Tue, Sep 29, 2020
“Ameren announced Monday that it intends to invest $8 billion in renewable energy projects over the next two decades, and will accelerate its plans to reduce carbon emissions and retire a pair of coal-fired power plants — reaching “net-zero” carbon emissions by 2050.” Read the full article on St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tue, Sep 22, 2020
“Twice this month I’ve read in the Post-Dispatch about the Missouri Sierra Club calling on our local electric utility to provide 100% renewable energy within the next 10 years. As a small business owner here in St. Louis, I approve of moving toward using more renewable energy, but in a smart way that won’t […]
Thu, Aug 27, 2020
“Ordinary red bricks can now be transformed into energy storage units, with a little help from a team of chemists and engineers at Washington University. The bricks, which cost about $3 to make, are powerful enough to illuminate an LED light bulb — and could someday provide a new way to store renewable energy.” […]
Mon, Aug 17, 2020
“Chris Bohr’s farm in Martinsburg, Missouri, has hundreds of acres of soybeans and corn. It also has a 5,000 head hog barn that requires a lot of electricity to power its ventilation system, cooling fans and lights. About fifty yards away from the barn are three rows of solar panels. Bohr is among a growing […]
Mon, Jul 13, 2020
“The project, which has been tied up in legal and legislative challenges for years, will carry wind-generated power from Kansas to Indiana on a 780-mile-long transmission line that includes eight northern Missouri counties.” “A group of landowners challenged a June 2019 ruling by the state’s Public Service Commission allowing Chicago-based Invenergy to acquire the […]
Mon, Jul 13, 2020
“The governor announced nearly $50 million in CARES Act funds will go towards expanding Missouri’s broadband infrastructure. The funds will go through several new initiatives focused on expanding access for various causes.” Read the full article on Secure World.
