The Montgomery County Energy Team receives tons of newsletters and articles every day, and these are a few articles that we wanted to share this month. These articles range from county, state, national and international stories, we hope you find them interesting and informative.
Alternative Energy: As climate change fuels more extreme weather events, and environmental disasters like last weekend's oil spill threaten wildlife and human health, more people are banking on clean, carbon-free energy to speed the world's transition away from fossil fuels and usher in a net-zero future, www.news-daily.com
Carbon Dioxide: The world’s largest factory to capture carbon dioxide from the air has begun operations in Iceland. Reducing the amount of CO₂ in the Earth’s atmosphere would help reduce the effects of climate change, www.youtube.com
Cement Battery: A rechargeable cement battery that’s becoming a realistic possibility could change the way you store energy, turning the walls of your house into a giant battery, www.weforum.org
Electric Batteries: Tesla home batteries and eco-friendly amenities rising in popularity among Bay Area home buyers, www.sfgate.com
Electrifying Music: Coldplay's next tour will partly be powered by a dancefloor that generates electricity when fans jump up and down, and pedal power at the venues, www.bbc.com
Electric Cars: As more people buy EVs, electric systems are challenged by the increase in demand. But there’s also a chance to rethink energy storage. WeaveGrid, a San Francisco-based startup that is part of the new cohort at the climate-tech accelerator Elemental, is building software that helps connect EVs to the grid, www.fastcompany.com
Electric Garbage Truck: The first electric garbage truck in the state of Maryland has been added to the City of Hyattsville’s vehicle fleet, www.hyattsvillewire.com
Floating Energy: The world's largest floating wind farm is now operating offshore Scotland. Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm is expected to generate up to 218 GWh of clean electricity each year, enough to power 55,000 households, www.renewableenergyworld.com
Grid: In a significant victory for clean energy and customers’ pocketbooks, PJM’s proposal to minimize the controversial Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR), which artificially raises prices on state-supported energy resources, went into effect, www.nrdc.org
Hydrofluorocarbons: The Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners, www.apnews.com
Microgrid: Construction of a 5.6 MW microgrid with distributed energy generation, energy storage and over 2 MW of charging capacity is now underway at the Brookville Smart Energy Bus Depot in Montgomery County, www.microgridknowledge.com
Nightclubs: One Glasgow nightclub is working to sustainably harness the energy released from its partiers on the dance floor. The pioneering system at SWG3 could save the popular nightspot up to 70 tons of CO2 per year, www.goodnewsnetwork.org
Offshore Wind: Environmentalists and a leading civil rights group are pushing for state approvals for proposed windmills in the Atlantic Ocean off the Ocean City coast, www.stardem.com
Seaweed: Phykos is trying to pioneer a new form of carbon sequestration: using automated boats to grow seaweed in the middle of the ocean, then sinking it to the ocean floor, www.fastcompany.com
Wind Power: The Biden administration plans to identify and lease federal waters along seven coastal areas to offshore wind power developers over the next few years, www.axios.com
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