By [email protected] Tighter rules on the carbon footprint of new-build homes in England could likely trigger a fresh boom for residential solar. New homes will be required to produce 31 percent less carbon dioxide than they do now, according to plans laid out this week, which will require better energy efficiency and being “heat pump…
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By Adnan Durakovic Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has signed the Offshore Act into law. The Offshore Act […] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Offshore Wind » News by topic
By Sophie Vorrath Plans to build one of Australia’s largest wind farms are back on track, after a last-ditch High Court challenge to the 800-1000MW Victorian project was put to bed. The post Massive Golden Plains wind farm out of court and back on track, with amendments appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here…
By Michael Mazengarb Australia’s largest ever energy class action, brought against two Queensland government owned power companies, starts Federal Court action. The post 46,000 join class action against Queensland coal plants appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Joel Stronberg As a favor to the community I’m posting President Biden’s order to agencies to undertake a review of Trump era environmental regulations.Yesterday was also an important day for Mother Nature and the nation. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously tossed the Trump administration’s replacement for Obama’s…
By [email protected] The Affordable Clean Energy rule, a cornerstone of President Trump’s environmental deregulatory efforts, has been deemed “legally flawed” by a federal appeals court. A Tuesday ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Washington, D.C. circuit vacated the regulation targeting power plant emissions, wiping away the administration’s replacement for the Obama-era Clean…
By Mark Silverstone Please see this article regarding the question of recusal by Justice Barrett in climate change court cases. The article can also be accessed here.In addition to working for Shell from 1978 to 2007, Barrett’s father was a longtime member and twice head of the industry trade association, the American Petroleum Institute, which…
By National Wind Watch Indigenous reindeer herders are bringing a legal action against a proposed wind power project that would be one of the largest in Norway. The Sámi herders from Nordland county are accusing the Øyfjellet windfarm constructors of breaking licensing agreements which stipulated that construction would not interfere with reindeer migration paths. This…
By [email protected] California regulators have approved a microgrid plan directing $200 million to help communities build networks that can supply power through the state’s extended wildfire-prevention blackouts, a task expected to take years to move from planning to completing its first projects. But private microgrid developers argue that the plan doesn’t go far enough to…
By National Wind Watch Wyoming will push back against any federal regulations brought by the Biden administration that hinder development of fossil fuels and other resources, Gov. Mark Gordon told state lawmakers kicking off their annual session Tuesday. “There is good reason to be concerned the actions of the next administration will further dampen the…
By John Benson According to the report just published by Nanjing University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Texas A&M University, there is already enough greenhouse gas in the atmosphere to have driven radiative forcing to (today’s) level, and that is sufficient to ultimately warm our planet’s average surface temperature to a “most likely value…
By National Wind Watch As has been discussed in several posts here, on January 4, 2021, a conference committee of the Massachusetts House and Senate has issued a wide ranging “omnibus” energy bill “An Act creating a next-generation roadmap for Massachusetts climate policy (S2995).” The bill still awaits Governor Baker’s signature. Among the many features…
By [email protected] Democratic candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff clinched victories in Georgia’s Tuesday runoff races for the U.S. Senate, according to the Associated Press, giving Democrats control of both chambers of Congress as President-elect Joe Biden enters office. The final results of the runoff election came amid chaos in Washington, D.C., as a…
By Olufola Wusu The 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round (Bid Round) is making progress in Nigeria!The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says 161 successful companies have been shortlisted to advance to the next and final stage of the bid round process for 57 marginal oilfields in the country.The Bid Round is a golden opportunity for…