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Green Energy Stories July 31
- Construction of the UK’s first road made partially from plastic has begun in Carlisle.
- An EV coalition (but not Tesla) asked congressional leaders for help in the latest stimulus package.
- EV alliance ChargeUp Europe gains Portugal’s energy giant EDP as its eighth member.
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Green Energy Stories July 30
- Germany breaks ground on the world’s first hydrogen filling station for passenger trains.
- A Dutch offshore wind farm will also feature floating solar, batteries, and hydrogen.
- North Dakota will spend $66 million to plug disused oil and gas wells.
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Green Energy Stories July 29
Randolph County in eastern Indiana has adopted a first-ever solar energy ordinance that includes a pollinator-friendly provision ahead of the construction of Indiana’s largest solar farm.
- The United Nations has suggestions for making religious buildings more green-energy friendly.
- An Indiana county is launching a first-ever solar farm that requires pollinator-friendly fields.
- Green energy projects are approved for First Nations communities in British Columbia, Canada.
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Green Energy Stories July 27
- Senator Tammy Duckworth introduces a bill to support communities hurt by the loss of coal.
- Mothers Rise Up and Parents for Future UK want the UK government to invest in green energy.
- NextEra Energy wants to pilot a green hydrogen plant in Florida.
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On Sunday, parents involved in Mothers Rise Up and Parents for Future UK gathered outside 10 Downing Street, the British prime minister’s residence (pictured above). They held wind turbines to symbolize the low-carbon pandemic recovery they want.
Green Energy Stories July 24
- Congress passed the Great American Outdoors Act, which will fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
- Coronavirus pandemic shutdowns led to increased solar output, finds new MIT study.
- Oxford, UK, is trialing an e-refuse collection vehicle, with the aim of having all electric bin lorries.
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Green Energy Stories July 23
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The US EPA rehashes “new” airplane emissions standards that were already set in 2016.
- The demise of coal in Europe is happening a lot faster than originally anticipated.
- New York has announced the largest renewable energy procurement efforts in US history.
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Green energy, which includes wind, solar, hydro, and bioenergy, has generated 40% of European Union electricity for the first time in 2020, compared to fossil fuels generating 34%, independent think-tank Ember said in a half-yearly report.
Green Energy Stories July 22
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- China produced 59 gigawatts’ worth of solar panels in the first half of the year.
- A Dutch government advisory board declares that burning biomass is not sustainable.
- BP boosts its investment in wind energy by acquiring full ownership of an Indiana wind farm.
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