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February 19, 2020 0

US state of Minnesota gets $2.3 billion boost from ethanol in 2018

Minnesota’s ethanol industry contributed $2.31 billion (€2.14 billion) to the US state’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, a new study from ABF Economics has found. Throughout 2018, Minnesota’s ethanol […]

February 6, 2020 0

Let’s talk about gas: It’s expensive, dirty and struggling to compete with batteries

Summary 1) The world no longer has the head room to use gas a transitional fuel. If gas replaced all coal in electricity generation, an impossibility in of itself, the world […]

February 6, 2020 0

City of Adelaide seals deal to go 100% renewable, starting July

One Step Off The Grid The City of Adelaide has revealed it will power all of its operations and council-owned facilities with 100 per cent renewable energy via a power […]

February 6, 2020 0

Welcome to the Era of Supercharged Lithium-Silicon Batteries

One way out of this problem is to sprinkle small amounts of silicon oxide—better known as sand—throughout a graphite anode. This is what Tesla currently does with its batteries. Silicon […]

February 6, 2020 0

EU coal-fired electricity generation dropped 24% in 2019

Euractiv: Global warming emissions from the power sector fell by 12% last year, led by a steep decline in coal power generation, which was replaced half by natural gas and […]

February 6, 2020 0

Shares of wind turbine giant Vestas rip higher as order book hits fresh record

Turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems logged record order levels in 2019 as well as a rise in profit and revenue. Vestas posted an order intake — a measure of turbines […]

February 5, 2020 0

India to boost renewables by over $800 million in 2020

In India, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been given an annual increase of 10.62% or INR57.53 billion (US$806.65 million) in the country’s 2020 national budget. The […]

February 5, 2020 0

Record sales of 15% ethanol blended fuel in US in 2019, says RFA

New analysis from the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has revealed that around 500 million gallons of E15, a blend of 15% ethanol fuel, were sold across the US I 2019, […]

February 5, 2020 0

Generate secures $1bn funding for expanding renewable infrastructure

US-based company Generate Capital has secured more than $1bn in funding to expand its renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure fleet. Among a group of global institutional investors who participated in […]

February 5, 2020 0

Anglo American Plc getting ready to exit thermal coal market

Bloomberg: Anglo American Plc will get out of thermal-coal mining in the next few years, following larger rivals in exiting the dirtiest fuel as investors ratchet up pressure over climate […]