Bill Gates on Saturday said that some of the deaths from the severe winter weather that hit Texas could have been prevented by weatherizing energy plants. In a Saturday evening interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, the billionaire philanthropist argued that natural gas plants in Texas have not been built to withstand extreme weather, leading to millions of people across the state losing power and battling freezing temperatures. As of Saturday,...
Outagamie County is flaring off methane until its new waste-to-energy plant begins operations in early 2022.
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Interest rates have hit renewable energy hard today.
Spanish renewable energy group Capital Energy is speeding up plans to list a 25% stake on the Madrid stock market, taking advantage of heightened investor interest in clean power, newspaper Expansion reported on Monday, citing market sources.
The majority of power outages in Texas over the past week came from losses in coal, natural gas and nuclear energy, according to the state's own energy officials. But right-wing media has zeroed in on another, far smaller culprit: wind turbines and solar energy.
While best known for its vehicles, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is an energy production and storage company. Tesla offers solar panels for energy production, and batteries for storage ranging in size from home backup to full grid support such as the Hornsdale, Australia Power Reserve. Tesla and PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) are working toward the largest battery backup in the world in Moss Landing, California, as shared by InsideEVs. The site has 256...
Who will answer for the power grid failures that left millions of Texans cold, and sadly, some dead? Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gives this update.
Renewable energy zones must be “at the centre of any regionalisation agenda”, the National Farmers Federation has said. In a policy paper released on Tuesday, the NFF makes the call for renewable energy to be part of new investment to address the $3.8bn annual shortfall in infrastructure in regional Australia. The paper, which makes no mention of coal or nuclear energy supporting jobs in the regions, comes as the Nationals push for the Clean...
Muskegon Heights police are asking the community for help to stop illegal dumping in the city. A $500 reward is now available for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of people dumping in Muskegon Heights. Anyone with questions or information are asked to contact Muskegon Heights Public Information Officers at (231)733-8900. "We clean it up and within days it's right back there again, it's chronic, and what we want to do...