Electrek Green Energy Brief

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

• EV supporters tweet about the Saudi oil refinery drone attack.
• South Africa kicks off a US$11 billion green-energy initiative.
• A South Carolinian lists the benefits of solar energy for her state.
• Green energy is important, but so are the batteries that store it.

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

• India bans single-use plastics.
• Here’s a handy tool to calculate your solar ROI.
• Wind farms in Australian canola fields by drone.
• A thermoelectric device generates energy from the cold night sky.

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

• New Hampshire’s GOP governor, US House of Representatives ban offshore oil and gas drilling.
• Scotland builds the world’s first ocean-powered data center.
• Italian design firm Carlo Ratti experiments with orange peels as possible future biofuel.
• St. Louis Zoo gets a seating area shaded by solar panels.

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

• Methane leak detection monitoring goes mobile — and into the sky.
• Los Angeles gives the go-ahead for the largest solar energy plant in the US.
• Hawaii is testing the manufacturing of concrete that reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
• Former senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) calls for green energy jobs for veterans.

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

• Oil and gas companies investing $50 billion in projects that won’t help fight climate change.
• The countries that produce a greater proportion of CO2 emissions than their proportion of the global population.
• Calcium could be safer and cheaper than lithium-ion in batteries that store solar and wind power.
• 5 of the best solar-powered portable chargers.

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

• UN: A decade of renewables quadruples capacity — and it’s led by solar.
• The advantages and challenges of super-tall wind turbine towers.
• Extreme weather is driving battery-powered energy storage.
• Crops under solar panels is a win for both.

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

• 5 green energy standouts from the Democrats’ climate-crisis town hall
• Rutgers University releases new study on states, equity, and green energy.
• 3 ways cities are improving the energy efficiency of homes.
• Big oil to seal record number of green energy deals in 2019.

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

• Cory Booker announces $3 trillion climate change plan — here are five green energy highlights.
• Elizabeth Warren pledges another $1 trillion to achieve clean energy by 2035.
• The New York Times pulls out of sponsoring the Oil and Money conference.
• Everyone can use these small solar panels for outdoor fun.

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

• Will the Bahamas escalate solar power, post-Hurricane Dorian devastation?
• Britain’s Prince Harry launches green initiative with travel companies.
• Scotland breaks ground on country’s first subsidy-free onshore wind farm.
• How Tokyo is using sustainable energy for the 2020 Olympics.

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

• Algae as a biofuel has stalled in recent years but is now expected to grow.
• Tokyo breaks ground on a huge regeneration scheme with 100% renewable energy.
• The US Coast Guard is conducting safety exercises around the Block Island wind farm.
• Australia’s old power lines are holding back the renewable energy boom.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• EPA weakens regulations of environmentally harmful methane emissions.
• 5 East coast governors urge the feds to green-light a delayed offshore wind power project.
• Scotland is building the world’s most powerful floating tidal turbine.
• Why Kathmandu’s trailblazing EV movement failed — yet is now making a comeback.

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

• Joe Biden says ‘we’re doing’ $25-per-hour minimum wage for renewable energy workers.
• Andrew Yang releases his five-point sustainability plan.
• Renewables exceed 20.1% of US electricity in the first half of 2019.
• The London Underground’s Northern line will heat north London homes during the winter.

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Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news.

Today on EGEB, MidAmerican claims it will be the first U.S. utility to offer 100% renewable energy to willing clients. Dandelion seeks to take a foothold in the heating and air conditioning market with a new geothermal unit. Foreign companies adapt to Trump’s tariffs by planning new U.S. factories.

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Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news.

Today on EGEB, a new report by the Clean Energy Council decries Australia’s lack of long-term climate policy. A design student from Brunel University London invented a new, more efficient vertical farm that uses organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) and automation. India doubles down on renewable energy by approving a new gigantic 5 000 MW solar farm in the Gujarat state.

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Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news.

Today on EGEB: Swiss firm Partners Group invests A$ 720 million to create the Grassroots Renewable Energy Platform, a series of large-scale projects to power Australia with renewable energy. Elgin Energy received Scotland’s green light to start the largest solar farm the country ever had. India’s ministry of new and renewable energy drafted the rules to auction 2.5GW in new solar-wind hybrid projects.

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Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news.

Today on EGEB, the Chinese company Longi Solar had its record-breaking 60-cell bifacial shingling module certified by the China General Certification Center. Representatives of the European solar industry want the EU to end import duties on Chinese panels. China’s energy regulator want wind farms to get a better access to the electrical grid to curb power waste.

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Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news.

Today on EGEB, a Sino-American scientific collaboration made a breakthrough by making more efficient polymer solar cells. Trump’s tariffs empty the market of the necessary solar equipment required by project managers. Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) is dragging its feet on the legally-mandated energy transition by imposing legalese on would-be off-site solar energy buyers.

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Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news.

Today on EGEB, the U.S. East coast is about to become an offshore wind powerhouse with two projects totaling 1200 MW on the way. Canadian Solar is reeling under Trump administration’s protectionist policy. A new report by the consulting company ICF Inc underlines that now is the best time tax-wise to upgrade existing wind turbines.

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Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news.

Today on EGEB, Chinese scientists unveil their newest invention: a solar panel powered not only by the sun but also rain. Edmonton’s urban planning committee proposes that every municipal service use only renewable energy. U.S. Department of Energy will construct a new test facility running concentrated solar power on a level never seen before.

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Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news.

Today on EGEB, researchers at University of Texas’ Cockrell School of Engineering found a new way to integrate solar power production and storage into a single system. Rocky Mountain Institute reports that solar power will outperform fossil fuels on an economical basis to replace the U.S. aging power plants. A new University of Uppsala study argues Nordic countries could supply their energy needs using only green power.

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Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news.

Today on EGEB, U.S. oceans are about to get a little more crowded by wind turbines. China and India are the main players behind the massive expansion of solar power production. Scientists publish a new study that rebukes a previous one that claimed that powering a country only with renewable energy is impossible.

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