Electrek Green Energy Brief

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

• A Nevada solar farm — set to be the country’s largest — will be approved by the BLM.
• Denmark sourced nearly half its power from wind in 2019.
• Danish energy company Ørsted has sold its liquid natural gas (LNG) unit.
• A new Stanford study says green energy would create 30 million jobs.

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

• FTSE adds more fossil-fuel companies to its “ethical” investment list, the FTSE4Good indices.
• YouTubers have successfully planted 20 million trees in less than two months w/ #TeamTrees.
• New Jersey awards 45 community solar projects to low- to moderate-income communities.

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

• SSAB Americas brings fossil-fuel-free steel to North America.
• US Steel will close its aging blast-furnace mill near Detroit as it pivots to electric mini-mills.
• Stanford professor’s study says going 100% green would pay for itself in seven years.

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

• US homeowners who want rooftop solar grew from 40% in 2016 to 46%.
• Mainland Spain achieves its very first coal-free day due to high winds.
• India’s green energy use is rising, and diesel and coal consumption is dropping.
• The Netherlands’ Groningen and Drenthe provinces welcome a fleet of 60 e-buses.

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

• How did green energy fare in the new $1.4 trillion US year-end spending bill?
• Demand for natural gas industry is dropping in the US for three reasons.
• Lawrence, Kansas, plans to run on 100% green energy by 2050.
• New Jersey utility Atlantic City Electric proposes to expand its EV programs.

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

• New York City has launched a fleet of 15 electric articulated buses in lower Manhattan.
• A satellite helped quantify methane emissions more accurately — and the results were surprising.
• A Florida developer builds the first LEED Zero Energy single-family home in the world.
• The “world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine” sends power to a Netherlands utility company.

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

• Solar startup Heliogen attracts interest of 1,600 companies, and targets the Middle East.
• Goldman Sachs CEO says governments must put a price on cost of carbon.
• An American science professor who observed at the Madrid climate summit shares what she saw.

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

• Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA; above) introduces a bill to Congress that promotes American EVs.
• Bank OZK goes 100% solar in Arkansas.
• Morocco gets Africa’s first fully solar village.

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

• A fuel economy study finds Tesla averages the most MPGe for midsize cars, large cars, and SUVs.
• Europe announces its own Green New Deal.
• US onshore wind capacity exceeds 100 gigawatts — and Texas is the leader.

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

• The UN chief tells governments to support business efforts to embrace green energy.
• Heavy-duty trucks and buses must go electric, says new report.
• Florida has begun to transition to electric school buses.
• Denmark will build artificial islands for wind farms.

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

• Ten towns and one county in New Jersey passed resolutions in support of an electric vehicle bill.
• Climate activist Greta Thunberg is TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year.
• A coalition of 300 US mayors sign a letter calling for a solar future.
• The Onion‘s satirical take in 2014 on scientists and green energy showed serious foresight.

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

• The first wind-powered steel plant in the US is expected to launch by the end of 2019.
• Fossil fuel companies could be sued for emissions, but meanwhile, ExxonMobil wins in court.
• A pediatrician argues that a proposed EPA rule prioritizes profit over people’s lives.
• A new study finds that if pollution is reduced, then health benefits are “rapid and substantial.”

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

• Nevada’s NV Energy has more solar coming than 37 other states combined.
• America’s Pledge releases its climate action report at the UN Climate Summit in Madrid.
• Green energy will cause Australian power prices to fall in the next three years.

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

• The Revere Copper Plant, rated high for radioactive contamination, collapses into the Detroit River.
• Alaska’s largest solar farm will go live this month.
• Wyoming is getting a 277-turbine wind farm.
• The majority of Australian homes rate below 3 stars out of 10 for energy efficiency.

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

• Indian Ministry of Railways partners with the UK’s DFID to electrify and thus reduce emissions.
• Mark Carney appointed UN envoy for climate action.
• The Atlantic lists 5 reasons why global carbon emissions have increased for the third year running.
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom amusement park goes solar.

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

• The United Nations launches the 2019 Framework Convention on Climate Change.
• John Kerry launches World War Zero, a new climate coalition, with some big names.
• Solar is expected to shift Texas, already a leader in wind, even further away from fossil fuels.

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

• France and Germany are in dispute over classifying nuclear as green energy.
• Japan’s emissions fall to a record low in 2018-19.
• Cuba takes much-needed steps to shift to green energy by 2030.
• Some Massachusetts cranberry farmers want to add solar panels to their bogs.

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

• The UN’s 10th annual Emissions Gap Report 2019 was released today.
• Energy efficiency jobs in the US Midwest have soared in the last 20 years.
• An anonymous Microsoft engineer writes an eye-opener about the link between Big Oil and Big Tech.
• Gainesville becomes the first Florida city to recognize the Green New Deal.

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

• More Americans die from pollution than car crashes, according to health insurance premium study.
• EV bus workers join the steelworkers union — with management’s support.
• 2019 will see the largest fall in electricity production from coal on record.
• Virginia’s Dominion Energy will remove a coal plant from a green energy package following backlash.

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

• New York City buildings will get grades on energy efficiency from 2020.
• Environmental groups challenge utility solar fees in a hearing in Alabama.
• House Democrats unveil draft legislation that would extend tax credits for solar and wind.
• Solar jobs are increasing, but diversity within the industry is not keeping up.

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

• Natural historian Sir David Attenborough says the US could still stay in the Paris Agreement — with a new president.
• The World Economic Forum highlights three great green energy innovations in Europe in a cool video.
• Florida’s new municipal solar project is a small step in the right direction.
• If you’re an innovator who can help reduce air pollution in India, check out the UNDP Air Pollution Innovation Challenge.

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