Henry Harrell"s Blog: August 21 Green Energy News

Headline News:

Energy for 500 Alberta schools is being completely offset by a 17-turbine wind farm near Provost, Alberta. A 20-year power purchase agreement was reached between BluEarth Renewables and the Alberta Schools Commodities Purchasing Consortium, which represents numerous school boards across the province. [Edmonton Journal]

BluEarth Renewables’ Bull Creek wind project is offsetting 100% of the energy used by 500 Alberta schools. Supplied photo.

In a rare endeavor, Crystal Serenity has embarked on a 32-night journey through the Northwest Passage, the Arctic region north of Canada that was unattainable until just 100 years ago. Crystal Serenity is about to become the largest ship ever to attempt the Northwest Passage. There are nearly 1,000 passengers aboard. [RusTourismNews]
Even the inexpensive electric automobiles, with their limited ranges and charging requirements, could be used for 87% of the trips taken by gasoline-powered cars traveling US highways today. These findings come in a new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published in the journal Nature Energy. [TakePart]
At least three municipalities in Finland are considering founding solar parks within their city limits to create energy from the sun. In one community about an hour north of Helsinki, a biogas facility would make use of biomass from the local community and agriculture, in addition to the solar-powered electricity. [YLE News]
Texas is uniquely poised to meet the Clean Power Plan’s standards. That also means that even if those Environmental Protection Agency regulations fall by the judicial wayside, Texas would still be likely to improve emissions dramatically. State leaders don’t have to do anything other than let old coal power plants retire. [mySanAntonio.com]

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