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    • The Coronavirus Bill is Also ‘The Most Significant Climate Legislation’ Ever


    The coronavirus-relief bill racing through Congress contains a fair amount of economic relief as well as a wide array of unrelated measures that were thrown into the bill with little or no public debate. Included in the latter category is something shocking: a huge package of energy reforms that will result in major greenhouse-gas reductions.

    To be sure, the “most significant climate legislation Congress has ever passed” designation is a little bit misleading. Congress hasn’t passed much climate legislation. The climate provisions in the coronavirus-relief bill might add up to more than President Obama’s 2009 stimulus bill, which included $90 billion in green-energy subsidies and helped seed the boom in wind, solar, batteries, and other tech over the past decade. They likely won’t be as significant as the 1970 Clean Air Act, which created the regulatory authority that does most of the heavy lifting in reducing carbon pollution.

    But the amount of good climate policy in this bill is shocking, especially given the fact that it is about to be signed by Donald J. Trump. The major provisions include: a $35 billion investment in new zero-emission energy technology (including solar, wind, nuclear, and carbon-capture storage); an extension of tax credits for wind and solar energy, which were set to expire; and, most significantly, a plan for phasing out hydrofluorocarbons, a small but extremely potent greenhouse gas used as a coolant.

    The last item is perhaps the most unexpected. In 2016, the Obama administration committed to an international agreement to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs. The Trump administration, as you’d expect, renounced the agreement and then proposed rolling back regulations on HFCs. Instead, the president will sign a bill that would allow the United States to fulfill the terms of the treaty he renounced. A full international HFC phaseout will reduce global warming by nearly one degree Fahrenheit.

    If these climate provisions had not been thrown into a coronavirus-relief bill and Joe Biden had tried to pass the exact same policies two months from now, right-wing media would be aflame with denunciations of his “Green New Deal.” Tucker Carlson would be claiming the bill had been secretly masterminded by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sean Hannity would be decrying the billions in green-energy subsidies, and Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley would be on the capitol lawn spraying hydrofluorocarbons into the air and claiming they represented a cherished element to the lifestyle of Real Americans.

    Instead, everybody just got together and crammed it through. American politics may not “work,” exactly, but it does sort of still function.: Coronavirus Relief Also Has Biggest Climate Bill in History - https://www.washingtonpost.com/clima...mate-spending/ - Climate Change Legislation Included in Coronavirus Stimulus Deal - The New York Times - Stimulus bill puts the US in compliance with Montreal Protocol — Quartz

    • Windfarms in Great Britain break record for clean power generation




    Blustery winter weather helped Great Britain’s windfarms set a record for clean power generation, which made up more than 40% of its electricity on Friday.

    Wind turbines generated 17.3GW on Friday afternoon, according to figures from the electricity system operator, narrowly beating the previous record set in early January this year.

    High wind speeds across the country helped wind power’s share of the electricity mix remain above 40% through Saturday. Coal and gas plants made up less than a fifth of electricity generated.

    Melanie Onn, the deputy chief executive of Renewable UK, said: “It’s great to see our onshore and offshore windfarms have smashed another record, generating more power on a cold December day than ever before, just when we need it most.”

    The record follows the “greenest” year ever for the electricity system thanks to a surge in renewable energy and sharp drop in energy demand caused by the shutdown of office blocks, restaurants and schools during coronavirus restrictions.

    Solar power reached a record of 9.6GW in April, which helped spur the longest coal-free streak ever, of 1,629 consecutive hours, which ended in June.

    Wind power generation reached a record share of almost 60% of electricity use in August as demand for power fell by more than a fifth compared with the year before.

    The abundance of clean electricity caused the carbon intensity of the electricity grid in March fell to an all-time monthly low of 143g of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour, and annual figures are expected to confirm that 2020 was the greenest year.

    “We expect to see many more records set in the years ahead, as the government has made wind energy one of the most important pillars of its energy strategy for reaching net zero emissions as fast and as cheaply as possible,” said Onn.

    “This new record is an early Christmas present we can all celebrate.”: Windfarms in Great Britain break record for clean power generation | Wind power | The Guardian
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    • A Monster Wind Turbine Is Upending an Industry



    Twirling above a strip of land at the mouth of Rotterdam’s harbor is a wind turbine so large it is difficult to photograph. The turning diameter of its rotor is longer than two American football fields end to end. Later models will be taller than any building on the mainland of Western Europe.

    Packed with sensors gathering data on wind speeds, electricity output and stresses on its components, the giant whirling machine in the Netherlands is a test model for a new series of giant offshore wind turbines planned by General Electric. When assembled in arrays, the wind machines have the potential to power cities, supplanting the emissions-spewing coal- or natural gas-fired plants that form the backbones of many electric systems today.

    G.E. has yet to install one of these machines in ocean water. As a relative newcomer to the offshore wind business, the company faces questions about how quickly and efficiently it can scale up production to build and install hundreds of the turbines.

    But already the giant turbines have turned heads in the industry. A top executive at the world’s leading wind farm developer called it a “bit of a leapfrog over the latest technology.” And an analyst said the machine’s size and advance sales had “shaken the industry.”

    General Electric’s prototype for a new offshore wind turbine, the Haliade-X, is the largest ever built.


    The prototype is the first of a generation of new machines that are about a third more powerful than the largest already in commercial service. As such, it is changing the business calculations of wind equipment makers, developers and investors.

    The G.E. machines will have a generating capacity that would have been almost unimaginable a decade ago. A single one will be able to turn out 13 megawatts of power, enough to light up a town of roughly 12,000 homes.

    The turbine is capable of producing as much thrust as the four engines of a Boeing 747 jet, according to G.E. will be deployed at sea, where developers have learned that they can plant larger and more numerous turbines than on land to capture breezes that are stronger and more reliable.

