Headline News:
- “Are forgotten crops the future of food?” • Just four crops, wheat, maize, rice and soybean, provide two-thirds of the world’s food supply. Scientists in Malaysia are trying to change that by reviving crops that have been relegated to the sidelines. Crops For the Future researches crops that are virtually unknown outside their home regions. [BBC]
Wheat, one of four major crops (Credit: Alamy)
- “Why China, and not the US, is the leader in solar power” • The solar panel was invented in the US. So why is the US not its biggest proponent? Policy. China has deliberate, conscious, industrial development policies modelled on South Korea’s. In the US, policy supports whoever had the most financial clout to buy it. [Aljazeera.com]
- “India coal project cancellations snowballing” • Back in 2010, India’s coal pipeline stood at well over 600 GW, a number to have every coal supporter in Australia drooling. Sadly for them, times have changed. Since 2010, India’s coal-fired power station pipeline saw shelved and cancelled projects totalling a staggering 573 GW. [RenewEconomy]
- “Hydro-Quebec signs initial PPA for 200-MW wind project” • Hydro-Quebec announced it has a preliminary power purchase agreement to buy the output of the 200-MW Apuiat wind power project in Quebec. The project is the first phase of a 400-MW scheme being developed by Canadian renewables developer Boralex Inc. [Renewables Now]
- “Toolkit to aid municipalities in developing solar projects” • NYSERDA, New York State’s energy authority, announced the Municipal Solar Procurement Toolkit. The Toolkit provides guidance and resources for communities seeking to develop solar projects on underutilized properties such as brownfields and landfills. [Dansville-Genesee Country Express]
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August 23 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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