Headline News:
- A University of Waterloo study says bringing solar and wind energy to Canada’s remote Arctic communities goes beyond being possible and environmentally beneficial to big savings. “If you run the system as is now, versus you run with renewables, the savings are so compelling that basically you have a business case,” [CBC.ca]
The Raglan Mine’s wind turbine in Quebec. (Tugliq Energy Co.)
- Opinion: “Trump’s climate science denial clashes with reality of rising seas in Florida” • In Miami, Donald Trump said he believed scientists have tricked Americans into accepting that global warming is caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Meanwhile, the city is spending $500 million in a program to protect itself from the rising ocean. [Los Angeles Times]
- A total of 18,960 out of 19,567 villages have been electrified in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh so far, the Central Government has announced. This leaves 607 villages to be supplied. Some of the villages have been provided with power from the state electric company’s grid. Others have been supplied with local solar power. [Daily Pioneer]
- New Brunswick businessman Arthur Irving is giving $80 million to an Ivy League university to help launch an energy institute that will bear his name. Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire, is aiming to raise a total of $160 million for the Arthur L Irving Institute for Energy and Society, to promote sustainable energy. [CTV News]
- Massachusetts released a comprehensive report, State of Charge, detailing the value of deploying energy storage systems in the Commonwealth, and giving a road map of recommendations for policy to grow the energy storage market. It said storage would cut costs for ratepayers, add energy security, and reduce carbon emissions. [wwlp.com]
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September 18 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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