Coal, which is 33 percent of Alliant Energy’s power supply currently, will be eliminated by 2050 according their 2018 Corporate Sustainability Report. Their goal is to reduce carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050. …
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75,000 Employed in Clean Energy in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 75,044 clean energy jobs of the more than 714,000 in the 12 Midwest States according to the Clean Jobs Midwest 2018 survey. That places WI fifth in the region as seen in the bar chart below. …
Trending: Climate-Smart Street Furniture, Infrastructure Helping Future-Fit Cities of Tomorrow
Article originally published by Sustainable Brands …Smart street furniture and innovative urban infrastructure are fast emerging as viable — and impactful — solutions to the CO2 problem.Developed by Dresden-based Green City Solutions, the CityTree is a …
VW announces new all-electric car-sharing platform ‘WE’ to launch next year
Article originally published by Electrek With the decline in car ownership for young people and the increased interest in all-electric vehicles, VW is announcing a new all-electric car-sharing platform called ‘WE’ that will launch next …
First Solar Recycling Plant Opens in France
Europe’s first solar panel recycling plant was opened in France by Veolia, a water and waste company. The company has contracted to recycle 1,300 tons of crystalline solar panels in 2018, virtually all of the …
A tenth of U.S. veteran coal miners have black lung disease: NIOSH
Article originally published by Reuters More than 10 percent of America’s coal miners with 25 or more years of experience have black lung disease, the highest rate recorded in roughly two decades, according to a …
Study: Trump’s coal bailout could cost $17.2 billion per year
Article originally published by Washington Examiner …The report by the consulting and engineering firm Brattle looked at two scenarios to assess the possible cost of a Trump power plant bailout that range from $16.7 billion …
Tesla Hits 200,000 EV Threshold – Buyers’ Tax Incentives Will Drop
Tesla has delivered 200,000 electric vehicles (EVs) to buyers in the United States, reaching the tax credit threshold established under the major Republican tax overhaul plan passed last year. Congress established a decreasing federal income tax …
Tandem Solar Technology Reaches 25% Efficiency
Article originally published by Semiconductor Engineering Oxford PV says the technology is reaching commercial potential…In the push for ever-more efficient solar panels, researchers are turning to tandem, or double-junction, photovoltaics. Tandem solar panels use two …
International Energy Efficiency Scorecard
The 2018 International Energy-Efficiency Scorecard by ACEEE just released, shows the US has moved down to 10th place from 8th in 2016 in energy efficiency (and is tied with Canada) of the 25 largest energy-consuming countries. The …