Headline News:
- Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute For Solar Energy Systems experimented with 720 bi-facial solar panels covering about a third of a hectare of agricultural land high enough for farm equipment to operate under them. A year of trials showed that the dual use system increased the total productivity of the land by 60%. [CleanTechnica]
Farming under solar panels (© Hofgemeinschaft Heggelbach)
- In a seemingly confounding move, US Rep Matt Gaetz, who represents Florida’s 1st congressional district and turned heads in February by pushing to abolish the EPA, now sits on the Climate Solutions Caucus. The Earth, Gaetz asserted, is warming, and politicians should no longer waste time debating the validity of the issue. [Pensacola News Journal]
- California released its annual climate check-up. The good news is the electricity is getting much cleaner. But there is also bad news: emissions from cars and trucks have not changed. Even so, carbon dioxide emissions were 16 million metric tons lower than in 2015 – a “huge and unexpected drop,” according to economist Michael Wara. [89.3 KPCC]
- Onshore wind energy costs have fallen again in Germany’s latest onshore wind auction, with 1,000 MW of capacity awarded at an average support price of €38/MWh ($45.35/MWh), and with a lowest bid of €22/MWh ($26.25/MWh). The auction was again significantly oversubscribed, with 210 bids submitted, totaling 2,591 MW. [CleanTechnica]
- A report has found it would cost A$1.3 billion ($1 billion) more to keep the Liddell coal-fired power plant in New South Wales open five years beyond its use-by date, than to replace it with a mix of renewables and other sustainable energy solutions. If it is kept open, the Liddell plant would also emit 40 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. [Green Left Weekly]
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November 25 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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