GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Millions of retail electricity customers in the United States buy voluntary clean power, meaning renewable energy beyond what load-serving entities such as utilities otherwise provide. NREL’s data shows that voluntary clean power sales are increasing in all six of the ways that customers buy clean power.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 2, 2020

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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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

with electricity from solar photovoltaic (PV) power. on solar power would require a substantial amount of backup power or storage for when the sun isn’t shining. solar power generation has increased by a factor of 66. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), in 2019 the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 9, 2020

The gap is growing between the transmission network’s capacity and the need to link wind farms in the Great Plains and Intermountain West , solar farms in the Southwest, and hydropower resources in eastern Canada, to other regions hungry for carbon-free energy. and Tucson Electric Power. TransWest Express.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 29, 2020

gigawatt onshore wind power fleet. That’s a significant updraft from its less-than-stellar performance in 2019, when earnings dropped modestly. In a Wednesday conference call, CEO James Torgerson credited the improved performance to better wind production from its huge base of existing U.S. offshore wind farms.

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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. per cent in 2019. per cent in 2019. per cent, resulting in a significantly smaller surplus in 2019 than previous years," he explained. "If per cent, according to AIB.

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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. per cent in 2019. per cent in 2019. per cent, resulting in a significantly smaller surplus in 2019 than previous years," he explained. "If per cent, according to AIB.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 4, 2022

Solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (including biomass, geothermal, and hydropower) added more than 2,250 MW of new generating capacity each month during 2021. . According to the SUN DAY Campaign’s analysis, during the first 10 months of 2021, solar and wind added 9,604 MW and 8,580 MW of capacity, respectively.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

EIA estimates that wind power accounted for 9% of U.S. electricity generation in 2020., surpassing hydropower as the predominant renewable electricity generation source in 2019. The agency expects wind to make up 31% of the nearly 40GW of new generating capacity in 2021.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

So much so that new analysis suggests global emissions from electricity generation may peak this year due to a surge in wind and solar power. Canada’s hydropower-rich grid is 84% non-emitting with variable renewables (essentially wind and solar) currently making up 7% of the country’s total electricity generation.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

It’s the biggest utility-contracted battery in the state thus far, though independent power producer LS Power is planning to build at least 300 MW/1,200 MWh of batteries at its Ravenswood power plant in Queens. At the same time, New York has also set a target of 9 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2035.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

Small declines were also reported in coal, natural gas, and nuclear consumption, while renewables and hydropower recorded gains. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). share of all energy consumption. This was 9.3%

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the European Union, the rate of electricity generation from renewable energy sources amounted to 38%, ahead of fossil fuels (37%), and nuclear energy (25%). Consequently, the growth of the RES share in final electricity consumption was also much weaker (+8 vs. +17 percentage points). An engine for change. the investor of D?bsk

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

The new plan, by contrast, sets out a goal of nearly 16 gigawatts of solar, more than 5 gigawatts of offshore wind, and 2.7 That’s nearly quadruple the targets laid out in Dominion’s 2019 IRP, and a major shift from a 2018 IRP that was rejected by Virginia’s regulator, the State Corporation Commission (SCC).

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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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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

New research by Drax Electric Insights shows that the UK broke all records last year for renewable energy consumption. 42% of all energy used across the country through 2020 came from wind, solar, tidal and hydro. The authors of the report also showed that carbon emissions fell by 16% compared to figures from 2019.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Danish aid scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources: onshore and offshore wind, wave power plants, hydroelectric power plants and solar PV. The Commission sees the aid as vital to meet Denmark’s environmental goals.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

California this week adopted a new emissions target for its electric sector that would see the state double its clean energy capacity by 2030 and end the development of new natural gas plants in support of its previous net zero emissions goal. Total buys French wind power firm. Russia faces criticism over new climate goal.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 5, 2021

will supply nearly carbon-free electricity to power Google’s data centers in the state. The power generator announced it will become sole supplier of the tech giant’s data-center needs for clean energy. Renewables, energy storage and on-site power are all key parts of POWERGEN International , happening Jan.

