DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters. Faulty Meters Raise Questions About Profits.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Once the UK is no longer subject to EU VAT rules, it will have the power to zero-rate VAT on repairs. · The report says that VAT on repair services should be zero-rated to stimulate the repair industry and make repairs more affordable. In 2019, the UK generated 23.9 tonnes per person, against an EU average of 16.2 tonnes per year. [3].

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Wed, 11/04/2020 - 02:00. In recent years, electric vehicle (EV) adoption has accelerated in the world of personal cars. Now, as ambitious climate goals gain momentum and renewable energy prices drop, attention is turning towards scaling such systems for commercial transport. Financing zero: The road to emission-free fleets.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

MAY 2, 2024

Karg , Phil Sandick , Jacqueline Zhang , Bruce Johnson , and Samuel Wallace-Perdomo This post is the second in a series on four key power plant rules that the Environmental Protection Agency recently released. It discusses the rule on requirements governing disposal of coal combustion residuals at inactive power plants.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Global energy storage capacity is now expected grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31 percent through 2030, according to Wood Mackenzie's new global storage outlook. A 17 percent decrease in deployments is expected in 2020, 2 gigawatt-hours less than our pre-coronavirus outlook. Energy Storage Monitor report.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The first International Energy Poverty Action Week (IEPAW) is held virtually this week, from the 21st (yesterday) to the 25th (Friday) of February. It brings together academics, policymakers and various experts in the field of energy poverty for a series of seminars, workshops and discussions. What qualifies as energy poverty?

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 2, 2020

Residential batteries outperformed the rest of the energy storage sector in first quarter deployments. The first quarter of 2020 marked the fourth consecutive record for home battery installations, according to the new Energy Storage Monitor , from Wood Mackenzie and the Energy Storage Association.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 22, 2020

The start of 2020 has already seen significant momentum at the grid edge. Even under pandemic restrictions, distributed energy resource project lifecycles are ongoing. Grid edge wins so far in 2020. The start of 2020 signaled sustained hunger for investment at the grid edge as DERs proliferated and electrification continued.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 29, 2020

Energy Information Administration (EIA) has finally come around to the view that renewables will overtake natural gas in the country’s electricity mix. The EIA has long been known for its conservative if not incredible predictions about renewable energy. Credit: EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2020, reference case.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 10, 2021

Getting electricity customer-generators the compensation they deserve has been a battle in many states. Could a settlement between the utility and solar advocates squash net metering conflict for good? The settlement, which Utility Dive calls a “landmark settlement” may finally put to rest the controversy over net metering.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

Several floors below the firm’s balcony, power lines crisscross over piles of garbage, a fleet of rickshaws and cow patties on a rooftop, being dried for cooking fuel. ” Rapid growth in India’s renewable energy sector is driving demand for new technologies to modernize the country’s power sector.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Understanding Modern Poultry Farming According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) , the global production of poultry meat has dramatically increased from 9 to 133 million tonnes from 1961 to 2020 to cater to the rising demand. In 2020, nearly 40% of worldwide meat production was poultry meat.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 19, 2022

The hydrogen market will result in one of the largest disruptions to the energy sector in history and will help decarbonise the landscape, thanks to an anticipated $10 trillion spend to be made through 2050. This is according to a new report released by Rethink Energy, Hydrogen to clean up energy with $10 trillion spend.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Businesses who fail to act on decarbonisation risk exposing themselves to potential risks from policy-driven increased operating costs, increased energy costs or increased compliance costs. Industry leaders have paved the way, with Google having been carbon-neutral since 2007 and Microsoft since 2012.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

The most dependent industries: construction, agriculture and food and beverage. . Dubbed the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting — Ecosystems Accounting (SEEA – EA), this method of measurement would fundamentally change economic and policy planning in countries that adopt it.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 6, 2021

Last summer’s record heat waves triggered a surge in power demand that maxed out supplies and led to outages across the West. California and other states are pushing to use clean electricity to power vehicles and buildings to cut carbon, which will increase demand. ROOT CAUSES. THE BIG RETHINK.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus crisis gripping the global economy has forced clean energy analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) to downgrade its expectations for the solar, battery, and electric vehicle (EV) markets, in one of the first signals that the escalating pandemic could undermine urgent efforts to combat climate change.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

and no more than 2C above pre-industrial levels. It is estimated that between 2020 and 2022, governments worldwide contributed S$4bn towards GGR research, development and demonstration and private capital contributed a further $200m over this period. Notwithstanding these challenges, momentum is gathering for GGR.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 20, 2020

