Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A new report released last week by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) outlines how better energy efficiency and a robust demand response program using distributed energy resources (DER) already on the grid could provide up to 11 GW of “flexible generation” to ERCOT, the Texas grid operator, when the grid is strained.

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altenergymag

JUNE 1, 2023

The worldwide wind turbine market was valued at US$ 55.91 billion by 2030, increasing at a CAGR of 6.34% from 2022 to 2030. Some of the important reasons driving the growth of the wind turbine market include rising demand for renewable energy sources, government incentives for wind power adoption, and technical improvements.

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Wind power Demand Government Energy 63

Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

The expanded wind targets, which are expected to form part of Number 10's Energy Security Strategy that is slated to be published next week, are set to cover both conventional offshore wind farms and floating wind turbines, Bloomberg reported this morning. Want to help celebrate and showcase the best of the green economy?

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

Natural gas and coal demand stayed nearly flat with oil rebounding close to pre-pandemic levels. Primary Global Energy Consumption 2022 ROBERT RAPIER Global energy demand grew by 1.1% in 2022 to a new record, but slower than the 5.5% Global coal demand grew by 0.6% Oil demand grew by 3.1% growth in 2021.

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Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Energy Energy 78

Renewable Energy World

JUNE 4, 2021

Power utilities are getting it from both sides and are under no illusion that the journey to a cleaner 2050 will be easy. The GHC focuses on building top-down momentum for scalable green hydrogen projects that leverage multi-sector opportunities to simultaneously scale supply and demand. Learn more at ghcoalition.org.

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Energy Energy Carbon-neutral Hydrogen 81

R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Nuclear power is unique among energy sources. It can be scaled up to very large power plants, it is firm power (available upon demand), and it produces no carbon dioxide while generating electricity. Yet, global nuclear power growth over the past decade has been a paltry 0.3% Nuclear Nower Generation 1965-2022.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Duke Energy’s newly formed Sustainable Solutions unit, merged from several entities only months ago, is building a 207-MW wind power project in Iowa. The non-regulated commercial brand of Duke was formed with the combination of several previous units, including REC Solar, Duke Energy Renewables Wind, and other subsidiaries.

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Sustainability Wind power Construction Natural gas 111

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The report outlines how co-location could incentivise the development of battery storage and the expansion of a variety of energy sources including solar and wind power, as well as low-carbon hydrogen production. It could also help to accommodate new energy needs such as an increase in electric vehicle charging.

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Energy Energy Wind power Investment 276

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The researcher’s predictions, they state in a release, suggest a sizeable global Li-Ion battery demand increase, skyrocketing from over 700GWh in 2022 to approximately 4.7TWh by 2030. The tech’s evolution and rising customer expectancies for extended battery existence and faster charging similarly boost the demand for global Li-Ion.

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Batteries Lithium Electric vehicle Demand 59

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Jeff Perry, executive vice president of Asset Management for Agilitas Energy, writes on how energy storage technology can improve grid and renewables reliability, taking pressure off grid operators at peak demand periods. Instead, it emphasises the importance of increasing energy storage to stabilize the energy system.

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Energy Energy Fossil fuels Demand 105

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

Although temperatures dropped a bit on Monday, California still faces excessive heat warnings similar to those issued last week, driving air-conditioning demand. Conservation, demand response and backup generation. CAISO also was able to secure some scarce imported power, and wind power coming on late in the day helped too.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

A report by Adamas Intelligence suggests that over the next two decades, the supply side of the rare earth industry may not be able to keep up with rapidly growing demand for magnet rare earths such as neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium. more than 6,000 tons per year) that the supply will be unlikely to catch up.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

The prospect of halving demand for coal is a goal worth striving for, but governments must stay the course In the past week almost 120 global leaders have pledged to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity before 2030 in a bold attempt to slash the global consumption of fossil fuels. Continue reading.

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Fossil fuels Demand Government Energy 76

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Protergia contracted German IT service provider emsys VPP to provide its software, combined with solar and wind power forecasts, for its aggregator unit. According to emsys VPP, the need for virtual power plants and power forecasting services is driven by the Greek electricity market reform.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

We have been testing variable bandwidth technology since October 2022. According to Litgrid’s assessment, in 2030 the consumption and export possibilities of the Lithuanian electricity market will allow the connection of at least 4.4GW of solar and 5GW of wind power generation capacities – a total of 9.4GW.

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Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Wind power Technology 59

Business Green

APRIL 25, 2022

Fossil gas' share of electricity supplies shrinks to less than 15 per cent over weekend as wind power meets more than half of UK demand. — Alok Sharma (@AlokSharma_RDG) April 24, 2022. 50% wind, 80% zero carbon nationally, and 100% in south west England! — John Taylor (@CoppiceJT) April 23, 2022.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2021

AI can increase energy efficiency and enhance the reliability and resiliency of the grid by helping utility companies manage an increase in renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power.

