Electrek Green Energy Brief

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

• What did Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders say about the Green New Deal in last night’s debate?
• The coronavirus slows solar and wind growth.
• Green energy applications hit a new high in the UK.

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

• Solar took a hit on the stock market this week — what does that mean for the industry?
• A new study shows that green energy is cheaper than coal, so is undercutting the fossil fuel.
• Hyundai will bring hydrogen-powered diggers to market by 2023.

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

• It’s Public Witness Day on Capitol Hill for the Green Climate Fund, species protection, and more.
• The UK’s 2020 budget: How did green energy and the environment fare?
• Luxembourg has become the first country to make all public transport free nationwide.

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

• Honolulu files a lawsuit against oil and gas companies for monetary damages due to climate change.
• The US gets a public database that will comprehensively collect and maintain all electricity rates.
• Former US Secretary of State John Kerry will speak at June’s Movin’On Summit in Montreal.

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

• The state of Virginia passes landmark green energy legislation.
• Global carbon dioxide emissions fell by 2% in 2019.
• Companies in the UK will spend £12 billion over the next two years on switching to EVs.

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

• The Navajo Nation and the City of Los Angeles pair up to embrace green energy together.
• Saudi Arabia cuts its crude price in a signal to Russia after OPEC talks fail.
• 50 small steps you can take to help make your life greener.

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

• Local and state governments are at odds over natural gas bans.
• Connecticut lawmaker wants insurers to pull away from fossil fuels.
• Northwestern Arizona will get hundreds of jobs as the result of a new wind farm.

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

• Breakthrough Energy Ventures invests in a startup that makes sustainable palm-oil alternatives.
• Russia’s largest wind farm begins to supply electricity and power.
• Looks like solar will get a boost in West Virginia, but state legislators still debated it.

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

• Prime Minister Boris Johnson lifts David Cameron’s UK moratorium on onshore wind farms.
• Researchers in Scotland discover a new fuel-cell compound that could revolutionize green energy.
• Germany breaks a green energy usage record in February.

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

• National Express intends to become the first zero-emission transport group in the UK.
• As West Virginia’s legislature passes a solar bill, there are plans to turn coalfields into solar farms.
• The DOE was sued this week over its move to block requirements for more efficient light bulbs.

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

• Utah legislature is considering a statewide electric-vehicle charging network bill.
• Ireland buys 600 more hybrid buses. Why not opt for fully electric?
• Seattle’s new NHL team will fully subsidize public transport for hockey fans.

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

• Ben Pearson of Roadster Tracker made a great video that explains how the electrical grid works.
• Norwegian fossil-fuel company Equinor has abandoned oil-drilling plans in the Great Australian Bight.
• The NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles wear their robust sustainability efforts on their (green) sleeves.

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

• South Africa’s Anglo American is developing the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mining truck.
• Bernie Sanders says he’ll make the fossil-fuel industry pay $3 trillion to fund the Green New Deal.
• A new Arizona law is a big blow for green energy and local governance.

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

• Analysts are using pollution to gauge China’s industrial activity during the coronavirus crisis.
• Sheffield in the UK is installing smart sensors all over the city to reduce energy consumption.
• Germany and France team up on a floating offshore wind project.

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

• A report sent out by JP Morgan to clients says climate-change inaction could be catastrophic.
• The Farmers for a Sustainable Future coalition has been formed by 21 agricultural groups.
• EV software solutions provider Electriphi signs with the largest fleet of e-school buses in North America.

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

• More towns and cities are buying electricity in bulk — it’s called community choice aggregation.
• Startup Notpla makes edible, biodegradable pods for beverages and sauces that replace plastic.
• Fossil-fuel advocate Mandy Gunasekara is tipped to become the next EPA chief of staff.

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

• Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion in grants to explore new ways of tackling the climate crisis.
• The US East Coast’s largest oil refinery is officially, legally dead.
• Scientists at UMass Amherst are “literally making electricity out of thin air.”

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

• Wind sets a record of 44% of Britain’s daily energy consumption due to Storm Ciara.
• How the persistence of fourth-graders in Illinois resulted in school solar-panel installation.
• Costa Rica aims to reach net zero by 2021, but still has work to do to reduce single-use plastics.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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