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WoodMac: Wind, Solar and Storage to Dominate Europe’s Power Grid by 2030

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France, Italy and Spain — will get the majority of their power from wind, solar and other variable renewable energy sources as early as 2023, WoodMac says. As that variable output surges, Europe has four options for balancing out its grid: pumped hydro, gas peakers, energy storage and interconnectors.

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Low carbon generation set to meet electricity demand growth – IEA

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The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. in 2023, less than the 2.4% In 2023 the share of electricity in final energy consumption is estimated to have reached 20%, up from 18% in 2015. Have you read?

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Hunterston B nuclear power station poised for shutdown,sparking fresh questions over UK's new nuclear plans

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Closure of EDF's Ayrshire plant, which has operated on west coast of Scotland since 1976, leaves UK with just seven operational nuclear stations. The 1.2GW capacity power station first began operating in 1976, and although it was originally expected to operate for 25 years, EDF was able to extend the plant's lifespan a number of times.

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ComEd Bribery Scandal Clouds Picture for Exelon’s Illinois Nuclear Plants

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” At the same time, Crane noted the company is “in the middle of trying to work through legislative strategy in Illinois” that would offer its nuclear power plants in the state an alternative path to earning capacity market revenue that is seen as a critical component of their future financial viability.

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National Grid powers up 149-mile green power cable under English Channel

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The 1,000MW IFA2 interconnector, a joint project between National Grid and France's electricity transmission network RTE, has been completed both on time and on budget, and is now set to enter testing phase before it goes fully live, the firms said. The high voltage direct current cable is expected to help meet 1.2

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New UK DERMS Project Targets Flexibility Across Distribution and Transmission Grids

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will lay the foundations for a flexibility platform encompassing centralized and decentralized assets — the latest step in the country's push to enlist distributed energy resources (DERs) at grand scale to balance an increasingly renewable-powered grid. A new active network management project in the U.K.

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Dominion Targets 24GW of Renewables and Storage in Move Toward Virginia’s Clean Energy Goals

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Dominion’s new IRP is driven by Virginia's Clean Economy Act passed earlier this year, which calls for 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 and sets targets for energy efficiency, energy storage, and in-state solar and wind power. Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co.