R-Squared Energy

JUNE 28, 2020

This week BP released its Statistical Review of World Energy 2020. The Review covers energy data through 2019, and provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. This annual report is one of the most important sources of global energy data.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

billion into fossil fuel projects around the world since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed in 2015, undercutting global efforts to combat the worsening climate crisis. The World Bank gave no sectoral targets that would offer clearer guardrails on financing in the energy sector, for example. million boe/d by 2027.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 11, 2021

The is the fourth article in a series on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2021. Today I delve into the data on natural gas production and consumption. had dominated global natural gas production until the 1980s, at which time it ceded the lead to Russia. Natural Gas Consumption.

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Solar Power World

MARCH 6, 2020

FERC released its year-end energy infrastructure report today, and initial analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign finds that renewable energy sources provided 57.26% of new U.S. electrical generating capacity added in 2019 — swamping new additions provided by coal, natural gas, oil and nuclear power combined.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 4, 2020

Last week the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported something extraordinary. There are two interrelated reasons for this: The collapse of coal consumption over the past decade, which was fueled by the rise of cheaper alternatives. The brief was based on the EIA’s Monthly Energy Review. energy consumption.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

The campaigns have been deployed across a number of social media platforms and are part of a global effort to give “millennials a reason to connect emotionally” with oil and gas firms, and to tackle their perception as “the bad guys”. percent of total energy consumption in 2050.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 24, 2023

Now, Ivor van Heerden , the former deputy director of Louisiana State University’s Hurricane Center, is concerned about the disastrous and potentially lethal consequences of a hurricane hitting a liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal under construction south of New Orleans. The opposite has proven to be true.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on February 2 proposed including nuclear energy and natural gas in its plans for building a climate-friendly future, dividing member countries and drawing outcry from environmentalists as “greenwashing.” Germany, Europe’s largest economy, demanded that gas be part of the plan.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Danish energy company Ørsted has sold off its LNG unit but will hang on to its gas trading business. The firm, previously known as Danish Oil and Natural Gas, sold its upstream fossil fuels business to Ineos in 2017 and is phasing coal out of its generation mix by 2023. That trend is set to continue.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2021

Fossil fuel companies could face legal challenges over their misleading advertising, after a DeSmog investigation uncovered the extent of their “greenwashing” Environmental lawyers ClientEarth have put companies on notice with the publication of the Greenwashing Files. ExxonMobil – “Powering Progress”.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The City of Eugene, Oregon, initiated a process on November 17 that could lead to a ban on new natural gas hookups in residential and commercial buildings, following in the footsteps of dozens of other cities around the country. Negotiations have dragged on since 2019 with little to show for it.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 19, 2021

government’s recently released hydrogen strategy—a thoughtful plan to create and use clean hydrogen—contains an implicit acknowledgement: the world is moving away from fossil fuels and toward low-carbon alternatives. isn’t the only jurisdiction to see clean hydrogen as the new natural gas. s natural gas industry?

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

JPMorgan Chase is the world’s biggest financier of fossil fuels, according to environmental organisations. In 2020 the bank pledged to end fossil fuel loans for Arctic oil drilling and phase out loans for coal mining. Fossil Finance.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A high-resolution atlas of energy consumption across the EU down to the 1kmx1km scale has been produced by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. Policymakers and infrastructure planners] will be able to see on a map what fuels are being used and where, in unprecedented geographical detail. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 4, 2020

BP will cut its oil and gas output by 40 percent by 2030 and increase its low-carbon investment tenfold by then, the company announced Tuesday as it begins to detail its 2050 net-zero strategy. How BP plans to change from 2019 to 2030. Renewable energy generation capacity will increase from 2.5 Credit: BP).