    The race to build bigger turbines has moved faster than many industry figures foresaw. G.E.’s Haliade-X generates almost 30 times more electricity than the first offshore machines installed off Denmark in 1991.

    In coming years, customers are likely to demand even bigger machines, industry executives say. On the other hand, they predict that, just as commercial airliners peaked with the Airbus A380, turbines will reach a point where greater size no longer makes economic sense.

    “We will also reach a plateau; we just don’t know where it is yet,” said Morten Pilgaard Rasmussen, chief technology officer of the offshore wind unit of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, the leading maker of offshore turbines.

    Although offshore turbines now account for only about 5 percent of the generating capacity of the overall wind industry, this part of the business has taken on an identity of its own and is expected to grow faster in the coming years than land-based wind.

    Offshore technology took hold in Northern Europe in the last three decades, and is now spreading to the East Coast of the United States as well as Asia, including Taiwan, China and South Korea. The big-ticket projects costing billions of dollars that are possible at sea are attracting large investors, including oil companies like BP and Royal Dutch Shell, that want to quickly enhance their green energy offerings. Capital investment in offshore wind has more than tripled over the last decade to $26 billion, according the International Energy Agency, the Paris-based forecasting group.

    G.E. began making inroads in wind power in 2002 when it bought Enron’s land-based turbine business — a successful unit in a company brought down in a spectacular accounting scandal — at a bankruptcy auction. It was a marginal force in the offshore industry when its executives decided to try to crack it about four years ago. They saw a growing market with only a couple of serious Western competitors.

    Still, G.E.’s bosses figured that to become a leader in the more challenging marine environment, they needed to be audacious. They proceeded to more than double the size of their existing offshore machine, which came to G.E. through its acquisition of the power business of France’s Alstom in 2015. The idea was to gain a lead on key competitors like Siemens Gamesa and Vestas Wind Systems, the Danish-based turbine maker.

    A larger turbine produces more electricity and, thus, more revenue than a smaller machine. Size also helps reduce the costs of building and maintaining a wind farm because fewer turbines are required to produce a given amount of power.

    These qualities create a powerful incentive for developers to go for the largest machine available to aid their efforts to win the auctions for offshore power supply deals that many countries have adopted. These auctions vary in format, but developers compete to provide power over a number of years for the lowest price.

    “What they are looking for is a turbine that allows them to win these auctions,” said Vincent Schellings, who has headed design and production of the G.E. turbine. “That is where turbine size plays a very important role.”

    Among the early customers is Orsted, a Danish company that is the world’s largest developer of offshore wind farms. It has a preliminary agreement to buy about 90 of the Haliade-X machines for a project called Ocean Wind off Atlantic City, N.J.

    “I think they surprised everybody when they came out with that machine,” said David Hardy, chief executive of Orsted’s offshore business in North America.

    As a huge buyer of turbines, Orsted wants to help “establish this new platform and create some volume for G.E.” so as to promote competition and innovation, Mr. Hardy said.

    The G.E. turbine is selling better than its competitors may have expected, analysts say.

    On Dec. 1, G.E. reached another preliminary agreement to provide turbines for Vineyard Wind, a large wind farm off Massachusetts, and it has deals to supply 276 turbines to what is likely to be the world’s largest wind farm at Dogger Bank off Britain.

    These deals, with accompanying maintenance contracts, could add up to $13 billion, estimates Shashi Barla, principal wind analyst at Wood Mackenzie, a market research firm.

    The waves made by the G.E. machine have pushed Siemens Gamesa to announce a series of competing turbines. Vestas, which until recently had the industry’s biggest machine in its stable, is also expected to unveil a new entry soon.

    “We didn’t move as the first one, and that of course we have to address today,” said Henrik Andersen, the chief executive of Vestas.

    To pull off its gambit, G.E. had to start “pretty much from scratch,” Mr. Schellings said. The business unit called G.E. Renewable Energy is spending about $400 million on design, hiring engineers and retooling factories at St. Nazaire and Cherbourg in France.

    To make a blade of such extraordinary length that doesn’t buckle from its own weight, G.E. called on designers at LM Wind Power, a blade maker in Denmark that the company bought in 2016 for $1.7 billion. Among their innovations: a material combining carbon fiber and glass fiber that is lightweight yet strong and flexible.

    G.E. still must work out how to manufacture large numbers of the machines efficiently, initially at the plants in France and, possibly later, in Britain and the United States. With a skimpy offshore track record, G.E. also needs to show that it can reliably install and maintain the big machines at sea, using specialized ships and dealing with rough weather.

    “G.E. has to prove a lot to asset owners for them to procure G.E. turbines,” Mr. Barla said.

    Bringing out bigger machines has been easier and cheaper for Siemens Gamesa, G.E.’s key rival, which is already building a prototype for a new and more powerful machine at its offshore complex at Brande on Denmark’s Jutland peninsula. The secret: The company’s ever larger new models have not strayed far from a decade-old template.

    “The fundamentals of the machine and how it works remain the same,” said Mr. Rasmussen, the unit’s chief technology officer, leading to a “starting point that was a little better” than G.E.’s.

    There seems to be plenty of room for competition. John Lavelle, the chief executive of G.E.’s offshore business, said the outlook for the market “gets bigger each year.”: A Monster Wind Turbine Is Upending an Industry - The New York Times

    • Biden set to supercharge clean energy push with $40B stash


    Twelve years ago, the Department of Energy was so central to the incoming Obama administration’s stimulus plans that DOE staffers were among the first through the doors at the transition headquarters, helping the Secret Service take the plastic wrap off tables and chairs so they could get to work.

    Now, DOE is poised to again play an essential role as the Biden administration looks to leverage clean energy investments toward its twin goals of pulling the economy out of a deep slump and delivering on the president-elect’s ambitious climate pledges.

