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Targeting grid resilience with digitalisation

Smart Energy International

As countries the world over pursue net-zero goals, the power grids are at the centre of a transformation that will ultimately lead to economy-wide decarbonisation impacting almost every aspect of life, from the way we power and run our homes to how we travel and the products we purchase. Grid resilience and reliability.

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An Open Letter: The Texas Energy Transition—The Greentown Labs Community Offers Pathways to a Resilient and Sustainable Energy Future

Greentown Labs

This event nearly devastated the state’s power grid due to a frequency drop that put Texas four minutes and 37 seconds away from a months-long blackout. As a pioneering climatetech community, Greentown Labs is issuing this open letter to highlight our solutions for improving American energy resilience and sustainability.

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Earth Day: US and Japan confirm ambitious new climate targets

Business Green

Biden administration confirms new national climate action will commit US to cutting emissions by 50 to 52 per cent against 2005 levels by 2030. US emissions have fallen in recent years, as coal plants have been retired and renewables deployment has surged.

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Biden announces plan to reduce emissions 50% by 2030

AGreenLiving

President Joe Biden has announced that the government will implement a plan to cut emissions by 50%, based on 2005 levels, by the end of the decade. had committed to cutting emissions by 25%, based on 2005 levels, come 2025. We’re talking about building a new resilient grid.” Initially, the U.S.

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New Sustainable Energy Factbook shows 2020 was ‘blockbuster’ year for renewables in America

Renewable Energy World

clean energy sectors showed strong resilience in 2020, continuing a decade-long growth trend, BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) find in their annual joint report. Notable clean energy statistics from the pandemic year include: Power Generation. power in 2020.

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

Grist

The report notes that the cost of solar energy has fallen 90 percent in the last decade, and the cost of wind power has dropped 70 percent. Between 2005 and 2019, greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Diversification, whether it’s on a single farm or across a local economy, can make towns more resilient, the report says.

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The Inflation Reduction Act is signed into law

Smart Energy International

The Inflation Reduction Act stands to devote $369 billion to clean energy incentives , energy efficiency, green fuels, and more— actions researchers say could bring the US in line with its Paris Agreement goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 2005 levels. This article was originally published on Power Grid.

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