Green Energy

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

• The Kansas Supreme Court rules that state utilities cannot price gouge solar and wind users.
• Savannah becomes the fifth Georgia city to commit to 100% clean energy by 2050.
• Reminder: Science and green energy can be fun. Check out Mystery Science live on Tuesday.

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Savannah becomes the fifth Georgia city to commit to reaching 100% renewable energy by 2050. It joins Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, and Clarkston in their commitment to net zero.

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

• Donald Trump will meet with Big Oil executives today as the fossil-fuel industry is in tailspin.
• Shell’s offshore wind-to-hydrogen program in the Netherlands will survive the coronavirus.
• Germany is a little too productive with green energy right now, so has to work on its grid.

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

• A large floating offshore wind turbine project is under way in the North Sea.
• HSBC: Green stocks are more resilient during the coronavirus pandemic.
• Green energy made up 52% of Germany’s power consumption during the first quarter of 2020.

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

• The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator and the NREL announce eight tech innovation award winners.
• Alberta, Canada, gives US$1 billion to TC Energy’s Keystone XL oil pipeline.
• Norwegian oil giant Equinor quits oil lobbying group IPAA over “misalignments” with climate policy.

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Equinor is quitting the oil lobbying group Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA).

The Norwegian oil and gas giant officially recognizes that climate change is real, and publicly states that it intends to align with the Paris Agreement. It says it will “grow renewable energy capacity tenfold by 2026, developing as a global offshore wind major.”

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

• London health workers are being loaned e-bikes to avoid public transport during the COVID-19 crisis.
• Here’s how wind-farm cash in Scotland is supporting communities during the pandemic.
• Three states have passed laws criminalizing fossil-fuel protesting in the last two weeks.

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While the US is focused on the coronavirus crisis, states are quietly redefining fossil-fuel infrastructure as critical in order to prevent protests such as the Dakota Access pipeline demonstrations. The idea is to make civil disobedience more difficult.

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Atmospheric pollution may be “giving a helping hand” to the coronavirus, according to a new paper by Italian researchers from the University of Bologna.

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

• The US government sent Los Angeles 170 broken ventilators. Bloom Energy is fixing them.
• Pollution may make the coronavirus even worse, according to a new study.
• The air and environment are now cleaner due to coronavirus — but the restart could undo that.

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

• A wind and solar chairman responds to Trump’s assertion that the Green New Deal is “ridiculous.”
• EPA suspends environmental law enforcement, citing coronavirus.
• A judge orders a full environmental review of the Dakota Access pipeline.

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The US Senate has unanimously passed the $2 trillion stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s the largest emergency aid package in US history. And the green energy sector didn’t get anything, as expected… but neither did Big Oil.

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

• The world’s wind power grew by nearly one-fifth in 2019 compared to the previous year.
• The US stimulus package has been finalized. Here’s what’s in it for energy (hint: not a lot).
• How to make your home more energy-efficient during social distancing.

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

• Electricity demand is shifting and falling in the US and globally due to the coronavirus.
• The CEO of Vitol talks to Bloomberg Markets about oil’s drop in demand and rise in supply.
• Surprise! EVs really do reduce carbon emissions overall, even with fossil-fuel-powered electricity.

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

• Idaho is expected to build a wind farm that will produce around 1,000MW and cost $1 billion.
• China’s COVID-19 lockdown was tough on every form of green energy except solar.
• GOP blames the inclusion of the Green New Deal for stimulus package delay — but it’s not in there.

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The US Senate has been in extensive talks — and some very heated arguments — for days in order to attempt to reach agreement over the latest stimulus bill in response to COVID-19. Democrats say the delay is a result of the bill not containing enough support for healthcare systems. Republicans argue that Democrats are trying to ram through the Green New Deal. The latter is wrong.

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

• Some Wien Energie employees are working and living in isolation, and US workers may do the same.
• Here’s what is — and isn’t — on the table for energy in today’s US stimulus package.
• New York State invests $1 billion in green energy development.

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Senate Democrats and Republicans disagree about the latest stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic. They are now frantically negotiating and aiming for a noon Eastern time vote. Here’s where energy and transport stand.

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

• Working from home can boost your energy bill. Here’s how to keep it under control.
• The DOE’s Solar Challenge Decathlon Design Challenge Weekend in April will be virtual.
• The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy fights for suspending utility cutoffs.

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Senator Angus King (I-ME) introduced the Battery and Critical Mineral Recycling Act of 2020 this month. The groundbreaking bill aims, as it simply states, “to support the reuse and recycling of batteries and critical minerals, and for other purposes.”

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