    And Biden, who oversaw the Obama administration’s stimulus work as vice president, unknowingly left himself a down-payment for the work ahead: $40 billion in unused Energy Department loan authority awarded under the 2009 stimulus. That pot of money could offer a way to kick start his climate and infrastructure plan at a time when a narrowly divided Congress may balk at his call to spend $2 trillion over four years.

    The $40 billion in DOE loan guarantee money is just a small fraction of the trillions of dollars needed to meet Biden’s goals of achieving net-zero emissions on the power grid by 2035 and economy-wide by 2050. And the omnibus spending package passed by Congress shifted some funding inside DOE, boosting money for clean energy research and a home weatherization program, while rescinding $1.9 billion under a loan program for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing.: Biden set to supercharge clean energy push with $40B stash - POLITICO

    • What Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Did, and Didn’t, Get from Congress


    There’s no doubt that solar and wind power will benefit from the Investment Tax Credit extensions included in the bill. For solar, that includes a two-year extension of the ITC at its current 26 percent through 2022 and at 22 percent through 2023, as well as an extended Jan. 1, 2026 deadline for completing projects that have claimed the credit based on when they started construction under "safe-harbor" provisions.

    “That’s a pretty significant change,” Abigail Ross Hopper, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, said in a Tuesday webinar. “As we think about this solar decade, this gets us a lot of the way there.”

    Offshore wind also gained full 30 percent ITC credits for projects started by the end of 2025. That will bolster a nascent industry that’s seen delays in federal permitting that could have threatened the build-out of a massive new clean energy resource in the coming decade, according to Dan Shreve, Wood Mackenzie's head of global wind research.

    These “commonsense emergency relief measures” represent “a bipartisan vote of support for the renewable industry and the hundreds of thousands of Americans building our clean energy future,” Gregory Wetstone, CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy, said in a statement.

    Solar and wind groups were also cheered by language in the bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public lands — something that the incoming Biden-Harris administration may be able to accomplish via executive action at the Interior Department and DOE, rather than through acts of Congress.

    This includes instructions to DOI’s Renewable Energy Coordination Office to streamline permitting processes on public lands, giving incoming Interior Secretary Deb Haaland the authority to reduce lease rates on solar and wind projects, and setting a target of 25 gigawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2025.

    Renewable and energy storage in the $35 billion energy R&D package

    Solar, wind and energy storage groups also praised the portions of Energy Department research and development funding aimed at clean energy technologies, including $1.5 billion for solar power, $625 million for wind power and $1.08 billion for energy storage over the next five years.

    Programs targeted for research range from improving efficiency and lowering manufacturing and materials costs, to pilot projects and software platforms to integrate these technologies into the broader power grid at the local or system wide scale.

    The R&D package also includes $2.2 billion over the next decade for DOE grid modernization research, grants for demonstration projects and tools for local and state grid regulators to accelerate the adoption of new technology and grid controls, and a hybrid microgrid program for isolated communities.

    Some of this funding will help “reduce the 'soft' costs of solar and batteries to further expand access” to solar power, said Anne Hoskins, chief policy officer at leading U.S. residential solar installer Sunrun, in a statement.

    What’s missing: Clean energy standard, direct pay, storage ITC

    The bill did contain “sense of Congress” language directing the Energy Department to prioritize R&D to provide 100 percent “clean, renewable, or zero-emission energy sources.” But it does not include Biden administration priorities such as a clean energy standard or carbon-pricing mechanism that could reduce electricity sector carbon emissions to zero by 2035.: What Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Did, and Didn’t, Get from Congress This Week | Greentech Media

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    No one in their right mind would choose nuclear over alternatives given the cost and safety.







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    General Motors Co. has set a 2035 target date for phasing out gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles from its showrooms globally, among the first major auto makers to put a timeline on transitioning to a fully electric lineup.

    GM’s goal, disclosed in a social-media post Thursday from Chief Executive Mary Barra, would mark a striking transition from its current business model. Vehicles that run on fossil fuels and emit pollution account for roughly 98% of GM’s sales today and all of its profit. The large pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles that are the company’s biggest money makers are also among its least fuel-efficient vehicles.

    The nation’s largest auto maker by sales called the 2035 date to eliminate all tailpipe pollution an aspiration. Even so, many governments around the world, from California to Japan and the U.K., have pledged to ban gas- and diesel-powered cars by then.

    GM previously had said it expects its own portfolio and the broader car market to go all-electric eventually, but company executives hadn’t discussed a time frame.

    GM executives said Thursday that the goal of going all-electric within 15 years hinges partly on government incentives and other support to nudge consumers toward plug-in cars. The federal government and many states offer tax credits to buyers to help offset the higher cost of plug-in cars.

    “They really help with consumer acceptance and overcoming some of the initial hurdles consumers might have with first cost, as well as things like charging infrastructure,” said GM’s sustainability chief, Dane Parker.

    GM shares rose sharply after its declaration, rising about 4% in midday trading on Thursday.

    While GM and other traditional car companies are investing billions in plug-in models, investors haven’t rewarded them in the same way they have companies focused solely on electric vehicles. Until recently, GM’s stock price had lagged far behind the S&P 500 Index, often trading below the $33 price from its initial public offering a decade ago.

    But its shares have surged in recent months as GM has amplified its commitment to electric vehicles, stoking the sort of investor enthusiasm that has driven the shares of Tesla Inc. and some startups to dizzying heights.

    Thursday’s announcement could help GM draw interest from investors in so-called ESG funds, which focus on environmental, social and governance issues, RBC Capital analyst Joseph Spak said.

    The company’s plan to go fully electric by 2035 would mark a considerable acceleration of electric-vehicle adoption beyond what most industry forecasters expect.

    Research firm LMC Automotive predicts electric vehicles will account for only 20% of global sales by 2032. RBC Capital expects electric-vehicle penetration to be 43% by GM’s 2035 target.

