Headline News:
- “BNEF 2018 Report: Renewables Surge, China Dominates, Coal Loses, EVs Soar” • The Bloomberg New Energy Finance 2018 report peers into the future to predict how world energy markets will change between now and 2050. There is much good news. It says falling prices for renewables will propel them to a 50% market share by 2050. [CleanTechnica]
Solar energy
- “Utilities Recommit to Clean Energy in the Wake of the Trump Administration’s Regulatory Rollback” • After Trump’s plan to replace the Clean Power Plan was unveiled, utilities welcomed increased regulatory roles for states, but they also affirmed their commitment to deploy clean energy and meet emissions reduction targets. [Greentech Media]
- “From London To New York, 19 Cities Commit To Net-Zero Carbon Buildings By 2030” • Last week, 19 mayors from around the world, including Paris, London, and New York, signed a significant commitment to cut greenhouse gasses in their cities by ensuring that all new buildings will operate at net-zero carbon by 2030. [CleanTechnica]
- “How to save Louisiana from drowning” • The salt marsh is also a landscape that is changing, fast. From 1932 to 2016 in Louisiana, on average, open water subsumed a chunk of wetlands the size of a football field every hour. Artificial reefs can slow or stop the loss. Reefs made of concrete are not as good for that as reefs made of oyster shells. [BBC]
- “Jaguar to make an electric version of 1960s sports car the E-Type” • Jaguar announced it will upgrade original E-Type cars to full electric. The cars will have the same weight distribution as it did before, and with other parts unchanged, the car will handle and drive much as it did with a gasoline engine. It will, however, be somewhat quicker. [BBC]
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August 28 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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