Apple is pledging to become carbon neutral across its business, including its mostly overseas supply chain by 2030. Within the next 10 years, the tech giant will ensure every Apple device sold will have been produced with no net release of carbon into the atmosphere. The company also plans to reduce its emissions by 75% and develop carbon-removal solutions for the remaining 25% of its footprint. Read more →
At-a-Glance: A new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Battery Storage in the United States: An Update on Market Trends, analyzes how large-scale battery storage capacity increased exponentially in the latter half of the 2010’s and what drove this rapid adjustment. From 2010 to 2018, the amount of installed battery capacity increased more than tenfold. Read more →
Major League Baseball has made some major strides in adapting to important world changes, especially when it comes to the environment. Most teams in the league have already made efforts to put forth more sustainable practices on and off the field. Some stadiums are even starting to harness the power of renewable energy. Read more →
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Monthly Energy Review report found overall energy consumption in the United States hit 100 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu), nearly matching the all-time record set in 2018. Additionally, non-fossil generation sources accounted for 20% of all energy consumed, the highest mark in history. Read more →
Transitioning to 100 percent clean power is more complicated than just adding renewables and storage. Adding variable, fuel-free resources to the grid requires major changes in power system planning to ensure reliability — what grid operators call “resource adequacy.” Failing to address outdated resource-adequacy models puts the clean-energy transformation at risk. Read more →
Ford Motor Company has announced a plan to achieve carbon neutrality world-wide by 2050. Ford is the only full line U.S. automaker committed to doing its part to reduce CO2 emissions in line with the Paris Climate Agreement and working with California for stronger vehicle greenhouse gas standards. Read more →
At-a-Glance: A study released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates pumped hydro and compressed air energy storage will soon be cost-effective for day-long storage, while hydrogen for long-duration storage will be cost-effective by 2050 or sooner. To learn more, read this article in PV Magazine titled “NREL study backs hydrogen for long-duration storage”. Read more →
At-a-Glance: Carbon-neutral with power-to-gas is the least expensive option for U.S. utilities trying to reach 100% carbon reduction within the operations of energy grid networks over a period of 20 years, according to a new whitepaper released by Wärtsilä. To learn more, read this article on Smart Energy International titled “Power-to-gas proves least expensive path Read more →
At-a-Glance: Ways2H, a global producer of renewable hydrogen, and Ford, Bacon & Davis, a leader in energy facility engineering, procurement and construction, will design and build modular waste-to-hydrogen facilities in California in the final quarter of 2020. Other facilities throughout the country are planned in 2021 to produce renewable hydrogen fuel for customers in the Read more →
Two more utilities in Arizona and Colorado are moving to accelerate closure of coal plants and replace them with renewable energy backed by batteries, joining a broader push in both states to shift to more cost-effective clean energy options even in the absence of state mandates. Read more →
Lyft is hailing a ride to an all-electric future. The rideshare company is committing to 100 percent electric vehicles on its platform by 2030. The new pledge will require transitioning all vehicles used on the Lyft platform to EVs “or other zero-emission technologies” over the next decade. Read more →
At-a-Glance: Ambitious renewable energy goals are vitally important in a changing energy landscape. However, if states and utilities want to ditch fossil fuels, they must enact plausible, specific plans and policies that allow them to meet end-goal renewable targets and make the renewable transition process easier and more affordable. According to a new Wärtsilä study, Read more →
