Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

Scottish Renewables and the British Hydropower Association have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister calling on the UK Government to urgently support the deployment of long-duration electricity storage, including pumped storage hydro (PSH). The Cruachan pumped storage hydro facility, Argyll and Bute (image credit: Scottish Power).

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Let me take you on a journey to the Enlit conference and exhibition held from 28-30 November 2023 in the magnificent city of Paris. From solar and wind to hydropower and beyond, the discussions revolved around harnessing the potential of renewable sources, overcoming challenges, and paving the way for a greener future.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Meta-Headlines of 2023 As our beloved industry matures, our hope for when climate tech grows up is for it to “become boring.” Should we call 2023 the Year of IRA deployment? The S&P Global Clean Energy index dropped 30% YTD weighed down by higher interest rates and supply / demand imbalances.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

And according to IEA’ Renewables 2020, Launch Presentation from November 10, 2020, global wind and solar PV’s combined installed capacity will surpass that of natural gas in 2023 and coal in 2024. Existing hydropower plants can also help with this large ramp up power.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

To fill this gap, NYISO is working toward growing transmission capacity for its ample upstate hydropower and wind power resources to reach New York City and downstate population centers, which will also be served by the 9 gigawatts of offshore wind the state is seeking by 2035. Source: NYISO. Source: NYISO.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 12, 2022

That is the stark conclusion of a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which today warned that while the EU has made considerable progress in slashing demand for Russian gas by two thirds this year the continent's gas supplies could face an even "sterner" test going in to 2023.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

Growth in batteries outpaced almost all other clean energy technologies in 2023 as falling costs, advancing innovation and supportive industrial policies helped drive up demand for the crucial technology, finds the IEA’s Batteries and Secure Energy Transitions World Energy Outlook Special Report.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This will be enabled by higher investment in robust and digitalised grid systems, accompanied by a role for batteries and demand response measures for short-term flexibility. Nearly 10 times as many electric cars ☀️ Renewables = 80% of new power ⚡️ Electric heating outselling gas boilers ?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Renewable power sources are expected to dominate almost all the growth in the world's electricity supplies through to 2025, according to the IEA, and together with nuclear power they are set to meet the vast majority of the increase in global power demand over the period. remains a hugely challenging prospect.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Canada’s hydropower-rich grid is 84% non-emitting with variable renewables (essentially wind and solar) currently making up 7% of the country’s total electricity generation. In May 2023, wind and solar produced more electricity than fossil fuels in the European Union for the first full month on record.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 6, 2021

Last summer’s record heat waves triggered a surge in power demand that maxed out supplies and led to outages across the West. California and other states are pushing to use clean electricity to power vehicles and buildings to cut carbon, which will increase demand. Contributed by Ben Paulos. NERC’s On-Peak Risk Scenario for California.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 2, 2024

The report AI for Energy was prepared as a requirement of an October 2023 Executive Order on the safe development and use of AI. A new Working Group on powering AI and data centre infrastructure has also been established, which is due to make recommendations on meeting the energy demand by June. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

” Hydropower will continue as the largest source of renewable power, according to the IEA. But solar will set a succession of annual deployment records from 2023. Total global primary energy demand has fallen by 5 percent in 2020 due to the pandemic.

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GreenTech Gazette

JULY 1, 2023

megawatts, was completed in June 2023. They can be utilized on existing hydropower reservoirs, reducing the demand for new hydropower dams in the future. The floating array, which upstaged Sayreville’s system with a capacity of 8.9 According to NJR Clean Energy Ventures , the clean power generated by the 8.9-megawatt

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

However, base load refers to the minimum amount of demand on an electrical grid over a given period of time, not a minimum level of constant supply. GW more expected by the end of 2023 for a total of 8.52 These batteries match approximately 25 percent of peak demand in all but summer, and approximately 12.5 GW commercial.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

But downstate New York is facing significant supply-demand imbalances that will require large-scale energy storage to manage, he noted. ” Con Edison has not awarded any other projects from its 2019 solicitation that would help meet its 2023 target for 300 MW of storage with at least four hours of storage capacity.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 29, 2020

Even so, Torgerson, who announced plans to retire in June earlier this year, said Avangrid “will be closely monitoring and addressing the potential COVID-19 risks,” such as potential impacts on energy demand and on prices for the 21 percent of its renewables generation open to fluctuations in energy market prices as merchant generation.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As has been widely expected, energy-related emissions are projected to decline significantly in 2020 as a result of declining energy demand, which the IEA says is set to fall five per cent overall compared to last year. The era of global oil demand growth will come to an end in the next decade," Dr Birol said. "The

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

BloombergNEF also expects costs across the sector to remain high throughout 2023, due to high raw material and labour costs, soaring demand for battery packs from automakers, and cost increases across other parts of their supply chain, such as for power conversion systems and balancing services. link] pic.twitter.com/C55UHprYIv.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

