1.19 Gigawatts Of Solar Power For The Land Of The Gigafactory
December 6th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Nevada, home of the Tesla EV Gigafactory, is getting a new burst of renewable energy with 1.19 new gigawatts of solar power from the company NV Energy
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Navajo Coal Plant Powers Down
November 27th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
The Navajo Generating Station, a coal-burning power plant, has closed its doors for good. It was run for 45 years in Arizona and was the largest coal plant in the West. Its closure will most likely affect the entire region. USA Today reports that the mine that supplied the plant with coal has also closed -- it closed back in August
Cement’s CO2 Emissions Are Solved Technically, But Not Economically
November 26th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Cement is the gray glue that binds our cities and industries together. It makes tall buildings possible and foundations strong. It helps us bridge rivers and valleys and keeps wind turbines upright. We don't have a replacement for it. It's not going anywhere
Batteries Are Breaking Through
November 25th, 2019 | by Cynthia Shahan
A new Rocky Mountain Institute report released the end of October, Breakthrough Batteries Powering the Era of Clean Electrification, continues to confirm that clean electrification of transport technology is advancing at an impressive rate
Heliogen Is Bill Gates’ Latest Venture That Is Only Good For Oil & Gas – Part 2
November 23rd, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
The first article covered the first two points, showing that tying this to, for example, a single reasonably sized cement plant would require roughly 4,000 times the space, and that decoupling energy creation from demand would provide substantially more flexibility and higher value. Now we'll step through the remaining three problems
Solar Costs & Wind Costs So Low They’re Cheaper Than *Existing* Coal & Nuclear — Lazard LCOE Report
November 22nd, 2019 | by Cynthia Shahan
A brief decade held considerable cost-efficiency gains in wind and solar. These sustainable technologies are now more cost-effective than any other power generation technologies in general, according to Lazard. Solar and wind technologies simply make more sense
Heliogen Is Bill Gates’ Latest Venture That Is Only Good For Oil & Gas – Part 1
November 22nd, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Bill Gates seems to love to invest in things that aren’t going to make much of a difference to climate change but that are good for the fossil fuel industry. The latest is Heliogen, a company which uses machine learning to make solar ovens hotter and more reliable
Meeting Europe’s 2030 Energy Climate Goals: Renewables To Command 53% Of Electricity In 2030
November 18th, 2019 | by Cynthia Shahan
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
UPDATE: Democratic Candidates’ Climate Plans Comparison, Now With Mayor Pete
November 8th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
With Buttigieg surging, and CleanTechnica’s deep dives into the front runners (and Yang’s) plans completed, it’s time for the overview comparison, now with Mayor Pete added
Ranking Democratic Presidential Contenders’ Climate Policies — CleanTech Talk with Mike Barnard
November 7th, 2019 | by Winter Wilson
In the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan continues his conversation with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, about the role of climate change plans and policies in the 2020 presidential election. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player is a brief summarization of the topics covered, but tune into the podcast to follow the full discussion
Rocky Mountain Institute Claims New Gas Generating Stations & Pipelines Are Tomorrow’s Stranded Assets
November 7th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
In a series of reports, Rocky Mountain Institute warns that investing in new gas-fired generating stations could be wasting ratepayer money as the cost of renewables continues to decline rapidly.
Mayor Pete’s Climate Plan Has Good Coverage & A Carbon Price, But Too Little Funding
November 7th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Pete Buttigieg's climate action plan is not nearly as strong as Warren's, and the lack of funding puts it close to the level of Biden's at the bottom of the heap. The major saving grace is the price on carbon
Natural Gas Fracking Boom Turns Bust For Big Fracker
November 6th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
If the sage grouse goes down, it's taking the leading -- and bleeding -- natural gas fracking company Chesapeake Energy along for the ride
Oil & Gas Majors Must Cut Output 35% By 2040 To Reach Paris Targets
November 4th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
A new report from independent financial think tank Carbon Tracker has concluded that the world's seven leading oil and gas majors must cut production by an average of 35% by 2040 if global emissions are to be reined in and kept "well below" 2°C, in accordance with the Paris Agreement's commitment.
Republicans & Russia Face The Same Problem — And Are Thus Getting Desperate
November 3rd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The Republican Party has won the popular vote in a presidential election only one time since 1988. That's more than 30 years (or 7 elections) with just one popular vote win, which went to George W. Bush, possibly due to an Osama bin Laden video tape that came out 4 days before the election. In 2000, Bush won the electoral college (well, maybe*) despite the fact that Gore got more than half a million more votes. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes, but lost the electoral college vote (by fewer than 60,000 votes in key states)
Turning Landfill Gas Into Renewable Natural Gas
November 2nd, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
Landfill gas is created by landfills, which account for 16% of the human-caused (anthropogenic) methane emissions in America. This is not what many people worry about when they think of greenhouse gases, it's important. Thanks to the work of many nonprofits, government programs, and corporations that work in the transportation industry, though, we have a way to use this gas to help lower emissions
Sustainable Paper’s Best Kept Secret: Biogas
October 29th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Having spent 17 years working at a paper plant in a wide variety of roles, I am passionate about finding and sharing solutions for industries built around fossil fuels. The papermaking process is extremely energy intensive and requires thermal energy to dry paper, making it a challenging nut to crack. The path taken by Rolland to clean up its energy footprint is encouraging for the papermaking industry and serves as a model for other gas-consuming industries
CleanTechnica Report: A case study into a technology that should be set aside until 2050, Carbon Engineering’s air-to-fuel fig leaf
October 28th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Researching air-carbon capture for use post-2050 remains a very good means of establishing the intellectual capital and basic technologies for when it makes sense to use them. But attempts to commercialize them today are premature
Anatomy Of A Watershed Event
October 27th, 2019 | by Barry A.F.
For background, please see this previous article: "Will A Watershed Event Turn The Tide Against Fossil Fuels?" A watershed event is defined as: An event or period that is important because it represents a big change and the start of new developments
Takeaways from the Clean Fuels Summit in New Orleans
October 25th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
Louisiana Clean Fuels and Clean Cities Coalition recently teamed up to bring the Clean Fuels Summit to New Orleans. This was an event that landed me in the Harrah's Casino Hotel by the Riverwalk, where I could hear the blasts from the river cruises nearby. On the evening before the summit, LCF held an awards ceremony where Executive Director Ann Vail honored several partners and businesses that help to advance the nation’s environmental, economic, and energy security by supporting local actions to diversify transportation fuel options
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