DeSmogBlog
MARCH 16, 2024
As the boats motored through the swells, the self-styled activists broke into a chorus of pleas for the wind farm construction to cease—chants likely intended less for the still-faraway workers than for the camera there to capture footage. “If you were a fossil fuel project, you would have been shut down long ago.”
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
But as analysis today from Ember shows, the UK's reliance on fossil gas for power generation is largely the cause of surging electricity bills, with soaring global fossil fuel gas costs accountable for 86 per cent of UK electricity price increases in recent months, it estimates.
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Green Market Oracle
OCTOBER 8, 2019
While the real costs of fossil fuels are increasing the costs of renewables are declining. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released a study the shows the cost of onshore wind power generation has dropped 23 percent since 2010, while solar electricity saw a decrease of 73 percent.
Green Market Oracle
JUNE 15, 2020
Wind is key to our energy mix because it reduces fossil fuel use which combats climate change and contributes to cleaner air. There is now more than 591GW of wind power capacity installed globally in 91 countries, with continued growth predicted. Advances in wind energy has made turbines bigger and more efficient.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
But as a new analysis today from think tank Ember shows, the UK's reliance on fossil gas for power generation is the primary cause of surging electricity bills, with soaring global fossil fuel gas costs accountable for 86 per cent of the UK electricity price increases in recent months, it estimates.
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Why does the Biden administration want to build so much wind power at sea? That will require an unprecedented expansion of renewable energy to replace fossil fuels that release climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions. For context, the capacity of a large fossil fuel or nuclear power plant is about 1 gigawatt.
R-Squared Energy
AUGUST 10, 2023
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. While renewable power expanded at record rates, fossil fuels maintained an 82% share of total primary energy consumption. growth in 2021.
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