Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Global Wind Workforce Outlook 2023-2027 sets out that over 574,000 technicians will be required for C&I and O&M by 2027, but to keep pace with this growth, almost 43% of them will be new to the industry, joining from an education and recruitment pipeline or transferring from other sectors, such as offshore oil and gas.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 19, 2024

Smith, a well-known climate change denier and fossil fuel sector advocater , nonetheless announced a series of new regulations critics say would ban wind turbines from much of the southern half of the province. Renewable energy is far less damaging to the environment and wildlife than fossil fuels,” said Luo.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 11, 2024

Hurricanes have become more powerful, wildfires more widespread, and floods more devastating. In 2023 alone, the Atlantic hurricane season saw a record number of named storms, with Hurricane Ian causing unprecedented damage across Florida and the southeastern United States.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 20, 2023

In Clean Energy Canada’s recent net-zero analysis , which like the Canada Energy Regulator relied on the IEA’s net-zero oil price, Canada sees 700,000 more energy jobs in 2050 than exist today if countries around the world achieve their stated climate goals, as growth in clean energy jobs outpaces the decline in fossil fuels.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The IEA in a new report points to signs that grids are becoming a bottleneck to clean energy transitions and that delayed action means prolonging reliance on fossil fuels. This would mean that the global long-term temperature rise would go well above 1.5 o C, with a 40% chance of exceeding 2 o C.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 1, 2024

The province has outlined 13 new regulations limiting wind and solar projects near agriculture land and other proposed “protected” areas. These include the creation of 35-kilometre buffer zones intended to protect what the province has termed “pristine viewscapes” from wind power development. million homes.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including global wind capacity forecasts, food system CO2 fears, and an IKEA second-hand store in Sweden. Russia eyes fossil fuel growth as it unveils 2030 climate goal. Global wind capacity to reach record 1,000GW by 2025.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

That leaves a massive gap to be filled by clean energy, since more than half of the state’s carbon-free emissions today come from nuclear power, as shown in the chart below. Larger-scale transmission projects aimed at carrying Canadian hydropower and wind power downstate, such as the $2.2 Source: NYISO.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

One of those who challenged the premier’s assertion against renewable energy sources was Derek Power of Toronto, the founder of Power Networks, a company that installs solar roofs. After Smith asked, “And what do I do when there’s no sun and there’s no wind?,” Power responded, “Batteries.” GW commercial.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A critical renewable energy initiative to transition away from fossil fuel reliance is struggling to meet 2030 targets, according to a new report by offshore wind market analysts, 4C Offshore. 2023 must be a year of decision-making and action if commercial-scale projects are to hit the water this decade.”

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 30, 2024

As renewable energy sources have matured and become more affordable, a challenge remains in dramatically increasing the amount of clean power on the electric grid: long-duration energy storage. The startup became a member of Greentown Houston in 2023, which Pathak says has been beneficial for the EarthEn team.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Regionally, the EU-wide average share of electricity generated from wind and solar in 2022 was 22%. In May 2023, wind and solar produced more electricity than fossil fuels in the European Union for the first full month on record. The average in the G7 was 15%, just above the global average of 12%.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

The consultant was the sole interviewee in the segment, in which she claimed that the move to renewable energy, primarily wind power, was increasing the risk of blackouts. Wind Power ‘Blackout’ Risk Porter told BBC Radio 4 listeners in the interview: “There were risks around blackouts this winter.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In 2023, some things are impossible to ignore. Then there’s energy: whether it’s $2 gas or higher home heating bills , powering our lives has gotten pricier. These two realities, climate change and volatile energy prices, have a common denominator in fossil fuels. They also share a common solution.

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Business Green

JULY 4, 2022

The Crown Estate said it was on track to be able to offer the new project development zones to the market via competitive tender in mid-2023. We want to deliver up to 5GW of floating offshore wind by 2030.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Feb 2, 2023 OTTAWA — In Alberta and Ontario, wind can now produce electricity at lower costs than natural-gas-fired power—with even more reductions on the horizon, according to a new report from Clean Energy Canada, which was informed by research commissioned from Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

billion in 2023 to $120.65 Additionally, the increasing costs of fossil fuels and gas have triggered significant adoption of electrical automobiles, propelling market enlargement. As the global Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery market is forecast to grow from $57.4

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For example, in windy weather, the prices of renewable energy are low, and therefore, its financial benefit remains low, i.e., wind power becomes a less lucrative investment option. Closing, which is subject to the applicable employee consultation process in accordance with Dutch law, is expected by the end of 2023.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

Renewables are set for yet another year of record growth in 2022, with some 320GW of new capacity expected to be added around the world this year as governments take advantage of the climate and energy security benefits of solar and wind power, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

WoodMac's report finds that peak energy demand will have to arrive in 2023. The accelerating pace of electrification efforts means that power consumption is on track to rise 14 percent by 2040, by which time more than half (51 percent) of the world’s electricity will come from renewables.

