DeSmogBlog

MARCH 1, 2024

The province has outlined 13 new regulations limiting wind and solar projects near agriculture land and other proposed “protected” areas. These include the creation of 35-kilometre buffer zones intended to protect what the province has termed “pristine viewscapes” from wind power development. million homes.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 13, 2022

Fossil fuels accounted for 82% of primary energy use last year, essentially the same as in 2020, but down from 83% in 2019 and 85% five years ago. The remaining share of primary energy use consisted of hydroelectric power (6.8%), renewables (6.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). lower than consumption in 2019.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 26, 2021

The drop in the oil market wasn’t reflected by growth in the renewables market either, with the IEA registering a 13% drop in renewable capacity compared to 2019, largely due to projects being put on hold and investment ceasing temporarily as the world got to grips with the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. Solar and Wind Set to Dominate .

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 4, 2019

DENVER — It's become a cliche to compare today's energy storage market to where the solar industry was a certain number of years ago. But developers have found business cases worth investing in, such as saving clipped solar power , arbitraging wind power and hitting peaks in the energy market.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

These clean power sales have surged in the past decade: According to data collected and published annually by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, they doubled from 2010 to 2014 and doubled again from 2014 to 2019. And utility clean power sales have consistently increased over the last decade, nearly tripling from 2010 to 2019.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 19, 2024

While Alberta has long been known as the centre of Canada’s oil and gas industry, what is perhaps less known is that province is ideally suited for wind and solar power projects, owing to ample sunlight and steady wind. I would not expect a full resumption of renewables development,” said Luo in an interview with DeSmog.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 9, 2020

transmission projects seeking to carry wind and solar power from where it’s most cost-effectively generated to where it’s needed the most. In April 2019, TransWest won approval from the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council, the last of the state and federal approvals needed to move forward. TransWest Express.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This means that in the event of a heatwave, a spike in electricity use would ultimately test the power grid’s ability to meet supply with demand, potentially resulting in summer brownouts or blackouts. Solar peaks in the middle of the day, when demand is at its lowest and hours before demand peaks in the late afternoon and evening.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

Alliant, which serves about 1 million customers in the Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Iowa, currently relies on renewables for about 20 percent of its generation capacity, largely wind power in Iowa, with twice as much coming from natural gas plants.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand. per cent of solar and 0.16 per cent of wind potential tapped thus far. The land for solar power alone to satisfy global energy demand in the world - approximately 450,000 kilometres squared, or 0.3

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 4, 2020

This surge is better shown by the following graphic, which highlights the three categories of modern renewables that have driven the consumption surge: Wind power, solar power, and biofuels. quads of nuclear power. energy consumption in 2019, versus 8.1% In total, the U.S. consumed 80.5 a decade ago.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2020

BloombergNEF downgrades its 2020 growth forecasts for global wind power capacity as pandemic disrupts supply chains. Deep uncertainties remain as to how swiftly supply chains and investment confidence can recover, with much of the world's key economic powers still largely on lockdown.

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Mr. Sustainability

AUGUST 26, 2020

Big time investments in Solar China has been by far the most active investor in solar and wind power, topping world charts for years. China’s Ministry of Finance reversed the 2019 decision, announcing solar and wind subsidies this year will be $13.2 Germany is also spending actively on solar.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In 2011, shortly after becoming an MP, Truss set up the think tank’s “parliamentary wing”, the Free Enterprise Group, and in 2019 hired the IEA’s then head of communications as her media advisor. In 2016, he blamed high energy prices on solar and wind power, saying on Twitter: “This is how UK climate policy works.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

But the share of the pipeline connected to corporate deals has stretched to 17 percent of projects announced in 2019. That’s a significant uptick from just several years prior, compelling WoodMac to boost its long-term forecasts for the utility-scale solar market. Previously, Ingka had only invested in wind.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

May, who was UK Prime Minister from 2016 to 2019, was speaking last night at an event hosted by the Conservative Environment Network (CEN), which represents more than 100 Tory MPs who back policies to cut emissions and protect nature. May said the UK has “confounded the pessimists” by taking action on climate change while growing the economy.

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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. Earlier work by Energy Innovation and Vibrant Clean Energy in 2019 showed that a majority of U.S. by Kathiann M. Kowalski, Energy News Network. Roughly four-fifths of U.S.