    Last year, about 2.2 million fully electric vehicles were sold globally, accounting for only about 3% of overall sales, according to research firm EV Volumes. Analysts point to several hurdles to broader adoption, including the need for more charging stations and other infrastructure. There also are questions about whether there will be a supply crunch for raw materials needed to produce batteries, such as cobalt and lithium, should electric-vehicle adoption take off.

    GM is making one of the car industry’s biggest bets on electric vehicles. In November, it said it would lift its investment in plug-in vehicles as well as driverless-car technology by one-third from earlier plans, to $27 billion by mid-decade. That represents more than half its planned capital expenditures during that time, the company has said.

    The company’s zero-emissions target of 2035 doesn’t apply to large commercial trucks, which make up only a tiny fraction of GM’s overall sales.

    GM also said Thursday that it aims to be carbon-neutral by 2040, which would mean eliminating carbon emissions from all of its operations as well as the vehicles it makes and sells. About three-quarters of GM’s carbon output comes from the emissions produced by the cars and trucks it puts on the road.

    The company is counting on a new electric-vehicle technology called Ultium, developed in-house, that it says will cut battery costs by about 60% by mid-decade. GM plans to use different combinations of the same battery cells, tucked under the vehicle’s floorboard, to power a range of future electric models, from big pickup trucks to affordable compact SUVs.

    GM has a longer way to go to eliminate emissions from its business than most global auto makers, thanks to its reliance on larger trucks and SUVs. In December, the average fuel economy of GM vehicles sold in the U.S. was 24.2 miles per gallon, ranking 14th out of 18 major car companies, according to data provider Ward’s Intelligence.

    GM’s transition to electric also could be made more complicated because of the makeup of its U.S. customer base, which is more heavily concentrated in the Midwest and South, analysts and company executives have said. In those regions, charging infrastructure is less developed, and vehicle range could play a bigger role in buying decisions, analysts say.

    Today, the higher cost of plug-in cars relative to gas or diesel vehicles is a deterrent for many buyers. GM expects that gap to close by mid-decade from advances in battery technology. It is investing in a $2.3 billion battery factory in Ohio in a joint venture with LG Chem of South Korea.

    Because of high battery costs, GM and other auto makers have focused their early efforts on luxury or sporty electric cars and trucks with higher price points in order to preserve profit margins. For example, GM’s first vehicle to use its new battery technology, the GMC Hummer pickup truck, will go on sale for about $113,000 when it hits showrooms later this year.

    GM is deepening its commitment to plug-in cars as President Biden vows to increase federal spending to support the technology. The administration has pledged to spend billions of dollars to build more charging stations and wants to toughen federal fuel-efficiency standards, which were eased under former President Donald Trump.: GM to Phase Out Gas- and Diesel-Powered Vehicles by 2035 - WSJ

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    Electric vehicle sales far surpass pandemic expectations



    New International Energy Agency preliminary data shows that worldwide sales grew by an estimated 40% last year, exceeding the agency's expectations.

    Why it matters: The increase occurred despite a drop on overall global vehicle sales.

    • "Backed by existing policy support and additional stimulus measures, the IEA preliminary estimate is that electric car sales worldwide climbed to over 3 million and reached a market share of over 4%," they write.


    Reality check: "While impressive, the share of electric vehicles in total car sales is still only one-tenth that of conventional SUV sales," IEA analysts noted in their commentary alongside the data.

    How it works: IEA sees a few reasons EV sales didn't fall sharply alongside conventional car sales, even though COVID-19 initially hindered both manufacturing and demand.

    • One was that policy support was strong, especially in Europe.
    • There were also continued declines in battery costs, more models coming to market, and enthusiasm among affluent car buyers less affected by the economic crisis.


    What we're watching: The trajectory of U.S. sales in the years ahead, which were essentially flat year over year in the United States.

    • But more models are coming to showrooms, and Biden hopes to implement policies — ranging from tougher emissions rules to charging infrastructure support — that will expand deployment.

    Electric vehicle sales far surpass pandemic expectations - Axios


    • Thailand - Egat plans world's largest floating solar farm in June


    State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) expects to operate a 45-megawatt floating solar farm it claims to be the largest in the world in Ubon Ratchathani in June after a delay caused by the pandemic.

    Egat signed a contract with B.Grimm Power Plc, which will serve as an engineering, procurement and construction firm to develop photovoltaic panels worth 842 million baht on Sirindhorn Dam, where an Egat hydropower plant is operating.

    Power generation on a water surface requires 450 rai of land, equivalent to an on-ground solar farm.

    The facility was originally scheduled for operation in December last year, but the launch was postponed due to the pandemic.

    Chatchai Mawong, Egat's director for hydro and renewable energy power plant development, said construction is now 82% complete. Workers began installing the first lot of floating solar panels in December and are speeding up installation.

    The floating solar farm is designed to be a hybrid system, working in tandem with 36MW of hydropower generation to increase optimisation capacity.

    Under the 2018 National Power Development Plan, Egat is committed to building more floating solar farms on all nine of its dams nationwide over the next 20 years, with combined capacity of 2,725MW. It is also planning to adopt a modern energy management and energy storage systems, crucial to store electricity produced by solar panels.

    Egat is building 415-metre natural walkways at all its reservoirs to be further developed into new tourist attractions.: Egat plans world's largest floating solar farm in June


    in other news……..


    • Court strikes down part of rule easing pollution standard implementation


    A federal court in Washington, D.C., on Friday sided with environmentalists and struck down provisions relaxing requirements for areas that are not in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution standards.

    A panel of three judges on the United States Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., vacated several portions of a rule governing how standards for the pollutant ozone are implemented in areas that have levels beyond the safety standard set by the EPA.

    The three judges were appointed by former Presidents Carter, Clinton and Trump.