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Business Green

MARCH 14, 2022

The think tank has also run the numbers to calculate the savings being delivered by the UK's offshore and onshore wind farms, which it estimates between October last year and April 2023 will collectively pay back billpayers around £660m, thanks to the fixed power prices agreed under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) subsidy scheme.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

For comparison, in the fossil fuel sectors women make up around 21 per cent of the workforce. Yet IRENA cautioned that the encouraging trends for clean energy jobs worldwide would have to be sustained in order to spur a worldwide shift away from fossil fuels towards renewables in line with international climate change targets.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Totalling 1GW across three projects, each are contracted to provide stability services to National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) to improve the reliability of the UK’s increasingly renewable power system. These key grid services are usually delivered by fossil fuel powered plants. Scottish sites.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a three-year “carbon price carve out” for home heating oil in October 2023. During an October 2023 episode of CTV News’ Power Play , host Vassy Kapelos asked Danielle Smith if she agreed that the heat pump rebate would be a benefit to Albertans living in rural areas of the province.

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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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GreenTechMedia

MAY 11, 2020

Through its two utility subsidiaries, Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain Power, PacifiCorp claims to be the largest grid operator in the Western U.S., PacifiCorp's utilities have long relied on federally operated hydropower or utility-owned fossil-fueled generation for their electricity. million customers in six states.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

At the same time, New York has also set a target of 9 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2035. GW of offshore wind contracts set to be online by mid-decade and opened a solicitation for up to 2.5 It has already awarded 1.7 GW more this summer.

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Business Green

JANUARY 3, 2023

Bosch’s Tech Compass Report 2023 also suggests UK adults are among most optimistic worldwide about the economic benefits of green technologies such as climate engineering and hydrogen fuel cells.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Dominion Virginia’s new integrated resource plan (IRP), announced Friday, represents a potentially historic shift for the state’s largest utility, which has seen previous plans rejected by Virginia regulators for their over-reliance on fossil fuel power plants and infrastructure to be paid for by ratepayers.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

Such an extended and heartfelt profession of commitment to net zero was also clearly an awkward place to let slip that fossil fuels were still very much on the agenda, and within days of publication of the latest IPCC report. Scottish Renewables said the fund “falls woefully short of what we need.” “We

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Al-Sabah contextualized his estimate in saying that a substantial number of the world’s poor are dependent on fossil fuels to deliver their food and provide medicine. Their findings were published in the August 2023 edition of the journal Energies. He did not provide a reference for how this estimate was determined.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said upgrading the two ports - as had been teased in last week's Budget announcement - was key to delivering the UK's target for 40GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030. Rebecca Newsom, head of politics at Greenpeace UK, also welcomed the "vital" investment in the two ports.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

A rapid shift away from fossil fuels is also needed alongside a major ramp up in renewable electricity capacity - largely provided by wind and solar projects - which will form the backbone of the future energy system, while development of hydrogen, carbon capture and new modular nuclear technologies is also crucial, the report warned.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 11, 2022

However, the precise mechanics of the new cap revenue limit are yet to be finalised with the plans subject to a consultation that will be launched shortly with a view to the new scheme coming into force from the start of 2023. The government said the move would "ensure consumers?pay?a

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Canada’s three largest newspapers ran opinion pieces attacking a planned phase-out of gas and diesel powered passenger vehicles within hours of the government’s official announcement that it would do so. Smith recently issued a provincial moratorium on new solar and wind power development in the province.

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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. This dramatic expansion of wind and solar has been driven by precipitously falling costs.

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The Verge: Energy

MAY 7, 2024

. | Photo by Maja Hitij / Getty Images The amount of electricity and greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants likely peaked in 2023, according to the annual global electricity review by energy think tank Ember. The US is switching one fossil fuel for another,” Jones said. But the pace.

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