Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The government has set its sights on delivering two million green skilled jobs across the UK by 2030, as it today launched a new Taskforce to chart a long-term plan to fill the growing green skills gap and support workers in high carbon industries as the economy shifts towards a net zero footing. "I

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 14, 2020

government’s long-awaited energy white paper is out with confirmation of fresh negotiations with EDF over a new nuclear power station and a drive to push up the price of carbon. billion) of government investment will trigger another £36 billion in private money by 2030, it claims. the Saudi Arabia of wind power.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The government has set its sights on delivering two million green skilled jobs across the UK by 2030, as it today launched a new Taskforce to chart a long-term plan to fill the growing green skills gap and support workers in high carbon industries as the economy shifts towards a net zero footing.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 26, 2021

Coal power slumped by 20 percent year-on-year while solar and wind power grew 15 percent and 9 percent, respectively. The majority of the new renewables capacity came from wind and solar. deliver on their National Energy and Climate Plans for 2030, WindEurope expects the installed capacity of 2020 to double by 2030.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Today's report, published by RenewableUK's EnergyPulse data analysis unit, shows the UK is now home to 13.7GW of operational offshore wind power, which amounts to 23 per cent of the the entire world's operational wind capacity.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

More immediately, the utility aims for 2030 goals of 45 percent renewable electricity, with the Palo Verde nuclear power plant bringing the tally up to 65 percent carbon-free power. Through 2024, APS plans to add 962 megawatts of renewable energy to its current 1,700 megawatts, as well as 850 megawatts of energy storage.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Analysis from Imperial College London finds that government's headline figure to deliver 40GW of offshore wind by 2030 falls far short of levels required to decarbonise grid in line with UK's net zero ambition.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

It’s the biggest utility-contracted battery in the state thus far, though independent power producer LS Power is planning to build at least 300 MW/1,200 MWh of batteries at its Ravenswood power plant in Queens. At the same time, New York has also set a target of 9 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2035.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

But reaching the report’s targets could drive about $140 billion per year in revenue and support 700,000 jobs by 2030, and about $750 billion per year in revenue and a cumulative 3.4 million by 2030, and the number of fueling stations will have to expand from about 100 today to more than 4,300. already generates about 11.4

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

That is why we are fully committing to nuclear power in the UK, backing a new generation of small modular reactors, and investing tens of billions in clean energy through carbon capture. We don't want to see high bills like this again, it's time for a clean energy reset.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

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.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Boris Johnson is set to cast a major vote of confidence in the UK's flourishing offshore wind sector tomorrow in a bid to help the country "build back greener", confirming a higher target for 40GW of capacity by 2030, backed by £160m investment towards state-of-the-art turbine manufacturing.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The company said the project underscored the critical role offshore wind power was playing in driving down emissions, curbing energy bills, boosting the economy, and enhancing UK energy security. The UK's offshore wind pipeline now stands at around 86GW , fuelling hopes that the government's target of 50GW by 2030 can be met.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The first, biggest step to slowing climate change is switching electricity generation from coal and gas to wind and sun. This needs to happen fast, with coal phased out no later than 2030 and gas not far behind. France built nuclear power. Denmark looked to offshore wind. Iceland tapped geothermal.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2022

The California Air Resources Board also voted for interim targets that would require 35 per cent of new cars, SUVs, and small pick ups sold in 2026 to be zero emission models, rising to 51 per cent of all new car sales in 2028, and 68 per cent in 2030 before reaching 100 per cent in 2035. Canada and Germany agree 'hydrogen alliance'.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Dubbed Great British Energy, the new venture would enable British people to profit from the nation's clean energy resources, he said, stressing that state-backed energy companies from France, China, and Sweden were all currently profiting from wind and nuclear power generated in Britain. British power to the British people.".

