Headline News:
- “ICON 3D Printed Homes For The Homeless Now Available In Austin” • ICON has created a unique 3D printer that can create an entire home in about 24 hours using a patented material. Now the company, in cooperation with local nonprofit Mobil Loaves & Fishes, is building an entire community for homeless people in the Austin area. [CleanTechnica]
ICON 3D printed homes (ICON image)
- “It’s Happening: Airspeeder Flying Car Company Gets Cash Infusion” • Alauda’s Airspeeder flying cars are going to happen. What’s more, they’re going to happen somewhat sooner than later thanks to a seven-figure round of fundraising. Alauda’s basic premise that racing improves the breed, so it started with a flying car that can compete in races. [CleanTechnica]
- “Rock Bottom: How COVID-19 Has Shattered The Oil Industry” • The spread of Covid-19 poses a significant threat to the global oil and gas industry. The increasingly drastic action taken to reduce the spread of the virus interferes with many of the sector’s key processes, and the uncertainty of the pandemic only worsens market difficulties. [Offshore Technology]
- “Spain Targets Huge New Wind And Solar Additions As Part Of Stunning Renewables Plan” • Spain has set goals of a stunning 74% of its electricity and 42% of its total energy from renewables by 2030, in its new National Energy & Climate Plan. The plan, which it has submitted to the EU, calls for annual additions of 2 GW of wind and 3 GW of solar capacity. [RenewEconomy]
- “Oil Companies Are Collapsing, But Wind And Solar Energy Keep Growing” • A few years ago, the kind of double-digit drop in oil and gas prices the world is experiencing now because of the pandemic might have increased the use of fossil fuels and hurt renewable energy sources like wind and solar farms. But that is not what is happening. [Salt Lake Tribune]
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April 8 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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