By mmillikin Phillips 66, a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company, plans to reconfigure its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, to produce renewable fuels. The plant would no longer produce fuels from crude oil, but instead would make fuels from used cooking oil, fats, greases and soybean oils. The Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewed project…
By Schalk Cloete IntroductionThe world faces a grand challenge over the first half of the 21st century: Grant all global citizens a fair shot at a decent life while staying within the ecological carrying capacity of planet Earth. Our response to this challenge will echo through society for centuries to come.Any successful strategy must simultaneously…
By Energy in Depth The Ohio State University’s plans for the construction of a sustainable, on-campus natural gas-fueled power plant is on the receiving end of fringe activist groups’ opposition, with the Sierra Club’s Ohio Chapter leading the charge. Peddling misinformation about the environmental, consumer, and economic benefits natural gas delivers, the coordinated efforts of…
By Kelly Pickerel Arizona utility Salt River Project announced 21 commercial, municipal and school district customers across the Valley have signed agreements to get a portion of their energy from 100 MW of solar power. This is the second phase of the Sustainable Energy Offering, which is part of the utility’s ongoing commitment to provide…
By Laurent Segalen In Episode 31 of the Redefining Energy podcast, Gerard Reid and Laurent Segalen invite Mark Lewis, Global Head of Sustainability Research, BNP Paribas Asset Management for a “battle royal”: how ESG and Sustainability are redefining finance. During a great conversation, they analyze the evolution of Green Finance under various angles: the Blackrock’s…
By Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) The second Powering Forward webinar, hosted by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Clean Energy Business Network and E2, compared the findings of the 2020, Sustainable Energy in America Factbook to the current and projected impacts on the clean energy economy due to COVID-19. The Sustainable Energy in America…
By Jacquie Ashmore With the mutually reinforcing trends of climate change mitigation and transport electrification, the opportunity for energy storage innovation has never been more apparent. Massachusetts supports a robust community of entrepreneurs who develop and commercialize their inventions in the state.Recognizing this, the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE) and Greentown Labs.. Click…
By ACEEE Blog Freight transport is responsible for a large—and rising—share of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Despite great strides in truck efficiency and the potential to transition to electric trucks in many applications, vehicle improvements are not enough to deliver a sustainable freight sector. We need a freight network that is itself more efficient, with…
By [email protected] There’s been a lot of talk recently about a “green recovery” and “building back better.” But what do these concepts really mean? What are the most compelling ideas being put forward by economists, policymakers, grassroots leaders and other experts? What kinds of actions will produce the best results in terms of economic growth,…
In June it was a little uncertain how the wind industry would be affected by the global pandemic, as its competitive position had been eroded by falling gas and oil prices. More recently, however, there have been hopeful signs, not least the publication of the Sustainable Recovery report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Read…
By [email protected] The Trump administration has ended more than a year of delay in taking up the nomination of Democrat Allison Clements for a position on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a move that could bring more bipartisan balance to the agency’s 3-to-1 Republican majority if the U.S. Senate moves quickly to confirm it. Monday’s…
By mmillikin Extreme E, the new electric off-road motor racing championship, is in advanced talks with Fisker Inc. on a series partnership and potential works team entrance. Extreme E, starting early 2021, is a new electric racing series which will see electric SUVs go head to head in extreme locations around the world—including arctic, desert,…
By National Wind Watch Invenergy, a developer of sustainable energy, spoke the Logan County Board this month about plans to develop a wind project in the county. Board members present Dave Blankenship, Emily Davenport, Janet Estill, Bob Farmer, Cameron Halpin, David Hepler, Steve Jenness, Chuck Ruben, Bob Sanders, Scott Schaffenacker and Jim Wessbecher. Annette Welch…
By [email protected] Joe Biden recently released a plan to address climate change on a trillion-dollar scale. Along with focusing on rapid deployment of renewables, it also devotes resources to environmental justice, sustainable housing, clean transportation, and networking. But it also avoids fossil fuels. What would it mean? And who’s informing the ideas? We’ll dig in….
By John Armstrong This is a really interesting report on using overhead lines for freight transport! I love the idea…. I’m not convinced it would work but its certainly interesting. Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The Energy Collective – The world’s best thinkers on energy & climate