Headline News:
- The Benban Solar Park near Aswan, Egypt, aims to reach 1.6 GW to 2.0 GW of solar power capacity by the middle of 2019. The projects will receive no incentives, however, it will be given a 25 year contract to sell its electricity at 7.8¢/kWh to the state-owned Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, with the cost pegged to the US dollar. [Electrek]
Solar array in Egypt
- An exec at DHL (Deutsche Post) is quoted as saying that the payback period on the Tesla Semi, the period of time that it takes to pay off the difference in initial costs as compared to a conventional diesel semi truck, would be under 1.5 years. So after only 1.5 years, the company is already experiencing net savings … while using cleaner trucks. [CleanTechnica]
- Yuri Horwitz, co-founder and CEO of Sol Systems, says he and his company expect solar power to be the dominant form of new electricity generation by 2022. A report dated February 15, 2018 lists three reasons why we might believe solar will be ascendant in the US market over the next 4 years in spite of new tariffs on imported solar products. [CleanTechnica]
- Untangling the causes of mass mortality events is difficult. In some cases, there is a clear connection to climate change. In other cases, there might be no connection, or a masked connection might exist. Nevertheless, climate change will cause the events to become more common, and scientists worry that they may lead to extinctions. [The Guardian]
- The Amazon rainforest is undoubtedly a significant part of the Earth. Its health is directly linked to the health of the planet as well, as it holds huge amounts of carbon. Sadly, it has been adulterated by deforestation and the effects of climate change, and some scientists wonder if there is still a chance to save our biggest tropical rainforest. [Tech Times]
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February 25 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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