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July 19 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
19 Jul 2019 at 3:12am
Headline News: “Car Parts From Weeds: The Future Of Green Motoring?” ? Cars are responsible for a lot of the carbon emissions that contribute to global warming, but their manufacture can emit as much CO? as all the fuel they burn. Could plastics made from weeds, modular designs, and other innovations help the motor industry [...]
Statement of Green Mountain Power President and CEO Mary Powell on Vermont?s ...
by Michelle Harrison
18 Jul 2019 at 8:31pm
Green Mountain Power President and CEO Mary Powell joined Governor Phil Scott, members of his administration and other energy leaders on July 11, 2019 at a news conference highlighting state efforts to expand the adoption of electric vehicles and further the electrification of Vermont?s transportation sector to reduce carbon. Powell issued the following statement in [...]
July 18 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
18 Jul 2019 at 4:21am
Headline News: “Alaskan Village, Maine Company And Alaska Governor Launch Sustainable River Energy Project” ? The Igiugig Village Council and Maine-based ORPC, have celebrated the launch of ORPC?s commercial RivGen® Power System, a unique sustainable solution now available to remote river communities in Alaska and worldwide. [Renewable Energy Magazine] RivGen® system (Courtesy of ORPC) [...]
July 17 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
17 Jul 2019 at 5:16am
Headline News: “Renewable Power Outstrips Fossil Fuels In Europe” ? In the first and second quarters of 2019, for the second consecutive year, European renewables produced more power than fossil fuels. Renewable projects generated 245.8 TWh of electricity in the three months to June 30, while fossil fuels produced 202.7 TWh in the same period. [...]
July 16 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
16 Jul 2019 at 5:21am
Headline News: “Harley Davidson LiveWire ? 0 To 60 In 3 Seconds, 145 Mile Range, $29,799” ? Will an electric motorcycle make Harley Davidson great again? Five years in the making, its LiveWire electric bike will begin production soon, and you can reserve one online today. For $29,799, a buyer gets a bike that screams [...]
July 15 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
15 Jul 2019 at 3:40am
Headline News: “A Pathway To 350 PPM Part 2: Carbon Farming Can Deliver” ? Inefficiencies in how we obtain the energy to power the human body provide a lifeline for us to get out of the climate crisis. We have the land we need; we just have to use it better. By reducing the amount [...]
July 14 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
14 Jul 2019 at 4:09am
Headline News: “How Solar Micro-Grids Are Powering Myanmar?s Villages” ? Yoma Micro Power is building solar power and micro-grids in Myanmar. Each of its 51 micro plants can power a small town and its surrounding areas. By the end of 2019, Yoma Micro Power plans to build 200 more solar power plants. And it is [...]
July 13 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
13 Jul 2019 at 4:04am
Headline News: “New Orleans faces a never-before-seen problem with Tropical Storm Barry” ? The Mississippi River, which is usually at 6 to 8 feet in midsummer in New Orleans, is now at 16 feet, owing to record spring flooding along the waterway. Barry is threatening a storm surge of 2 to 3 feet at the [...]
July 12 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
12 Jul 2019 at 3:58am
Headline News: “Giant Batteries And Cheap Solar Power Are Shoving Fossil Fuels Off The Grid” ? Los Angeles is expected to approve a deal for a solar farm and battery to provide 7% of the electricity for the city at 1.997¢/ kWh for the solar power and 1.3¢/ kWh for the battery. That’s cheaper than [...]
READY FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION: REV APPLAUDS GOVERNOR?S TRANSPORTATION ...
by Michelle Harrison
11 Jul 2019 at 7:58pm
Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) joined Governor Phil Scott at the press conference on July 11, 2019 regarding vehicle electrification and offered the following statement. ?Recognizing the need for lower cost and carbon free transportation solutions, the Governor smartly proposed the State?s first incentive for electric vehicles and continued investments in necessary public charging stations. As [...]
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