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Uruguay’s green power revolution: rapid shift to wind shows the world how it’s done

The Guardian: Energy

Stung by the 2008 oil price spike, Uruguay now produces up to 98% of its electricity from renewables. Demand for energy in the country had grown by 8.4% the previous year and household energy bills were increasing at a similar rate. Can other countries follow suit? Uruguay imports its oil, so it had a problem.

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Global Energy Trends From The 2023 Statistical Review Of World Energy

R-Squared Energy

As I indicated in the previous article , BP has turned over publication of the annual Statistical Review of World Energy to the Energy Institute (EI). Overview The newest Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth. growth in 2021.

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Hey, Europe: You Can’t Get to 100% Renewables Without Demand Side Flexibility

AutoGrid

Hey, Europe: You Can’t Get to 100% Renewables Without Demand Side Flexibility. Europe has inspired the world with its ambitious renewables integration, smart energy trading, and grid balancing. An important new study from Smart Energy Europe (SmartEn) makes the case for increased DSF in Europe to meet aggressive climate action targets.

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How will the energy crunch impact the transition to renewables?

Renewable Energy World

Record-high natural gas prices are fueling an energy crunch ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, leading to power shortages in parts of the world. Corbeau added that governments must anticipate more frequent extreme weather risks and the impact on variable renewable energy systems. Energy Information Administration expects U.S.

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The Year In Energy Prices

R-Squared Energy

The year 2022 was one of the most volatile we have ever seen in the energy markets. When the year began, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil was $75.99/bbl. There were two primary culprits here. But, by year-end, growing U.S. MMBtu in May, and then to nearly $9.00/MMBtu

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How to value solar plus storage

GreenBiz

"Solar plus battery storage can provide value in two ways: first, energy reliability for customers during emergency power outages, and second, during non-emergencies, to help the grid balance demand and generation," said Dawn Weisz, chief executive of California utility MCE, during a breakout session at last week’s virtual VERGE 20 event. .

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Build back better – with energy efficiency improvements

Renewable Energy World

“ Climate action does not require economic sacrifice,” wrote Rachel Kyte, then CEO of the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative (SEforAll) in September 2015. On the supply side, we need to significantly scale up renewable energy deployment. In fact, green energy has been more resilient against COVID-19 impacts than fossil fuels.

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