Distributed Energy Resources, Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions, Solar, Wind  -  October 26, 2024

Weekend Reads: The Carbon Offset Debate; New Powder Captures CO2

 It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web:

More companies ditch junk carbon offsets but new buyers loom (Bloomberg)  Corporate purchasers are moving away from projects rated ineffective by a watchdog even as dealmaking at the UN climate summit offers potential for a comeback.

Businesses and local governments: It’s never been a better time to electrify your vehicle fleet (Rocky Mountain Institute)  Technological advancements and Inflation Reduction Act incentives make fleet electrification economically attractive for businesses and governments, resulting in 9 percent cost savings.

A nuclear waste tanker ship is testing a 65-foot-tall wing-sail (Popular Science)  As engineers and researchers continue to create new sustainable shipping vessels and alternative fuel sources, some groups are instead looking to improve existing boat designs. One solution may be retrofitting cargo ships with giant, vertical winglike sails capable of harnessing wind power as its main energy source.

UC Berkeley scientists invent compound that can pull CO2 out of the air (CBS)  A bright yellow powder invented at the University of California at Berkeley may just be the game changer humanity needs in the fight against climate change. 

‘Renewable energy growth is truly a 50-state story now’: New report shows big jump in solar, wind, EVs (Floodlight)  A coalition of environmental groups finds U.S. renewable energy development has tripled in the past decade.

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