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Grid investment key as renewables dominate future energy economy says IEA

Smart Energy International

The report, which looks to a 2030 energy system in which clean tech plays a significantly greater role than today, states how sheltering consumers from volatile fuel prices in 2022 cost governments $900 billion in emergency support.

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Study Mission 3.0: Quebec: Airplane reading

Low Carbon Prosperity

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 MW ], and the seventh-largest hydroelectric power plant in the world. This sector’s emissions rose from 16.5 MMT CO2e.

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How India’s Renewable Energy Sector Survived and Thrived in a Turbulent 2020

GreenTechMedia

It will reach 175 gigawatts before 2022.” ” India’s total installed capacity renewable energy, not including hydropower, currently stands at 90 gigawatts. ” “Oh, and by the way, it doesn't emit carbon dioxide or methane,” he added. gigawatts of capacity has been tendered.

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Could clean energy bring an end to Africa's worsening energy access crisis

Business Green

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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The 5 Biggest US Utilities Committing to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

GreenTechMedia

At the very least, utilities will need plans that can get them most of the way there, while rushing ahead with next-generation technologies: long-duration energy storage, small modular nuclear reactors or green hydrogen and methane to fuel natural gas peaker plants. Here's a look at the five largest U.S.

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Global Briefing: EU and US launch Joint Task Force on Energy Security

Business Green

Washington and Brussels team up in support of wide-ranging plan to diversify Europe's sources of LNG, ramp up renewables development, plug methane leaks, and boost energy efficiency. China latest mega-hydropower plant comes online. At an altitude of 3,000 metres it is the highest hydropower project in China.

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Duke Energy aims to double renewable energy capacity by 2030

Renewable Energy World

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.