Headline News:
- Climate change could potentially cause great distress to military operations, according to US military officials. In a statement by the Center for Climate and Security, they say climate change increases risks for international conflict, that it could pose strategic risks, and that inaction against the issue is not advisable. [Science World Report]
USS Chung-Hoon (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Barker. Public Domain. Wikimedia Commons)
- According to a report from the independent financial think tank Carbon Tracker Initiative, renewable power generation costs are already lower on average worldwide than fossil fuels. It says clean energy plants will only become more cost-competitive by 2020. The findings are based on examination of the Levelized Costs of Electricity. [CleanTechnica]
- Global upstream oil and gas investments are expected to plummet 24% this year, with little signs of improvement for 2017, according to a report from the International Energy Agency. The report said this year’s dip will come on top of a 25% drop in spending in the sector recorded in 2015 with its total of $583 billion. [bnn.ca]
- Green Mountain Power and SunCommon today announced a partnership allowing customers to store their solar power for security during power outages. The first of its kind program in Vermont partners a utility with a solar company to offer home storage that strengthens the grid and allows homes to power from solar during outages. [Vermont Biz]
- Most of us were probably expecting the all-electric 2017 Chevy Bolt to have an EPA-estimated range nominally above the 200-mile mark, based on comments by GM reps, but it now appears that it is going to have a much greater range. The Chevy Bolt gets right around 238 miles per full charge according to the EPA. [CleanTechnica]
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September 15 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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