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Hydrogen as part of Canada’s energy transition

Clean Energy Canada

Currently, the majority of hydrogen around the world is produced from fossil fuels (76% from natural gas, 23% from coal). Hydrogen produced from renewable electricity (wind, solar, hydropower, tidal, etc.) Heating : Many buildings use natural gas for heat, and a portion of that energy could come from hydrogen instead.

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Extreme Heat, Peak Load and Demand Response: Record Summer 2018 Challenges Grid Operators Nationwide

AutoGrid

On July 24 and 25, as temperatures soared, wildfires burned, and hydropower and gas supplies tightened, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) issued calls to consumers statewide to voluntarily ratchet down electricity use. 1]Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, 2/21/2017, Vol.

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The 5 Biggest US Utilities Committing to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

GreenTechMedia

At the very least, utilities will need plans that can get them most of the way there, while rushing ahead with next-generation technologies: long-duration energy storage, small modular nuclear reactors or green hydrogen and methane to fuel natural gas peaker plants. Here's a look at the five largest U.S. Dominion Energy.

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Ameren Missouri Looks to Harness Wind, Solar and Batteries With $7.6B ‘Smart Energy Plan’

GreenTechMedia

Ameren first outlined its goal in 2017 to acquire 700 megawatts of wind by the end of 2020, and has lined up two projects it hopes to acquire by year’s end, at a cost of about $1.2 gigawatt generation fleet comes from coal-fired power plants, while natural gas makes up about a quarter more, and nuclear power one-tenth.

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SUN DAY says data show renewables could meet 33% of need by 2030…and maybe more

Renewable Energy World

biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided 22.5% Meanwhile, the share of electrical generation attributable to biomass, geothermal, and hydropower combined has remained virtually unchanged, accounting for between a bit less than 9% and a bit more than 10% each year. electrical generation in 2030. in April 2021 (YTD).

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LNG Projects Make Claims of ‘Net-Zero’ to Ease Way for Expansion

DeSmogBlog

Under growing pressure to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, developers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are turning to questionable claims about “carbon neutrality,” “net-zero,” or “green LNG,” in order to pass muster with governments, investors, and society, who are becoming increasingly anxious about the climate crisis.

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Study: Renewables make record contribution to global grids

Business Green

It confirmed that during every year since 2017, wind and solar have accounted for the majority of new power-generating capacity added to global grids, and last year renewables accounted for a record three quarters of the 364GW of new capacity that came online. Generation from coal plants set fresh records last year by jumping 8.5