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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-23 at 16:02

Algeria, Austria, Germany, Italy, and Tunisia have signed a declaration to develop the Southern Hydrogen Corridor, a 3,500 km to 4,000 km project to transport hydrogen from North Africa to Europe via converted gas pipelines, with Tunisia and Algeria planning large-scale hydrogen production. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/21/the-hydrogen-stream-five-countries-sign-deal-for-4000-km-h2-corridor-from-northern-african-to-europe/

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-23 at 09:23

For the first time ever, fossil fuels met less than half of Ireland’s electricity needs in 2024 amid a surge in solar installations, according to data collated by local research group Green Collective.

https://theprogressplaybook.com/2025/01/20/fossil-fuels-fall-to-less-than-50-of-irelands-power-mix-in-2024-as-coal-exit-looms/

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-23 at 08:27

A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign of the growing gap between the bloc’s push for clean energy and the new U.S. administration’s pursuit of more fossil fuels.

https://apnews.com/article/europe-renewables-climate-change-solar-wind-fossil-fuels-4a6ff96bbde3251cb42109e1d9d4b399

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-22 at 17:22

Doctors said Wednesday that 16 coal miners have suffered burns and injuries from a methane gas fire at a coal mine in southern Poland. https://apnews.com/article/poland-coal-mine-accident-fire-injuries-ce65b9897a9fa109e43aa7f93569127f

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-22 at 16:02

The northern German city of Flensburg has commissioned one of the world’s largest seawater heat pumps to supply climate-neutral heat through its district heating system, reports regional public broadcaster NDR.

https://theprogressplaybook.com/2025/01/16/this-german-city-will-use-sea-water-to-heat-households/

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-21 at 09:23

About half of Americans “somewhat” or “strongly” oppose U.S. action to withdraw from the climate accord, and even Republicans aren’t overwhelmingly in favor, according according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults “somewhat” or “strongly” in favor of withdrawing from the Paris agreement, while about one-quarter are neutral.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-paris-agreement-climate-change-788907bb89fe307a964be757313cdfb0#

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-20 at 16:02

The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep as large-scale solar farms crop up across the U.S. and in the plain fields of Texas. In Milam County, outside Austin, SB Energy operates the fifth-largest solar project in the country, capable of generating 900 megawatts of power across 1,618 hectares. The proliferation of sheep on solar farms is part of a broader trend — solar grazing — that has exploded alongside the solar industry.

https://apnews.com/article/sheep-solar-texas-climate-333e72167bcf24047257e1be352ce1a9

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-20 at 11:24

The northern German city of Flensburg has commissioned one of the world’s largest seawater heat pumps to supply climate-neutral heat through its district heating system

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/northern-german-city-orders-one-worlds-largest-seawater-heat-pumps

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-16 at 16:02

Wind power industry pushes back against criticism from Germany's far right, warns that reducing rollout or even cutting back would be an economic "dead end." FAZ report (in German): https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/klima-nachhaltigkeit/energiewende-rekord-sechs-windraeder-jeden-tag-genehmigt-110233156.html

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-11 at 09:23

Rising sea levels driven by the climate crisis will overwhelm many of the world’s biggest oil ports, analysis indicates. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/04/climate-driven-sea-level-rise-set-to-flood-major-oil-ports

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-10 at 09:32

Last year’s global average temperature easily passed 2023’s record heat and kept pushing even higher. It surpassed the long-term warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit ) since the late 1800s that was called for by the 2015 Paris climate pact, according to the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Service, the United Kingdom’s Meteorology Office and Japan’s weather agency.

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-warming-hot-record-2024-disasters-12f899f071fcdbd051ad49a872611e92

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-09 at 16:02

Falling prices and simpler rules mean Germany may soon have 1 million installed "balcony power plants" according to WiWo: https://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/energie/solarboom-zahl-der-balkonkraftwerke-in-deutschland-verdoppelt/30157134.html

[#]renewables #solar

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-09 at 15:00

Portugal moves closer to eliminating fossil fuels from its power mix https://theprogressplaybook.com/2025/01/06/portugal-moves-closer-to-eliminating-fossil-fuels-from-its-power-mix/

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-09 at 11:49

For those trying to understand why California is seeing such devastating wildfires in winter, I recommend this piece by my ex-AP colleague Seth Borenstein: https://apnews.com/article/fire-devastation-climate-change-santa-ana-winds-a46e2bb6785b1e325f6076fb22c8fcc5

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-09 at 09:23

Greenhouse gas emissions from power generation in the European Union fell sharply again in 2024 amid an ongoing shift towards renewable technologies, according to data from the bloc’s industry association. Emissions were down 13% from a year before, and were 59% lower than 1990 levels, Eurelectric said in a statement.

https://theprogressplaybook.com/2025/01/07/eu-power-sector-emissions-fall-sharply-again-in-2024-as-renewables-advance/

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-08 at 16:02

In 2024, Germany recorded the highest surface temperatures in its North Sea since records began, with temperatures rising by up to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the long-term average, said the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH).

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/highest-temperatures-ever-recorded-germanys-north-sea-maritime-agency

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-07 at 09:23

Deutschland hat laut einer Studie von Agora Energiewende sein Klimaziel 2024 erreicht, europäische Vorgaben aber verfehlt. Grund sind fehlende Fortschritte in den Bereichen Gebäude und Verkehr. #klima #ErneuerbareEnergien

https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/klima-nachhaltigkeit/deutsche-co2-emissionen-gegenueber-1990-fast-halbiert-110215398.html

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-07 at 08:10

Laut Agora Energiewende Deutschlands lag der CO2-Ausstoß 2024 bei rund 660 Millionen Tonnen. Das sei ein Rückgang um drei Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr und um 48 Prozent im Vergleich zum Referenzjahr 1990. Die Klimaschutzmaßnahmen vor allem im Stromsektor zeigten immer stärkere Wirkung, hieß es. So hätten Wind und Sonne im vergangenen Jahr rund 55 Prozent des Stromverbrauchs gedeckt. Im Gegenzug habe die Kohleverstromung ein historisches Tief erreicht.

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-06 at 09:23

German energy giant RWE has shut down a 300 MW coal-fired generator that was in use since 1967. Two remaining units in Weisweiler will go offline in 2028 and 2029. #coalshutdown #energytransition

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Written by Frank Jordans on 2025-01-03 at 16:02

Reuters: "Norway penalises petrol and diesel cars with high taxes, while exempting EVs from certain taxes to make them more attractive, although some levies were reintroduced in 2023.

The policy has worked because it has been consistent over time, experts said: 'Very often we see in other countries that someone puts tax incentives or exemptions and then they pull back again.'

Also helpful is the fact that Norway does not have an automaker lobby."

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