However, the IEA also warned that renewable power's growth is on track to lose momentum in 2023, predicting that global additions to the clean power fleet will plateau as solar power's continued acceleration is offset by "little change" in wind additions and a 40 per cent decline in hydropower expansion.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

MAY 21, 2023

Quebec May 23-26, 2023 Airplane reading Our time in Québec promises to be informative and inspiring, with tours and briefings that will elevate our understanding of what’s possible in our transition to a clean economy. Clean & Prosperous Institute Study Mission 3.0: million Energy sources Quebec: [link] 94% hydro, 5% wind, 0.7%

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The Verge: Energy

APRIL 24, 2024

In the winter, like a six-month period from June to December, many of the hydropower plants get surplus flows. That’s when we have low wind, but we have more hydropower. Why does Costa Rica rely so heavily on hydropower, which makes up 73 percent of electricity generation? Costa Rica lies in a tropical zone with heavy rainfall.

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

Coal demand for power generation fell 15 per cent in 2022, reaching its lowest level for 266 years, according to the analysis. above normal, which led to a reduction in demand for heat and power from buildings in 2022, and therefore emissions.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 28, 2023

Sources: Deloitte Analysis, Deloitte 2023 Renewable Energy Industry Outlook , H.R.5376 Sources: Deloitte Analysis, H.R.5376 Notes: Unless otherwise noted, the number shown above refer to the respective Section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (IRC). Net capacity factor of 22.5% Cost to build of $2.10/watt Cost to build of $2.10/watt

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 29, 2021

By 2019 , the global green bond market had surpassed $700 billion in outstanding issues and the IFC & Amundi expect emerging market green bond issuance to double in the next three years compared to the previous three and the market to cross the US$100 billion mark of annual issuance by 2023.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Results show the technology is cost-competitive with lithium-ion batteries, pumped storage hydropower and natural gas peaker plants. The field results also demonstrated that Sage can alternatively provide high-powered, short-duration power (load-following) during peak demand. Sage Geosystems Inc. ,

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The new trains are now scheduled to enter service in 2023 and will boast a range of up to 120 kilometres. "We However, the report also noted that barriers to investment remain, highlighting continued grid challenges as emerging markets struggle to match supply and demand. "A

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Further, the results show Sage’s technology is cost-competitive with lithium-ion batteries, pumped storage hydropower, and natural gas peaker plants. Sage will present their energy storage pilot results tomorrow at the PIVOT 2023 conference. Measured fluid losses < 2%, decreasing to 1% by the end of the 5-week period.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Hydropower, still the largest renewable resource in the world, and wind will account for the great majority of additions this year, according to IEA. But even solar held steady in 2020, despite residential installers reeling from depressed demand. Even as energy demand falls worldwide, renewables demand is increasing.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 15, 2024

In 2022, Bloomberg moved Canada up three spots—from fifth to second place in its global ranking of countries’ overall lithium-ion EV battery supply chain potential, citing, in part, our mineral resources and large hydropower capacity in addition to other competitive factors. In short, the demand for electric vehicles is there and growing.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

The agency's Renewable Capacity Statistics 2023 report yesterday revealed that 295GW of renewable power capacity was brought online in 2022, accounting for 83 per cent of all new power capacity added last year. Moreover, Oceania saw 5.2GW of new capacity come online and South America continued an upward trend with 18.2GW of capacity added.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2022

According to the report, more than a third of the investment, totalling $58bn, was committed to projects that are only likely to be economic if demand for oil and gas stays at levels that would push global temperatures to more than 2.5C above pre-industrial levels. of warming.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 23, 2020

” With New York sheltering in place and the city’s office buildings largely empty of workers, electricity demand in New York City has declined by as much as 18 percent compared to typical levels. The proposed Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line would carry hydropower from Quebec south to New York City.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

However, a number of firms are now rushing to try and build out the capacity needed to meet surging anticipated demand. This threshold is set to climb to 45 per cent in 2023 and 55 per cent from 2027. Britishvolt claims to have signed deals with four separate OEMs representing cumulative demand of 7GWh by 2024/2025.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The report acknowledged that high gas prices had "propped up" coal demand this year, but it concluded that "the relatively small increase in coal emissions has been considerably outweighed by the expansion of renewables". At the same time the weakening economic outlook should dampen expectations for energy demand going into 2023.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Developers in the space are concerned that the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the economy will depress demand for tax equity investments, as banks and financial institutions will have less appetite for credits to offset tax liabilities in a year when profits were depressed. Solar tax credit impacts.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Its carbon-free portfolio includes nuclear power supplying about one-third of its generation needs, and just over 5 percent renewable, most of that hydropower and biomass. gigawatt project by 2023 for it to move forward and be complete by 2026 as planned. gigawatt offshore wind project off the Virginia coast.

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