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Highlights From The BP Statistical Review Of World Energy 2021

R-Squared Energy

Small declines were also reported in coal, natural gas, and nuclear consumption, while renewables and hydropower recorded gains. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Natural Gas.

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Texas Energy System Faces a Winter Reckoning

GreenTechMedia

And while the state’s 22-gigawatt wind power fleet has faced problems stemming from icing of wind turbine blades and relatively low wind conditions that have reduced its ability to contribute to the grid, the primary failure is from the state’s natural-gas, coal and nuclear generator fleet, according to ERCOT data.

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The Future(s) of Fossil Fuels - 2020

Mr. Sustainability

Their goal is to create synthetic fuel by directly capturing CO2¬ and water from the air using solar power. The oil and gas industry is perfectly suited to pivot towards the biofuels industry, synthetic industry and hydrogen production industry. American oil giants Chevron and Exxon Mobil are going in a far different direction.

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President Biden Names Richard Glick as FERC Chair

GreenTechMedia

Thursday’s appointment was welcomed by clean energy groups as a critical early step to put a supporter of Biden’s energy and climate push in charge of setting the agenda of the federal agency that holds regulatory authority over interstate electricity transmission and natural gas networks.

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