    Seth Johnson, an attorney with Earthjustice who worked on the case, celebrated it as a health win for the approximately 122 million people who live in the affected areas, called nonattainment areas.

    “This is an important decision for making sure that pollution reductions are real, that they’re not just things that are happening on paper, that they’re things that are going to have an impact in the real world and that’s going to benefit people who live, work and breathe in areas with unhealthy levels of ozone,” Johnson said.

    One of the provisions that was struck allowed polluters to interchange the emission of one of the types of the gases that can form ozone for a different pollutant that’s also a precursor to ozone.

    Another provision allowed nonattainment areas to show that actions they have taken were projected to meet emission reduction goals, rather than that they were actually meeting them.

    An EPA spokesperson told The Hill that the agency was reviewing the decision.

    In the stratosphere, the ozone layer protects the Earth from ultraviolet light from the sun, but at ground level ozone, the main component in smog, can worsen health conditions like bronchitis, emphysema and asthma.: Court strikes down part of rule easing pollution standard implementation | TheHill
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    South Korea unveils $43 billion plan for world's largest offshore wind farm

    South Korea unveiled a 48.5 trillion won ($43.2 billion) plan to build the world’s largest wind power plant by 2030 as part of efforts to foster an environmentally-friendly recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.



    The project is a major component of President Moon Jae-in’s Green New Deal, initiated last year to curb reliance on fossil fuels in Asia’s fourth-largest economy and make it carbon neutral by 2050.

    Moon attended a signing ceremony in the southwestern coastal town of Sinan for the plant, which will have a maximum capacity of 8.2 gigawatts.

    “With this project, we are accelerating the eco-friendly energy transition and moving more vigorously toward carbon neutrality,” Moon said at the event.

    Utility and engineering companies also attended, including Korea Electric Power Corp, SK E&S, Hanwha Engineering & Construction Corp, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., CS Wind Corp and Samkang M&T Co.

    The companies will provide 47.6 trillion of the required funding and the government the remaining 0.9 trillion, Moon’s office Blue House said.

    It said the project would provide up to 5,600 jobs and help achieve a goal to boost the country’s wind power capacity to 16.5 GW by 2030 from 1.67 GW now.

    The envisaged 8.2 GW amounts to the energy produced by six nuclear reactors, or the effects of planting 71 million pine trees, officials said.

    To date, the world’s largest offshore wind farm is Hornsea 1 in Britain, which has 1.12 GW capacity.: South Korea unveils $43 billion plan for world'''s largest offshore wind farm | Reuters - South Korea To Build World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm | OilPrice.com - South Korea Signs $43 Billion Deal - Biggest Wind Farm? | IE - Sinan offshore wind farm, world’s largest, to be built in South Korea

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    EVs will replace ICE like ICE replaced the horse and buggy. When Ford first introduced his model T car in 1905, the stooges were saying the same thing they are saying today: "It won't happen ... there are no gas stations, look at the poor sales of EVs, horse and buggy whips outnumber cars, or it's too expensive". Some people think that life is static, that nothing changes, that evolution is a hoax. These stooges always learn the hard way, as technology marches on leaving them behind, never to learn from the past.

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    An interesting read and a possible US Stock opportunity for clean energy.

    It's about the necular fusion process.

    Commonwealth Fusion Systems aims to make nearly unlimited clean energy

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    • Denmark wants to build a renewable energy island in the North Sea, the largest construction project in its history



    Denmark is to push forward with plans to build a huge artificial island in the North Sea that will act as a major renewable energy hub and cost billions of dollars to develop.

    The Danish Energy Agency, part of the government’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, said Thursday the project would be owned by a public-private partnership, with the Danish state holding a majority stake.

    The scale of the project, which will be located in waters 80 kilometers off the coast of Jutland, the large peninsula which contains the Danish mainland, is considerable.

    The first phase — set to have a capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW) — will involve approximately 200 offshore wind turbines sending electricity to the hub, which will distribute it to nearby countries via the grid.

    In future, the capacity of the hub could be expanded to 10 GW. This, Danish authorities say, would be enough to power 10 million homes in Europe. Depending on its final capacity, the island will cover an area between 120,000 and 460,000 square meters.

    The estimated cost of building the artificial island, 10 GW of capacity and required transmission grid will amount to 210 billion Danish krone ($33.97 billion).

    “The energy hub in the North Sea will be the largest construction project in Danish history,” Dan Jørgensen, the Danish minister for climate, said in a statement.: Denmark wants to build a renewable energy island in the North Sea

    • Bank of America promises net-zero emissions by 2050


    Bank of America is aiming to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its financing activities, operations and supply chain by 2050, the group announced Thursday.

    The bank joins other major financial institutions, including Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, in setting corporate policy initiatives that support the goals of the Paris climate accord, which aims to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.

    To meet the ambitious goal, Bank of America will have to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations as well as engage with the companies it lends to in order to “help accelerate their own transitions to net zero.” The bank said it plans to establish interim science-based emissions targets for “high-emitting portfolios, including energy and power.” That will be no easy task as Bank of America is heavily invested in oil, gas and coal operations.

    “It is critical that we leverage all parts of our business – beyond our direct operations – in order to accelerate the transition to a net zero global economy,” Anne Finucane, Bank of America’s vice chairman, said in a statement.

    In the announcement, Bank of America laid out initial steps to cut its operational emissions by 2030, which include purchasing 100 percent zero carbon electricity and reducing energy use and potable water use by 55 percent, among other initiatives.

    “We recognize that this will be no easy task, but we believe our commitment will help spur the growth of zero carbon energy and power solutions, sustainable transportation and agriculture, and other sector transformations, while generating more climate resilient and equitable opportunities for our future,” Finucane said.

