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Britain's electricity demand returns to 2019 levels as lockdown lifts

Business Green

Demand for power plummeted as Covid-19 measures kicked in, but levels now look to have returned to that seen last year, according to Cornwall Insight. After the government implemented measures aimed at combating the Covid-19 outbreak in March, demand for electricity in Britain initially fell 15 per cent below 2019 levels.

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California’s Big 2021 Grid Reliability Decision: Expand Supply or Manage Demand?

GreenTechMedia

California is facing a major decision under a tight deadline — whether it should push for large-scale power plants and batteries to prevent a repeat of its August 2020 rolling blackouts this coming summer, or turn to behind-the-meter resources like batteries and demand response. Growing demand for expanding demand response.

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New report demands Brexit boost for repair industry

Envirotec Magazine

As well as preventing waste, this would satisfy public demand, stimulate the economy and help to create 34,000 new jobs in the repair sector and 346,000 new jobs in remanufacturing. In 2019, the UK generated 23.9 The post New report demands Brexit boost for repair industry first appeared on Envirotec. tonnes per year. [3].

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California Renewable Curtailments Surge as Coronavirus Cuts Demand

GreenTechMedia

California grid operator CAISO has been curtailing renewable energy at record levels this year, as the state’s ever-rising share of solar power during daylight hours increasingly outpaces electricity demand. Adding to its challenges, the grid operator is now contending with falling power demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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WoodMac: Wind Developers Ordered a Record-Smashing 100GW of Turbines in 2019

GreenTechMedia

Wind developers ordered up nearly 100 gigawatts of turbines last year, an unprecedented flood of demand that comes amid deepening uncertainty over the impact the coronavirus outbreak will have on global supply chains and economies. Despite posting record orders and deliveries in 2019, Vestas saw its operating margin slide to 8.3

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We Can Make 2019 The Year Oil Demand Peaked

Forbes Green Tech

COVID-19 temporarily collapsed oil demand, aggressively promoting electric vehicles through regulations in the US, Europe and China can ensure that oil demand never recovers, allowing the world to fight climate change and have clean air.

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WoodMac: Solar Inverter Market Reached Record Highs in 2019

GreenTechMedia

The global PV inverter and module-level power electronics market crossed the threshold of $9 billion in value for the first time in 2019. In addition to growing global solar installations, two factors propelled the inverter market to record highs in 2019: the rush to secure solar equipment before the stepdown of the U.S.

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