April 14 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Five Visible Signs Of Climate Change In Antarctica” • Clearly Antarctica itself is not disappearing, but the Antarctica we know, and the life that depends on its glaciers and snowy mountains, is being transformed. There are visible signs of this transformation. Here are a few that present a troubling picture of a warming world. [CleanTechnica]

Penguin in a green land (Photo by Kelly Levin | WRI)

• “The Fossil Fuel/Renewable Energy Inflection Point: Three Perspectives” • The world is struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, but even the darkest of clouds can have a silver lining. Years from now, when historians look back and try to pinpoint exactly when renewables surged and fossil fuels contracted, this pandemic may what they focus on. [CleanTechnica]
• “Scientists Set New Solar Power Efficiency Record At Almost 50%” • Scientists at the US DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have set a new world record solar energy conversion efficiency, producing an innovative “six-junction” solar cell with 140 layers of semiconductor materials. It converts light into electricity at 47.1% efficiency. [RenewEconomy]
• “ITM Power, Ørsted Unveil Wind Turbine Electrolyser Concept” • Ørsted A/S and ITM Power Plc revealed a design concept for bulk hydrogen production through an electrolyser installed in the tower of an offshore wind turbine. The hydrogen will be transported to the shore through an underwater or underground pipe network. [Renewables Now]
• “‘No Existing Playbook’: Covid-19 Forcing NV Energy, NYPA And Other Utilities To Get Creative” • The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing utilities to determine in real time how to keep capital projects on track and provide critical services as unprecedented numbers of employees are forced to work from home, utility executives said in a panel discussion. [Utility Dive]

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