    The bank is also set to disclose its financed emissions by 2023 through the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials. In 2019, Bank of America announced it achieved carbon neutrality in its operations a year ahead of schedule, and late last year the bank joined every other major financial institution in the U.S. in committing not to finance oil and gas projects in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

    The move comes as financial institutions and large corporations have faced increasing pressure to do their part in reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions that are driving the climate crisis.
    Environmental groups have welcomed the efforts by the big banks, but some argue the initiatives don’t go far enough and are missing details.

    “Bank of America’s commitment to reach net-zero emissions before 2050, and its restrictions on financing Arctic drilling and coal operations, are welcome moves and an important sign of progress,” Ben Cushing, Sierra Club financial advocacy campaign manager, said in a statement.

    “However, it’s hard to see how Bank of America will reach its goal without an interim 2030 target for its financing portfolio and a plan to stop financing fossil fuel expansion,” Cushing said. “A destination without a complete roadmap isn’t going to cut it.”: Bank of America promises net-zero emissions by 2050 | TheHill

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    Jaguar going all electric, Land Rover going majority electric



    U.K. automaker Jaguar Land Rover says its luxury brand Jaguar will go fully electric by 2025, marking another step by the automotive industry to shift to fully electric vehicles in the coming years.

    The car manufacturer, which is owned by Indian automaker Tata Motors, announced on Monday that Jaguar will phase out internal combustion engines over the next five years and become an all electric vehicle luxury brand.

    Jaguar Land Rover will also release its first all-electric Land Rover brand vehicle in 2024 with five other EVs expected by 2025.

    “By this time [2030], in addition to 100% of Jaguar sales, it is anticipated that around 60% of Land Rovers sold will be equipped with zero tailpipe powertrains,” the automaker said in a news release.

    The move is part of Jaguar Land Rover’s push to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its supply chain, product and operations by 2039. The company is also set to begin testing hydrogen fuel cell electric prototypes in Britain within the next 12 months.

    Jaguar Land Rover is the latest large car manufacturer to set bold commitments to electric vehicle production.

    Just last month, General Motors announced it will phase out gasoline and diesel powered passenger cars and SUVs by 2035 as part of its push to become carbon neutral by 2040, while Ford announced just weeks ago it is investing $29 billion through 2025 on electric and autonomous vehicles.

    The shift comes amid increasing pressure by governments and regulators to reduce carbon emissions in an effort to curb climate change. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed an order last year mandating all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035, while other countries such as the U.K., France and Norway have set similar targets to phase out combustion engine vehicles.: JAGUAR LAND ROVER REIMAGINES THE FUTURE OF MODERN LUXURY BY DESIGN | JLR Corporate Homepage USA - https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/539324-jaguar-going-all-electric-land-rover-going

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    • Denmark wants to build a renewable energy island in the North Sea, the largest construction project in its history



    Great video ... Forward planning with huge infrastructure projects.


    Never knew Denmark was Europe's largest oil producer.

    Ex-Russia, I assumed Norway was.

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    I read a year or two back that the Battery in the Electric car could power your home at night.

    Happened for real in Texas USA just recently

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    Key Points

    • Some 2021 Ford F-150 hybrid pickup owners in Texas are using it to power their homes during the winter storm that’s left millions without electricity and heat.
    • The truck’s PowerBoost onboard generator “gives you the ability to use your truck like a mobile generator,” according to Ford.
    • Jerry Hall, 73, told CNBC on Thursday that “the truck saved the day.”


    Texas winter storm: Some use Ford F-150 hybrid trucks to power homes
    Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago ...


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    White Pine Renewables takes top spot with largest floating solar system in the US


    White Pine Renewables completed the Healdsburg Floating Solar Project, which will deliver clean energy to Healdsburg, California, under a 25-year power purchase agreement. The project is the largest floating solar system completed in the United States to date, at 4.78 MWdc and sited on ponds at the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

    White Pine Solar completed a 4.78-MWdc floating solar project in Healdsburg, California, the largest in the country to date.

    The electricity generated by the Healdsburg project will cover approximately 8% of the city’s total energy demand and is an important part of its plan to reach 60% renewable energy generation before 2030. Additionally, siting the solar panels on the ponds avoids using land for the project and will reduce evaporation and algae growth, benefitting the surrounding vineyards that rely on the treated water for irrigation.

    The Healdsburg Floating Solar Project was developed and is operated by White Pine Renewables.

    “This project exemplifies what differentiates White Pine,” said Evan Riley, CEO of White Pine. “We combined innovative technology and an efficient capital structure to provide long-term savings to the City of Healdsburg.”

    Noria Energy co-developed the project with White Pine and Collins Electrical Company, a California-based construction contractor, provided installation services. The Healdsburg project was completed in less than six months from procurement to commissioning.

    Terry Crowley, utility director for Healdsburg, described the project as “a cornerstone of the city’s long-term plan to save money on energy costs and provide city electric customers with 60% renewable energy.” Crowley added that he “greatly appreciated the collaborative partnership between White Pine, Noria and Collins Electrical to deliver the project safely, efficiently and in an extremely short period of time.”

    Jon Wank, CEO of Noria, noted that the Noria-White Pine partnership “leveraged Noria’s experience in floating solar technology and White Pine’s development experience to create a project that delivers low-cost renewable energy while creating environmental benefits.”

    While still a small portion of the overall solar market, floating PV is becoming increasingly popular because of its dual land use purpose and generally higher energy production due to the cooling effects of water and wind.: White Pine Renewables takes top spot with largest floating solar system in the US - Solar Photovoltaic (PV) & Energy Storage Systems (ESS) | Healdsburg, CA - Official Website

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    It's worth reading this to see what damage that fat fucking orange turd did to the EPA and what is required to fix it.

    The polluters had a field day under baldy orange loser.

    Inside Biden’s uphill battle to restore the EPA after Trump

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    Biden administration gives major push to giant offshore wind farm

    The project had suffered repeated delays under the Trump administration.


