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CalCom Energy’s $100M Fund Targets Farms for Solar-Battery Systems

GreenTechMedia

CalCom Energy, a long-time solar and energy services provider for California’s agricultural sector, thinks it has a solution. This week, the Fresno-based developer launched a $100 million Agriculture Energy Infrastructure Fund, aimed at combining low-cost solar power-purchase agreements with the backup power of energy storage.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

The plans, available at The Solutions Project’s “ Clean Energy ” link, reveal the unique mix of wind, water and sun technologies capable of powering states, countries and even select U.S. Wind, Water and Sun (aka WWS) include wind power; waterpower from tides, rivers, and subsurface water (geothermal water); and solar power.

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Are we finally in the death-throes of the fossil fuel era?

Renewable Energy World

Clean renewables will fight catastrophic climate change and free the planet from deadly pollution.”. We now know, courtesy of the International Energy Agency, that solar power has indeed become the cheapest form of electricity in history for most countries. Looking forwards, looking bac k.

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The Ocean Cleanup Bags Its First Lot of Trash

Unsustainable

Everyone has heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the damage caused to marine life by plastic pollution in the oceans. Next up, the Interceptor The next stage in cleaning up ocean pollution is to prevent garbage from washing down rivers into the sea.

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Climate Sceptic Goes Unchallenged on BBC’s Today Programme

DeSmogBlog

The claim plays on the idea, often promoted by opponents of climate action, that renewable energy from wind and solar power is unreliable. NZW has urged the government to “recommit to fossil fuels” with “a new fleet of coal-fired power stations”, and has called for wind and solar power to be “ wound down completely ”.

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The Navajo Generating Station Coal Plant Officially Powers Down. Will Renewables Replace It?

GreenTechMedia

Executives announced last year that SRP would add more solar and batteries to its grid in an effort to save money and reduce reliance on natural gas. At the time it had only 200 megawatts of solar power. The Mesquite plant purchase was made in 2012.

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How to build a green hydrogen refinery for the maritime industry in Rotterdam

Mr. Sustainability

Rotterdam refineries are among the biggest polluters in Europe Rotterdam has the dubious title of being the absolute leader in the throughput and storage of crude oil in northwest Europe. Shell has been using this process in their Pearl installation since 2012. Download our tool or scroll down to learn more. The reason?