By Steve Goreham Modern transportation is amazing. Each day, millions of people fly, drive, or are transported across our world for business, pleasure or to see distant family members. These trips, which are powered by petroleum-based fuels, were all but impossible a century ago. But today, many of our leaders call for elimination of hydrocarbon-fueled…
By Rafael Herzberg Feasibility of intermittent energy sourcesThe electricity sector is capital intensive. Careful planning, stable rules and economic rationality are essential to achieving and maintaining cost competitiveness.Solar and wind energy are booming in Brazil.These sources are intermittent. Therefore they cannot operate without the support of conventional backup power..This problem has existed for many.. Click…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) For months, Colorado lawmakers and businesses have taken sides at a figurative continental divide—and not far from the real one—over whether (and how) the state might join California’s Zero Emissions Vehicle program and its corresponding electric-car mandate. We now have an answer. The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission has… Read Full…
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission adopted a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) standard for Colorado early today in an 8-1 decision. The new zero-emission standard adopts California ZEV requirements, with automakers to sell more than 5% zero-emission vehicles by 2023 and more than 6% zero-emission vehicles by 2025.Brought to you by: EV Driven Read Full Article…
By mmillikin The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission adopted a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) standard for Colorado early today in an 8-1 decision. The new zero-emission standard adopts California ZEV requirements, with automakers to sell more than 5% zero-emission vehicles by 2023 and more than 6% zero-emission vehicles by 2025. Eleven states now have a ZEV…
By [email protected] California community choice aggregator (CCA) Monterey Bay Community Power has signed a memorandum of understanding to explore buying the power from a 1,000-megawatt floating offshore wind farm. It’s an early, if no-stakes, claim to what could be a massive offshore wind opportunity set to open via federal offshore lease auction next year, assuming…
By [email protected] Solar and wind sent European utilities into financial disarray, and U.S. utilities are facing a similar fate. Are global oil companies next? A new report from one of the world’s biggest banks, BNP Paribas, says that solar and wind paired with electric cars provide up to seven times more useful energy for mobility…
By Michelle Froese The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) announced in July that two of Alliant Energy‘s wind farms were verified as meeting the guidelines for sustainable infrastructure. What’s more is the two projects — Upland Prairie in Everly and English Farms in Montezuma, Iowa — were the first wind projects ever to achieve the…
By Matt Chester U.S. gross inputs to refineries, also known as refinery runs, have increased each year since 2009, most recently reaching a record high of 17.3 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2018. However, based on its monthly refinery run data through May and forecast for the remainder of 2019, the U.S. Energy Information…
By James McGhee I’m a big proponent of fixed-rate electric service plans. But with the current market conditions in Texas, I’m a down-right activist against indexed pricing! With ERCOT experiencing record demand this week, there’s a push for new power plans to enter the industry to help ensure there is adequate supply.With supply barely meeting…
By Blagojce Krivevski To support regional and statewide goals to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from tailpipes, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will launch a major effort to help electrify large vehicles and industrial equipment, revving up zero-emission transportation beyond passenger vehicles. Today, SDG&E received approval from the California Public Utilities…
By Sara Castle Wind signs MoU for 1GW California floater Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Matt Chester A look into how China is leaving the United States behind in the electric vehicle market and what that means for EVs widely, associated lithium demand & charging installations, and more.Is this something that concerns you? Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The Energy Collective…
By [email protected] Heat pumps are already incredibly efficient. Researchers in Switzerland say they can push efficiencies even further using artificial intelligence. A research team led by Jürg Alexander Schiffmann at the L’Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, or EPFL) is using AI to design compressors that slash heat pumps’ electricity…
By [email protected] This summer, the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Fifty years later, many people wonder: If we can get to the moon, surely we can fix the environmental issues here on Earth? In this episode of Political Climate, we get NASA astronaut Scott Kelly’s perspective on…