DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2022

The European Union’s scientific and political communities are locked in a battle over whether gas and nuclear can be considered green investments. It’s a “green investment guidebook,” said Henry Eviston, spokesperson on sustainable finance at WWF European Policy Office. " — FORATOM (@FORATOM_nuclear) January 4, 2022.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The lowest marginal costs, or the extra costs by a power plant for the most recent megawatt hour generated, are used to determine the merit ranking. As a result, the merit order is unaffected by a power generation technology’s fixed costs. Up till the demand is covered, power plants with larger marginal costs are added.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The lowest marginal costs, or the extra costs by a power plant for the most recent megawatt hour generated, are used to determine the merit ranking. As a result, the merit order is unaffected by a power generation technology’s fixed costs. Up till the demand is covered, power plants with larger marginal costs are added.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 3, 2020

formerly 174 Power Global), a U.S.-based Bright Canyon has primarily invested in wind power projects to date, including ownership stakes in Missouri and Minnesota projects being developed by Tenaska. Hanwha Energy USA Holdings Corp. Bright Canyon Energy, a subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp.,

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Smart Energy International

MAY 17, 2022

New analysis from LCP has revealed that the UK Government’s recently released energy strategy will boost efforts to decarbonise power supply but create complex challenges in balancing the supply and demand of electricity across the grid from 2030 onwards. A diversified approach to infrastructure investment.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

However, base load refers to the minimum amount of demand on an electrical grid over a given period of time, not a minimum level of constant supply. These batteries match approximately 25 percent of peak demand in all but summer, and approximately 12.5 percent of summer peak demand for four hours, twice a day.” GW commercial.

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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

OCTOBER 5, 2020

needs a massive green hydrogen industry to decarbonize its electricity, transportation and industrial sectors, and major investments and policy changes today to enable it to grow to its full potential in the decades to come. lags behind China, Japan and the European Union in infrastructure and research investments to reach this potential.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

  KoBold Metals discovered a major copper deposit, which could be the start to solving growing supply and demand imbalances brought on by copper’s fundamental role in the energy transition.  Mingomba could drive further investment in what might eventually become a major copper supplier.   Demand is on the rise.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

She was invited on the show (1:24) to discuss the National Grid’s ‘demand flexibility service’ scheme, under which households and some businesses receive payments for using less energy at times of peak demand. She added: “And so whenever it isn’t windy we’re starting to get into issues of the grid being stressed”.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 20, 2021

“All of this will require substantial investment in a modern, flexible electricity system.” The cost-competitiveness of renewable energy alternatives, air pollution regulations and water scarcity have also been putting pressure on the coal sector — and that was before the COVID-19 pandemic cratered energy demand.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 29, 2022

Crypto mining operations and data centres are both in essence banks of IT systems – energy hungry with the demand for round-the-clock computation and the necessary cooling. The most obvious and potentially easiest option is to power mining with renewable energies. Energy reporting.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

Nuclear targets increased to 24GW by 2050. Arguably the biggest change from the UK's previous energy plans is the Strategy's goal to deliver 24GW of nuclear power capacity by 2050, which it said would result in around 25 per cent of UK electricity demand being met by a major fleet of both large and small new reactors.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The fledgling hydrogen industry is expanding fast, and now nuclear operators are joining renewables developers in exploring how they could play a critical role in delivering zero emission hydrogen at large scale. The roadmap also emphasises the role that advanced modular reactors (AMRs) could play in powering green hydrogen production.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

The global economy could face many more years of energy market turbulence if governments do not take steps to turbocharge their clean energy and technology investments, the IEA has warned. In its forecast, gas-fired power will grow by about one per cent annually, while coal-fired power will fall slightly.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Poland accelerates coal phase out, pushes for nuclear and offshore wind. Poland is the only member of the EU which has so far refused to commit to net zero emissions by 2050, with the country seeking more time to reconfigure its economy, which is heavily reliant on coal-fired power stations and coal mining.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2023

The think tank's new analysis, titled CO2 Emissions in 2022 , shows global energy-related CO2 emissions grew just 0.9 The emissions savings could have been higher still were it not for the summer heat waves that hit the northern hemisphere and the fact an unusually large number of nuclear power plants were offline for sustained periods.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

UK energy bills were already set to increase by over 50 per cent in 2022 prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with further increases now feared. Their price will vary depending on international changes to energy supply and demand as well as major economic and political events. It's also about investment and jobs.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2022

The update to the OBR's analysis concludes that should fossil gas costs remain high for over the long-term, it could cut the costs of delivering net zero by £116bn between 2022-2050, which amounts to 0.1

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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.

