Electrek Green Energy Brief

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

• Brim, the first battery-hybrid-electric catamaran in Arctic waters, is sailing this winter.
• Schneider Electric will replace its entire 14,000-car fleet with EVs by 2030.
• The UK moves ICE car sales ban forward to 2035 from 2040.

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• University of Rochester researchers use lasers to etch highly efficient solar power generators.
• The UK’s Northern Powergrid launches AutoDesign, new (and free) charge-point tech for EVs.
• The Tennessee Valley Authority shut down its last unit at the Paradise coal plant.

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• A tidal energy project in Scotland supplied continuous power to nearly 4,000 homes in 2019.
• A change to the UK’s company-car tax regulations is going to cause an EV boom.
• Social entrepreneurs have brought solar power to more than 200,000 people in Sierra Leone, and they’ve only just begun.

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• UK energy regulator Ofgem will put 10 million EVs on the road within a decade, and power will come from wind farms.
• Researchers at UC Davis claim that it’s possible for solar panels to work at night.
• New solar-powered, prefabricated modular homes have been unveiled in Sweden.

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

• The US now has nearly 60,000 wind turbines spinning across 41 states and two US territories.
• Some New York City councillors want to turn Rikers Island jail complex into a green energy hub.
• The College of William & Mary will source nearly 50% of the university’s electricity from solar.

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

• Energy CFOs believe green energy is the future, and that solar will lead the pack.
• The federal government has proposed drilling for oil and gas on Moab, Utah’s Slickrock biking trail.
• How the “keeping up with the Joneses” mentality actually encourages residential solar.

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

• The Guardian has announced that it will no longer accept advertising from fossil-fuel companies.
• Duke Energy announces two new solar farms in Florida.
• The Burning Man Project has launched a contest to make its property, Fly Ranch, sustainable.

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

• China’s coronavirus causes global oil prices to plummet.
• Tech giants were the biggest buyers of green energy in 2019.
• China beats the US with its plan to ban single-use plastics.

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• The Florida legislature is in session and considering several environmental bills.
• Melrose, Massachusetts, won the 2019 Innovation Award from DOE program SolSmart.
• Cologne, Germany, orders 53 new electric buses.

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

• AAA study: 96% of EV owners say they’d buy another electric vehicle.
• Southeastern states continue to underinvest in energy efficiency resources, says new report.
• Bankruptcies of US and Canadian oil companies shot up by 50% in 2019 over the previous year.

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• Arizona Public Service will produce all of its power from non-fossil-fuel sources by 2050.
• The DOE, Ford, and Everledger trace the life cycle of Li-ion batteries using IoT and blockchain.
• Britain’s Prince Charles launches the Sustainable Markets Initiative at Davos.

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

• The 2019 Menino Survey of Mayors shows that EVs and infrastructure have city leaders’ support.
• The SAF Coalition, Zurich Airport, and the World Economic Forum promote sustainable aviation fuel.
• A video from the Wall Street Journal explores the potential of hydrogen as a source of green energy.

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

• Hawaii’s solar capacity grew by 21% in 2019, its largest-ever annual increase.
• The 50th World Economic Forum launches with conflicting messages from Trump and Thunberg.
• Enevate announces an extreme fast-charging lithium-ion battery.

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• Qatar to build an 800 MW solar farm with Total and Marubeni.
• A Tokyo University of Science team are developing potassium-driven rechargeable batteries.
• Cleantech Group announces its Global Cleantech 100, the companies most likely to make an impact.

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

• GM names chief sustainability officer to lead carbon-neutral efforts.
• Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban describes his new climate policy as “Christian Democratic.”
• Richmond, California, a key export route to Asia, bans the shipping of coal from its port.

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

• Natural gas growth is predicted to slow in 2020 while green energy is predicted to grow.
• Investment giant BlackRock pulls out of financing thermal coal.
• Indonesia is to get its first floating solar plant.

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• The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority launches 33 diesel buses with solar panel systems.
• The European Commission has budgeted €1 trillion for European Green Deal.
• A new $5 million cleantech impact fund — LACI — launches in Los Angeles.

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

• IBM tests batteries made with seawater components — and they look promising.
• Ocean temperatures hit a record high in 2019 — and finance is going to alter due to climate change.
• Scientists at a Scottish university have developed the world’s first recycled brick.

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

• Anheuser-Busch InBev is going to be powered by 100% solar.
• London mayor Sadiq Khan has formally launched London Power, a new green energy company.
• Construction starts on what will be the Netherlands’ largest offshore wind farm.

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

• Texas’ use of green energy surpassed its use of coal in 2019.
• JetBlue announces that it will offset emissions for all domestic flights from July 2020.
• Everon and Arcadia announce a new partnership to drive clean energy charging.
• Hydraloop has won Best Startup and Best Sustainable Project at CES 2020.

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

• A new report says US greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.1% last year due to a decrease in coal.
• Green Coast rounds up six exciting green energy projects that will “shape the future.”
• Ocean Renewable Power Company gets a new CEO.

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