Henry Harrell"s Blog: December 19 Green Energy News

Headline News:

“The Boring Company Shows Off Its Functional Demo Tunnel in Hawthorne, California” • The Boring Company took the wraps off of its demonstration tunnel in Hawthorne, California. The event opened at the tunnel, which takes the concept up to full scale, working elevators and all. Some event guests rode a Tesla through the tunnel. [CleanTechnica]

Tesla in a Boring tunnel

“DC Just Passed a Historic Bill Mandating 100% Renewable Power by 2032” • City lawmakers in the District of Columbia unanimously passed legislation mandating 100% renewable electricity in the capital by 2032. The act doubles Washington’s current goal, under which the city would get half its electricity from zero-emissions sources by 2032. [HuffPost]
“President’s Council Urges Solar and Microgrid Use for Energy Security” • One of the key recommendations in a recent President’s National Advisory Infrastructure Council report on cybersecurity and the grid is that microgrids based on solar power and other renewable energy resources be developed for emergency preparedness. [CleanTechnica]
“US Corporate Solar Procurement Knocks It Out of the Park in 2018” • It has been a banner year for US corporate renewable energy. According to the latest numbers from the Rocky Mountain Institute, corporations have signed deals for 6.4 GW of off-site renewable energy contracts this year. Of that, 2.8 GW was for solar power. [pv magazine International]
“Floating Device Created to Clean Up Plastic Waste in the Pacific Ocean Is not Doing Its Job” • The Ocean Cleanup System 001, a U-shaped floating barrier created by the organization The Ocean Cleanup, arrived in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in October. But the system has failed to retain plastic, according to the organization. [CNN]

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