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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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This Swiss Asset Firm Is Buying Up America’s Largest Solar Projects

GreenTechMedia

Among its most recent high-profile announcements was the purchase of the landmark Eland Solar Project , which will sell storage-backed solar power to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power at record-low prices. “Not so long ago, solar power purchase agreements were pricing pretty high," Allehaut told GTM.

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Top 10 Women of Solar

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Posted by Guest Contributor Anyone who’s tried to get a ticket to the consistently sold out Women in Solar Breakfast panels during Solar Power International knows the female contingent of this industry is passionate about carving out and defending their seats at the proverbial table.

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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. Buildings use 74% of U.S. electricity.

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Initiative to create ‘world’s first’ transnational solar grid network formed at COP26

Renewable Energy World

At the United Nations COP26 climate summit that began this week, 80 countries endorsed plans for the world's first transnational solar power network, led by the UK and India. The Green Grids Initiative seeks to connect 140 countries to clean, renewable energy and reduce dependence on coal. billion in 2019.

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'We are the good guys': IRENA's Francesco La Camera on hydrogen, nuclear, and the energy crisis

Business Green

But to deliver this scenario requires investment of around five per cent global GDP each year, amounting to an additional $33tr of additional investment in energy efficiency, renewables, end-use electrification, power grids, flexibility, hydrogen infrastructure, and myriad other clean tech innovations, it said.

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Dynamic Line Rating: Expanding Transmission Grid Capacity for Clean Energy

GreenTechMedia

A big part of the world’s electricity decarbonization challenge lies in expanding transmission capacity for wind and solar power — and according to energy experts, Europe and the U.S. But using existing grid infrastructure more efficiently could help as well. are falling behind on that task. More than half the U.S.

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