Top news of the week: 22.06.2021.
Energy
Elon Musk Tells Bitcoin: Use Renewable Energy For Mining
Musk says that switching from the rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for mining and transactions, especially coal, is essential for Bitcoin.
Sustainable Development Goals
Annual investments of around $35 billion could bring electricity access for 759 million people who currently lack it, and $25 billion a year can help 2.6 billion people gain …
Time to make energy poverty in Africa a thing of the past
Cheap renewables offer the key to universal electricity access in Africa.
NREL Announces Plans To Collaborate With Georgia Institute of Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Georgia Institute of Technology have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to bolster the ...
The Challenge of the Last Few Percent: Quantifying the Costs & Emissions Benefits of a 100% Renewable U.S. Electricity System
Large-Scale Simulations Show U.S. Can Get Close to 100% Renewable Generation Cost-Effectively—But Final Few Percent Drive Nonlinear Increase in Total System Cost
Aussie Environment Minister Puts The Kibosh On Green Energy Hub
The Australian environment minister has shot down a planned Asian Renewable Energy Hub, saying it would endanger protected wetlands and several species of water fowl.
Sustainability solution or climate calamity? The dangers and promise of cryptocurrency technology
The negative environmental impact of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin has been widely covered in the press in recent weeks and months, and their volatility has also been flagged as a cause ...
Tata Group Commissions India’s Largest Solar Carport
Tata Group companies recently commissioned a new solar-powered carport which is India's largest to date.