Electrek Green Energy Brief

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

• African Development Bank pulls out of an eastern Kenyan coal plant project at Lamu.
• Seoul is putting solar on all public buildings and 1 million homes.
• German steel giant Thyssenkrupp uses hydrogen as a step toward its net-zero-by-2050 pledge.
• An earthquake in France earlier this week prolongs the shutdown of nuclear reactors until December.

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

• Los Angeles has approved the largest solar and storage system in the US — enough for nearly 1 million residents.
• Italy is going to make climate-change study mandatory in state schools.
• A new report names the countries responsible for the most fossil-fuel emissions. 

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

• Royal Dutch Shell is buying French green energy company EOLFI.
• Mike Pompeo announces the US’s formal withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
• More than 11,000 scientists endorse a letter that warns of a global climate emergency.
• A quarter of Europe’s electricity needs could be met by rooftop solar, says new paper.

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

• EPA weakens pollution rules on how power plants store coal waste and release metals into waterways.
• The UK puts a moratorium on fracking.
• New Delhi declares a health emergency due to the worst pollution in three years.
• The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s new report says a US coast-to-coast transmission “super-grid” is possible.

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

• The Keystone oil pipeline has spilled around 383,000 gallons of tar sands oil in North Dakota.
• Non-hydro green energy grew in the US by 6.15% compared to 2018.
• Credit Suisse senior banker says investments could ‘go to zero quickly’ if companies ignore climate change.
• Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R-AK) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have Twitter “words” over the Green New Deal.

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

• Big Oil and Big Tobacco use the same tactics to mislead the public, says a new report.
• Cornwall’s Eden Project and the EU launch a £16.8 million geothermal project.
• Jane Fonda arrested for a second time for protesting the climate crisis and fossil fuels.
• Global solar PV market will see “spectacular growth” over next five years

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

• World War I-era shipwrecks are helping green energy.
• EV sales are exploding. Here’s how utilities can keep up — and why you should care.
• Google announces it will spend $150 million on green energy projects.
• Shell’s CEO says it is “entirely legitimate” to invest in oil and gas, and this has environmentalists fuming.

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

• Green energy generates more electricity than fossil fuels for first time in the UK.
• Ax air miles programs to reduce carbon emissions, says British government’s climate-change advisers.
• As KLM Royal Dutch Airlines turns 100, it’s taking active steps to reduce carbon emissions.
• Washington, DC’s historic preservation board rejects front-facing solar panels.

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

• IMF: Tax fossil-fuel emissions heavily to combat climate change.
• Electric vehicles could benefit health more than climate in China.
• North Dakota’s power grid is hindering wind-farm projects.
• Scotland launches a £3 billion Green Investment Portfolio program.

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

• Nearly 100 city mayors announce support of global Green New Deal at C40 summit.
• Copenhill, a waste-to-energy power plant in Copenhagen, offers skiing, a climbing wall, and a park, too.
• The Guardian reveals the 20 fossil-fuel firms behind 35% of all CO2 and methane emissions worldwide since 1965.
• Fossil-fuel-dependent Poland builds a solar park for a coal mine.

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

• An Allentown, PA, town hall revealed that voters in the swing state are worried about pollution and climate change.
• A new model suggests carbon taxes should start high and then fall, bucking previous beliefs.
• Here’s how much solar power these Washington, DC, landmarks could produce.
• The city of Phoenix is giving away free plans for net zero energy homes.

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

• The EU will require appliances to last longer and have spare parts for a decade — saving €20 billion on energy.
• Majority of Americans, regardless of politics, favor green energy over fossil fuels, according to new polls.
• Republic of Ireland to introduce a charge on new and imported petrol and diesel cars.
• New campaign on 30 campuses urges US colleges and universities to adopt 100% green energy.

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

• The ACEEE releases its State Efficiency Scorecard — which state leads in green energy?
• The world’s largest wind turbines will be erected off the UK’s Yorkshire coast.
• Power company Ameren has to clean up two coal plants in Missouri, judge rules.
• Researchers are working on an eco-friendly, aluminum renewable energy storage battery.

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

• Belfast’s landmark shipyard Harland & Wolff has been bought by energy storage company InfraStrata.
• An old Parisian railroad system will be turned into an ecosystem neighborhood.
• An MIT startup has launched a six-passenger electric driverless shuttle for corporate campuses.
• Why electric vehicles are on the rise in the Republic of Ireland.

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

• Nine Latin American countries pledge to reach 70% renewable energy by 2030.
• Dominion Energy proposes the US’s largest offshore wind farm off Virginia Beach.
• Montgomery County, Maryland, may adopt solar panel mandates for new builds.
• Another coal plant closes in the UK, at Cottam — and coal will be phased out by 2025.

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

• Former Tesla head of product Arch Rao launches Span, a smart, green-friendly electric panel.
• Climate strikers hit the road for a second global march.
• All new buildings in Ireland will require EV charge stations.
• Complete Solar gets $9 million in equity funding

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

• National Clean Energy Week Policy Makers Symposium takes place today in Washington, DC.
• GM proposes a battery plant for EVs in Ohio strike talks — but with lower pay.
• Caltech will be given $750 million for green energy research — the second-largest donation ever to a US university.
• Emission-optimized EV charging can prevent a lot of wasted energy.

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

• A vital US DOE/DOD power storage bill passes energy committee, heads to the floor.
• Atlassian billionaire cofounder and Tesla work together on a huge Australian solar energy export project.
• A $1.7 billion coal plant in Turkey is under way — and it’s financed by China.
• International Energy Agency expects renewable capacity additions to grow by almost 12% in 2019.

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

• Outcomes from yesterday’s UN Climate Action Summit.
• The Netherlands agrees to build one of the largest solar farms in the country.
• Panasonic announces a new residential battery storage system.
• Making noise in this Mexican restaurant creates green energy.

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

• What’s happening today at the UN Climate Action Summit.
• Countries need to triple climate emissions targets to limit 2C global heating.
• Global electric bus adoption will triple by 2025.
• More Americans are worried about the environment — but they have to make real changes.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Food shortage due to climate change is forcing Guatemalans to migrate north.
• Why nitrous oxide is as much of a problem as CO2 emissions.
• Florida’s 100% renewable energy bill has been revived — with hope.
• Serbia launches the country’s largest wind farm.

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