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog. Credit: Sam Whitham.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 18, 2019

Despite the rapid growth of renewable energy over the past decade, fossil fuels still dominate global energy consumption. According to BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2019 , fossil fuels represented 84.7% of global energy consumption in 2018.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 22, 2021

Former UK Energy Minister and original COP26 President Claire O’Neill has been cleared to take up a role at a business consultancy known for running “astroturf” campaigns for fossil fuel companies, despite warnings from the body that approves such appointments. Oil and Gas Industry Groups. Revolving Door’.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

As I indicated in the previous article , BP has turned over publication of the annual Statistical Review of World Energy to the Energy Institute (EI). Overview The newest Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 16, 2020

The fossil fuel industry has faced serious headwinds for several years, but the rise of renewables combined with the fall in consumption as a consequence of the global corona crisis is pushing it over the edge and into “terminal decline”. According to the 2019 BP Statistical Review of World Energy , U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Oil and gas companies have for years marketed fracked gas from B.C. as a global climate solution, with some industry boosters even going so far as to call Canada’s supply of the fossil fuel the “cleanest in the world.” I don’t believe gas is a climate solution,” she told DeSmog.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2019

microgrid market set a record with 666 megawatts of capacity additions in 2018, but project delays and cancellations have dropped the expected 2019 total to 553 megawatts, according to a new report by energy research firm Wood Mackenzie. billion in capital expenses in 2019, nearly triple the $645 million invested in the U.S

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 26, 2021

Inadequate bonding requirements means there is a serious gap in available funding to properly clean up after the fossil fuel industry. million MCF of natural gas in 2020. This record production is fueling New Mexico’s economic recovery and providing $2.8 According to the report, it could cost as much as $8.38

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

While the focus is usually on fossil fuel emissions as the main climate change culprit, a new analysis by the nonprofit Energy Vision concludes that reducing emissions from organic waste would more steeply reduce methane. This includes raising livestock and methane leaks from natural gas facilities.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2023

If achieved, the UK’s electricity supply from offshore wind will jump from 18 percent to 62 percent [ii] , delivering renewable energy to every UK household, approximately 29.98 percent) of the UK’s total electricity generation, having outpaced gas for the first time ever during the first quarter of this year [iv].

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 21, 2024

The documents , published by Congressional investigators, included a presentation dated April 2, 2018, that laid out an ExxonMobil scenario for what the global energy mix could look like in 2050 if countries enacted aggressive climate policies after 2024.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 16, 2023

fossil fuel firms are pushing to build more than 2,900 miles of natural gas pipelines to feed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in Louisiana, Texas, and Alaska, in a bid to send more of the fuel to Asia and Europe, a new analysis by Global Energy Monitor shows.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in her Pennsylvania hometown, she will be facing off against some of the most powerful fossil fuel interests in the United States. Department of Energy blamed on falling productivity and export bottlenecks. eastern seaboard, which could reverse the decline.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2024

VirtuHOT is described as a flexible solar hot water solution which offers high energy density over a broad temperature range, with a unique, modular and versatile design. It will also generate 39,747 kWh of energy per year, displacing natural gas consumption and resulting in a reduction of scope 1 emissions for the hotel.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

Earlier this month the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2o21 was released, covering energy data through 2020. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Typically, the Review gives us a comprehensive summary of energy trends. Energy Overview.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Carbon emissions from energy stayed the same in 2019 despite expectations of further growth, latest International Energy Agency data indicates. After two years of growth, global CO2 emissions from energy were unchanged at 33 gigatonnes last year, even as the world economy expanded by 2.9

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Solar plus battery storage can provide value in two ways: first, energy reliability for customers during emergency power outages, and second, during non-emergencies, to help the grid balance demand and generation," said Dawn Weisz, chief executive of California utility MCE, during a breakout session at last week’s virtual VERGE 20 event. .

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Clean Energy Canada is a clean energy think tank at the Morris J. Through media briefs, we aim to provide useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition. In May 2023, wind and solar produced more electricity than fossil fuels in the European Union for the first full month on record.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 18, 2021

In the IEA’s own words, ‘by 2050, the energy world looks completely different.’ The report is described as “the world’s first comprehensive study of how to transition to a net zero energy system by 2050 while ensuring stable and affordable energy supplies, providing universal energy access, and enabling robust economic growth.”

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 2, 2020

Through media briefs, we aim to provide journalists with useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition. As Canada navigates the clean energy transition, cleaner technologies and solutions are attracting attention. Hydrogen has made headlines globally as a vital component of future energy systems.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is asking state regulators to approve another massive round of energy storage procurements, including its first large-scale contract for behind-the-meter batteries to serve grid needs. gigawatt-hours, of energy storage projects. The leading U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Duke Energy is the latest major utility to commit to a carbon-free future, with a plan to cut its emissions in half by 2030 and eliminate them completely by midcentury. The gas question. This reliance on natural gas aligns Duke with most U.S. utility, due to the company’s size.

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