    The Interior Department said on Monday it had completed its environmental review for a massive wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, a key step toward final approval of the long-stalled project that will play a prominent role in President Joe Biden's effort to expand renewable energy in the U.S.

    The completion of the review is a breakthrough for the U.S. offshore wind industry, which has lagged behind its European counterparts and the U.S. onshore industry that has grown rapidly, even during the pandemic. It also marks a key acceleration for the Biden administration that has advocated renewables growth on public lands and waters.

    "This is a really significant step forward in the process for moving toward more offshore wind development in the United States," Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Amanda Lefton told reporters.

    "This is the day the U.S. offshore wind industry has been anxiously awaiting for years. Today's announcement provides the regulatory greenlight the industry needs to attract investments and move projects forward," said Liz Burdock, head of the non-profit group Business Network for Offshore Wind.

    The proposed 800-megawatt project, called Vineyard Wind, would be located approximately 12 nautical miles off the coast of Martha's Vineyard and would be the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the country. Two other small offshore projects have been built off the coasts of Rhode Island and Virginia, but at 30 MW and 12 MW, respectively, are a fraction of the size of the Vineyard Wind project, which needs a final record of decision before construction can begin. That decision could come this spring.

    The BOEM analysis' preferred alternative would allow up to 84 turbines to be installed in 100 of the 106 proposed blocks for the facility. It would prohibit the installation of wind turbine generators in six locations in the northernmost section of the development area and the wind turbine generators would also be required to be arranged in in a north-south and east-west orientation, with at least 1 nautical mile between each turbine.

    But that preferred alternative still anticipates moderate impacts on commercial fisheries, as well as minor to moderate impacts on for-hire recreational fishing. The fishing industry has been among the biggest opponents of wind farms, and it has been critical of the Biden administration's sharp turn from the slow-walking approach the Trump administration had taken.

    In a statement last week, a fishing industry advocacy group, the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance, said it would appear "fishing communities are the only ones screaming into a void while public resources are sold to the highest bidder."

    Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, said Monday it expects the project to reach its financial close in the second half of this year and begin delivering electricity to Massachusetts in 2023.

    "More than three years of federal review and public comment is nearing its conclusion and 2021 is poised to be a momentous year for our project and the broader offshore wind industry," Vineyard Wind CEO Lars T. Pedersen said in a statement. "Offshore wind is a historic opportunity to build a new industry that will lead to the creation of thousands of jobs, reduce electricity rates for consumers and contribute significantly to limiting the impacts of climate change."

    Lefton hailed the jobs that would be created in the construction, maintenance and supply chain of the offshore wind industry, and she said those would be in partnership with unions and the labor movement "to ensure that we can realize the full potential of this industry."

    Vineyard Wind says the project will provide clean electricity to power more than 400,000 homes, creating thousands of jobs, and reducing electricity rates by $1.4 billion over its first 20 years of operation.

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    Hydrogen project fuels Latrobe Valley job hopes as coal plants close

    The most advanced attempt to export zero-emissions hydrogen from Australia to Asia has begun production in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, boosting hopes that some jobs lost from the closure of coal-fired power plants may be recovered in the transition to clean energy

    The Latrobe Valley’s hydrogen project aims to convert coal into hydrogen gas, while using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to trap the emissions before they enter the atmosphere and bury them in depleted gas reservoirs in Bass Strait.
    The hydrogen would be transported to Port of Hastings and then liquified and shipped to Japan in the world’s first purpose-built liquified hydrogen carrier, the Suiso Frontier, from mid-2021.

    In the push to slow global warming, hydrogen – which burns cleanly and emits only water – is touted as a growth technology, both for its ability to store and export renewably sourced energy and for its potential to be used in difficult-to-decarbonise parts of the economy such as heavy transport or manufacturing plants,

    For hydrogen to have a role in the clean energy transition, it must be developed without creating any emissions. “Green” hydrogen is produced from renewable energy, while “blue” hydrogen is made from coal or gas in conjunction with carbon capture and storage technology, making the end product emissions-free.

    Hydrogen project fuels Latrobe Valley job hopes as coal plants close

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    The Rise Of Wind Power In The U.S.


    In the past decade, wind power capacity has tripled, and it’s projected to double in the decades to come. Wind is now America’s top renewable source of electricity generation, and the domestic offshore industry is finally taking off, as major manufacturers debut ever larger and more powerful turbines. While the industry faces some challenges with permitting, public opposition from various interest groups, and the obvious intermittency issues, there’s no doubt that wind is poised to play a major role in the energy transition. The question is just how fast it will grow.

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    I doubt that fossil fuel derived products will ever be substituted 100% but to reduce the volume of fossil fuel conversion needed to service supply is a move in the right direction.

    More development effort is needed in this area.

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    I like this electrification drive. Because its going to totally overload base power any minute now and the only solution will be zero carbon nuclear. Wind and solar work in niche areas but they cannot replace the current base load we have.

    Micheal Shellenberger is the man.

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    O2 Arena to install mini wind turbines that can harness even a breeze




    The O2 Arena will soon use a new breed of “vertical wind turbine” to generate its own clean electricity, after signing a deal with a startup firm that says its turbines will generate power even when the wind is not blowing.

    The London landmark once known as the Millennium Dome will begin by installing 10 of the 68cm (27in) vertical turbines. The breezy conditions at the site on the River Thames will help generate enough clean electricity to power 23 homes.

    Although this is a small amount of the O2’s total energy consumption, the arena’s owner, AEG, expects to install more of the mini turbines across its stadiums worldwide.

    The new breed of turbine is said to be able to spin from even a gentle movement of air, or a passing car. Each unit is made from recycled plastic and weighs about 4kg (9lbs), but the design could be scaled up to help generate as much electricity as 20 sq metres of solar panels, according to its developer, Alpha 311.

