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Fossil fuels are losing ground to renewable energy in Europe

The Verge: Energy

Wind turbines and power lines can be seen against the evening sky near Leuna, Germany on October 4th, 2022. Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images The European Union saw a record drop in pollution from fossil fuel power plants last year, according to a new report.

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Britain's power grid celebrates greenest day and month on record in 2022

Business Green

More than half of the UK's electricity came from zero carbon sources across five months last year, as Britain celebrated a flurry of fresh green grid records in 2022, according to National Grid ESO. Favourable conditions then saw that record once again broken by the year-end, with 20.918GW of wind power generated on 30 December.

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5 Maritime Sustainability Trends for 2022

The Environmental Blog

Reflecting the industry’s efforts to reach its 2050 goal, the World Maritime Theme for 2022 is “New technologies for greener shipping”. Increased use of cleaner fuel. Despite being the most efficient form of transportation, ships are known for using extremely dirty fuel. More diverse workforce.

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Nine states, including California and New York, sign heat pump agreement to clean up air pollution

The Verge: Energy

And because they’re electric, they can feasibly run on renewables like wind and solar once there’s more clean energy coursing through power grids. Fossil fuel combustion in buildings also produces more smog-forming nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions than power plants do in the US.

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Bitcoin miners win legal battle to keep mum about energy use

The Verge: Energy

More Bitcoin is mined in the US than anywhere else in the world , a trend that has sparked legal battles over the impact energy-hungry crypto mines have on the power grid, nearby communities, and the environment. A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the DOE from moving forward with data collection.

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Plugging into electricity’s energy challenge

Envirotec Magazine

How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? To generate electricity, we require energy and 65% of this energy is currently coming from fossil fuels. For now, fossil fuels are still the most efficient means of energy production and the most economical and reliable way to generate electricity.

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Stabilizing the energy system with energy storage

Smart Energy International

This means that in the event of a heatwave, a spike in electricity use would ultimately test the power grid’s ability to meet supply with demand, potentially resulting in summer brownouts or blackouts. When relying only on fossil fuels, utilities and grid operators are also challenged to meet peak demand in a cost-effective manner.

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