April 7 Green Energy News « Green Energy Times – GWC Mag

Headline News:

• “Solar Beats Coal In Fossil-Friendly Texas, Despite Fossil Friends” • The renewable energy juggernaut keeps rolling on in Texas, even though public officials bend over backwards to keep fossil energy interests safe. Coal’s market share fell below 10% for the first time ever, to just over 9%. And solar’s market share rose above 10% in the same month. [CleanTechnica]

• “Government To Electrify Small Isolated Villages With Solar Power” • The Sindh Chief Minister said that according to the Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman’s election manifesto, the provincial government would provide solar power systems to energise small isolated villages under the Village Electrification Programme. [The News International]
• “Alternus Clean Energy, Acadia Energy Form JV To Develop Microgrids In New York” • Alternus Clean Energy said it formed a joint venture with renewable energy developer Acadia Energy to co-develop 200 MW of microgrid projects in New York State. The JV will focus on developing and operating the microgrids over the next two to three years. [Reuters]
• “‘Simply Mind-Boggling’: World Record Temperature Jump In Antarctic Raises Fears Of Catastrophe” • Scientists at Concordia research station on the east Antarctic plateau documented a remarkable event. They recorded the largest temperature jump ever measured at a meteorological center on Earth, 38.5°C above its seasonal average. [The Guardian]
• “Volvo Sets All-Time Sales Record Thanks To EV Sales Surge” • Volvo sold 78,970 vehicles worldwide in March, a 25% increase YOY. Sales of fully electric cars were up 43% and made up 23% of all Volvo March global sales. Volvo sales in Europe, the firm’s top market, rose 33% in March. Even better, sales of its fully electric cars rose 66% over last year’s total. [CleanTechnica]

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