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Almost nowhere on Earth safe from PM2.5, says Melbourne study

Envirotec Magazine

μg/m³), other regions in Oceania (12.6 Based on the new 2021 WHO guideline limit, only 0.18% of the global land area and 0.001% of the global population were exposed to an annual exposure lower than this guideline limit (annual average of 5 μg/m³) in 2019. The highest PM 2.5 µg/m 3 ) and Southern Asia (37.2 concentrations.

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World adds record new renewable energy capacity in 2020

Renewable Energy World

IRENA’s annual Renewable Capacity Statistics 2021 shows that renewable energy’s share of all new generating capacity rose considerably for the second year in a row. More than 80% of all new electricity capacity added last year was renewable, with solar and wind accounting for 91% of new renewables.

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Snapshots of our World: Energy: Fossil Fuels + Iron Rivers + Current Mystery

Planet Pulse

” PlanetScope • Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, Alaska North Slope, Alaska, USA • July 5, 2021 Fossil fuel emissions are still rising , but demand for oil is expected to drop in the coming years. SkySat • Balongan refinery fire, West Java, Indonesia • April 4, 2021 In technical terms, power is a measurement of energy usage over time.

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The widespread impact of ransomware in the Asia Pacific

Smart Energy International

Some 80% of organisations in the Asia Pacific were affected by ransomware attacks in 2021 with 51% paying the ransom, according to the Global State of Industrial Cybersecurity 2021: Resilience Amid Disruption report released by Claroty. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Victoria utilities to lead flexibility market development in Australia

Smart Energy International

For example, it has been estimated that by 2026 around a quarter of CitiPower’s customers and a third of Powercor’s customers are likely to have rooftop solar installations, corresponding respectively to increases of 234MW and 750MW since 2021 and a total across both approaching 1.4GW.

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GridBeyond launches operations in Australia

Smart Energy International

Its move into Australia follows launches outside its native Ireland and the UK in the United States in 2020 and Japan in 2021. GridBeyond launched in 2010 and has become a global player in the energy transition.

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Australia’s Telstra Energy signs 10-year smart meter deal with Intellihub

Smart Energy International

Telstra Energy has secured approval in 2021 to operate as an energy retailer and seek to leverage the growing number of distributed energy resources (DERs) including solar systems installed on consumer sites to ensure energy resilience and decarbonisation in Australia.