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New York?s Energy Transition (and Challenges) in 5 Charts

GreenTechMedia

Grid operators around the world are unusually busy these days, but few have quite as much on their minds as NYISO, the independent system operator that manages New York state's bulk power system and wholesale energy market. percent in 2018, and hitting 100 percent zero-carbon emissions by 2040. Source: NYISO.

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Contintental complexity

Envirotec Magazine

The researchers call for urgent collaboration on: • Continuous air monitoring via a network of sensors in order to build a detailed picture of air pollution variations and track progress. Investment in clean energy such as solar, hydropower and wind to meet Africa’s energy demand which is expected to double by 2040.

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New York Delays Second Offshore Wind Solicitation Due to Coronavirus

GreenTechMedia

gigawatts, to help meet the state’s ambitious clean energy goals. Thursday’s decision by the PSC approves a January proposal from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to conduct its second major solicitation for offshore wind, aimed at meeting New York’s goals for 2.4

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Icelandic startups tackle energy resilience under extreme conditions

Business Green

Iceland's start-up community is looking to go global with its efforts to bolster the clean energy transition. The island nation has adopted an incredible goal of being fossil fuel-free by 2040 , which would be a global first. That means there is no need for an external power source, such as a diesel generator, solar or wind.

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New York City Is About to Get an Injection of Tidal Power. Is This Time Different?

GreenTechMedia

New York City may be weeks away from seeing tidal power injected onto the local grid. The Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) installation will feature three underwater 35-kilowatt turbines on a single triangular base called a TriFrame. Still, the path toward bigger tidal arrays, and even demonstration projects, looks challenging.

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'Fundamental change': How write downs and bankruptcies are fuelling stranded asset fears

Business Green

Price and demand projections have been trimmed and there is a real sense that the clean energy transition that much of the industry has tip-toed around for the past decade could be about to accelerate. However, the contention that the new price projections are more realistic is contestable.

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Can the 150-year old London Metal Exchange broker a low-carbon future?

Business Green

And just last month, Matthew Chamberlain, the LME's chief executive, said the organisation wanted to work with stakeholders to "build a better, more sustainable market" as he unveiled the LME's intention to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. At the same time, recent geopolitical turmoil has tested the LME's reticence to intervene in markets.

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