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#energy Storage: Russia
Oct 07 2017 12:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Russia: it gets 1/5 of its energy from hydropower. Russia has a lot of big rivers, and . . . it’s putting them to good use. Moscow is moving into other renewables and, . . . energy storage as well. 10-7-2017 Source: #Energy Storage: Russia
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#follow The Money: Free Energy
Oct 07 2017 12:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
German battery storage maker sonnen, . . . is offering Australian households “free energy” for . . . 2 years, if they have rooftop solar, and . . . use an approved installer, . . . for one of their battery storage devices. 10-7-2017 Source: #Follow t...
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#follow The Money: The Grid
Oct 05 2017 01:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Problem: While electricity consumption may be going down, . . . the price of everything we use to generate that electricity is going up. . . . For the industry: . . . . . . energy consumption is a revenue source, . . . . . . while generation is a cost....
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#microgrids: Puerto Rico
Oct 04 2017 06:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Sonnen, is planning to install energy-storage systems, . . . known as Microgrids, at . . .15 or more emergency relief centers in Puerto Rico. “Our smart energy storage system, . . . is uniquely positioned to serve as a critical resource, . . . during...
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#tesla: Puerto Rico
Oct 03 2017 09:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Tesla has promised to send hundreds of battery storage packs to help Puerto Rico. it could be as long as . . . 6 months before power is restored to the island's . . . 3.5 million residents, at a cost of . . . $40 billion, to $80 billion....
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#elon Musk, Australian Big Bet?
Oct 02 2017 10:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Install 100MW of batteries, and have it working in just . . . 100 days . . . or it's FREE. "To have that [construction] done in two months . . . you can't remodel your kitchen in that period of time," . . . Mr Musk joked as he took to...
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#follow The Money: Worlds Bank
Oct 02 2017 02:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
World Bank to Triple Funding to Egypt to . . . $US 1 Billion, . . . Focus on Renewable Energy. 10-2-2017 Source: #Follow the Money: Worlds Bank
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#puerto Rico Needs
Oct 02 2017 12:30 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
A week after Hurricane María, homes lacked: . . . . . . 60% running water, . . . . . . 80% transmission & distribution lines are down, and . . . . . . 100% electricity. The government of Puerto Rico, and . . . the already bankrupt power authorit...
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#puerto Rico Electric Power Grid
Oct 01 2017 03:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The electric power grid in Puerto Rico . . . is gone. BBC’s reports that . . . 55% of people are without drinking water, Puerto Rico has been ravaged, and . . . is facing significant loss of human life, and . . . harm to human life, among other things...
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#south Carolina: Nuclear Debacle
Oct 01 2017 03:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Members of the S.C. House’s “utility ratepayer protection“ committee, . . . will hear from Santee Cooper executives, and board members, . . .at a State House hearing at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. . . . about the failed multi-billion-dollar plan to add . . . 2...
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#nuclear Power: Japan
Sep 30 2017 01:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Nuclear power, . . . is emerging as a key policy issue, ahead of the . . . Oct. 22 Lower House election, in Japan. LNG is costly, and . . . coal leads to massive carbon dioxide emissions. . . . To phase out nuclear power, requires thinking about, . ....
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#coal Countries
Sep 29 2017 02:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Asia's 2 fastest growing economies: . . . . . . China, and . . . . . . India, are: . . . . . . . . . shutting down mines, . . . . . . . . . scrapping coal plant plans, and . . . . . . . . . building renewables, . . . far faster than nearly anyone e...
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#follow The Money: Utilities Spend Billions
Sep 29 2017 01:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
4 utilities are putting billions, . . . into building the clean side of their business: . . . . . . AES, . . . . . . NextEra Energy, . . . . . . Energy Partners, and . . . . . . Duke Energy. The drive to own renewable energy, . . . isn't part of a...
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#follow The Money: $10 Billion
Sep 29 2017 12:00 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Daimler, Mercedes’ Parent Company . . . initial investment in electric cars was, . . . $1 billion. Elon Musk Challenged them to Invest $10 Billion. And Daimler responded revealing it would increase its investment to . . . $10 billion....
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#hidden Costs Of Climate Change
Sep 28 2017 01:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
A new report has found, . . . Climate Change has cost the U.S. economy, at least . . . $240 billion a year, over the past . . . 10 years. 9-28-2017 Source: #Hidden Costs of Climate Change
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#climate Change
Sep 25 2017 06:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, . . . highlighted the positive impacts of the . . . Montreal Protocol on: . . . . . . human health, . . . . . . poverty eradication, . . . . . . climate change, and . . . . . . protecting the food chain, . . . at...
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#renewables Can't Run A Steel Plant
Sep 25 2017 06:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Politician: Australia's, Tony Abbott says, . . . "You can’t run a steel plant on renewables, . . . you can’t run an aluminium smelter on renewables, and . . . if we want to keep all of these heavy industries, . . . we have got to have reliable...
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#follow The Money: $6.5 Trillion
Sep 20 2017 04:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
300+ Companies have signed up to the . . . Science Based Targets initiative, currently represent an estimated . . . $6.5 trillion in market value . . . . (that’s roughly the equivalent of the NASDAQ stock exchange) are responsible for . . . 750...
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#follow The Money: Jpmorgan Chase
Sep 17 2017 12:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Global banking giant,JPMorgan Chase, . . . announced a major drive to reduce the energy use in its portfolio of over . . . 5,500 properties in 60 countries, and a commitment to source . . . 100% of its energy from renewables by 2020. As buildings acco...
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#100% Carbon Neutral Energy Goal
Sep 14 2017 01:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Senate Bill 100 commits California to using . . . 100% renewable, or . . . carbon neutral energy, . . . by 2045. If the bill is approved, . . . California, would join . . . Hawaii, as the only other state to set the . . . 100% carbon neutral energy go...
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#nuclear: Follow The Money
Sep 14 2017 01:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Global nuclear power industry, . . . is facing major hurdles, . . . as bankruptcy of 2 leading groups halts programs. Toshiba Westinghouse, . . . filed for bankruptcy protection of its American subsidiary, . . . AREVA, went technically bankrupt, . . ....
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#climate Change: Corporations For & Against
Sep 13 2017 01:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
These Corporations Have the Biggest Influence on Climate Policy, . . . Companies against Paris Agreement: . . . . . . ExxonMobil, . . . . . . Valero Energy, . . . . . . Chevron, . . . . . . BASF, . . . . . . ArcelorMittal, . . . . . . Bayer, . . . . ....
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#power Companies Vs Government
Sep 12 2017 10:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Power Companies, . . . see coal as a technology of the past, but the Government seems unready to accept that Renewables, . . . (already the cheapest option for new capacity) . . . are the future of Electric Energy. Guess which country we are talking a...
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#failure To Plan = Plan To Fail
Sep 11 2017 02:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
“When you talk about rebuilding a place like Houston, . . . people’s first thoughts are, . . . ‘I want it back the way it was’,” says . . . Sandra Knight, a senior research engineer at the University of Maryland. “And unfortunately, that’s not the best...
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#wind: Follow The Money
Sep 11 2017 12:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Energy from offshore wind in the UK will be cheaper than . . . electricity from new nuclear power for the first time. The plummeting cost of offshore wind energy, . . . has caught even its most optimistic supporters by surprise. Bigger turbines, . . ....
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