Headline News:
- “Gas-related explosions set fire to homes near Boston” • At least one person has been killed and others injured in 60 to 80 incidents thought to be gas explosions and fires in towns north of Boston. A fire chief said investigators suspect the fires were caused by “over-pressurisation of a gas main” belonging to Columbia Gas lines. [BBC]
Damaged house (Getty Images)
- “DNV GL Predicts Global Energy Demand To Peak In 2035” • The world’s energy demand is expected to decline from 2035 onward, according to global risk management and quality assurance company DNV GL. It published a report predicting that the demand decline will result in a reshaping of energy investment trends. [CleanTechnica]
- “Wind and solar power are unstoppable, even without government support: Deloitte report” • Australian wind and solar power are booming despite the Australian government’s retreat on carbon emissions and energy policy, a Deloitte report claims. The report also says Australia enjoys the lowest global cost for solar panels. [Energy Matters]
- “NY To Phase Out Hydrofluorocarbons, Thumbs Nose At Trump Administration” • Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that his administration will phase out the use of HFCs, one of the most powerful climate pollutants on earth. This contravenes Trump administration federal mandates not to regulate HFCs. [CleanTechnica]
- “Legislators Narrowly Override Sununu’s Biomass Veto, But Fall Short On Net Metering” • New Hampshire’s timber industry scored a major victory as legislators narrowly voted to overturn the governor’s veto of a bill subsidizing biomass plants. But they fell just short of overturning a veto of a bill subsidizing net metering. [New Hampshire Public Radio]
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September 14 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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