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

Offshore wind target increased to 50GW by 2030. At the heart of the Strategy is a new ambition to deliver up to 50GW of capacity by 2030, including 5GW from floating wind turbines, which the government claims would be more than enough to power every home in the UK. Nuclear targets increased to 24GW by 2050.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

In hopes of reinventing its image, new life is breathing into Fukushima, the Japanese northeastern prefecture that was devastated by a 2011 tsunami and consequent nuclear power plant meltdown. The end goal for 2040 is that the entire Land of the Rising Sun will be completely powered through renewable energy.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

The government has set out the UK's plans to accelerate the charging network rollout to help transition to zero emission vehicles, committing to 300,000 public electric vehicle (EV) charge points by 2030. But how green are the energy sources powering our EVs? Electric cars offer a genuine route to net zero mobility.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

Study: Global lockdowns likely to curb temperatures by just 0.01C by 2030. The study, which draws largely on Google and Apple mobility data, details how the impact of lockdown measures on emissions are proving shortlived and as such temperature projections for 2030 are only 0.01C lower than was previously the case.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

In order to deliver decarbonisation in line with the Paris Agreement, the global power sector needs to make the greatest progress over the next decade, cutting emissions by 57 per cent against 1990 levels by 2030 and 89 per cent by 2040, according to BNEF's analysis.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

In a wide-ranging appearance before the BEIS Committee, Kwarteng also defended the government's support for nuclear power, reiterating hopes that Hinkley Point C would come online by 2025 and act as a forerunner for another major nuclear project, as well as a fleet of small modular rectors developed in future.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

The government will tomorrow publish its long-awaited Energy Security Strategy, promising that the sweeping new plan will 'supercharge' clean energy deployment and put the UK on track to source 95 per cent of its power from domestic low carbon sources by 2030.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The outgoing PM's sole allusion to his government's climate efforts related to increasing ambitions for UK offshore wind and nuclear power capacity, as he talked up his efforts to provide "the short and long term solutions for our energy needs".

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Scheme: A previously announced £160m funding pot is being formally launched today in a bid to kick start investment in port infrastructure projects that can enable new floating offshore wind projects.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Virginia’s Clean Economy Act demands that the state's flagship utility, Dominion Virginia, supply at least 30 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2030 and shut down all carbon-emitting power plants by 2045. million customers across 18 states. Duke's utilities serve 7.7 million electric customers and 1.6

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 26, 2021

However, unless accelerated, that growth will fall short of President Biden’s clean power goals for 2030. electrical generation in 2030. EIA’s most recent “ Electric Power Monthly ” report reveals that renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided 22.5%

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Jigar Shah

MARCH 29, 2019

Clean Electricity Like their peers, Amazon has been transitioning to fuel its data centers with solar and wind power. or, just save the nuclear power plant currently slated to be shutdown in Ohio. The goal is to make half of its shipments net zero (emissions) by 2030. Here’s where he can start.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 24, 2024

This achievement is nothing short of extraordinary, as wind energy generated nearly 2.5 Such an output is capable of powering nearly 90% of the European Union’s electricity needs. The International Energy Agency estimates that to meet global energy goals, we need to be installing 320 GW of wind power annually by 2030.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

"Renewable power capacity added worldwide rose by about a quarter in 2022. And now, nuclear power is making a strong comeback." BloombergNEF said Russia's war in Ukraine had prompted Europe to accelerate its renewables roll out with the sector overtaking nuclear as the continent's biggest single power source.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 17, 2022

will need to nearly triple its 2020 growth rate for the grid to be 80% powered by clean energy by 2030. (As As difficult as that may sound, China reportedly installed 120,000 megawatts of wind and solar in 2020.). 3 ways to bring wind and solar into the grid. However, new nuclear plants in the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The report lays out five alternative pathways to reaching its targets, ranging from those that rely on a complete shift to renewable energy and electrifying transport and buildings, to those that rely more on nuclear power, carbon capture and storage or biomass to decarbonize. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

” Wind tax credit impacts. Wind power will also benefit from the tax extensions provided for in the bill. But the new ITC rules will allow offshore wind projects to retain access to a full 30 percent credit for projects that begin construction through 2025. Solar power will get $1.5

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Reports suggest Germany could soon accelerate coal power plant phase out plans, as a flurry of national climate action plans are unveiled ahead of COP26 Summit and Russian President Vladimir Putin announces Russia will achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. German coalition partners pledge to 'ideally' end use of coal power by 2030.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The first off shore wind farm in the US went online May 1st 2017 in Block Island, Rhode Island. Why does the Biden administration want to build so much wind power at sea? offshore wind resources could provide over 2,000 gigawatts of generating capacity – nearly twice as much electricity as the nation uses every year.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 6, 2020

Virginia has become the latest state to pass a law that sets it on a path to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050, as well as setting targets for massive investments in energy efficiency, energy storage and in-state solar and wind power. Dominion also gets more than one-third of its energy from nuclear power.

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