Green Energy

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

• Equinor is the latest European fossil-fuel giant to announce a new net zero emissions goal.
• The US quits the Paris Agreement tomorrow — here’s what happens next.
• Convenience-store chain Wawa hosts an EV parade in Virginia — and gives away a Tesla Model 3 lease.
• Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and Americans’ bank accounts — all without changing your utility company. Sign up to receive your $20 Amazon Gift Card — *ad.

As of midnight Eastern, the US leaves the Paris Agreement, the 2015 pact between 197 countries to stop global warming “well below” 2C, and work to hold it at 1.5C. Donald Trump formally withdrew the US from the global climate pact on November 4, 2019. The timing in relation to the US election is coincidental, but the outcome of the election will impact what comes next.

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

• Exxon is making big cuts to its personnel, which could be close to 15% of the global workforce.
• Protect the earth and its biodiversity or face deadlier, more frequent pandemics, says a new report.
• A new report from Wärtsilä shows how a net-zero electricity system in the US is possible by 2035.
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Donald Trump hates wind turbines, and he repeats this constantly. He regurgitated his false gripe about the green energy source killing birds yet again last week during the final presidential debate.

So just how threatening are wind turbines to our feathered friends? There are much bigger threats to the global bird population than this green energy source.

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

• The Trump administration finalizes a plan to open vast portions of the Tongass in Alaska to logging.
• A hydrogen-powered terminal tractor is being tested in the Port of Rotterdam.
• The Environmental Protection Network releases an updated report of EPA environmental rollbacks.
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Independent think tank RethinkX, which “analyzes and forecasts the speed and scale of technology-driven disruption,” has released a report that says that most of the world is technologically capable of achieving 100% wind, solar, and storage electricity grids in 10 years.

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

• South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in has formally pledged to reach net zero by 2050…
• …But Australia digs its heels in, refusing to set emissions targets.
• Virginia completes another solar farm in its journey to a green economy.
• Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and Americans’ bank accounts — all without changing your utility company. Sign up to receive your $20 Amazon Gift Card — *ad.

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

• GM and Ford knew about climate change 50 years ago, E&E News reveals in an exclusive.
• Bob Murray, who long fought to reduce black lung benefits for coal miners, died of a lung condition.
• More than half of kids in the UK want their parents to buy electric vehicles, according to Peugeot.
• Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and Americans’ bank accounts — all without changing your utility company. Sign up to receive your $20 Amazon Gift Card — *ad.

• South Australia becomes the first major jurisdiction in the world to be powered entirely by solar.
• The solar industry reacted positively on the stock market after Biden endorsed clean energy in debates.
• Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, formally vows to reach net zero by 2050.
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On Saturday, Biden was interviewed in an episode of Pod Save America, where he discussed green energy, battery storage, EVs and charging stations, and climate change in depth. He said: “It’s the number one issue facing humanity. And it’s the number one issue for me.”

• A new study shows that up to $321 billion could be saved in the US with a 100% switch to green energy.
• The US will go green regardless of who wins the US election, but the outcome will impact the speed — and climate change.
• A new cooling paint could cut building emissions and reduce temperatures by 18F.
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• Japan, in a major shift, is expected to announce a net zero target of 2050.
• In a “world-first investment,” HSBC and Queensland buy “Reef Credits” to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
• Environment America has released its 2020 report that says green energy will see dramatic growth.
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It looks as though the latest holder of the title, “world’s largest solar farm,” is set to be Newcastle Waters in Australia’s Northern Territory. The solar farm in the Outback will be capable of producing 10 gigawatts and will be so big that it will be able to be seen from space.

• Poland’s largest utility, PGE, announces it wants to get rid of coal and become net zero by 2050.
• EU environment ministers will make the EU’s pledge to reach net zero by 2050 legally binding.
• 66% of US voters said they support Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan.
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• Renewable hydrogen producer Ways2H gets an injection of funds to continue global expansion.
• New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection calls for the ban of ICE car sales by 2035.
• A Swedish shipbuilder is designing a transatlantic car carrier powered by wind.
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• Honda stops selling new diesel cars in the UK and will phase out gas cars by the end of 2022.
• US oil giants Chevron and Exxon increased their share of campaign donations to Democrats this year.
• Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project is ready to churn out power.
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• MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S is building giant offshore wind turbines to compete in the energy market.
• Does your state’s governor’s mansion host solar? (Hint: Only 10 out of 50 do.)
• The US Southeastern states invest in EV manufacturing, but they’re not using what they make.
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• Reef structures with oysters will be installed within the Netherlands’ offshore Borssele Wind Farm Site V.
• Energy storage tech company Fluence acquires digital intelligence platform AMS to improve the grid.
• Ikea’s Buy Back scheme aims to reduce excessive waste in 27 countries — but the US isn’t on board yet.
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• Solar photovoltaics are now cheaper than plants fired by coal and natural gas in most countries.
• Green generator company Portable Electric partners with California’s PG&E to help with wildfire outages.
• China’s net zero by 2060 plan covers all greenhouse gases, says one of its most senior researchers.
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Eight out of 15 deaths in Hurricane Laura on the US’s Gulf Coast were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from portable generators, as NPR wrote in September. And that’s not an isolated incident — 85% of all carbon monoxide poisoning deaths in the US are caused by portable generators because people mistakenly run them indoors or in their garage when they lose power.

Mark Rabin is the CEO of Vancouver, BC-based Portable Electric, which manufactures emissions-free mobile power stations — green generators — that run on solar and li-ion batteries. Rabin spoke with Electrek via email about the role electric generators can play in natural disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes and how vital it is to switch to electric generators and off fossil-fuel-powered generators overall, as quickly as possible.

• Banning offshore oil drilling is great. But that’s not the only thing that got banned.
• EU car emissions targets are causing a huge growth in electric cars in Europe.
• The running cost of EVs in the US cost $634 less annually than ICE cars.
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