Business Green

MARCH 25, 2020

Strong growth in corporate demand for renewable energy backed by European certificates of origin outpaced supply in 2019, data shows. That marks a 61TWh rise in demand for renewable electricity last year compared to 2018, far outpacing the growth in supply of GOs, which is estimated to have grown by only 3.5 per cent in 2019.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

San Francisco-based developer Plus Power won two bids in the latest capacity auction held by the New England ISO, which operates the transmission grid and competitive power markets in six northeastern states. Gas plants are the go-to source of on-demand power for the U.S. Expansion at Plus.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 29, 2020

utility group and renewables developer, has withdrawn its long-term guidance for the 2018-22 period due to disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic and permitting delays. gigawatt onshore wind power fleet. wind power producer behind Berkshire Hathaway Energy and NextEra Energy, according to the American Wind Energy Association.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

natural gas supply network was stressed by record demand and prices. Without their generation during this latest extreme cold event (and the 2014 and 2018 and 2019 polar vortex events), the gas network could have been greatly exceeded. wasn't experiencing icing problems like those that reduce wind power output in Texas.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 26, 2021

pace the year before, but it’s remarkable given how significantly the pandemic impacted total energy demand. The “Renewables” category above consists of wind power, solar power, biofuels, geothermal energy, and power produced from biomass. Despite the 4.5% That was a slight decline from its 12.2%

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Frank Mitloehner (@GHGGuru) May 10, 2018. To satisfy the nutritional demands of a future human population of 9–10 billion people, it is estimated that crop production must rise by 60–100% More and more farmers are seeing the benefits of sustainable practices, and they are beginning to adopt them on their farms. by the year 2050.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 15, 2020

Demand for renewables from the growing number of states and utilities with 100 percent clean energy goals is almost certain to outpace their ability to supply it from within their own borders. But the time needed to build transmission lines to move the power around is running out. transmission grid.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Wind power on the Isle of Stornoway. Scottish Water has reported significant growth in the number of its sites across the country which have become self-sufficient through the use of hydro, wind, solar and waste conversion. In 2018/19 our sites self-generated more than ever before. Wind power on Stronsay.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 29, 2020

CPS now gets about 22 percent of its electricity from about 1,000 megawatts of wind power and about 500 megawatts of solar , with natural gas making up 46 percent of its remaining portfolio and coal-fired power another 18 percent. It’s also planning to retire the aging Braunig and O.W.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Those targets build on the 2018 Clean Energy Act, which mandated that the current solar incentive program come to an end once the state reached 5.1 Since December 2018, regulators have been working out the details of the successor solar incentive. New Jersey recently more than doubled its offshore wind target to 7.5

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Google addresses some of these technical challenges in a new white paper , released Monday as an update to a 2018 “ discussion paper ” looking into the potential for 24/7 carbon-free energy for its data center fleet. Google's supply, demand and policy approach.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 2, 2021

Providing reliable, affordable, and low-carbon electricity in a warming world requires careful consideration of evolving electric energy supplies and demands. For instance, energy demands are likely to shift, reducing the need to heat in the winter and increasing the need to cool in the summer. Figure 1. (a) Source: Fonseca et al.

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

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. Their coal powered economic growth has unleashed a carbon bomb. China is both a clean energy leader and a dirty energy behemoth.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

While it calls for ending coal-fired power by 2031, it keeps natural gas-fired power plants running through at least 2035 to maintain reliability for a region with sky-high summertime temperatures and energy demand. million-customer utility, said in a Tuesday interview.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 29, 2021

Between 2015 and 2018, emerging markets accounted for an increasingly larger share of this investment, yet high-income economies have accounted for the majority since 2018. Clearly the green finance revolution has taken the world by storm, with investment in low-carbon energy remaining robust throughout the pandemic.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2020

Released today, the trade body's fourth annual assessment of the European market reveals growth contracted to just 1GWh last year, marking a major deceleration in growth for the sector compared to 2018 when the energy storage market added 1.47GWh of capacity.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

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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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A landmark United Nations-backed climate report in 2018 found that countries need to cut their emissions nearly in half by 2030 to meet goals set in the Paris climate accord. The final text also calls on countries to work toward “accelerating efforts towards the phase-down of unabated coal power.”

