Emily Holbrook reports for Environment+ Energy Leader on a new renewable energy project in Dallas, TX. “The 181 MW Lily solar + storage project, located east of Dallas is a hybrid project that integrates a renewable energy plant with utility-scale battery storage. The project includes 55 MWdc of battery storage, part of Enel’s installation of around 600 MW...
A Mining Company Is Using Hydrogen Power in Its Trucks, Cutting CO2 Emissions
Can Emir of Interesting Engineering writes on one mining company that is using hydrogen to reduce emissions. “The hydrogen power source only emits water vapor and the company states that it has the potential to reduce on-site diesel emissions by up to 80 percent.” Read the full article here.
How To Mine Green Bitcoin And Make Money Off Clean Crypto
In this short video, Forbes explains how to mine green bitcoin and make money off of clean cryptocurrency. >>>No, Bitcoin is not destroying the planet<<< Watch the video here.
Zapping cow dung with lightning is helping to trap climate-warming methane
"Methane has a higher heat-trapping potential than CO2 but it breaks down in the atmosphere faster, meaning deep cuts in methane emissions by 2030 could have a rapid impact on slowing global warming."
Honeywell, UT-Austin Join on New Carbon Capture Technology
Darrell Proctor of Power reports that Honeywell and the University of Texas at Austin have joined together to advance new carbon capture technology. “The International Energy Agency (IEA) last year said carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects worldwide were capturing and either storing or using 40 million metric tons annually of CO2. IEA has...
Caterpillar, BNSF Railway, Chevron pursue hydrogen-powered locomotive
Nathan Bomey writes in Axios that Caterpillar, BNSF Railway, and Chevron are pursuing a hydrogen project. >>>READ: Chevron Commits to Net Zero by 2050<<< “Caterpillar’s Progress Rail will develop a hydrogen rail system, Chevron will deliver the fueling setup, and BNSF will demonstrate the technology once it’s ready.” Read the full report here.
General Motors Will Soon Source Rare Metals for EVs in North America
"General Motors has signed a deal to extract rare metals for the motors of electric vehicles in North America, according to a Thursday press release from the automaker. Linking up with the Las Vegas-based MP Materials, the automaker will receive 'U.S.-sourced and manufactured rare earth materials, alloy, and finished magnets for the electric motors' ideal for GM's forthcoming lineup of all-electric vehicles."
A Tesla Cofounder’s New Focus: Rock-Tunneling Robots To Protect The Grid
Petra is a Silicon Valley-based startup that is aiming to cut the costs of burying power lines underground in tough terrain with an innovative robotic drill.
Bitcoin miners look toward nuclear power for sustainable energy
"Last month, the Bitcoin Mining Council surveyed around 33% of the current global Bitcoin network. BMC estimated that the global mining industry’s sustainable electricity mix grew about 3% to 55.9% during the third quarter of this year."
Why Hydrogen Will Likely Be The Gateway To Net-Zero
"The market for hydrogen technology is global. Plug Power is expected to join with Fortescue Future Industries to build a giga-factory in Queensland, Australia, to produce electrolyzers. Meantime, Plug Power is likely to work with Egypt’s OCI NV and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company to make green hydrogen with its electrolyzer."