Friday, November 8, 2019
Recycling, Renewables and Sustainable Business 8
1 Tackle climate change or face funding pressure, gas conference told
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-gas-idUSKBN1XH26W
Investments in gas projects could dry up if the industry fails to demonstrate quickly that it is tackling climate change, a European gas conference heard in Paris on Thursday, a day after environmental activists disrupted the gathering.
2 US Energy Dept. Has A Solar Power Message For Coal: Get Lost!
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/11/07/us-energy-dept-has-a-solar-power-message-for-coal-get-lost/
For someone who promised to revive the US coal industry, President* Trump sure is letting Energy Secretary Rick Perry get away with murder. Coal power plants and coal producers have been dying off in growing numbers all during Secretary Perry’s tenure, thanks in part to his agency’s promotion of renewable energy. In the latest development, last month Perry announced that he would resign later this year — but not before his agency pushed out yet another round of R&D funding aimed at pushing the cost of solar power far below the cost of coal.
3 Batteries vs. Blackouts: 1,100 Homes Powered Through Vermont Outage With Storage
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/green-mountain-power-kept-1100-homes-lit-up-during-storm-outage
A major rain and wind storm struck the state at the close of October, knocking out power to some 115,000 customers. Among those affected, 1,100 homes managed to keep the lights on thanks to pilot programs specifically designed to promote resilient backup power with energy storage. The battery backup service lasted nine hours on average, but the longest instance stretched to 82 hours.
4 IEA: Gas and renewables to power Africa
https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/africa/211762/iea-gas-and-renewables-to-power-africa/
The struggle to provide Africa with energy will become increasingly important, particularly in terms of balancing power with carbon emissions, a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.
5 The Permian paradox: Texas shale players go green to drill more
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-energy-renewables-idUSKBN1XI1HH
As the thirst for electricity to power drilling rigs in West Texas drives the state’s energy needs to new highs, oil and gas companies are increasingly relying on wind and solar power to ensure that the shale boom continues.
6 ‘Death of a river’: the ruinous design flaw in a vast Amazon rainforest dam | Environment
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/08/death-of-a-river-the-ruinous-design-flaw-in-a-vast-amazon-rainforest-dam
The biggest hydroelectric project in the Amazon rainforest has a design flaw that poses a “very serious” threat to human life and globally important ecosystems, according to documents and expert testimony received by the Guardian.
7 Rethinking Future Investments in Natural Gas Infrastructure
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/rethinking-future-investments-in-natural-gas-infrastructure
Cities and utilities across the United States are starting to reject natural gas — and not just for environmental reasons. Increasingly, the compelling economics of clean energy alternatives play a major role in these decisions.
8 Siemens Gamesa Rolls Out First 10MW Nacelle
https://www.offshorewind.biz/2019/11/08/siemens-gamesa-rolls-out-first-10mw-nacelle/
Siemens Gamesa launched the SG 10.0-193 DD, the company’s first 10+ MW offshore wind turbine, at the beginning of this year.
The 10MW rating is said to be made possible through a larger generator diameter, building on the Siemens Gamesa Direct Drive generator technology.
9 Coca-Cola commits to recycled marine plastic for beverage packaging
https://www.packagingdigest.com/sustainable-packaging/coca-cola-commits-to-recycled-marine-plastic-for-beverage-packaging-2019-11-7
The Coca-Cola Co., as part of its sustainable packaging focus, recently proved that plastic fished from waterways and plucked from beaches can be recycled into bottles suitable for soft drinks.
10 Renewable power GO: market looks to new drivers of liquidity and supply
https://blogs.platts.com/2019/11/07/renewable-power-go-market-liquidity-supply/
The market for European Guarantees of Origin, or GO, electronic tags that certify the source of renewable electricity, is evolving quickly.
S&P Global Platts has been monitoring developments, including the impact of recently-launched French auctions; price dynamics across regions and technologies; and where additional GO supply will come from in the coming years.
11 Exxon calls New York climate case a ‘joke’ on last day of trial
https://www.worldoil.com/news/2019/11/7/exxon-calls-new-york-climate-case-a-joke-on-last-day-of-trial
A lawyer for Exxon Mobil said New York’s fraud lawsuit against the oil giant was a “joke” and that the state had falsely accused engineers and scientists of cooking up a scheme to mislead investors about the financial risks of climate change.
12 Saudi Aramco joins World Bank’s zero flaring initiative
https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/211665/saudi-aramco-joins-world-banks-zero-flaring-initiative/
Saudi Aramco announced today that it is joining the World Bank Initiative: ‘Zero Routine Flaring by 2030’.
Flaring remained at less than 1% of Aramco’s total raw gas production in the first half of 2019.
13 The Full Scale Of Brazil’s Oil Spill Remains A Mystery
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/The-Full-Scale-Of-Brazils-Oil-Spill-Remains-A-Mystery.html
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday that “the worst is yet to come” with an oil spill that has affected fisheries and polluted more than 200 beaches on the country’s coast, Agence France-Presse reported. “What came so far and what was collected is a small amount of what was spilled,” Bolsonaro said in an interview with Record television.
14 McCrone: Clean Energy’s Decade Nearly Gone, And Its Decade Ahead
https://about.bnef.com/blog/mccrone-clean-energys-decade-nearly-gone-and-its-decade-ahead/
A decade ago, as 2009 drew to a close, Donald Trump was a bombastic reality TV star, Greta Thunberg was an unknown six-year-old in Stockholm, and the world had yet to appreciate major advances such as vaping, yoga pants and “bars” where you get your eyebrows threaded.
