Envision Solar promoting EV ARC as alternative to generators for emergency use during the virus crisis (Renewable Energy Magazine) The decision was made after it was recently reported that emergency health infrastructure resources must plan to expand by 4 times to handle the coronavirus pandemic. Used by agencies such as the US Navy, State of California, the City of New York and in over 100 municipalities to power electric fleets and provide emergency power, the units are a remote energy source that is quickly mobilized and deploys in minutes.
California sets goal to double clean energy by 2030 (The Economic Times)California on Thursday adopted a new emissions target for its electric sector that would double the state's clean energy capacity over the next decade and close the door to development of new natural gas plants, but green groups said the goal was not aggressive enough.
Bill Gates-led fund invests in new hydropower turbine startup (Energy Voice) Natel Energy, a California-based hydro power startup, has developed a new turbine that updates that technology, and now the company is raising $11 million in a funding round led by Schneider Electric Ventures and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a fund helmed by Bill Gates.
Covid-19 outbreak to impact electric vehicle production (Power Technology) The novel coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis has caused a slowdown of China’s economic growth, and with China being a global manufacturing powerhouse, is having a negative impact on the global economic growth as well. The majority of the production facilities remain closed or are not able to attain full production capacity due to shortage of staff and raw materials. These actions have adversely impacted stock markets worldwide. Corresponding to the spread of this coronavirus outbreak, uncertainties are on the rise.
World’s Wind Power Capacity Increases Nearly 20% in Record Growth (Eco Watch) The growing demand for renewable energy led to record setting growth in wind power capacity as technology has made harnessing wind power increasingly efficient and more wind farms have been completed and have joined the electrical grid, according to The Telegraph. The Global Wind Energy Council reported that in 2019 wind power capacity grew by 60.4 gigawatts, which was 19 percent more than 2018.
