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The Texas Polar Vortex Resurrects the Question of Fuel Diversity for the Decarbonized Grid

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However, these events can get us thinking about where the industry goes from here. natural gas supply network was stressed by record demand and prices. Energy Information Administration, for the 9-day stretch from February 9 through yesterday February 17, natural gas provided about 35 percent of the U.S.

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Using Solar to Displace Fossil Fuels for Process Heat in Industrial Facilities

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Industrial facilities will be among the most difficult emitters to decarbonize. The industrial sector — everything from factories to food producers to oil refiners — accounts for one-third of U.S. primary energy demand, according to the Department of Energy. industrial sector primary energy consumption.

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Dandelion Raises $30M to Scale Up Home Geothermal Energy

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There’s a lot of energy underneath homes — if reasonably priced technology can be scaled up to tap its potential. Dandelion Energy hasn’t gotten nearly to that scale yet. On Wednesday, Dandelion raised a $30 million Series B round led by Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures to expand on those ambitions.

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A look to the future with National Grid Partners’ $450m project portfolio

Smart Energy International

On the heels of a key funding announcement from National Grid Partners (NGP) , Yusuf Latief looks into the company’s project portfolio in this edition of Smart Energy’s Power Playbook. NGP’s investments in Q1 2024 saw $17 million in investments spread across three accounts. Let’s start with the latest.

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US Solar Industry Rallies Behind 20% Generation Target for 2030

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The solar industry met in Salt Lake City with a more sweeping and disciplined message than in some years past : Rally to extend the federal investment tax credit and buckle up for a decade of massive industry growth. power generation by 2030, branded as the "Solar+ Decade.". Solar contributed about 2 percent of U.S.

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Chemicals Giant Ineos Targets the World’s Cheapest Green Hydrogen

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Utilities and oil majors both have a head start with their mixture of renewable power capacity, gas transmission assets and an existing set of end users. AkzoNobel began investigating a 20-megawatt electrolyzer as far back as 2018. But chemical manufacturers could be a third class of big green hydrogen players.

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One More Time, With Feeling: GE’s Latest Approach to Energy Storage

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Century-old electric technology company GE kicked off 2019 with yet another reorg. The workhorse Power division was split up, to start. Though still a top supplier of the world's natural gas turbines, the division had turned into a money-loser as renewable adoption surged. Doubling down on inverters.