Why is Asheville discontinuing their purchases of environmentally friendly buses like the four-year old electric vehicles, as well as the 13-year old hybrid buses this coming year with the traditional diesel buses that I thought the city was trying to get away from? And why don’t they look into natural gas as an alternative like …
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North Dakota researchers find cost-effective way to extract rare-earth elements from coal
In a large warehouse in Grand Forks, Nicholas Dyrstad-Cincotta marvels at how far his team has come. Two years ago, they set out to test the economic viability of extracting critical metals from lignite coal, an abundant soft rock sediment found throughout North Dakota. …
South Africa Warns Others Not to Go From Electricity to Darkness
One of the architects of South Africa’s groundbreaking deal with rich nations to move more quickly away from coal sounded a note of caution to other countries considering similar agreements. …
Fossil fuels still dominate global power systems
Over 60% of global electricity generated so far in 2023 was produced by fossil fuels, despite the ongoing aggressive roll-out of renewable energy sources in every major economy. …
Coal Miners Struggle to Transition to Green Jobs in West Virginia, Research Finds
There is a common belief that coal miners and others working in carbon-intensive industries have the opportunity to transition to green energy jobs in sectors such as wind and solar. However, recent research challenges this narrative. A study conducted by researchers from Wake Forest University, the University of Pennsylvania, and labor analytics firm Lightcast found …
Grid operator sounds alarm as coal plant shutdown threatens power for millions
A power grid operator that serves millions of Americans across the mid-Atlantic is warning that a planned coal-fired power plant shutdown will severely threaten electricity supplies and occur before new power sources come online. …
Glencore coal deal shows power of fossil fuels – even on their way out
Glencore’s (GLEN.L) deal to buy Teck Resources’ (TECKb.TO) steelmaking coal unit shows how cheap fossil fuels can be a lucrative option for companies – for a decade or two at least – even as they are phased out in favour of renewable energy. …
FERC-NERC final report: Natural gas struggled the most during Winter Storm Elliott
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) have released their final report on Winter Storm Elliott, the Christmas 2022 storm that caused widespread power outages for millions of customers in the Eastern U.S. …
FERC Moves to Protect Grid for Transition to Clean Energy Resources
FERC directed new reliability standards to protect the grid as the nationmakes the transition to expanded use of clean energy technologies. …
