Headline News:
- “Greta Thunberg, Climate Change Activist, Sails Into New York City” • Greta Thunberg has arrived in New York after a 15-day, 3,000 mile (4,800 km) voyage across the Atlantic. She will participate in UN climate summits in New York City and Chile. The 16-year-old Swede traveled by sail boat to minimize her carbon footprint. [BBC]
Greta Thunberg at New York (Greta Thunberg via Twitter)
- “Energy Storage Technology Adoption In The US” • A report published by the US Energy Storage Association and Wood Mackenzie notes the US market has recorded a 232% year-over-year growth in terms of megawatts deployed in the first quarter of 2019. The US had 148.8 MW, 271.1 MWh, of energy storage deployed in the quarter. [Smart Energy]
- “Biochar’s Role In Mitigating Climate Change” • Carboculture has a patented technology that turns methane-spewing biomass wasted into high-carbon charcoal, in a carbon-neutral way. This allows a cleaner, more efficient way to make such charcoal products as biochar. And biochar can be important for further carbon sequestration. [CleanTechnica]
- “NV Energy CEO Touts Progress On Renewables, Reliability And Cost Control” • The CEO of NV Energy told an audience at at the Northern Nevada Development Authority’s monthly meeting that the utility is on track to reach 50% renewables well ahead of schedule, with one of the nation’s most reliable electric services and stable pricing. [Nevada Appeal]
- “Sunrise For Alberta’s Solar Industry: The Economics Of Commercial-Scale Projects Increasingly Make Sense” • Alberta’s renewable energy sector has long been dominated by wind, but industry experts say a massive, 300-MW solar farm proposed for southern Alberta is proof that a sun-powered revolution is now on its way. [Calgary Herald]
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August 29 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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