Ohio oil and gas companies wasted $93 million worth of natural gas in 2019, enough to meet the yearly energy demands of the state s most populous cities, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Defense Fund. Sarah Spence, executive director of the Ohio Conservative Energy Forum, said tighter state regulations and regular inspections would prevent methane the main component of natural gas and a major contributor to global warming from being leaked, vented or flared from wells, or from pipes during the transportation process. "It really doesn t make a whole lot of sense," Spence pointed out. " .
Wind and solar projects are powering a big surge for Indiana s economy. You ve probably seen tall wind turbines and row after row of flat panels on solar farms. The clean-energy farms are fueled by sunshine or wind and produce more than electricity. .
As Minnesota and the nation shift to cleaner energy, there’s a growing demand for land for new solar farms. At the same time there’s growing interest in what’s known as agrivoltaics.
In 2021, Axelson founded Grid Catalyst, a business "accelerator" that connects clean energy entrepreneurs to Minnesota-based mentors, investors and partners.
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