Headline News:
- “Forbes: Electric Cars = The Future, Gasmobile Killers” • Are the days of the gas guzzler numbered? Tom Raftery (via Forbes) says there are “seven reasons why the internal combustion engine is a dead man walking.” He explains, “…the move from ICE vehicles to electric will happen sooner and more quickly than most people suspect.” [CleanTechnica]
One reason the future is with EVs (Source: Forbes | Credit: Bloomberg)
- “NantEnergy Says Zinc-Air Battery Ideal For Grid Storage” • Compared to most lithium-ion batteries, NantEnergy’s zinc-air batteries offer lower cost and longer duration. The company says its batteries, which rely on abundant and inexpensive zinc, are already at the $100/kWh level, and that the price is expected to drop as production increases. [CleanTechnica]
- “The Inevitable Oil Supply Crunch” • “The warning signs are there – the industry isn’t finding enough oil.” That statement is the start of a new report from Wood Mackenzie, which concludes that a supply gap could emerge in the mid-2020s as demand rises at a time when too few new sources of supply are coming online. [OilPrice.com]
- “America’s largest PV plant comes online in Mexico” • Italian energy company, Enel announced the completion of its 828-MW Villanueva project. It has also built an additional portion of the Don José solar plant, which has now reached 260 MW. The two projects have had 1,089 MW of capacity grid-connected in several phases. [pv magazine International]
- “Solar energy expansion gets final state approval” • The Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program of the state’s Department of Energy Resources, is designed to expand solar power and lower rates. It has cleared its final regulatory hurdle, paving the way for what is hoped will be 1,600 MW of new solar installations. [Sentinel & Enterprise]
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September 29 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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