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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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2022

A new report from think tank Ember, published this morning, has revealed that solar, wind, and hydropower additions around the world between January and June outpaced demand growth across the electricity sector. And the same fossil fuels pushing us into a climate crisis are also causing the global energy crisis.

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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. per cent in 2022. per cent in 2022. As the economy rebounds after the pandemic, we've seen a surge in electrical generation from fossil fuels," he said. "To

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

There are five countries in the world that run on 100 percent wind-water-solar (WWS) alone with zero batteries, zero nuclear, and zero fossil fuels. She never met a fossil fuel lobbyist she didn’t love.” ”She Jacobson, who also leads the institution’s Atmosphere/Energy Program. Another four countries are at 98.5-100

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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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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Key themes to dominate China’s 2022 energy landscape Microgrids to become a $206bn market by 2031 – report UK’s price cap increase – a massive blow to consumers Puerto Rico partners with US departments on grid modernisation and renewables. Have you read?

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2022

Geothermal energy also enjoyed "exceptional growth" having added 1.6GW of capacity last year, while hydropower also appears to be steadily growing around the world, after a number of large projects that were delayed were finally commissioned, according to the report. climate goal," he writes.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As such, clean power sources could start to squeeze out global fossil fuel power generation from 2025, although coal and gas are still expected to remain major sources of global electricity generation for the foreseeable future. remains a hugely challenging prospect.

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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

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. MCS can also draw power from various sources, including renewable energy such as wind, solar, and hydropower.

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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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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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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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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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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2021

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. And to what extent can they mitigate the increase in fossil fuel use? It will reach 175 gigawatts before 2022.”

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

Our decarbonization targets imply a transition from an “expenditure” economy based on fossil fuels to an “investment” economy in clean energies. Most notable was the passage of the US Inflation Reduction Act in 2022 and the EU Green Deal Industrial Plan , announced in response.

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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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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 29, 2022

The main causes include a lack of fuel for diesel power plants, technical difficulties, and low water levels at the dams where hydropower is produced. This year (2022), France has been struggling with a lack of cooling water for its nuclear power facilities due to an extremely dry period. The actual power gap now exceeds 8GW.

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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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EDF + Business

MARCH 28, 2023

5376 – Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 , WH IRA Guidebook , DoE Solar Energy Technologies Office , IRC. 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. Sources: Deloitte Analysis, H.R.5376

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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.

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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). Making up for the loss of Russian fossil fuel supply is a mammoth task. Source: IEA).

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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

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In addition, it said such a plan would lead to lasting, long-term reductions in demand for risky fossil fuels and help accelerate the EU's push towards a net zero economy powered by renewables. Next year, a recovery in nuclear and hydropower output from decade-low levels in 2022 should also help to narrow the expected gap in supply.

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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.

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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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Renewable Energy World

JULY 26, 2021

biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided 22.5% Meanwhile, the share of electrical generation attributable to biomass, geothermal, and hydropower combined has remained virtually unchanged, accounting for between a bit less than 9% and a bit more than 10% each year. electrical generation in 2030. in April 2021 (YTD).

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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. Wind, solar, hydropower or green hydrogen would radically and rapidly reduce the emissions impacts of steel. Green Steel. The concern herein is the source of electricity powering the furnace.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Biden administration believes heavily in green hydrogen -- hydrogen produced from clean sources like wind, solar, and hydropower -- as a key piece in the path to a net-zero energy sector. Additionally, President Biden's FY 2022 budget request includes $400 million for hydrogen activities, compared to $285 million in FY 2021.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

The compronmise agreement sees the Greens back Labour's proposals for a 'Safeguard Mechanism', which promises to regulate emissions from Australia's 215 biggest polluting coal and gas facilities without outright banning new fossil fuel projects.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Georgia Power’s latest IRP plans to add 2,260 MW of wind, solar and biomass and 80 MW of battery storage, boost its hydropower capacity and shutter five coal plants. But Southern hasn’t committed to any hard deadlines for closing its coal plants and still plans to build new natural-gas generation in the years to come.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 18, 2022

Africa’s governments and people are too often asked to rely on unsustainable fossil fuels to power their development when renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions offer economically attractive and socially beneficial alternatives,” said Francesco La Camera, IRENA director-general.

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Hydropower Africa Energy Energy 105

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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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Around $15 billion would be spent on nuclear, renewables, storage, and hydropower over the same period, plus $33 billion on transmission and distribution infrastructure. Under the bill, the state's utilities commission has until the end of 2022 to develop a plan with utilities to achieve the mandated emissions targets.

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