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China Three Gorges starts work on 1.7 GW pumped storage station

Renewable Energy World

Upon completion, the Tiantai station will mainly provide peak load regulation, valley filling, frequency regulation, phase modulation, power storage and emergency use for Zhejiang’s power grid, as well as offer flexible dispatching capacity for the East China Grid. CTG expects to record annual output of 1.7

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Media brief: The impact of clean stimulus measures on the U.S. economy following the 2008 downturn

Clean Energy Canada

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, introduced in early 2009, increased GDP 2% to 3% above what it would have been and supported over 6 million job-years (a full-time job for one year) from 2009 to 2012. power grid has contributed to cutting carbon pollution in the power sector by 28% since 2005.

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German Startup The Mobility House Stakes Claim on US EV Charging Market

GreenTechMedia

German startup The Mobility House launched in 2009 to figure out dynamic charging for electric fleets, the kind that use enough power to throw off a facility's electric bills without careful scheduling. electric fleet charging market is small but growing, just like domestic EV adoption. But the competition is heating up.

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

GreenTechMedia

Renewable energy projects coupled with energy storage will “change the game” for India’s power grid, Raju said, by eliminating arguments that coal and gas are needed to provide baseload power. And yet, hundreds of millions of people in India still don’t have access to affordable and reliable power.

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

Renewable Energy World

Notable clean energy statistics from the pandemic year include: Power Generation. Renewables’ contribution to the power grid set another record, rising 11% year-on-year. power in 2020. Power from all zero-carbon sources (renewables plus nuclear power) set another record, meeting 40% of demand.

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Can Onshore Wind Keep Pace With Europe’s Surging Solar Markets?

GreenTechMedia

That's leading utilities in the region to structure plans to bolster onshore wind's growth in tandem with solar's economics-driven expansion, to ensure that the two can serve as mutually supportive renewable resources for an increasingly clean-powered grid.

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A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Renewable Energy World

Then, beginning around 2009, first wind turbines and then solar photovoltaic panels decreased enough in cost to become competitive in electricity markets. Transmission studies have shown that stronger interconnections among the country’s three power grids are highly beneficial. Innovations that make 100% clean power possible.