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Why Oil Demand Won’t Follow Coal’s Death Spiral

R-Squared Energy

Since coal’s peak demand year of 2007, carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. But Norway’s oil demand has been slow to respond. In 2018, Norway consumed 234,000 barrels per day (BPD), 5% more than in 2017 and the highest annual consumption number on record. in 2017, and surged to 7.8% Meanwhile, China’s oil demand grew 5.3%

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Vivint Introduces Solar-and-Storage PPA in California, Citing Wildfire-Related Demand

GreenTechMedia

But, based in part on a recent survey of 315 California homeowners the company conducted in August, Vivint recognized a likely spike in demand coming from the state. “The demand is pretty obvious,” said Thomas Plagemann, Vivint Solar’s chief commercial officer and the executive vice president of capital markets.

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VOCs landmark: Firm marks 20 years of mobile carbon filter rentals

Envirotec Magazine

The previous year, 2017, saw the launch of what was (at the time) the largest mobile carbon filter on the market, the VOCSorber 30, designed primarily for demanding landfill gas (LFG) purification applications.

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The total eclipse shows us how important solar energy is to the US

The Verge: Energy

View of the solar eclipse from the Dudley Observatory on Monday, August 21st, 2017, in Schenectady, New York. While solar generation falls, electricity demand is expected to rise. That kind of mismatch in supply and demand is what can lead to outages. times as much solar generation capacity as it did in 2017.

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Con Edison expands SmartCharge rewards program for New York EV owners

Charged

According to the company, enrollment in the program expanded from 5% of eligible EVs in its service area in 2017 to 24% in 2022. The aim is to support the EV transition, maintain service reliability for all customers during periods of high demand and manage future grid build-out to reduce customer costs.

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‘Shame On You’: Indigenous Campaigners Demand JPMorgan End Fossil Fuel Finance

DeSmogBlog

JPMorgan is one of five major financial institutions to have invested a combined $6 billion in oil extraction projects in the western Amazon between 2017 and 2019, according to a study published by the NGO Amazon Watch. The post ‘Shame On You’: Indigenous Campaigners Demand JPMorgan End Fossil Fuel Finance appeared first on DeSmog.

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Will Pollution Pauses Have a Lasting Impact?

GreenTechMedia

GTM : California Curtailment Surge as Coronavirus Cuts Demand. GTM : 2017 Primer–Too Much of a Good Thing? Visit thecpowerway.com/future to learn how CPower can guide your decisions on distributed generation, demand response and your energy spend. E&ENews : Pandemic Delays Global Climate Summit.

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