Renewable Energy World
APRIL 22, 2021
The plans, available at The Solutions Project’s “ Clean Energy ” link, reveal the unique mix of wind, water and sun technologies capable of powering states, countries and even select U.S. Wind, Water and Sun (aka WWS) include wind power; waterpower from tides, rivers, and subsurface water (geothermal water); and solar power.
Renewable Energy World
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
year-on-year, the first decline since 2009. Power sector demand and exports rose but industrial, commercial and residential demand all fell. energy “productivity” (GDP / total energy consumption) rose, but not primarily for positive reasons as economic hardship prompted many consumers to cut back consumption.
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GreenTechMedia
MARCH 13, 2020
“There are technologies that can be integrated into the grid fairly inexpensively [and] that can relieve significant amounts of this congestion,” Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 2009 to 2013, told Greentech Media. Deployments in Europe, Australia to test power flow capabilities.
Business Green
MARCH 31, 2023
Wind and solar accounted for 14 per cent of US electricity, with hydropower accounting for six per cent, and geothermal sources just under one per cent. The performance meant that in total renewable sources accounted for over 21 per cent of domestically produced electricity, exceeding the share of coal generation for the first time.
Renewable Energy World
JANUARY 17, 2022
Then, beginning around 2009, first wind turbines and then solar photovoltaic panels decreased enough in cost to become competitive in electricity markets. The original foundation was a combination of “base load” coal plants that operated 24 hours a day and large-scale hydropower.
Renewable Energy World
JANUARY 29, 2021
invested in clean energy as part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that then-Vice President Biden oversaw—would quickly create 860,000 new jobs and drive $330 billion in economic activity over five years according to the model detailed in E2’s Build Back Better, Faster.
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Belgian grid operator Elia has been testing it since 2008, and results indicate the 5 to 20 percent increase in ratings it can discover can improve market dispatch cost-effectiveness and increase integration and reduce curtailment of solar and wind power, according to a 2020 report from International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
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