Headline News:
- Figures released by the UK Government today reveal the growth in Scottish renewables, which accounted for 42.9% of total Scottish energy generation in 2016. Scotland generated 24% of the total renewable power used in the UK. The government of Scotland will doubtless welcome the figures; they just released the country’s first Energy Strategy. [Energy Voice]
Windpower and deer in Scotland
- As this year comes to a close, 2017 is on track to set the all-time record for the most billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in any single year in US history. There were 15 in the first nine months, equal to all of 2011, which set the record. Remarkably, the five costliest billion-dollar disaster years have all been in the past 15 years. [CNN]
- Cows are now powering one of New England’s most popular ski resorts. The green mountains of Vermont, dressed in winter white, are home to Killington Resort, visited by hundreds of thousands of skiers each season. Now, Killington is making renewable energy a priority and it all starts, not at a mountain, but on the farm. [My Fox Boston]
- “Tesla’s big Powerpack battery just propped up a coal power station in another state” • Tesla’s giant battery is already proving its worth, bailing out a 560-MW coal power station nearly 620 miles (1,000 kilometres) away. The battery is powered by a wind farm. Ironic, isn’t it, that wind power bailed out a coal-burning plant? [Mashable]
- Three developers have submitted bids to authorities in Massachusetts to develop up to 800 MW of offshore wind capacity off the state’s coast. The Bay State Wind partnership between Orsted and Eversource has submitted a bid including a 55-MW battery storage project. The state plans to install 1.6 GW of offshore windpower by 2027. [reNews]
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December 21 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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