Sat.Jul 25, 2020

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Five Environmental Lessons Coronavirus Could Teach Humanity, If Humanity Would Listen

Forbes Green Tech

It’s clear enough from the discarded masks and gloves polluting landscapes and the ocean that many humans have not grasped the environmental message of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Trump’s Golden Era of Energy Is Turning to Lead

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 9 mins It was just over a year ago that President Trump announced , “The golden era of American energy is now underway,” saying that his policies focused on exploiting oil, gas, and coal were “unleashing energy dominance.” . What a difference a year makes. On July 10, the Financial Times ran an article with a headline that asked, “Is the party finally over for U.S. oil and gas?

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Is Elon Musk Wrong About An Under-250-Mile Range Model Y?

CleanTechnica

Elon Musk was recently at it again on Twitter sharing upcoming plans about the Tesla Model Y as well as Supercharging speeds for the Model S and X. But it was his comment that a range of less than 250 miles would be unacceptably low that got the attention of the EV and business press.

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Top 5 Countries For Plugin Vehicle Market Share — Charts

CleanTechnica

In January, I wrote about four countries leading the world in electric vehicle adoption — not in terms of absolute sales, but in terms of plugin vehicle market share in those countries. My main interest was examining how their adoption curves looked and if they were similar. Half a year later, here's an update.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Indian States Announce Plans For 1.2 Gigawatts Of New Solar Power Parks

CleanTechnica

India witnessed a surge in renewable energy projects announcements in the past few weeks. Several announcements have been made by states to develop solar parks and floating solar plants to meet country’s ambitious target of installing 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by.

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DPD Smashes EV Target 5 Months Early With Over 700 EVs

CleanTechnica

Dynamic Parcel Distribution (DPD), a UK delivery service, has smashed its EV goals 5 months early, with over 700 electric vehicles now on the road.

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Suicide By A Thousand Cuts: Trump’s War On America

CleanTechnica

There is a saying, “United we stand, divided we fall.” It comes in many forms, in many languages, including Abraham Lincoln’s "A house divided against itself, cannot stand," a fairly close restatement from the Bible.

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VW’s Accra Factory Starts Production, & Toyota & Nissan Also Set To Open Plants This Year. We Hope They Add EVs Soon!

CleanTechnica

Ghana’s new Automotive Development Policy has encouraged VW, Toyota, and Nissan to look into opening assembly plants in the country. The Ghana Automotive Development Policy provides the necessary framework to establish assembly and manufacturing capacity in Ghana. The initial focus will be on new passenger cars, SUVs, and light commercial vehicles which would include pickups, minibuses, and cargo vans.

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Geomega Will Recycle Rare Earths From USA Rare Earth

CleanTechnica

Geomega Resources Inc, which is a rare earth cleantech developer for mining and recycling, is partnering up with USA Rare Earth, which is a funding and development partner of the Round Top Heavy Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Project in West Texas, to recycle rare earth–containing production waste.

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India Proposes Solar Park In Sri Lanka

CleanTechnica

India is looking to expand its energy partnership with its southern neighbor Sri Lanka and to venture into the development of large-scale renewable energy projects in the island nation.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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World’s Largest Hybrid Timber Tower Will Be Built In Sydney

CleanTechnica

The world's largest timber hybrid tower is going to be built in Sydney, Australia. This hybrid timber tower is made with a technique known as Mass Timber Construction (MTC) and involves a steel exoskeleton that supports the entire structure. According to BVN, this tower is "is one of the most hopeful technologies in moving the construction industry toward real solutions to the global climate crisis.".

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Seaweed To The Rescue, From Renewable Energy To COVID-19 Treatment

CleanTechnica

A new study on COVID-19 treatment could help ramp up economies of scale for seaweed farming, with big implications for renewable energy.

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New Study Suggests That The EU Carbon Market Won’t Cut Pollution — Including Road Transport

CleanTechnica

A new study by Cambridge Econometrics found that the EU's requirement for oil companies to buy EU pollution permits for diesel and petrol sold to motorists really won't make a difference in regards to significant emissions reductions.