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World?s Most Powerful Mayors & Thought Leader to Convene in Copenhagen to Dri...
by Michelle Harrison
25 Jun 2019 at 6:08am
Led by Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen and Paris Mayor & Chair of C40 Cities, Anne Hidalgo, the C40 World Mayors Summit will take place in Copenhagen from October 9th -12th, 2019. The IPCC report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C clearly demonstrated the threat posed by climate change. For more than a decade, [...]
June 25 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
25 Jun 2019 at 4:59am
Headline News: “BC Lighthouses Go From Diesel To Renewable” ? British Columbia?s 27 staffed lighthouses are shifting from diesel power to renewable energy, with several recently getting solar and wind turbines. Ten lighthouses are expected to make the changeover in about a year, while the other 17 will be retrofitted as the diesel generators age. [...]
Free Webinar on Wednesday: Five Ways Construction is Changing
by Michelle Harrison
24 Jun 2019 at 8:24pm
Builders are facing strong demand but saddled with a massive shortage of skilled labor. In this webinar, Editor-In-Chief Matt Power explores how these conditions has made them more than usually open to new products and systems, from envelopes to ?disruptive? insulating techniques. He?ll talk about new methods of wrapping and sealing buildings, new electronic systems [...]
June 24 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
24 Jun 2019 at 4:38am
Headline News: “Finally, Major Movement On Governor?s Promises For Offshore Wind” ? Ørsted?s Ocean Wind project established a first-year price of $98.10/MWh for the subsidy provided by ratepayers, the offshore renewable energy certificate. By way of comparison, the OREC offered in Maryland is priced at $170 for a wind project there. [NJ Spotlight] Offshore [...]
June 23 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
23 Jun 2019 at 4:54am
Headline News: “Personal Airline Exchange Orders 50 Ampaire EEL Hybrid Electric Commuter Airplanes” ? Air service provider Personal Airline Exchange, to expand its on-demand charter service, placed an order for 50 Ampaire Electric EEL commuter planes. They have hybrid electric systems like those in cars, with both electric and combustion power. [CleanTechnica] Ampaire Electric [...]
June 22 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
22 Jun 2019 at 4:14am
Headline News: “Costa Rica To Go 100% Plastic and Carbon-Free By 2021” ? No country has made more environmental progress than Costa Rica. The country has got 99% of its energy from renewable sources since 2014. It has doubled the size of its forests, creating a huge carbon sink. Now, it plans to be free [...]
June 21 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
21 Jun 2019 at 3:55am
Headline News: “Self-Proclaimed ‘Queen Of [WORD] Robots’ Builds The First Tesla Truck” ? Tesla’s pickup truck is set to be unveiled in just a few months, but one eager maker just had to go off and make one for herself. Simone Giertz, who has shown some seriously odd robot creations on her YouTube channel, built [...]
June 20 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
20 Jun 2019 at 3:33am
Headline News: “Himalayan Glaciers Are Melting Twice As Fast As Last Century” ? Climate change is eating away Himalayan glaciers at a dramatic rate, a study revealed. Spanning 2,000 kilometers and harboring some 600 billion tons of ice, Himalayan glaciers supply around 800 million people with water for irrigation, hydropower and drinking. [CNN] Himalayan [...]
June 19 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
19 Jun 2019 at 3:52am
Headline News: “Renewables Are Winning The Economics Battle Against New Coal And Gas, Stunning Study Shows” ? Bloomberg New Energy Finance reported that renewables are now the cheapest form of new electricity generation across two thirds of the world. Five years ago, they were cheapest in only 1% of the world, according to BNEF. [ThinkProgress] [...]
June 18 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
18 Jun 2019 at 4:48am
Headline News: “They Want To Create Floating Islands To Convert Sunlight Into Energy” ? Researchers in Switzerland and Norway are trying to recycle carbon dioxide to make fuel. In a study published this month, the group proposes to use marine-based floating islands of solar cells to make hydrogen, extract CO? from sea water, and react [...]
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