Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Solutions

 

Renewable Energy Growth

 

World adds record new renewable energy capacity in 2020

2021 kicks off with record growth for clean energy in the US

Energy jobs are key to economic recovery from the pandemic

Affordable Power Ideas Are Transforming the Energy Sector in Less Affluent Countries

Australian Supermarket Giant Promises To Use 100% Renewable Power by 2025

Apple Sets New Milestone in Renewable Energy Solutions With Over 110 Suppliers

 

 

Wind Energy

Wind power experts expect wind energy costs to decline up to 35% by 2035

EDPR NA embarks on Blue Canyon II wind farm repowering to increase output by 30%

Iberdrola and 50Hertz sign construction agreement for Baltic Eagle offshore substation

RWE plans giant offshore wind farm to decarbonise world's biggest chemical site

302-MW Lincoln Land Wind Farm in Illinois moves along in development with selection of turbines

Icelandic offshore wind complex to pump power to UK in $21bn Anglo-US mega-plan

Offshore wind and hydrogen 'uniquely suited'

 

Making wind turbine blades fully recyclable

 

Solar Power

 

50 MW of new solar capacity coming soon to Rhode Island

Solar + storage powered microgrid will enable Bad River Tribe to meet sustainability goals

Installing solar panels over California’s canals could yield water, land, air and climate payoffs

US state lawmakers should consider the benefits of community solar

Michigan bill may unlock community solar and your state should follow suit ]

Semi-Transparent Solar Panels Can Power Greenhouses Without Obstructing Sunlight

European group aims to use 95GW of solar to push green H2 price to fossil fuel level

Siemens process for using solar power to generate hydrogen for use in making synfuel for aviation

Porsche and Siemens Energy back world’s first green hydrogen-to-e-fuel plant in Chile

Siemens Energy eyes Abu Dhabi green hydrogen plant with Masdar

 

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

 

Commercial EVs   (These are already generally more energy efficient & cost effective for lifetime fleet use than gas or diesel options)

 

 

 

HydroPower & River Regeneration Projects

Can a city's water infrastructure produce hydropower?

Portland Is Now Sourcing Hydropower From Its Drinking Water

 

OPG announces 20-year, $2.5 billion overhaul of hydropower generating units

Guide highlights opportunities for hydropower investment in Africa

Mohawk Group’s Waterways Project moves River Regeneration design forward 

Power Storage

 

Solar Has Never Been Cheaper, Now U.S. DOE Plans To Make It Even Cheaper by 60%

Silver Spring Networks founder sees promise long-duration energy storage with iron-flow batteries

PNNL announces ‘deceptively simple’ innovation to make battery storage projects safer

New Hampshire Electric Cooperative and ENGIE complete largest battery project for NH

The Science of Bottling Solar Energy

Houston will turn old landfill into community solar site

Battery Storage AES Long-duration Energy Storage Energy Efficiency

Cooperation agreement to develop green Hydrogen , Battery storage and electrified heat production projects

 

Plastic Recycling and Waste Reduction

 

Canadian Scientist Makes Plastic Recycling Easier With Microwaves

New fashionable outdoor-wear from recycled plastic.

United Airlines Debuts Eco-Friendly Flight With Biofuel, Beeswax Wraps, and Recyclable Coffee Cups

Danish Startup Leads Drone-Led River Cleanup

Digital Ocean Data Drives Effective and Sustainable Development

Recycling Isn’t Dead. It’s Booming.

 

Sustainable Food Production

Hydoponics - This Vertical Farming System Fits Urban Spaces and Upgrades Communities

How laid-off coal miners are reclaiming their own farm economy

 

Sustainable Forest Production

 

Reducing Global Warming

California Reveals Ambitious Plan To Prevent Wildfires

New Aerial Scanning Tech Can Help Threatened Areas – the Amazon Is First on the List

Steel Industry Might Soon Go Coal-Less

Las Vegas To Become the First City to Ban Ornamental Grass

Can the Saguaro Cactus Be a Carbon-Eating Machine? You Bet.

Carbon Deletion- A Cost Effective Solution to Climate Change- Angel Publishing

Climate tech takes on super Greenhouse pollutants

Dirty, energy inefficient manufacturing facilities for making cement, iron, steel, etc. are responsible for over 15% of greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution. New clean technology to improve such facilities is a major need