Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

Global demand for electricity is also growing faster than renewables capacity post-pandemic, opening the door to more fossil fuel energy in many parts of the world. But the surge in renewables generation may still only be enough to meet around half of the projected increase in demand, the IEA said. per cent in 2022.

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

Carbon Brief analysis of preliminary data suggests UK territorial emissions fell for the ninth time in 10 years in 2022, but much work remains to bring country into line with net zero goals UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 3.4 above normal, which led to a reduction in demand for heat and power from buildings in 2022, and therefore emissions.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Low solar PV cost – A 28% increase in solar capacity is likely to result, whilst energy storage deployment will increase by 32% No new fossil fuel – In addition to reducing carbon emissions, this would expand energy storage capacity rollout by 52%.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Renewable power sources are expected to dominate almost all the growth in the world's electricity supplies through to 2025, according to the IEA, and together with nuclear power they are set to meet the vast majority of the increase in global power demand over the period. remains a hugely challenging prospect.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Very hot and cold conditions can result in increased energy demand for cooling and heating, respectively, and in turn affect wholesale power prices and even result in outages, according to the study. In hydro-heavy markets such as South China and Brazil, climate change can impact hydropower supply and strain the system. Have you read?

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

This latest briefing, “ Better, Faster, Cleaner: Securing clean energy technology supply chains”, makes the case that global supply of key materials and components is sufficient to meet growing demand for clean energy technologies (wind, solar, batteries, grids, heat pumps) over the medium- to long-term.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

The price of battery energy storage systems rose for the first time since records began in 2022, as raw material and component costs soared, and developers and system integrators increased their margins in the face of challenging economic headwinds and soaring energy costs worldwide.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The need for on-site energy storage and solar-supplemented solutions is also emphasized to reduce demand charges. In July 2022, a joint venture between Daimler Truck, TRATON GROUP, and the Volvo Group called Milence was formed, aiming to deploy 1,700 DC public charge points (including CCS and MCS) in Europe by 2027.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Under the contract announced Wednesday , developer 174 Power Global will build the battery system, and Con Edison will bid its power into New York wholesale energy markets for seven years after it starts operations in 2022. After that, 174 Power will take over the battery system’s operations and wholesale market value.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2021

Cheap renewables were favored on the grid last year, which caused coal use to fall as energy demand plummeted amid the economic slowdown. With power demand expected to triple by 2040 as India’s population continues to achieve upward mobility, fossil fuels are poised to see continued growth even as the clean energy market thrives.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

Shell and BP are writing down assets while a raft of US fracking firms are entering bankruptcy protection – change is coming to the fossil fuel industry faster than anyone expected. The company cut expectations for Brent crude prices in 2022 from $60 to $50 a barrel, while Henry Hub US gas price projection now stand at $2.50

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The UN agency warned that water stress could jeopardise low carbon energy sources such as nuclear power plants and hydropower, both of which rely heavily on water supplies in order to operate, while rising sea levels and extreme weather are also posing a growing threat to energy infrastructure. Net zero by 2050 is the aim," he said.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

Energy body predicts another bumper year for renewables this year, but warns policies introduced in next six months will determine whether momentum can be maintained beyond 2022. But it warns that efforts to ramp up clean power needed to happen in tandem with energy efficiency measures that kept energy demand in check.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Total has struck a three-year deal to supply BT with 100 per cent renewable electricity from a mix of sources including solar, wind and hydropower from across the UK, the French oil and gas giant announced today.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 29, 2022

When the electric grid is under strain, many electric utilities use the load shedding technique to lower demand and balance it with energy production. Often, inadequate utility long-term demand projection requires load-shedding to avoid a large-scale black-out. The shedding is carried out based on previous demand levels.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

It argued that investments in renewables, energy efficiency, and smart grid solutions should be at the heart of any response to the crisis, noting how these green investments will enable nations to drastically reduce their reliance on polluting and volatile fossil fuel markets.

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Business Green

JUNE 19, 2022

However, the report - titled Africa Energy Outlook 2022 - argues that it is entirely possible to both reverse this worrying trend and deliver energy access across the continent by 2030 while delivering on emissions reduction goals and enhancing climate resilience.

