Friday, October 11, 2019
Recycling, Renewables and Sustainable Business 4
1 Oil firms to pour extra 7m barrels per day into markets, data shows | Environment
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/10/oil-firms-barrels-markets
The world’s 50 biggest oil companies are poised to flood markets with an additional 7m barrels per day over the next decade, despite warnings from scientists that this will push global heating towards catastrophic levels.
2 Fossil fuel firms’ social media fightback against climate action | Environment
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/10/fossil-fuel-firms-social-media-fightback-against-climate-action
Oil and gas companies are spending millions of dollars on campaigns to fight climate regulations at the same time as touting their dedication to a low-carbon future, according to a joint analysis by the Guardian and InfluenceMap.
3 Russia Scrambles To Save Energy Industry From Climate Change
https://oilprice.com/The-Environment/Global-Warming/Russia-Scrambles-To-Save-Energy-Industry-From-Climate-Change.html
Late senator John McCain once said that “Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.” There was some truth in his statement after the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the economy. The hydrocarbon wealth of the world’s largest country prevented a total economic meltdown and provided a financial lifeline.
4 4 Reasons Why Off-Grid Energy Is Grown Up and Ready to Scale
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/the-off-grid-sector-is-all-grown-up-4-reasons-why-its-ready-to-scale
But things are finally changing very rapidly, according to industry leaders at Greentech Media’s first Off-Grid Energy Access Forum, held last week in London. All the signs suggest many of the thorniest barriers to scale have been overcome. Here are four reasons why experts say the path is finally clearing for electricity companies to reach “the next billion” customers.
5 Wind to feed a third of world’s power by 2040: Siemens Gamesa study
https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/1862474/wind-to-feed-a-third-of-worlds-power-by-2040-siemens-gamesa-study
Wind power production is on track to supply over a third of global electricity demand by 2040, nine times more than at present, while putting the industry in position to offset 5.6 billion tonnes of CO2, equal to the annual emissions of the world’s 80 most-polluting cities, by mid-century, according to a new report.
6 EU plastic recycling drive pits consumer demand against economic realities
https://blogs.platts.com/2019/10/09/europe-plastic-recycling-consumer-demand/
Recognition of plastic waste as a global problem has spurred legislation and industry initiatives in the last two years, and driven growth in demand for recycled plastics.
7 America’s 5 Biggest Solar Projects
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/the-five-biggest-solar-projects-in-the-u-s-right-now
With climate a central issue in the 2020 Democratic primary, contenders are seizing every opportunity to one-up the clean energy bona fides of their fellow candidates. For the record — Joe, are you reading? — here are the five largest solar projects currently planned or operating in the U.S. (All project sizes listed in DC.)
8 Massive ‘Silver Frog’ solar-to-hydrogen plan sent to EU
https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/1862533/massive-silver-frog-solar-to-hydrogen-plan-sent-to-eu
Four European companies have presented a proposal to set up a massive PV manufacturing plant with a capacity of 2GW a year to serve the production of green hydrogen for the European Union’s Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI).
9 Shell Acquires Renewables-Only Power Retailer in UK
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/shell-acquires-renewables-only-power-retailer-in-uk
Oil major Shell acquired another customer-facing electricity and gas provider in the U.K., potentially bolstering its green credentials and renewables procurement expertise in the country.
10 Shell to offset fuel carbon emissions at UK petrol stations
https://www.energyvoice.com/other-news/209528/shell-to-offset-fuel-carbon-emissions-at-uk-petrol-stations/
Oil giant Shell has announced plans to offset carbon emission from fuel at a number of its UK petrol stations. The new project will see Shell offset the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from customers’ fuel purchases on their behalf.
11 Political polarisation over climate crisis has surged under Trump | Environment
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/11/political-polarisation-climate-crisis-trump
Donald Trump’s presidency has ushered in an era of unprecedented polarisation between Republican and Democrat lawmakers when it comes to voting on measures to tackle the climate crisis, while the fossil fuel industry now almost entirely favours Republicans in campaign contributions.
12 Inside Copenhagen’s race to be the first carbon-neutral city | Cities
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/11/inside-copenhagens-race-to-be-the-first-carbon-neutral-city
“We call it hedonistic sustainability,” says Jacob Simonsen of the decision to put an artificial ski slope on the roof of the £485m Amager Resource Centre (Arc), Copenhagen’s cutting-edge new waste-to-energy power plant. “It’s not just good for the environment, it’s good for life.”
13 Exclusive: carmakers among key opponents of climate action | Environment
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/10/exclusive-carmakers-opponents-climate-action-us-europe-emissions
Global carmakers are among the leading opponents of action on the climate crisis, according to exclusive analysis of the way major corporations frustrate or undermine initiatives to cut greenhouse gases.
14 Powervault’s Kaluza deal to ‘widen the net’ for home energy storage
https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/powervaults_kaluza_deal_to_widen_the_net_for_home_energy_storage
UK battery storage manufacturer Powervault has penned an integration agreement with tech platform provider Kaluza, which the companies said would bolster consumer benefits and introduce new routes to market.
