgia, is dead.
• The EPA refuses to tighten air quality standards despite the pandemic.
• How a conservative coal county built the biggest community solar energy project in East Kentucky.

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

• Governor Ralph Northam (D-VA) has signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act.
• Ten years on, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill still contaminates the Gulf of Mexico.
• Boston-based Eversource now provides virtual energy assessments in response to COVID-19.

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

• Renewables became the UK’s main power source for first time in first-quarter 2020.
• Oil producers make the largest production cut in history.
• Electric and solar-powered vans are delivering fresh produce in India during coronavirus lockdown.

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

• Looks like the White House set up a special email address for industry to comment on NEPA.
• The US DoE announces $38 million for hydrokinetic turbine technology development.
• Saudi Arabia and Russia agree to cut oil production.

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

• Equinor offshore oil and gas platforms will be first to be powered by a floating offshore wind farm.
• Air pollution really does increase coronavirus deaths. Here’s why.
• Poll: US voters of both parties strongly favor wind energy.

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

• Spain broke its solar record in March when it was on coronavirus lockdown.
• Federal court rules EPA’s greenhouse-gas-prevention rule suspension illegal.
• Ørsted completes its largest onshore wind farm to date, in Texas.

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

• Green energy made up nearly three-quarters of the world’s new energy projects in 2019.
• Warren and Markey ask why the EPA aren’t enforcing pollution rules during the pandemic.
• Oslo is undertaking what is apparently the world’s first net-zero construction project.

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

• The Kansas Supreme Court rules that state utilities cannot price gouge solar and wind users.
• Savannah becomes the fifth Georgia city to commit to 100% clean energy by 2050.
• Reminder: Science and green energy can be fun. Check out Mystery Science live on Tuesday.

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

• Donald Trump will meet with Big Oil executives today as the fossil-fuel industry is in tailspin.
• Shell’s offshore wind-to-hydrogen program in the Netherlands will survive the coronavirus.
• Germany is a little too productive with green energy right now, so has to work on its grid.

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

• A large floating offshore wind turbine project is under way in the North Sea.
• HSBC: Green stocks are more resilient during the coronavirus pandemic.
• Green energy made up 52% of Germany’s power consumption during the first quarter of 2020.

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

• The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator and the NREL announce eight tech innovation award winners.
• Alberta, Canada, gives US$1 billion to TC Energy’s Keystone XL oil pipeline.
• Norwegian oil giant Equinor quits oil lobbying group IPAA over “misalignments” with climate policy.

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

• London health workers are being loaned e-bikes to avoid public transport during the COVID-19 crisis.
• Here’s how wind-farm cash in Scotland is supporting communities during the pandemic.
• Three states have passed laws criminalizing fossil-fuel protesting in the last two weeks.

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

• The US government sent Los Angeles 170 broken ventilators. Bloom Energy is fixing them.
• Pollution may make the coronavirus even worse, according to a new study.
• The air and environment are now cleaner due to coronavirus — but the restart could undo that.

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

• A wind and solar chairman responds to Trump’s assertion that the Green New Deal is “ridiculous.”
• EPA suspends environmental law enforcement, citing coronavirus.
• A judge orders a full environmental review of the Dakota Access pipeline.

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

• The world’s wind power grew by nearly one-fifth in 2019 compared to the previous year.
• The US stimulus package has been finalized. Here’s what’s in it for energy (hint: not a lot).
• How to make your home more energy-efficient during social distancing.

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

• Electricity demand is shifting and falling in the US and globally due to the coronavirus.
• The CEO of Vitol talks to Bloomberg Markets about oil’s drop in demand and rise in supply.
• Surprise! EVs really do reduce carbon emissions overall, even with fossil-fuel-powered electricity.

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

• Idaho is expected to build a wind farm that will produce around 1,000MW and cost $1 billion.
• China’s COVID-19 lockdown was tough on every form of green energy except solar.
• GOP blames the inclusion of the Green New Deal for stimulus package delay — but it’s not in there.

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

• Some Wien Energie employees are working and living in isolation, and US workers may do the same.
• Here’s what is — and isn’t — on the table for energy in today’s US stimulus package.
• New York State invests $1 billion in green energy development.

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

• Working from home can boost your energy bill. Here’s how to keep it under control.
• The DOE’s Solar Challenge Decathlon Design Challenge Weekend in April will be virtual.
• The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy fights for suspending utility cutoffs.

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