Green Energy

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

• The first-generation Irene Vorrink wind farm is coming down. What happens next?
• The SEC rules that Chevron must allow a shareholder proposal asking for a transparent account of how a net-zero by 2050 scenario will affect its operations and performance. 
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GE Renewable Energy has made an agreement with Chicago-based Invenergy, a global clean energy developer and operator, to provide wind turbines for the 1.48 gigawatt North Central Wind Energy Facilities in Oklahoma.

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

• IKEA partners with Fluid Truck to use only e-delivery trucks in NYC’s 5 boroughs by May 2021.
• IEEFA’s 2021 report reflects the US’s clean energy surge, and Texas is a good case study.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

The Biden administration has published its $2 trillion infrastructure plan, which is called The American Jobs Plan, on the White House website. He’ll discuss the plan today in a speech in Pittsburgh.

It’s extremely comprehensive – and that’s an understatement – so we pulled out the clean energy overview in a quick roundup here.

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

• C40 mayors, transport workers, and unions call for stimulus funding for public transport.
• The EDF releases two sets of policy recommendations on heavy-duty truck electrification and infrastructure.
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The White House today announced an ambitious plan to expand offshore wind farms along the US East Coast.

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

• …except for in China, which saw a growth in coal – and emissions still rose.
• Londoners can now choose electric vehicles when they use Uber Green from today.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced yesterday that it intends to “cut the cost of solar energy by 60% within the next 10 years, in addition to nearly $128 million in funding to lower costs, improve performance, and speed the deployment of solar energy technologies.”

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

• A new feasibility study combines California’s water canals with solar power.
• The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act was introduced in Congress to address the plastic pollution crisis.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

Singapore-based solar energy provider Sunseap says it has completed construction of a 5MW peak offshore floating solar farm in the Straits of Johor, between Singapore and Malaysia. It’s one of the world’s largest floating solar farms on sea water.

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

• New York City’s Community Power program creates solar installation jobs for housing authority residents and saves them money on energy bills.
• Los Angeles now has a road map for 100% clean energy with a new study from the NREL.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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

• A climate group report shows fossil-fuel financing continues to rise despite Paris Agreement pledges.
• The world’s largest coal mining company sets its sights on solar.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

Pennsylvania’s state government will source 50% of its electricity from seven new solar energy arrays. It will go into operation on January 1, 2023.

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

• An electric charge point run on tidal energy has been installed on the Shetland island of Yell.
• Climate Action 100+ has issued its first net zero ratings of the world’s largest polluting companies.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

The Duane Arnold Energy Center in eastern Iowa, the current site of a now-idle nuclear power plant, will soon host a 690-megawatt solar farm. The new solar farm plus storage will replace the single-unit, 615-megawatt nuclear plant, which powered more than 600,000 homes.

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

• New York State approves a power cable for Deepwater Wind South Fork offshore wind farm.
• Virginia nonprofit Give Solar works with Habitat for Humanity to provide solar for Habitat homeowners.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

A number of utilities in the US Southeast want to create the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM). They filed a proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in February, and they want an approval by May 13. The nonprofit advocacy group the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) explained why SEEM isn’t a good move for the transition to green energy or reducing energy costs.

The funny thing about utilities is, the vast majority of the population don’t know a lot about them, yet they directly affect every single person who uses the energy the utilities sell – and that’s why this is important.

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

• North Star Renewables will build and operate three hybrid service operation vessels for Dogger Bank.
• BP aims to build the UK’s largest (blue) hydrogen plant by 2030.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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

• A new report that studied US offshore wind by coastal region and state found huge potential.
• Los Angeles and New York launch virtual power plant programs fueled by solar-charged home batteries.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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

• Duke Energy Renewables has begun commercial operation of the 350MW Frontier 2 project in Oklahoma.
• Medium- and long-haul electric trucks are 13% cheaper to own than diesel trucks today – report.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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

• US solar will reach a total of 419 GWdc over the next 10 years, according to a new report.
• Global clean energy investment must increase by 30% to $131 trillion by 2050 to avert the climate crisis, says IRENA.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.