| How Crushed Rocks Can Help Capture CO2  IIASA researchers and international colleagues explored the potential of using finely ground rock to help with the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere on the road to achieving net-zero emissions and keeping global warming below 1.5°C. |  World’s most powerful tidal turbine, the O2, starts exporting clean power Orbital Marine Power’s O2 tidal turbine has commenced grid connected power generation at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney where it is anchored in the Fall of Warness. A subsea cable connects the 2 MW offshore unit to the local onshore electricity network. |  Duke Energy Reaches 10,000-MW Renewable Energy Milestone With the 144-MW Pflugerville Solar facility coming online, Duke Energy reached a significant milestone – it now owns, operates, or purchases more than 10,000 MW of solar and wind energy throughout the United States from both its regulated and nonregulated businesses. | Biofuels | Boeing and SkyNRG Partner to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuels Globally  Boeing, SkyNRG and SkyNRG Americas today announced a partnership focused on scaling the availability and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) globally. Boeing will also invest in SkyNRG Americas' SAF production project, for which Alaska Airlines is a previously announced partner. | British-made hybrid cars to be exported utilising green train running on vegetable oil Biogas | Bipartisan Bill Can Grow Biogas-Related Markets and Investment in Rural America  The American Biogas Council (ABC), the trade association for the U.S. biogas industry, praised the introduction of the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and John Thune (R-SD). A companion bill, H.R. 3939, was introduced in the House last month by Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Tom Reed (R-NY). Together, the bills will increase biogas production, promote investment in rural America, grow the markets for renewable natural gas (RNG), renewable heat, and nutrient capture, protect waterways, and make farming more sustainable. | Electric/Hybrid Germany
Testing of Mercedes-Benz electric refuse truck in full swing Electrogenic electrifies the iconic Citroen DS Stop & Shop Partners with Volta Charging to provide EV charging stations to shoppers at no cost UK risks losing its existing automotive industry and falling further behind in battery manufacture finds House of Lords report Energy saving Geothermal | Experts Cite Challenges, Progress Toward Geothermal’s Holy Grail  Challenges and progress toward the holy grail of geothermal energy—tapping into the superhot rock deep beneath our feet that could help wean the world from fossil fuels—were the focus of two hour-long sessions at PIVOT21, a geothermal conference July 19-23 featuring more than 165 experts in the field from around the world. | Hydrogen Viritech publishes call to action for UK hydrogen Jane Marsh | What SpaceX Teaches Us About Renewable Energy Adoption  On July 20, Jeff Bezos entered space on his rocket, the Blue Origin. The world watched in awe as he boarded with his brother and returned safely to the surface. Bezos, and others, plan on expanding space missions, eventually establishing civilization on Mars. | Panorama PV Ingeteam's hybrid inverter now compatible with BYD Premium high voltage batteries Storage | Nexeon to Lead New £1.5 Million SABRE Battery Project  Nexeon has had funding approved by Innovate UK for a significant new collaborative research initiative. The £1.5 million Silicon Anode Battery for Rapid Electrification (SABRE) project will develop battery cells with higher energy density, in response to the demand for increased EV driving range. | Wind | Next Steps for First Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore North Carolina  As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to creating nearly 80,000 jobs through developing 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will conduct an environmental review of a proposed wind energy project offshore North Carolina. This project, if approved, would be the first to operate offshore North Carolina and has the potential to provide considerable economic benefits to the region during construction and throughout the project's lifetime. The project would make landfall in Virginia Beach and could eventually provide power to Virginia. | GE Renewable Energy and partners complete successful trials in automated blade finishing programme Agenda Ocean Energy Conference Key Energy 2021 |