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Business Green

MAY 9, 2022

The UK's new clean energy targets must be matched by a major electricity infrastructure and demand-side flexibility blitz, experts have warned. For more than half the time in 2030 the UK's renewable and nuclear backed energy system will be producing more energy from renewables and nuclear than it uses," said Chris Matson, partner at LCP.

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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

AUGUST 15, 2022

Labour leader Keir Starmer promised that the Party "wouldn't let people pay a penny more" on their winter fuel bills as he set out plans to freeze the upcoming energy price cap rise, expand taxes on oil and gas firms, ramp up investment in renewable energy, and embark on a major home insulation drive.

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Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 58

Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

Shifts in energy supply and demand consumed outside of energy networks - for instance, the fuel that powers aviation, shipping, and internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and trucks - inevitably have a knock-on effect on networked energy demand, and on the UK's emissions.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Announcing plans to approve the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant, increase energy efficiency funding from 2025, and retain clean tech R&D budgets, Hunt said the UK would continue to pursue energy independence as it strives to deliver on its climate goals. Today was more about raising money than spending it.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

After all, the Net Zero Review - or Mission Zero, as it is officially titled - does not demand a revolutionary overhaul of government policy backed by a blank cheque from the Treasury to spur on decarbonisation efforts.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2022

Meanwhile, fresh analysis published over the weekend by Carbon Brief noted that the impact of David Cameron's decision to pare back clean heat, household insulation, and renewable power funding are now costing each British household £150 annually in higher bills, or £8.4bn across the whole economy.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 17, 2023

With the growth of e-commerce and demand for faster shipping (which means burning more fuel), maritime emissions increased nearly 5% between 2020 and 2021. More than 100,000 ships over 100 gross tons sailed the seven seas in 2022. Therefore, freight owners are a critical demand lever for pulling decarbonization forward. -

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

As expected, the nuclear and offshore wind industries are set to emerge as the big winners, with the Strategy proposing a series of reforms designed to accelerate development. For example, the strategy will include a new ambition to develop up to 24GW of nuclear capacity by 2050, delivering around a quarter of anticipated power demand.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

But critics argued the Strategy failed to mobilise sufficient near term action to boost renewables supplies and curb energy demand, and through the subsquent changes in Prime Minister the government has sought to quietly plug some of the gaps in the strategy. How has the report been received?

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

If approved by the California Public Utilities Commission, the NextEra contract is set for delivery in 2023, while the other two utility-scale projects are schedule to come online in 2022. But SCE sees more grid reliability needs arising by mid-decade, as the state’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, closes down.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

Renewables has overtaken gas to become the biggest single source of power on the UK grid so far this winter, with power generated by wind, hydro and solar reaching a record 34TWh from 1 October 2022 to 13 January 2023. million homes' gas use for the entire winter, or 78 tankers of liquified natural gas (LNG).

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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. It’s also investing in Ørsted’s 1.1-gigawatt Public Service Enterprise Group.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

According to research group Zero Carbon Analytics, the European Union has already substituted almost 75 per cent of Russian fossil gas imports with alternative sources of energy, while global gas demand has plateaued for the first time and is now forecast to peak by the end of the decade. And now, nuclear power is making a strong comeback."

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

This marks Dominion Energy’s first solar energy investment in Ohio, where the company owns and operates a Cleveland-based natural gas local distribution company serving 1.2 Shaw Renewable Investments purchased the 160 MW Rancho Seco Solar II Project in Sacramento, California from Lendlease, an international property and infrastructure group.

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Solar Power Construction Nuclear Power Demand 143

Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

But while leaders have highlighted the need to rapidly boost clean energy generation and diversify sources of gas, so-called demand-side policies designed to reduce the amount of energy businesses and households are generating have gained notably less traction among policymakers. It was a glaring omission.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

“Increasing nuclear capacity is vital to meet our net zero obligations, so to encourage private sector investment into our nuclear programme, I confirm, subject to consultation, nuclear power will be classed as environmentally sustainable.” 2022), p258 the “U” in “CCUS”). References [1] Smith, Wake.

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