Green Energy

In today’s EGEB:

• Maryland is enacting a law to get to 50% renewable energy by 2030.
• Vietnam is planning a rapid increase in solar power with new plants coming online.
• Mining giant BHP warns that coal’s phase out could come earlier than some might expect.
• Chile is ahead of its renewable targets.
• Palestine looks to gain some energy independence with solar power.

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In today’s EGEB:

• A $175 million solar power project is coming to Indiana.
• Vineyard Wind is looking for ways to protect an endangered whale.
• New Brunswick is setting new marks for renewable energy in New Jersey.
• A joint venture aims to become an offshore wind power.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Xcel Energy shifting to solar — and more — as it plans to phase out coal in Minnesota by 2030.
• Construction has started on a large wind project in Kansas.
• The Brits are helping the US with offshore wind, as coastal populations adjust to turbines.
• A small Canadian town looks to hit 100% renewable energy by next year.

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In today’s EGEB:

• A solar report expects total capacity to more than double over next five years.
• Plan to nationalize utilities in the UK would emphasize renewable energy.
• An architecture firm’s proposal for rebuilding Notre Dame includes a solar glass roof.
• Portugal is preparing to auction off 1.35 GW of solar capacity this summer.

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In today’s EGEB:

• A UK company plans on bringing perovskite-based solar cells to market by the end of 2020.
• A California casino uses Tesla batteries in its microgrid — and such microgrids could be “the future.”
• West Virginia welcomes a proposed wind farm.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Democrats look to extend solar and wind tax credits…
• …while the IEA sees the phaseout as encouraging to wind development.
• One of the largest coal producers in the US files for bankruptcy.
• UK solar generation peaked twice in the past week.

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In today’s EGEB:

• An analyst thinks solar will be cheaper than natural gas almost everywhere in four years.
• A look at the astroturfing efforts of utilities.
• The German onshore wind industry is facing a “collapse.”

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In today’s EGEB:

• An upcoming VAT increase could stifle UK solar panel additions.
• But in Australia, homes and businesses keep adding more solar power.
• A look at Budweiser’s wind power deal.
• Very few ships are large enough to carry offshore wind turbine parts.

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In today’s EGEB:

• The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is partnering with ExxonMobil.
• Germany’s first subsidy-free solar park is set to enter construction this summer.
• The EIA expects less electricity to be generated from coal once again this summer.
• A look at how offshore wind giant Ørsted can succeed in the US.

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In today’s EGEB:

• The US reaches 2 million total solar installations, three years after hitting 1 million.
• A Québec utility looks to become the “green battery” of the Northeast US.
• A map shows the location of more than 800 waitlisted Illinois community solar projects.
• Texas renewable backers prepare for a last-minute legislative attack.
• Jay Inslee responds to The Onion’s headline.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Some Canadian lighthouses are switching from diesel power to solar and wind.
• Offshore wind doesn’t seem to be a detriment to tourism on Block Island.
• Australia pursues a solar-to-hydrogen microgrid project.
• Coal is even losing ground in Kentucky.

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In today’s EGEB:

• New legislation would streamline the tax code to boost clean energy.
• North Dakota is last in American solar capacity, but the state is looking to make progress.
• A Vermont policy designed to spur solar development on landfills seems to be working.
• Britain sets another record in consecutive hours for coal-free power.

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In today’s EGEB:

• The University of Louisville is researching a way to print solar panels as if they were newsprint.
• Minnesota’s Senate and House are at odds on solar, energy policies.
• The DOE announces funding for wind turbine projects.
• New York needs more transmission lines to take advantage of upstate wind farms.

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In today’s EGEB:

• The Environmental Working Group names Duke Energy “Public Energy Enemy No. 1.”
• California hydropower bill draws criticism from clean energy advocates.
• Bentley Motors installs the largest solar carport in the UK.
• Chattanooga solar farm will help to power a wastewater treatment plant.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Responding to a decline, Tesla makes changes to its solar business.
• Pennsylvania joins the US Climate Alliance and looks to cut its emissions.
• Tennessee’s largest solar farm goes online.
• Another Long Island town eyes offshore wind.
• A look at possible “solar superpowers” of the future.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Residential solar isn’t keeping pace in the Texas energy boom.
• Minnetonka, Minnesota to run city facilities and infrastructure on 100% solar by year’s end.
• In Lansing, a similar plan may fail.
• Australian Labor party to propose $1 billion for public school solar power.
• West Virginia takes a look at its potential for renewables.

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In today’s EGEB:

• The Northeast is leading the way for small-scale wind projects.
• Picking energy storage over natural gas in Southern California.
• Wind and solar will require a $13 trillion investment to hit emissions reduction targets.
• How old is the average US plant for different types of power?
• India’s “Solar Sahelis” bring solar to rural communities.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Tesla’s energy revenue and solar installations continue their slide.
• Researchers add caffeine to perovskites for improved solar performance.
• Texas legislators take aim at subsidies for renewables.
• A new wind farm in fossil fuel-focused Russia.

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In today’s EGEB:

• A new type of silicon could be a boon to solar power.
• Rhode Island gets funding for offshore wind education.
• New York announces its third solicitation for large-scale renewable projects.
• A US furniture chain invests in rooftop solar.

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In today’s EGEB:

• A solar farm in Argentina demonstrates the dominance of Chinese solar.
• NYC’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority announces a rooftop solar initiative.
• Tanzania aims to ramp up renewable energy in a big way.
• Johns Hopkins will fulfill about two-thirds of its electricity needs through solar power.

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In today’s EGEB:

• The largest sun-tracking solar archipelago is coming to the Netherlands.
• China can pursue new coal plants, but there’s little reason to do so.
• Britain broke its own record for continuous coal-free power.
• South Korea ups its renewable targets.

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