Headline News:
- “Long-Awaited US Tax Reform Signals Continued Undermining Of Renewables” • US Republicans finally published their proposed tax plan to much ballyhoo and recriminations, not only among Democrats but also in the country’s renewable energy industry, which will likely lose thousands of jobs and billions in investments if it passes. [CleanTechnica]
Thunder Ranch wind farm
- Renewable energy may offer emissions-free electricity, but it isn’t always easy for electrical grids to integrate that energy. Dutch company Alfen is launching their answer to the dilemma. The Cellular Smart Grid Platform allows a central grid to be divided into smaller cells that can operate independently, if necessary, and even self-heal. [Inhabitat]
- Enevate, located in Irvine, California, claims its latest silicon-dominant lithium-ion battery technology makes 5 minute charging possible. In a press release, the company says an electric car equipped with one of its batteries can add 240 miles of range in just 5 minutes or 50 miles of range in a minute. And it has a number of other advantages. [CleanTechnica]
- “The clean energy revolution tipping point is inevitable – but the sooner, the better” • As global leaders gather for the UN’s annual COP meetings on mitigating the impacts of climate change, an energy revolution is underway with enormous implications, not least for the world’s poor, and market forces are accelerating those adoption rates. [Quartz]
- Duke Energy is investing $3 billion in South Carolina over the next 10 years or so to strengthen the energy grid and provide a major boost to the state’s economy. The Power/Forward Carolinas initiative will result in an average of 3,300 jobs and more than $100 million in new tax revenue to benefit communities. [Windpower Engineering]
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November 4 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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