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  1. nb


    Pinched off LinkedIn and made me chuckle "Building one wind turbine requires 900 tons of steel, 2,500 tons of concrete and 45 tons of plastic."...

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  2. Rodent


    Watch out ethanol!  Still corn based, so I'm not sure what the corn grower crowd has to say about this. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/epas-new-super-fuel-could-spell-trouble-for-ethanol BP is looking to roll out...

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  3. OS


    Since 1988, nearly half of the planet’s plastic trash has been sent to China, where the material is recycled to make more plastic goods....

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  4. NW


    Another step up in size. How long before we get to 20 MW? https://www.marinelink.com/news/siemens-gamesa-launches-mw-offshore-wind-478602

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  5. ML


    A project to build a A16 billion ($US11.1 billion) undersea cable linking renewable energy projects in Australia's top end (North, lots of sun) with...

  6. hemanthaa@mail.com


    Please read this for more on this:
      

  7. Marina Schwarz


    Climate change: England flood planners 'must prepare for worst' Well, Brits in England, are you preparing?
      

  8. SL


    http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/sea-of-solar-panels-turns-mexican-desert-green/article/520548 Quote The $650-million project came online in December and is due to produce 1,700 gigawatt hours when fully operational later this year -- enough to power...

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  9. Tom Kirkman


    Not much to add to this article from the New York Post.  Elon's snake oil days seem to be coming to an end. Elon Musk...
      

  10. AV


    According to scientists from the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food studying the impact of food choices on the environment, a typical summer...

  11. DD


    Based on projects that have been auctioned and will be in development over the coming years, renewable energy will end up being competitive or...
      

  12. Marina Schwarz


    Scottish tidal sector ‘at tipping point’, renewables policy chief says Interesting to see how and when it happens.
      

  13. jj


    Companies are buying renewable power at a record pace. There are several reasons clean power is attractive. Renewable energy is often the cheapest source...
      

  14. JM


    So, the famous left wing darling, baseball cap wearing big man, Michael Moore, was the executive producer of a documentary about renewable energy.  When I...

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  15. cv


    We Shouldn't Be Surprised Renewables Make Energy Expensive Since That's Always Been The Greens' Goal https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/05/27/we-shouldnt-be-surprised-renewables-make-energy-expensive-since-thats-always-been-the-greens-goal/?fbclid=IwAR2whcbvAD1DJ5a5q_pTAMbppzZndvBksnOdLRbgZknFV96J_rbSirHB4mk#39ed29c64e6d  
      

  16. MP


    https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53450688 Includes picture of solar panels piled three stories high in a market in Lashkar Gah. Growth in solar utilization is doubling every year.
      

  17. Marina Schwarz


    What if Canada had backed wind energy instead of the oil sands? Let the discussion begin.
      

  18. Rodent


    Solar power may be getting cheaper to produce, but does that mean it's cheaper to buy? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-03/california-utilities-want-wealthy-defectors-to-pay-up-for-power In a nutshell: power companies bought solar power under long-term...

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  19. MP


    Up until the last week or so, I've been seeing solar panels (usually in the range of 300 watts) priced at 35 cents per...
      

  20. PP


    Chile sets sights on 100% renewables by 2040. The country elected conservative businessman Sebsatián Piñera as president in December. According to Acera, Pinera's renewable...
      

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  21. NW


    Video https://vimeo.com/375937698

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  22. rainman


    India is set to impose a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups and straws on Oct. 2, officials said, in its most sweeping measure...
      

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  23. Marina Schwarz


    UK targets 30GW by 2030 with sector deal Can they pull it off?
      

  24. Marina Schwarz


    We're doomed.
      

  25. Marina Schwarz


    Here. All of these are doable but less than half are realistically doable. Unfortunately.
      

  26. Rodent


    "China is planning to launch its own 'artificial moon' by 2020 to replace streetlamps and lower electricity costs in urban areas, state media reported...

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  27. Jay McKinsey


    More fantasy to fuel @markslawson 's nightmares. Oh wait, this is reality... Batteries are usurping the role of gas in the power system. Grid scale battery...

  28. PP


    After three flat years that had hinted at a possible environmental breakthrough, carbon dioxide emissions from the use of energy rose again by 1.4...
      

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  29. RJ


    Anybody has any insigths to this?  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-29/don-t-throw-out-the-used-vegetable-oil-it-may-power-world-trade  Still seems to be at test stage? Does anybody how far it is from commercial applications? 
      

  30. OS


    Faced with a population boom that has sent carbon emissions soaring and stretched power supplies to breaking point, oil-rich Nigeria is turning to renewable...
      

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