Climate

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:

• Walt Disney World’s new solar farm takes up more space than two Magic Kingdom parks.
• Mount Rushmore is unveiling a solar carport.
• New York approves a new 100 MW wind farm.
• Lansing, Mich. looks to make all city buildings run on renewable energy.
• A San Antonio mall gets rooftop solar.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Duke Energy announces contracts for 602 megawatts of Carolina solar.
• Europe invested $30 billion in wind projects last year.
• The Trump administration is trying to steer Puerto Rico away from renewables and toward natural gas.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Vermont’s Green Mountain Power sets a goal for 100% renewable energy by 2030.
• One of the largest proposed solar projects in the US gets approval to proceed.
• Germany inaugurates the Baltic Sea’s largest wind farm.
• Japan ups renewables and sees carbon emissions drop.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Starbucks partners with Cypress Creek Renewables to power Texas stores with solar farms.
• Iowa Democratic voters list climate change second on a list of important issues.
• A report takes note of GOP-backed anti-wind bills.
• Crowdfunding for a UK wind project.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Wisconsin gives the go-ahead for the state’s first utility-scale solar farms.
• Extremely tall wind turbines are going up in Texas.
• Puerto Rico makes its 100% renewable energy commitment official.
• China prioritizes subsidy-free renewable projects.
• Which state had the most wind power growth last year?

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A combination of renewable energy and electrification can reach 75% of the energy-related emission reductions necessary to meet global climate goals established by the Paris Agreement, a new report suggests.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Stanford researchers find solar panels offer far more lifetime energy than they cost to make and install.
• The American Wind Energy Association released its annual market report for 2018.
• New Jersey has created an offshore wind supply chain registry.

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In today’s EGEB:

• The Global Wind Energy Council expects 300 new GW of wind capacity in the next five years.
• Vestas chairman expects the return of wind power subsidies in some countries.
• There’s broad support for offshore wind development in New Jersey.
• A look at how EU coal plants may phase out in the future.
• The Grain Belt Express is in trouble again.

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Strong gains in solar and wind energy last year have pushed renewable energy to now account for a third of global power capacity, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

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In today’s EGEB:

• A Canadian solar project at a former coal generating station is completed.
• GE breaks ground on its massive wind turbine.
• Offshore wind is far off for Texas.
• Maine officially restores its net metering policy.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Massachusetts sets a timeframe for a second offshore wind procurement.
• Ohio trails other midwestern states in renewables.
• Norway eyes new areas for onshore wind farms.
• Duke Energy ordered to excavate coal ash in North Carolina.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Wind power and renewables generated a record amount of U.K. electricity in 2018.
• LEGO’s holding company announces the acquisition of a solar developer.
• Connecticut’s governor meets with offshore wind developer Ørsted.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Low solar power prices in Idaho…
• And low solar plus storage prices in Hawaii.
• A look at states being left out of the U.S. “wind boom.”
• More DOE funding for wind research.

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Constructing new wind and solar projects would be less expensive than continuing to run 74 percent of existing U.S. coal plants, according to a new study. That number jumps to 86 percent of coal plants by 2025.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Shell switches more than 700,000 U.K. homes to renewable energy.
• Ireland aims to generate 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
• Solar + long-term onsite storage, on the way.
• Climate change could cause a financial crisis, a federal researcher claims.
• A proposed Lake Erie wind project gets a key construction permit.

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In today’s EGEB:

• U.S. renewable electricity generation has doubled since 2008.
• Self-powered streetlights in Chicago.
• The largest bifacial solar farm in the U.S. breaks ground.
• A Spanish soccer team joins the UN’s Climate Neutral Now initiative.

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EGEB for Thursday March 21, 2018:

• Regulators clear the way for a transmission line to take wind energy from Kansas through Missouri and eastward.
• BP is looking to move into U.S. solar power in a big way.
• A federal judge blocks Wyoming drilling due to climate change concerns.
• A study finds people prefer living next to wind turbines, if they had to choose between energy sources.

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A new analysis of energy jobs in the U.S. shows clean energy jobs grew 3.6 percent in 2018, adding about 110,000 new net jobs. Clean energy jobs now outnumber fossil fuel jobs by a nearly 3-to-1 ratio.

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