GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Duke Energy’s options for reaching net-zero carbon by midcentury will look a lot different than those being pursued by utilities in the sun-soaked Western U.S., or the wind-rich Great Plains, or even those sharing the same Atlantic coastline. Others rely on options like offshore wind that are untested in the U.S.,

Solar Energy Monitor 130

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy 130

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

utilities such as Duke Energy , Dominion Energy , Southern Company and Xcel Energy. Each still plans to build new natural gas power plants in the near term, despite the additional emissions they will cause. That’s largely because of the costs of early retirement of still-productive power plants.

Solar Energy Monitor 130

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 130

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 22, 2020

The past decade has been a wild ride for America's massive electricity sector. Cheap wind and solar have turned the industry's conventional economic wisdom on its head. NextEra Energy: America's renewables behemoth. NextEra Energy: America's renewables behemoth. Today, no U.S. Today, no U.S.

Solar Energy Monitor 130

Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 130

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2023

But the work of ensuring this unprecedented bundle of funding for clean energy actually leads to reduced emissions is just beginning. The current emissions of the power sector is 1.5 They would shut down investment in the industry, “effectively making it dead on arrival.” electricity still comes from fossil fuels.

Building Energy Monitoring 71

Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Hydrogen 71

GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2020

gigawatts of solar, wind and battery storage projects, part of a massive clean energy growth plan that will open the utility's six-state territory to third-party renewable energy developers. Its solar power is being largely targeted for Utah, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington. PacifiCorp has opened bids for up to 4.3

Solar Energy Monitor 130

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

Jigar Shah

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Clean energy standards are all the rage in 2019. As of this year, 29 states enforce a form of a clean energy standard, and seven states — along with Puerto Rico — have passed laws mandating 100% clean electricity by 2045 or 2050. energy production. energy production. However, we shouldn’t celebrate just yet.

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Hydrogen 52

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

After a massive heat wave in California that led grid operator CAISO to order its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis on Friday and Saturday, the state has thus far managed to avoid further forced outages. CAISO has issued a "Flex Alert" asking Californians to conserve energy from 3 p.m. through at least Wednesday.

Solar Energy Monitor 130

Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

A major cold snap led to record electricity usage in the Canadian province of Alberta over the weekend, culminating in demands from provincial utilities to limit consumption. The extreme cold and record-setting electrical consumption has reignited local debates about whether heat pumps are a viable option in the province.

Home Energy Monitoring 93

Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 93

Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

Solar Energy Monitor 101

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 101

Jigar Shah

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Clean energy standards are all the rage in 2019. As of this year, 29 states enforce a form of a clean energy standard, and seven states?—?along have passed laws mandating 100% clean electricity by 2045 or 2050. energy production. energy production. transportation, industrial heat , and chemicals, for example.

Energy Monitor 40

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Hydrogen 40

Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 11, 2022

Concept drawing of an energy storage system. In its most recent Electricity Monthly Update , the U.S. Energy Information Administration said that when it totals up the numbers for 2021, it expects they will show that battery storage capacity grew by 4.5 Source: FirmoGraphs Power Mart ; reproduced from Qlik Sense Enterprise.

Solar Energy Monitor 98

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 98

Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia , which explores the path to low-carbon energy for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Worried about the climate crisis? If not sooner.

Solar Energy Monitor 102

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 102

Business Green

JUNE 24, 2022

Partnership comes as Global Energy Monitor report warns steel industry faces $518bn of stranded assets unless measures to decarbonise are taken now. Electricity from renewable energies and green hydrogen must become the hallmark of industrial production in Germany," said Sven Utermöhlen, CEO Offshore Wind, RWE Renewables.

Energy Monitor 42

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Hydrogen Business Energy Monitoring 42

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 20, 2019

New Frontiers in Renewable Energy and Resources will take place on November 25-26, 2019 in Rome, Italy. The theme is "Renewable Energy for a Better Future" and the it will include: Keynote talks, Plenary sessions, Discussion Panels, B2B Meetings, Poster symposia, Video Presentations, and Workshops.

Solar Energy Monitor 40

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 40

Business Green

JULY 7, 2020

Facebook has unveiled a new heat recovery system at a wind-powered data centre in Denmark that shuttles surplus heat from its servers to homes in the nearby community. The tech giant said it expects to recover and donate 100,000 MWh of energy annually from its banks of servers, enough energy to warm 6,900 homes.

Home Energy Monitoring 97

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 97

Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. And according to IEA’ Renewables 2020, Launch Presentation from November 10, 2020, global wind and solar PV’s combined installed capacity will surpass that of natural gas in 2023 and coal in 2024.

Solar Energy Monitor 117

Solar Energy Monitor Hydropower Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 117

Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

The EPA said it would not "seek penalties for noncompliance with routine monitoring and reporting obligations" during the suspension. The move came in the same week as European NGO Transport & Environment warned leading auto industry lobby groups were calling on the EU to now delay new emissions rules.

Law 85

Law Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 85

DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. Much of the media coverage about heat pumps features Mike Foster, a former Labour MP and the chief executive of the Energy and Utilities Association trade body.

Home Energy Monitoring 75

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 75

Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

The UN has this week published its annual Global E-waste Monitor report , revealing that at least $10bn of gold, platinum, and other precious metals were lost each year as part of the world's growing e-waste mountain. Analysts predict Spain's remaining coal power stations could close down as early as 2025.

Waste 72

Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 72

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. This summer, a large U.S. This summer, a large U.S.

Hydrogen 36

Hydrogen Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 36

Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2021

The public market offering and the capital gained during the process will be crucial for AeroFarms to reach the next level of its growth and to achieve several strategic expansions, including improving operational and energy efficiency, adding into new products (right now it's focusing on berries), and maintaining its social impact. "We

Building Energy Monitoring 60

Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 60

Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

While 70% of total expenditures are directed toward “Clean Energy & Clean Air” investments, additional claims on those funds may diminish the amount made available for direct emission reduction activities. 3 Less coverage generally lowers price signal impacts, unless the changes for those sectors require a much higher price signal.

Pollution 45

Pollution Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 45