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2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun

GreenBiz

2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 00:15. We’ve spent decades promoting clean energy technologies. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis reported that "the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas companies shelled out a total of $71.2 Renewable Energy.

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2020: Europe’s Energy Transition in 5 Trends

GreenTechMedia

With 2030 climate targets up for renewal, a new set of European commissioners in place, and the post-Brexit relationship to negotiate, this year was always going to be a big one for Europe’s energy transition. Then 2020 did what 2020 has been wont to do and messed things up. The oil majors joined the energy transition.

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Listeners Choose the Top Energy Storylines of 2020

GreenTechMedia

Goodbye 2020. Even though this year brought a lot of outright bad stuff, it also brought a lot of positive, nuanced storylines in energy. We’ll tackle your suggestions: breakout technologies, political corruption, corporate momentum, energy justice, new financing approaches and regulatory change. Not explicitly anyway.

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Electric actuators awarded gas industry standard VA2/2020

Envirotec Magazine

National Gas has approved AUMA Actuators Limited’s explosion-proof range of high-performance electric actuators with the Gas Industry Standard VA2/2020 certification. AUMA’s range of SAEX and SAREX actuators, with the combination of ACEX Controls, are GIS/VA2/2020-compliant. Paul Hopkins is AUMA’s managing director.

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The Solar Singularity: 2020 Update (Part 2)

GreenTechMedia

For five years running, author Tam Hunt has provided his take on global clean energy markets in his Solar Singularity series. Numerous new EV models became available in 2019 and 2020, and global markets showed strong sales for 2019 and early 2020. The Audi e-Tron topped the list, with 4,586 vehicles sold. In the U.S.,

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Energy-related carbon emissions fell in 2020, EIA says

Renewable Energy World

Carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 were the lowest in nearly 40 years, according to a 2021 year-end report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). energy-related CO 2 emissions totaled 4.6 EIA cited lower energy demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as continuing changes in the electricity generation fuel mix.

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Global corporate clean energy purchasing up 18% in 2020

Renewable Energy World

GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1GW in 2019 and 13.6GW in 2018, according to new research published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). energy policy ahead of the presidential election. The analysis is presented in BNEF’s latest report, 1H 2021 Corporate Energy Market Outlook. in 2020, down from 14.1 GW in 2020.

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