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Storm Ellen powers UK wind farms to new generation record

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Wind power provided almost 60 per cent of the UK's electricity in the early hours of Saturday morning, providing a fresh milestone ahead of a busy week for the fast-expanding industry. According to data from grid operator National Grid ESO, the wind industry chalked up yet another record as offshore and onshore wind farms provided 59.1

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The Corona Virus Reduces China's Emissions by 25 Percent

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China burns about half the coal used globally while at the same time it is the leading market for solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles. This duality is evident in Shanxi, which is both China's coal mining region and the location of some of the country's largest solar and wind power projects.

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Climate Sceptic Goes Unchallenged on BBC’s Today Programme

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She was invited on the show (1:24) to discuss the National Grid’s ‘demand flexibility service’ scheme, under which households and some businesses receive payments for using less energy at times of peak demand. Richard Wilson from Stop Funding Heat said: “Britain urgently needs a media that tells the truth about climate change.

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Avangrid Withdraws Guidance on Coronavirus, Vineyard Wind Uncertainty

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gigawatt onshore wind power fleet. In a Wednesday conference call, CEO James Torgerson credited the improved performance to better wind production from its huge base of existing U.S. renewables capacity, including 831 megawatts of onshore wind built last year by its Oregon-based Avangrid Renewables subsidiary.

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WoodMac: Energy Sector Faces ‘Darwinian Challenge’ to Tame Climate Change

GreenTechMedia

In its first INDC, submitted in 2016, China offered only a carbon-intensity limit for 2030. WoodMac's report finds that peak energy demand will have to arrive in 2023. By 2040, total primary energy demand will be 25 percent lower compared to WoodMac's base case. ’s climate change board.

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Jordan Peterson’s Climate Expert is Science Denier Funded by Oil-Backed Think Tank

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In a 2016 article for American Thinker , Singer wrote: “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has to provide proof for significant human-caused climate change; yet their climate models have never been validated and are rapidly diverging from actual observations.

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Renewable Generators Are the UK’s Latest Tool to Smooth Out Renewable Generation

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The grid operator has been forced to curtail wind power in huge volumes this summer due to a lack of fossil-fuel generators to provide essential flexibility. When that work began, all new wind projects were also ordered to ensure their hardware was future-proofed for participation from 2016 onward.