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Inside Florida's unlikely transformation into a solar superpower

1 week ago | theprogressplaybook.com | Nick Hedley

Despite being run by a pro-fossil fuels governor who has clamped down on decarbonisation efforts, the US state of Florida is fast transforming itself into a solar energy superpower. The background: Even as governor Ron DeSantis erased most references to climate change from state laws last year, the shift to solar energy was gathering momentum.
Next-generation sand battery to be built in Finland

1 week ago | theprogressplaybook.com | Nick Hedley

Two Finnish energy companies are planning to deploy another, more advanced ‘sand battery’ that can store electricity, rather than just heat. Polar Night Energy and Valkeakosken Energia say they’ll start work on the plant in the second half of 2025. The pilot facility will convert electricity into heat, using sand as a medium. That heat can then be used by nearby households or manufacturers, or converted back into electricity when needed.
Londoners are swapping cars for bicycles at a rapid pace, data shows

2 weeks ago | theprogressplaybook.com | Nick Hedley

The number of Londoners who cycle regularly has surged over the past few years thanks to a deliberate strategy to promote the healthy, emissions-free mode of transport. The city’s latest traffic survey, which is conducted every second year during the autumn months, shows that the number of people cycling was 57% higher in 2024 than just two years before, and 70% up from 2017 levels.
These US states are leading the way in curbing methane emissions from landfills

2 weeks ago | theprogressplaybook.com | Nick Hedley

A growing number of US states have set stronger standards than federal regulations to curb methane emissions from landfills, and they’re creating something of a “domino effect” that’s spurring action across the country, according to a new analysis by non-profit think tank RMI. The context: Because they contain huge volumes of decaying food scraps and other organic waste, landfills are major sources of methane, a greenhouse gas that traps 80 times more heat than carbon dioxide over the near term.
In numbers: Solar and battery storage powerhouse Chile sets new clean energy records

2 weeks ago | theprogressplaybook.com | Nick Hedley

Chile has reached fresh milestones in its energy transition amid a rapid build-out of solar and battery storage infrastructure. The context: The South American nation’s brisk shift to clean electricity was sparked by staunch community opposition to traditional power projects. That prompted regulators to introduce a carbon tax in 2017 — the region’s first — as well as emissions standards for coal-fired facilities.
Nick Hedley | How planned import tariffs on energy components will hold back the economy

2 weeks ago | brnw.ch | Nick Hedley

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Nick Hedley | How SA can avoid its looming water crisis

3 weeks ago | brnw.ch | Nick Hedley

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1 month ago | theprogressplaybook.com | Nick Hedley

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Wind boom helps Finland join the growing list of countries quitting coal power

1 month ago | theprogressplaybook.com | Nick Hedley

Amid a surge in wind energy generation, Finland has become the latest country to shut its last operational coal-fired power plant. The background: In recent years, Austria, Sweden, Portugal and the UK have fully phased out coal generators. That’s helped slow the fossil fuel’s advance — even as China, India, and a handful of other countries continued to open new plants.
These countries are leading the solar energy revolution

1 month ago | theprogressplaybook.com | Nick Hedley

More than one in five countries now get at least 10% of their electricity directly from the sun — and at least one has already reached the 25% mark, according to data collated by research group Ember. Thanks in part to its feed-in tariff scheme, Hungary is the world leader in solar PV integration, with the technology making up exactly a quarter of the nation’s total electricity generation in 2024 — up from just 2% as recently as 2018.