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Off Grid: SunPower Solar Panels + Tesla Powerwalls … Boring Company + Pumped Hydro ……

November 19, 20196 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

The most popular CleanTechnica stories last week included fun content about an off-grid month with SunPower solar panels + Tesla Powerwalls, the just-beginning economies of scale Tesla is getting from its gigafactories, a pitch for Elon Musk’s The Boring Company getting into pumped hydro, Tesla dominating US electric vehicle sales, and much more. Scroll down for the headlines and click through to the ones that tickle your fancy!

Good News, Bad News: Global Heating May Boost Wind Farm Output Due To Stronger Wind

November 19, 20196 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

Scientist say alterations in ocean currents caused by global warming are causing higher average wind speeds around the world, which leads to more electricity being generated by wind farms.

Meeting Europe’s 2030 Energy Climate Goals: Renewables To Command 53% Of Electricity In 2030

November 18, 20196 years ago Cynthia Shahan 0 Comments

Wood Mackenzie projects that renewable energy will meet 53% of Europe’s power supply in 2030. If Europeans deliver their individual National Energy and Climate Plans, sustainable energy will command the electricity market.

Boris Johnson Promises 40 Gigawatts Of Offshore Wind For UK By 2030

November 18, 20196 years ago Joshua S Hill 0 Comments

The United Kingdom’s current Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has promised to deliver even more offshore wind power if his Conservative Party are returned to power in the country’s impromptu election to be held December 12, promising to increase the 2030 offshore wind target from 30 gigawatts (GW) to 40 GW.

Metamorphosis In Fukushima — Installing 11 Solar Power Plants & 10 Wind Power Plants

November 17, 20196 years ago Cynthia Shahan 0 Comments

How does one renew an area devastated by nuclear waste? I think of brilliant Kirusowa’s film Dreams. One of the dreams depicts the horror and abyss after the fallout of a nuclear accident.

Indeed, in real life, there are farmlands in Japan that are ruined, land that cannot be cultivated anymore. The Nikkei Asian Review reports mountainous areas where population outflows continue.

World’s Largest Floating Wind Turbine Launching Soon In Portugal

November 16, 20196 years ago Cynthia Shahan 0 Comments

20 kilometers off the coast of Viana do Castello, Portugal, is about to be the new home to the largest floating wind turbine in the world, an 8.4-megawatt (MW) ABS-classed offshore wind turbine. This is continental Europe’s first large-scale floating wind farm. A belief is that this renewable installation is ushering in the Golden Era of wind, especially offshore wind.

Steady, Reliable Wind Power Wins Over Coal-Crazy Missouri

November 16, 20196 years ago Tina Casey 0 Comments

Wind power, not coal power, will anchor a new industrial park in Sedalia, Missouri with the help of a new federally funded rail connection (socialism!).

China General Nuclear To Invest $2.5 Billion In Wind & Solar In Mongolia

November 16, 20196 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

China General Nuclear group says it is investing nearly $2.5 billion to build 1 GW of solar and 2 GW of wind power in Inner Mongolia. Both are expected to come online in 2021.

India x Cleantech — November 2019

November 16, 20196 years ago Saurabh 0 Comments

Originally published on Future Trends. Welcome to another issue of our new India x Cleantech series! On a monthly basis, we are pulling news from across clean technology sectors in India into a single, concise summary article about the country. Climate Policy & Carbon Tax India Eyes Global Climate Leadership … [continued]

3 Gigawatt Wind Power Project In Wyoming Moves Closer To Approval

November 15, 20196 years ago Jake Richardson 0 Comments

If the huge Wyoming wind farm is completed, it will be the largest in the US. The company developing it is the Power Company of Wyoming LLC. The company’s Director of Communications is Kara Choquette; she answered some questions about the wind power project for CleanTechnica.