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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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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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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

lower than consumption in 2019, and was approximately equivalent to 2012 oil consumption levels. Solar electricity consumption rose by a record 1.3 exajoules (EJ) — an increase of 20% — but wind power (+1.5 Last year’s increase in solar and wind capacity was staggering, particularly in light of the pandemic.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2021

Hugh McNeal, chief executive of trade body RenewableUK, therefore welcomed the Planning Inspectorate's "landmark" decision to grant approval for the Hornsea Three project, which he said would help maintain the UK's global lead in offshore wind. Green growth will be vital to support our long-term economic recovery in the years ahead.".

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 28, 2020

January 30, 2019 Deal also supports the acceleration of electric vehicle infrastructure deployment and management in North America. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Greenlots, a US-based leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management software and solutions. LOS ANGELES, Jan.

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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. Earlier work by Energy Innovation and Vibrant Clean Energy in 2019 showed that a majority of U.S. by Kathiann M. Kowalski, Energy News Network. Roughly four-fifths of U.S.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The demand for sustainable agriculture could be on the rise especially because consumer purchases of plant-based food has increased 60% from 2019 to 2021. Solar-powered irrigation in India. Renewable energy – Renewable energy sources like solar and wind power can be used to power agricultural operations.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Global renewable power generation is growing at an unprecedented rate , driven by the favourable economics of wind and solar along with energy security concerns around oil and gas (largely caused by recent wars), and emissions goals.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

The authors of the report also showed that carbon emissions fell by 16% compared to figures from 2019. The next steps we must take towards a net zero power system will be more challenging – driving out the last sources of fossil carbon will require us to go beyond just having more wind and solar power.”.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Between 2010 and 2019, electricity generation from renewable energy sources (RES) in the 11 central EU member states grew at a slower rate than in Western Europe (4% vs. 6% average annual growth). The main drivers of growth in the industry in previous years were wind and solar power. An engine for change.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. However, the variable nature of generation from wind and solar can pose challenges to grids.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

This rapid increase in renewable power has been driven by falling cost curves, and aided by legislation directed at reducing air emissions like carbon dioxide. But it has also required utilities to accommodate this influx of intermittent renewable power. Storing Power. GWh produced by wind, this equals 9.7 million = 14.2

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 20, 2021

Prime Lightworks , which develops electric propulsion systems for space satellites that are solar-powered, fully renewable, and consume zero fuel. . PV Pure, which designs and deploys on-site solar powered purified water systems. . 2019 June 7, 2019. There was plenty of news to announce at our 2019 DEMO Day!

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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

JULY 30, 2021

per cent of UK electricity in 2020, driven by the rapid growth of the UK's offshore wind industry, the data confirms. Wind power alone provided just short of a quarter of the country's electricity supply, generating 18 per cent more power than 2019. Meanwhile, clean energy delivered 43.1

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Business Green

JUNE 9, 2020

That means embracing a balance of technology and energy sources to develop a flexible power mix. As traditional power sources reduce in capacity, renewable generation continues to increase. Indeed, throughout the lockdown period in the UK, the solar power industry reported a record high of 11.5

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 31, 2021

From being an early solar power adopter in Louisiana to his experience installing wind at his Montana ranch, Jeudeman’s commitment to Helena’s 100% renewable energy transition is evident in his lived experiences. The group became interested in replicating Utah’s 2019 Community Renewable Energy act. Patrick Judge.

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Eco-Business

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Vietnam, where renewable power are poised for a significant rise and with 4.4GW solar power successfully installed by the end of June, 2019 and wind power planning to hit 2GW by 2025, 6GW by 2030, is one of the hottest destinations for renewable energy investment in Asia Pacific.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Ringfencing funding support for tidal power will give the marine energy sector a chance to develop its technology and lower costs in a similar way to the UK's offshore wind industry, which has achieved rapid reductions in development and technology costs through the CfD scheme.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Alberta’s carbon tax program began in 2017 but was repealed in 2019 by former premier Jason Kenney , Smith’s predecessor. Alberta, Canada’s sunniest and windiest province, issued a moratorium on new solar and wind power projects last year. “No need for people to get rid of their furnaces.

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