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Charged

MAY 31, 2022

The site in the Northeast of England was selected because of the abundance of renewable energy—it has access to the North Sea Interconnector, so the company can take hydropower-created electricity from Norway and feed wind power back. Ben Kilbey: Britishvolt was founded in 2019 by our CEO Orral Nadjari.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Energy demand for electricity and transportation fell by 3.8% The impacts of cleaner electricity generation will persist. GW of wind and solar capacity was added to the grid this year. Electricity Generation By Fuel Type in 2020. Notable clean energy statistics from the pandemic year include: Power Generation.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 18, 2021

energy consumption that increased in 2020 from 2019; fossil fuel and nuclear consumption declined. We use a fossil fuel equivalence to calculate primary energy consumption of noncombustible renewables (wind, hydro, solar, and geothermal), which are not burned to generate electricity and therefore do not have an inherent Btu conversion rate.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Renewable solar and wind power now typically costs less than fossil-fuel alternatives. Would make electricity more dependable. The Wild Horse wind and solar farm east of Ellensburg, Washington on Whiskey Dick Mountain generates electricity for suburban Seattle utility Puget Sound Energy. If not sooner. and Canada.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) reached an all-time high in the first six months of this year, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of new data released by the U.S. energy produced (and 12.71% of the energy consumed) for electricity, transportation, heating, and other uses.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

EnAppSys' annual European electricity market summary for 2020 shows that a record 429TWh of output came from wind farms. Amid the global drive to move to cleaner electricity sources, many European countries see wind farms as an increasingly vital component of the overall power mix," said Jean-Paul Harreman, director of EnAppSys BV.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

emissions by greening the electricity and transportation sectors. In particular, the plan adopts a technology-neutral Clean Electricity Standard, which puts us on the path to achieving 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. That is, it allows the market to determine the best way to meet the Clean Electricity Standard.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

If Joe Biden wins the presidential election in November and Congress enacts his $2 trillion clean energy and infrastructure ambition, utilities will need to reconfigure their plans to meet Biden's nationwide goal of zero-carbon electricity by 2035. gigawatts of offshore wind and 2.7 million electric customers and 1.6

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 26, 2021

electrical generation in 2030. EIA’s most recent “ Electric Power Monthly ” report reveals that renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided 22.5% electrical generation during the first four months of 2021. in April 2011 (year-to-date) to 13.9%

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Boise, Idaho will reach its goal of 100% clean electricity by 2033, years ahead of the target, according to Mayor Laren McLean. Boise's Energy Plan , approved by the city council in 2019, called for 100% of the electricity used by the city's residents and businesses to be clean by 2035. Follow @EngelsAngle.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 20, 2019

New Frontiers in Renewable Energy and Resources will take place on November 25-26, 2019 in Rome, Italy. These sources are constantly replenished such as sunlight, wind, heat and water. The common energy sources are Hydropower, Biomass, Biofuels, Wind, Geothermal and Solar Energy.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 7, 2021

Indeed, new energy jobs from 2015 through 2019 accounted for almost 11 percent of total job growth in the nation, according to the report. million people employed in some form of energy efficiency as of 2019. Overall Industry Crosscut Wages, 2019. Energy jobs rebounded more quickly than other sectors.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 31, 2021

Case in point is Central Maine Power, a subsidiary of Avangrid, which spent $2.3M in television and other public education campaigns in 2019 to rally support for a new $1B transmission line that it wants in order to bring Canadian hydropower downstate. I think if we invest in these, we can achieve our goals,” she said.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Cornell University Score 82.14 | Ithaca, New York In March 2020, Cornell saw 100 percent of its campus power needs met by solar, hydropower, and other renewable energy projects. The past year saw another solar installation and a new wind power project go online. within the next five to 10 years.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 8, 2021

Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report says that during the past decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before, but the number of people without electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa increased. Globally, the number of people without access to electricity declined from 1.2

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Business Green

JUNE 26, 2020

Latest data reveals renewable power sources provided almost half of the UK's electricity during first three months of 2020. per cent increase on the first quarter of 2019, mostly due to a 19 per cent - or 1.6GW - surge in offshore wind capacity. That capacity figure marks a 5.2

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A big part of the world’s electricity decarbonization challenge lies in expanding transmission capacity for wind and solar power — and according to energy experts, Europe and the U.S. Department of Energy tests over the past decade have found similar results, according to a 2019 report to Congress.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 27, 2021

Port Talbot, for example, has been historically synonymous with coal extraction and oil refinement but it now boasts the highest renewable energy generation (1122 GWh as of 2019) in Wales. They also want to create a fast-charging network for electric cars and to introduce a Clean Air Act to cut pollution and reduce respiratory disease.

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