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Technology Government Carbon Energy 91

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The report suggests focus should be on modernising distribution grids and establishing new transmission corridors to connect renewable resources – such as solar PV projects in the desert and offshore wind turbines out at sea – that are far from demand centres like cities and industrial areas, the report states.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 26, 2022

Note: The is the sixth article in a series on BP’s recently-released BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022. Previous articles were: Wind And Solar Provided A Record 10% Of The World’s Power Generation In 2021. That was remarkable given how significantly the pandemic impacted total energy demand. Why The U.S.

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Energy Energy Hydropower Solar Power 78

Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With studies indicating that Canadian power demand could double between now and 2050, the federal government recently proposed the Clean Electricity Regulations to help ensure that Canada’s power system remains both clean and affordable in the years ahead. 29%), Chile (28%), and Australia (26%). Over a third of all U.S.

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2022

BloombergNEF (BNEF) today published the latest edition of its Renewable Energy Investment Tracker for the first half of 2022, confirming that global investment in renewable energy totalled $226bn, setting a new record for the first six months of a year. Some segments of the market bucked the trend.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 3, 2020

Bright Canyon has primarily invested in wind power projects to date, including ownership stakes in Missouri and Minnesota projects being developed by Tenaska. Bright Canyon Energy, a subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp.,

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In the previous article Renewable Energy Grew At A Blistering Pace In 2021 , I highlighted the inability of renewable energy to keep up with overall energy demand: “But here is the challenge the world faces. exajoule global increase in renewable energy consumption, global energy demand increased by 31.3 Against the backdrop of the 5.1

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Nuclear Power Carbon Demand Fossil fuels 78

Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The development of the wind industry, on the other hand, picked up slightly this quarter. gigawatts of wind generation capacity were installed in the second quarter of 2021, compared to just under 3 gigawatts in the previous quarter. All of the wind capacity built out in the second quarter of 2021 was onshore.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

San Francisco-based developer Plus Power won two bids in the latest capacity auction held by the New England ISO, which operates the transmission grid and competitive power markets in six northeastern states. And in the nearby New York ISO, utility Con Ed awarded a capacity contract last year to developer 174 Global Power. "You’re

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Batteries Natural gas Demand Pollution 213

GreenTechMedia

APRIL 29, 2020

gigawatt onshore wind power fleet. In a Wednesday conference call, CEO James Torgerson credited the improved performance to better wind production from its huge base of existing U.S. renewables capacity, including 831 megawatts of onshore wind built last year by its Oregon-based Avangrid Renewables subsidiary.

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EDF + Business

JUNE 7, 2023

These IRA tax credits are expected to greatly expand the country’s renewables manufacturing capacity and increase demand for clean technology – benefiting both U.S. Leading companies are jumping in: Battery joint ventures, wind power on-shoring and biofuel production Earlier this year, Ford Motor Company announced an investment of $3.5

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

Alliant, which serves about 1 million customers in the Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Iowa, currently relies on renewables for about 20 percent of its generation capacity, largely wind power in Iowa, with twice as much coming from natural gas plants.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The feed-in into the power grid for power supply consists of conventional energy sources, such as nuclear-, coal- and gas power, as well as renewable energy sources. This means the remaining demand for electricity that cannot be covered by wind and solar power. Electricity demand is never steady.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The feed-in into the power grid for power supply consists of conventional energy sources, such as nuclear-, coal- and gas power, as well as renewable energy sources. This means the remaining demand for electricity that cannot be covered by wind and solar power. Electricity demand is never steady.

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Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Demand Solar Power 52

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In September, Lancium broke ground on its first Clean Campus -- a 325 MW bitcoin mining data center in Fort Stockton, Texas with an expected full-scale operation target of Q4 2022. A Texas-based energy technology firm has raised $150 million to develop Bitcoin mining campuses powered by renewable energy sources. Courtesy: Lancium).

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Fossil fuels Natural gas Power grid Resilience 118

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. Richard Wilson from Stop Funding Heat said: “Britain urgently needs a media that tells the truth about climate change.

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Fossil fuels Global warming Climate change Demand 97

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

One of those who challenged the premier’s assertion against renewable energy sources was Derek Power of Toronto, the founder of Power Networks, a company that installs solar roofs. After Smith asked, “And what do I do when there’s no sun and there’s no wind?,” Power responded, “Batteries.” GW commercial.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2020

Wind power provided almost 60 per cent of the UK's electricity in the early hours of Saturday morning, providing a fresh milestone ahead of a busy week for the fast-expanding industry. According to data from grid operator National Grid ESO, the wind industry chalked up yet another record as offshore and onshore wind farms provided 59.1

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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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Energy Energy Nuclear Power Demand 52

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.

Energy 52

Energy Energy Nuclear Power Demand 52

Charged

MAY 31, 2022

The site in the Northeast of England was selected because of the abundance of renewable energy—it has access to the North Sea Interconnector, so the company can take hydropower-created electricity from Norway and feed wind power back. That must be a huge demand on the suppliers. That leaves a demand of 50 gigawatts to satisfy.

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