Good News Notes: “The Greek government has approved four investments into new renewable energy projects totalling 2.8 GW of wind and solar power capacity. More than €2 billion will be spent on the four investment projects, including €888.1 million on the installation of 1.5 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) parks across 12 regions of Central and Northern…
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After Scrapping Gas Pipeline, Duke Looks to Plug Hole With Renewables, Grid Investments
Good News Notes: “Duke Energy on Monday reported a $1.6 billion charge related to abandoning the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The utility also laid out how its renewable energy and grid modernization plans will fill in the capital-investments hole left by the canceled multibillion-dollar natural-gas project. Duke reported a second-quarter 2020 loss of $817 million, or…
World’s wind power capacity up by fifth after record year
Good News Notes: “The world’s wind power capacity grew by almost a fifth in 2019 after a year of record growth for offshore windfarms and a boom in onshore projects in the US and China. The Global Wind Energy Council found that wind power capacity grew by 60.4 gigawatts, or 19%, compared with 2018, in one of…
Zero-carbon electricity outstrips fossil fuels in Britain across 2019
Good News Notes: “Zero-carbon energy became Britain’s largest electricity source in 2019, delivering nearly half the country’s electrical power and for the first time outstripping generation by fossil fuels. Following a dramatic decline in coal-fired power and a rise in renewable and low-carbon energy, 2019 was the cleanest year for electrical energy on record for…
Offshore windfarms ‘can provide more electricity than the world needs’
Good News Notes: “A detailed study of the world’s coastlines has found that offshore windfarms alone could provide more electricity than the world needs – even if they are only built in windy regions in shallow waters near the shore.” “Analysis by the International Energy Agency (IEA) revealed that if windfarms were built across all useable…