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Africa Energy Energy Fossil fuels 38

Low Carbon Prosperity

MAY 21, 2023

This year’s rise is in response to reduced availability of hydropower generation and a corresponding increase in fossil fuel generation to meet demand. Things happening in Québec: Hydro-Québec posts record $4.56-billion This sector’s emissions rose from 16.5 MMT CO2e in 2018 to 21.9 MMT CO2e in 2019, an increase of 5.4

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Natural gas Electric vehicle Transportation Electricity 52

Business Green

DECEMBER 12, 2022

That is the stark conclusion of a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which today warned that while the EU has made considerable progress in slashing demand for Russian gas by two thirds this year the continent's gas supplies could face an even "sterner" test going in to 2023.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 28, 2023

5376 – Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 , WH IRA Guidebook , DoE Solar Energy Technologies Office , IRC. Notes: PTC stands for Production Tax Credit. ITC stands for investment tax credit. LCOE estimates assume projects earn $26/MWh PTC or 30% ITC. Sources: Deloitte Analysis, H.R.5376 Sources: Deloitte Analysis, H.R.5376

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2022

And so, the organisation's projection of "little change" in wind deployment next year does not bode well, nor does its prediction that ever-rising solar capacity will not be able to "fully compensate" for lower hydropower and flatlining wind additions. And then, on top of that, everyone is trying to decarbonise right now.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during a special plenary session of the EU Parliament in Brussels on March 01, 2022 (image credit: Alexandros Michailidis / Shtterstock.com). All suppliers bidding in this auction get paid the same price, namely the price that balances demand and supply.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2022

It found that between January 2021 and March 2022 the group of leading firms, including Chevron, Eni, Shell, TotalEnergies, and others, approved $166bn of investment in new oil and gas fields, almost all which were incompatible with 1.5C. above pre-industrial levels.

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Clean Energy Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Bukaty/AP A bad omen for the future: fossil fuel plant owners bankrolled a referendum in Maine to try and pass a ballot measure to kill a transmission line that would bring in zero-carbon hydropower from Canada. Other News Credit: Robert F.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The global energy body's annual clean power report today reveals almost 90 per cent of all electricity capacity added in 2020 came from renewables, led by wind, hydropower, and solar PV projects. Solar PV additions alone could reach a record level of 150GW by 2022, a rise of almost 40 per cent in just three years, it estimates.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Bloomberg's latest Power Transition Trends highlights latest milestone for global renewables industry, but warns fossil fuel emissions are continuing to rise. When hydropower, nuclear, and other forms of clean energy technologies were included, zero-carbon power accounted for 85 per cent of all new capacity added. per cent.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Hydropower Demand 64

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Entire societal structures have been built on the pretense of continued and lasting growth, through the use of fossil fuels. And while renewables are now extremely competitive for electricity production, they cannot (yet) fulfil the needs from industrial and manufacturing demand. Green Steel.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The project at Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station in Phoenix will produce 200 MWh of electricity from six tonnes of stored hydrogen during times of high demand. Project lead PNW Hydrogen LLC will receive $12 million from the DOE's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office and $8 million from DOE's Office Nuclear Energy.

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Hydrogen Nuclear Power Natural gas Energy 95

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Virginia’s Clean Economy Act demands that the state's flagship utility, Dominion Virginia, supply at least 30 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2030 and shut down all carbon-emitting power plants by 2045. million customers in New Jersey and another 1.1 million in New York's Long Island.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2022

The Task Force for Energy Security will be chaired by a representative from the White House and a representative of the President of the European Commission and will work on a range of measures to bolster EU energy security, including initiative to drastically reduce fossil fuel imports this year.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2022

That is the question sparked by the latest update today from the influential International Energy Agency (IEA), which suggests fears the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine could drive a fossil fuel-focused rush to bolster energy security could prove to be overblown.

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Fossil fuels Natural gas Carbon Government 38

Business Green

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Meanwhile, demand for coal, oil and natural gas fall by 80 per cent, 60 per cent and 45 per cent, respectively, by 2060 compared with last year. Renewable and hydroelectric power currently account for about 35 per cent of the country's power demand. Malaysian PM touts 2050 carbon neutral pledge. per cent, Renew Economy reports.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The UK's battery production pipeline remains decidedly underwhelming, despite the government's ambitious 2030 phase out date for the sale of new fossil fuelled vehicles. However, a number of firms are now rushing to try and build out the capacity needed to meet surging anticipated demand.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 7, 2023

Doing so all but commits its customers to fossil fuels for the next 25 to 30 years, obliterating the utility’s chance of reaching any national or international, or even its own, climate goals. If you count hydropower and nuclear as clean energy sources, as the TVA does, that number bumps up to about 50 percent.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 8, 2023

Doing so all but commits its customers to fossil fuels for the next 25 to 30 years, obliterating the utility’s chance of reaching any national or international, or even its own, climate goals. If you count hydropower and nuclear as clean energy sources, as the TVA does, that number bumps up to about 50 percent.

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

The landmark legislation's climate provisions could unlock billions of dollars of low carbon investment and millions of green jobs - but it also paves the way for new fossil fuel infrastructure. After decades of gridlock, the US looks set to pass sweeping climate legislation for the first time.

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Fossil fuels Methane Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral 36

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

“They’ve done their best to try to prop up fossil fuels, but it hasn’t really come [at] the detriment of renewables.” WoodMac expects the market to continue growing, hitting 20 GW in 2022, but Biden’s platform, if fully realized, has the potential to multiply those installations significantly.

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