Jeff Young
Environment and Sustainability Editor, Better Planet at Newsweek
Journalist writing about climate solutions at Newsweek's Better Planet. Also, you should read "Appalachian Fall," available from Simon & Schuster.
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5 days ago |
newsweek.com | Jeff Young
Tens of thousands of homes equipped with rooftop solar and home battery storage in California and Texas are linking up in the latest examples of a growing and innovative energy solution called the Virtual Power Plant (VPP). Proponents say these carefully managed networks of home batteries and renewable energy can help grid operators avoid the use of more polluting power generation sources, cutting emissions and saving money for consumers.
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1 week ago |
newsweek.com | Jeff Young
Emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane remain "far too high" according to a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency (IEA), even though technology exists to control many methane sources. The IEA Global Methane Tracker found that the record-high production of fossil fuels and "limited mitigation efforts" by industry resulted in 120 million tons of methane escaping from the energy sector each year.
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1 week ago |
newsweek.com | Jeff Young
The AI boom has triggered a race to secure power for the energy-hungry data centers used to train and operate AI models. While many tech and data center companies are investing in renewable energy and seeking low-carbon sources such as hydro and nuclear power, the need for speedy access to electricity is driving growth in another energy source: mobile generators and turbines powered by fossil fuels.
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1 week ago |
newsweek.com | Jeff Young
The five former directors of the National Weather Service (NWS) over the past 37 years released an open letter Friday expressing their alarm at the Trump administration's deep staff cuts to the service and the agency that houses it, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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2 weeks ago |
newsweek.com | Jeff Young
A coalition of companies making and using large batteries for energy storage on the electric grid announced Tuesday a $100 billion investment commitment to make and buy grid batteries in the U.S."We're investing to ensure that in five years, every part of the energy storage industry is anchored here in America," American Clean Power (ACP) CEO Jason Grumet said at an announcement event on Capitol Hill. ACP is a trade group representing companies along the entire clean energy supply chain.
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Why Virtual Power Plants are a climate solution for our divided times https://t.co/4HGnMebJ5o
Despite industry pledge to rein in methane, emissions still 'far too high' https://t.co/PuIOR9srCj
Environmental groups say @elonmusk's @xAI data center has become one of the biggest sources of some air pollutants in Memphis due to a fleet of gas-burning turbines that have powered the facility for months. https://t.co/cmgpOeo0vk