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Energy demand for electricity and transportation fell by 3.8% This fall in emissions (see Figure 1) is the most significant on record and puts the United States on track to meet its 2025 Paris Agreement commitment, though energy demand and emissions are expected to rebound with widespread vaccinations in 2021. Figure 1: U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

She also said that fears around suppliers squeezing them as a result of their increased order book were not valid saying heavy industry did not enjoy the same high demand that Vestas currently did. Asked about the weaker performance in Asia, Andersen said they were being selective about the projects they worked on.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

Since 2010, wind power has grown from providing under one per cent to providing 10 per cent of electricity in Brazil, and provided 15 per cent of the EU's electricity demand in 2019. Yet in many places, transitions to clean energy technologies have succeeded far beyond expectations.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

coal plants are either scheduled to close by 2025 or now cost more to operate than new nearby solar or wind power would, new research shows. coal fleet, 182 plants, or 80 percent, are uneconomic or already retiring,” according to the report, which counted plants in service in 2018. by Kathiann M. Kowalski, Energy News Network.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

The plans, available at The Solutions Project’s “ Clean Energy ” link, reveal the unique mix of wind, water and sun technologies capable of powering states, countries and even select U.S. Wind, Water and Sun (aka WWS) include wind power; waterpower from tides, rivers, and subsurface water (geothermal water); and solar power.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2020

Demand for crude oil has plummeted as flights have been grounded, commuters told to stay at home, and economic activity has been suppressed, sending markets into turmoil. We spent the last five years proving oil was bad not only for the environment but for the bottom line," Heintz added. Covid-19 did it in two months.".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Poland is the only member of the EU which has so far refused to commit to net zero emissions by 2050, with the country seeking more time to reconfigure its economy, which is heavily reliant on coal-fired power stations and coal mining. Siemens Gamesa wind-to-hydrogen project takes step forward.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The data lays bare the rapidly declining importance of coal power in advanced economies, where the use of the carbon-intensive fossil fuel fell almost 15 per cent last year. per cent in 2018. per cent drop in CO2, amounting to 140 million tonnes.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

coal plants are either scheduled to close by 2025 or now cost more to operate than new nearby solar or wind power would, new research shows. coal fleet, 182 plants, or 80 percent, are uneconomic or already retiring,” according to the report, which counted plants in service in 2018. by Kathiann M. Kowalski, Energy News Network.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

This is much lower than typical running costs for coal and gas-fired power plants in the region, which we estimate at above $70/MWh in 2021. The cost of operating coal and gas plants in the EU has risen since 2018, as the bloc’s carbon price has doubled to over $50 per metric ton. Increased commodity pricing not a factor.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 19, 2022

The report, Grid Codes for Renewable Powered Systems , elaborates on technical requirements for connecting VRE generators and innovative technologies such as storage, electric vehicles (EVs) or flexible demand. There is an urgent need to adopt clean energy solutions to cope with growing demand and replace existing polluting generators.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2019

For now, traders are maximizing the company’s onshore wind power by reducing the company’s merchant risk. As Ørsted's American offshore wind portfolio starts to deliver significant amounts of power in the early to mid-2020s, the company will rise rapidly up the rankings of U.S. While the U.K.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

To meet the entire region’s needs with 100 percent renewable energy by 2040, endeavors are underway to cultivate and integrate clean energy sources like biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind. The Japanese are optimistic about the electrical power that will be generated, given the region’s current trajectory.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

In 2018, Xcel Energy announced its vision of a carbon-free electricity system by 2050. Today’s announcement continues not only the company’s vision to lead the clean energy transition, but also presents a balanced, diversified portfolio of energy sources to maintain reliability and affordability while supporting communities said the company.

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Mr. Sustainability

JANUARY 16, 2021

In 2018 Lingen conducted the ?world’s When powered by renewable ?energy energy (Ørsted will provide wind power from the North Sea) this produces ‘green’ hydrogen, without generating direct carbon emissions. ?Hydrogen renewable-powered electrolysis capacity at Lingen. This could provide green hydrogen to ?both

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

Facilities, including buildings, cleaning and maintenance, bathrooms, food service, heating, air conditioning, landscaping, lighting, solar and wind power. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature , demand for sustainable goods has increased, especially in high-income countries. the product’s reuse and recycling potential).

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The report notes that solutions designed to deliver solar and wind power, reduce food waste and accelerate supply and demand for green hydrogen, and low carbon proteins received just a quarter of climate tech investment between 2013 and the first half of 2021. said Leo Johnson, disruption lead at PwC UK.

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Business Green

APRIL 9, 2020

Research released in late February by researchers at Northwestern University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Koomey Analytics found that total global data center energy consumption grew six per cent between 2010 and 2018, even though the number of 'compute instances' grew by 6.5 times during that same timeframe.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

Peter Terium, who is Dutch, joined Neom in 2018 to design its energy, water and food networks. Exporting hydrogen to the EU Peter Terium expects Europe’s anticipated demand should exceed its own supply, even while implementing the Green Deal. That $1 trillion-plus stimulus package will try to make the continent carbon-neutral. “By

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