Charlie Baker’s administration has finalized a major rule for promoting clean energy during the most expensive hours of electricity production. The Clean Peak Standard, called for in legislation passed in 2018, creates credits for clean energy delivered during time windows identified as peak hours for a given season.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 5, 2021

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. 14 and 15 last year. 14 and 15 last year.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

Japan’s electricity sector is facing the triple challenges in the energy transition of energy security, cost and decarbonisation , writes James Tedd from GridBeyond. Imported fossil resources contribute to all three of the challenges of the energy transition. Demand side measures.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

Research highlighted at a recent water industry webinar appears to show that nearly half a million Covid-19 infections could have been prevented in the US alone if there had been a nationwide ban on water shutoffs. Over 500,000 smart meters were installed to 21 March and Thames is now receiving millions of meter readings per day.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 8, 2022

The increasing prevalence of issues surrounding renewables integration and energy management illustrates how solutions like V2G are required to maintain the stability and efficacy of our energy supply. Resilience V2G allows for consumers to secure a backup power source in the case of an emergency. British electrification.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2022

Collectively, these mines released around 282,300 tonnes of methane into the atmosphere in 2020. Coal mine clusters (Data source: ‘Global Coal Mine Tracker’, Global Energy Monitor, January 2022). It is therefore critical to implement policies aimed at reducing methane emissions as a key to combating climate change.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

New Jersey looked like the promised land for energy storage. Phil Murphy campaigned in 2017 on a clean energy platform that pushed for a 100 percent clean grid by 2050. When Murphy won and took office, he signed sweeping clean energy legislation in May 2018 that turned his goals into law. Who’s the Boss?

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate. More than a decade ago, national policies laid the groundwork for reducing air emissions in China. Air emission reform in China.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 10, 2020

Global investment in offshore wind more than quadrupled in the first half of 2020. In this episode of The Energy Gang , we'll explore the " super-hybrid " approach to renewables. Bloom Energy is even making electrolyzers. Our guest co-host this week is Melissa Lott of the Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 31, 2021

For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast , host John Farrell talks with Helena Sustainability Coordinator Patrick Judge and Citizens Conservation Commission Member Mark Juedeman. Judge and Juedeman supported Helena as the city committed to 100% renewable energy. ” Patrick Judge.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2021

By Faye Bowser, Head of Energy Solutions, Siemens plc. How do we find the energy and ideas now to put in place the changes needed to sustain our collective trajectory to 2050, and also identify the next set of ‘big wins’ for industry? The halfway mark has now passed between 1990, the year that countries who signed the U.N.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2022

Being more energy-efficient, reducing waste – through recycling, reuse, and reducing regimes -, and curbing scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from the daily commute, all help your company save money. The initiatives given in this article will give you the foundation to then build a comprehensive green strategy.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Between 2020 and 2022, the Italian group will invest €11.5 gigawatts of assets by the end that period, building on its existing 46-gigawatt renewables fleet, a large chunk of which is hydroelectric capacity. to fulfill power-purchase agreements, many with commercial and industrial customers. billion ($12.6

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 5, 2020

Wed, 08/05/2020 - 01:00. The key to long-term success in the fashion industry is to start trends and continually push the envelope — a philosophy that also applies to its ESG priorities. However, there is a growing and collective awareness of environmental impact across the industry. Phylicia Wu.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2019

This year, the industry closed that gap more than ever before. Exceedingly few batteries actually live up to the vision of “storing clean power for when the sun isn’t shining.” It serves clean power at night cheaper than incumbent fossil fuels. The utility asked for more later in the year.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The European Commission has released its action plan for digitalising the region’s energy sector to improve efficiency and renewables integration. Digitalisation, one of the four ‘D’s of the energy transition, is as the ‘enabler’ central to its realisation, cutting across businesses, consumers and technologies alike.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The UK was the first major industrialised nation to set Net Zero into law – now we have policy plans to get us there. Ministers have made the big decisions – to decarbonise the power sector by 2035, to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles, to back heat pumps for homes. And they have proposed policies to do it.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Wed, 10/21/2020 - 00:45. The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. . And then once [Enviva] start building it, then they were saying ‘oh this is coming,’ and I told them ‘this is what I tried to tell you all about.’” .

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

PJM and its market monitor never agree, but they agree on the topic of treating SOO Green as an external capacity. Projects like SOO Green are a quick fix for FERC because they are inter-regional, use existing right-of-way, and meet the renewable energy demand. FERC should approve this SOO Green line. Courtesy: SOO Green.

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