August 30 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Aptera Is Back, Baby! New, Improved Electric Car Will Have 1,000 Mile Range” • Aptera, which had a very innovative car design, went bankrupt in 2011. Now it is coming back, after changing the design to an EV. The company claims its new design will permit a driving range of 1,000 miles using a 100 kWh battery. [CleanTechnica]

Aptera concept (Aptera image)

• “Coal’s Share Of UK Power Generation Drops To Record Low Of 0.7%” • The share of UK power generated by coal hit a record low of 0.7% between April and June, according to new figures published by the government. The data show that coal-fired generation is now a record 63% lower than during the same period in 2018. [Energy Live News]
• “EPA Proposes Rule Easing Regulation Of Methane Emissions” • The EPA announced a proposal to ease regulation of methane emissions, because it believes the Obama administration improperly regulated it. Methane is a particularly potent greenhouse gas believed to contribute significantly to climate change. [CNN]
• “100% Solar Power Is A Snap For Fifth Third Bank, So Where’s Everyone Else?” • Fifth Third is the first US bank and Fortune 500 company, and the first publicly traded company anywhere (on Earth, that is) to offset all of its carbon footprint by claiming the entire output from a single PV project through a power purchase agreement. [CleanTechnica]
• “Green Mountain Power Partners With Sunrun To Expand BYOD Storage Program” • Green Mountain Power, which has 265,000 customers and is Vermont’s only investor-owned utility, is continuing to expand its bring-your-own-device (BYOD) battery storage program with the addition of Sunrun’s Brightbox home solar battery system. [Utility Dive]

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