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India’s Shift to Renewable Energy Driven by Lower Costs

Mark Shenk — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Indian corporations are increasingly shifting to renewable energy sources because they are often the cheapest power sources. India now the world’s second-largest market for corporate renewable purchasing power agreements after the U.S. Regulatory and policy changes will be needed if India’s corporate renewable energy sector is going to meet its potential. Sustainability goals, consumer awareness […]

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Nuclear Power Emerges As Divisive Topic at IEA Energy Summit

Neanda Salvaterra — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Nuclear power emerged as a controversial issue for attendees at a global clean energy summit held by the International Energy Agency. Environmentalists have long been split on the use of nuclear energy, which some view as unsustainable and dangerous. Projections by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say nuclear power may be key […]

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U.S. Moves From Hydrogen Laggard to Leader as Los Angeles Unveils Plan

Mark Shenk — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:02:00 +0000

Los Angeles unveils two-step plan to switch 1,900 megawatts of electricity generated by burning coal to natural gas, then transition to hydrogen. Toyota, Honda and Hyundai sell hydrogen-powered cars in California, which has the toughest U.S. emissions standards. L.A. follows the European Union and Japan, which recently began encouraging the use of hydrogen in power […]

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Europe Sees Hydrogen as Key to Meeting 2050 Carbon Neutrality Goal

Mark Shenk — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 06:37:53 +0000

The EU will announce a major push to promote green hydrogen as a replacement for polluting fuels used for transportation and industry. Hydrogen is an important part of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s commitment to reaching climate-neutrality by 2050. Governments will have to double what they charge polluters, Bloomberg reported, citing a BloombergNEF […]

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Coronavirus Denting Supplies of Solar and Wind Parts, Crimping Spread of Green Energy

Mark Shenk — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 02:47:23 +0000

The coronavirus outbreak is slowing the transition to renewable energy as aggressive measures taken by China to slow the spread of the virus is leading to shortages of everything from solar panels to wind turbines. Quarantines, closed factories and supply chain disruptions are preventing business as usual and reducing the availability of everything from iPhones […]

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Solar Energy Mandate May be Casualty of California’s Battle Against Homelessness

Mark Shenk — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 02:55:56 +0000

California regulators, eyeing rising home prices, eased off on the state’s pioneering requirement for new homes to have expensive solar panels, a move that environmentalists say will hurt the state’s chances of meeting its goal for 100% renewable energy California Energy Commission officials voted to allow developers in the Sacramento area to build homes without […]

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Hydrogen’s Promise of Greener Future Awaits Cleaner Production, Panel Says

Mark Shenk — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:00:33 +0000

New technologies for producing hydrogen offer the tantalizing possibility that the clean-burning gas will displace gasoline and diesel as transportation fuel. These advances, along with the falling cost of hydrogen, may soon make driving a hydrogen-powered car an economical option, according to speakers on a Boundless Impact Investing webinar. The long-term investments in the vehicles […]

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Bring Me His Head: JPMorgan Activist Shareholders Want Former Exxon CEO Booted From Board

Margot Habiby — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:52:33 +0000

Climate wars are heating up at JPMorgan Chase, with activist shareholders pushing to oust former Exxon Mobil Chairman Lee Raymond from the top position on the bank’s board. The largest U.S. bank already is under fire for lending billions to the fossil-fuel industry. Now a group called Majority Action is mobilizing shareholders in an effort […]

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Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail, Draws Investors Betting on Smaller, Cheaper Reactors

Bruce Rule — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 01:51:44 +0000

Fusion energy may be having its moment, and investors are taking notice. Long the realm of university research, funded with billions of government dollars, advances in materials and computing have driven down costs to the point where startups and private investors are jumping in, drawn by the hope of creating a power source that doesn’t […]

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Pipeline Companies May Move From Activists’ Crosshairs to ESG Investor Darlings

Margot Habiby — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 04:24:02 +0000

Oil and natural gas pipeline companies have long been a target for environmentalists’ ire — think of the Keystone battle, as well as protests from Ecuador to Nigeria. Those companies appear to have cleaned up their acts, according to a big Canadian bank, to the point that sustainability investors are taking a fresh look. Companies […]

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