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Headline News: “Germany Added Nearly 20 GW Of Renewable Power Capacity In 2024” • According to the German Federal Network Agency, the installed renewable power capacity in Germany increased by nearly 20 GW to nearly 190 GW in 2024. Solar additions came to 16.2 GW, bringing Germany’s total to 99 GW. A majority of […] Headline News: “Can Biden’s Ban On Federal Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Withstand The Trump Administration?” • President Biden took another big step to secure his environmental legacy, with a decree to protect our coasts from offshore oil and natural gas drilling. To do this, he used a law that has no language allowing […] Headline News: “US Government Enshrines Renewables Tax Credits” • The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have moved to enshrine certain tax credits under President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act into the American tax code before Donald Trump moves into the White House. The new rules go into effect on […] Headline News: “Ohio’s Largest Solar Project Goes Online” • The 577-MW Fox Squirrel Solar project in Ohio is now fully operational, delivering full generational capacity to Amazon. Fox Squirrel Solar is a 50-50 partnership between EDF Renewables and Enbridge. The solar farm is the largest solar project in Ohio, though larger ones are being […] Headline News: “US Reservoirs Could Host Up To 1,042 GW Of Floating Solar” • US Federally controlled reservoirs have “ample” potential for floating solar generation capacity, an NREL study says. Capacity estimates range from 861 GW to 1,042 GW, showing a potential to generate about half of the solar energy needed to decarbonize the […] Headline News: “Solar Power Is Cutting Daytime Electricity Demand On New England’s Grid” • There were more than 100 days in 2024 when customers used more electricity from the region’s grid at night, when most people are asleep, than during the day. Before 2018, there wasn’t a single day when this happened. The trend […] Headline News: “Next-Gen ‘Massless’ EV Batteries Could Have No Weight” • Simply removing the weight of the battery would increase an EV’s range by 70%. The scientists behind that estimate have been hard at work developing a “massless” EV battery, meaning a battery that adds no extra weight because it also serves as a […] Headline News: “EU Achieves Cleanest Power Mix In 2024” • In 2024, the EU achieved the cleanest power generation mix ever, with higher levels of renewables leading to a 59% cut in emissions compared to 1990 levels, according to Eurelectric. The year 2024 marked the lowest emissions from the EU power sector with a […] Headline News: “Swiss Trains Switch To 100% Renewable Electricity” • Swiss Federal Railways trains are 100% renewably powered. Up to January 1, around 90% of SBB’s electricity needs were met by hydropower and the remaining 10% from nuclear. The nuclear power is now being sold, as SBB buys an equivalent amount of certified renewables. […] Headline News: “Tesla Cybertruck Not Off To A Good Start …” • Tesla started regular deliveries of the Cybertruck in October. The company seems to have claimed that it had 2.2 million reservations. Now, after delivering only about 30,000 of the trucks, it says people ordering a Cybertruck can get it in four to […] |
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