    Lee Lacey, the facility director at the O2, said the arena had “been searching for a suitable wind-generated power source” to help cut its greenhouse gas emissions and reach its ambition to become a net zero carbon entertainment venue.

    “The opportunity to provide a local on-site source of power generation is huge and we hope this trial provides the launchpad of many more installations, not only at the O2 and other AEG venues but across the Greenwich peninsula and throughout the UK,” she said.

    Alpha 311 turbines were originally designed to be larger, at just nearly 2 metes in length, and installed on infrastructure with a connection to the electricity grid, such as streetlights, to help to reduce costs.

    Installing the turbines on streetlights along motorways, for example, could generate eight times as much clean electricity as they are expected to produce at the O2 Arena. Motorways also offer the advantage of minimal installation time and no negative impact on the environment or local views, which can be a concern for traditional windfarms in some areas.

    Barry Thompson, the chief executive of Alpha 311, said the company was already in talks with international buyers. He said: “The Alpha 311 turbine was born in Britain with international aspirations, so it’s fitting that we’re working with the world’s most popular music, entertainment and leisure venue.”

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    U.S. solar PV installations



    Additions of new U.S. solar generating capacity broke new records last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic slowing some types of projects, per new industry data.

    Why it matters: It shows a surge in growth thanks to increasing cost competitiveness, but also how solar continues to benefit from supportive state and federal policies.

    What's next: On the latter point, the analysis takes stock of last year's two-year extension of eligibility for federal tax incentives for building new projects.


    • That extension, part of last year's huge year-end spending and tax deal, boosted their projected 2021-2025 deployment by 17%.
    • However, as you can see above, deployment surges for years thereafter in the decade's second half, according to the report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie.


    By the numbers: 2020 saw the installation of 19.2 gigawatts of new U.S. capacity, representing 43% of all new power generating capacity additions, they said.


    • Looking forward, the report forecasts that 324 gigawatts will be added over the course of this decade.
    • "This growth will be spread across all market segments as distributed solar customers, utilities, states, and corporations push to decarbonize the grid," it states.: U.S. solar had a record year in 2020 - Axios

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    Renewables met 97% of Scotland's electricity demand in 2020



    Scotland has narrowly missed a target to generate the equivalent of 100% of its electricity demand from renewables in 2020.

    New figures reveal it reached 97.4% from renewable sources.

    This target was set in 2011, when renewable technologies generated just 37% of national demand.

    Industry body Scottish Renewables said output had tripled in the last 10 years, with enough power for the equivalent of seven million households.

    Chief executive Claire Mack, said: "Scotland's climate change targets have been a tremendous motivator to the industry to increase deployment of renewable energy sources.

    "Renewable energy projects are displacing tens of millions of tonnes of carbon every year, employing the equivalent of 17,700 people and bringing enormous socio-economic benefits to communities."

    In 2019 Scotland met 90.1% of its equivalent electricity consumption from renewables, according to Scottish Government figures.

    Scotland has some of the most ambitious climate targets in the world, with its Climate Change Bill setting out a legally binding target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2045.

    By 2030, ministers want renewable energy generation to account for 50% of energy demand across electricity, heat and transport.

    Ms Mack, added: "Domestic and commercial transport accounts for almost 25% of the energy used in Scotland, with heat making up more than half, as well as more than half of its emissions.

    "Currently 6.5% of our non-electrical heat demand is generated from renewable sources.

    "Industry and government must continue to work together if we are to fully realise our potential to meet net-zero by 2045."

    Scotland has been moving away from burning fossil fuels, with the last coal-fired power station, Longannet, closing in 2016.

    The only remaining gas-fired power station is at Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.

    'Cheap, clean renewables'

    Onshore wind delivers about 70% of capacity, followed by hydro and offshore wind as Scotland's main sources of renewable power.

    WWF Scotland praised the new figures, but said more needed to be done to cut emissions from transport and heating.

    Climate and energy policy manger, Holly O'Donnell, called for an acceleration in the roll-out of electric vehicles and grants for renewable heating in Scotland.

    She said: "Not only do renewables reduce the impact of our electricity use on the climate, they are also generating jobs and income for communities around the country.

    "In order to cut the climate emissions from the transport and heat sectors we will need to continue to increase our use of cheap, clean renewables.": Renewables met 97% of Scotland'''s electricity demand in 2020 - BBC News

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    When we get back to Thailand we will be looking to buy a car. We have a Mitsubishi mirage, that we got for when we were visiting there. But if we live there full time we need something bigger. So I am looking at all available options.
    I would like to go electric, but I looked at the MG ZS EV , and it has a range of 380 km. at that range we would not even be able to drive to BKK.
    The PHEV is an option but the increase in purchase premium for it , will never cover the savings in fuel .
    So it looks like a conventional ICE vehicle would be in order, unless the government offers some type of incentive to offset the extra purchasing cost.
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    Quote Originally Posted by David48atTD View Post
    I read a year or two back that the Battery in the Electric car could power your home at night.

    Happened for real in Texas USA just recently

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    Some Texans use 2021 Ford F-150 hybrid pickup trucks to power homes amid winter storm

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    Key Points

    • Some 2021 Ford F-150 hybrid pickup owners in Texas are using it to power their homes during the winter storm that’s left millions without electricity and heat.
    • The truck’s PowerBoost onboard generator “gives you the ability to use your truck like a mobile generator,” according to Ford.
    • Jerry Hall, 73, told CNBC on Thursday that “the truck saved the day.”


    Texas winter storm: Some use Ford F-150 hybrid trucks to power homes
    LOL, after that debarkle a few weeks ago. Nothing against what you posted but just seemed a bit useless if the power is out, don't get me wrong I like the innovation but if the example is Texas and the wind and solar failed then overloaded the grid, it just seems too unreliable for now.

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