Headline News:
- “US Wind Development Pipeline Grew By 6 GW In First Quarter Of 2019” • Wind power construction and development activity in the US grew to record levels in the first quarter of 2019, data from the American Wind Energy Association shows. The US wind development pipeline grew by 6,146 MW to a record-breaking 39,161 MW. [CleanTechnica]
Wind turbines in Iowa
- “Report Warns Enbridge, DTE, Part Of Pipeline “Bubble” That Could Burst” • A Global Energy Monitor report says companies are betting over $1 trillion in risky gas pipeline projects that are so expensive their payback periods are over decades. They could become stranded assets as we stop burning fossil fuels to deal with climate change. [Michigan Radio]
- “America’s Renewable Energy Set To Surpass Coal For The First Month Ever” • The renewable energy sector is projected to generate more electricity than coal during the month of April, according to a recent report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. That has never happened before. [CNN]
- “New York Governor Cuomo Allocates $280 Million For Energy Storage” • New York Gov Andrew Cuomo announced $280 million to support energy storage projects, to speed the growth of the energy storage industry and drive down the cost of deploying energy storage projects. New York has a goal of 3 GW of storage by 2030. [CleanTechnica]
- “Scotland Declares ‘Climate Emergency’ Following School Strikes” • Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, warned the world is facing a “climate emergency” and vowed Scotland “will lead by example” by cutting carbon emissions. The declaration was inspired by student protesters who staged a school strike to urge action, she said. [The Independent]
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April 30 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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