AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

With a power grid that has been notoriously unreliable in the past, India’s goal to transform formerly passive consumers into prosumers would seem an uphill battle. The stakes are particularly high because India is the world’s third largest energy consumer.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

ITEN Media & Clarion Energy, UK are set to host the 17th edition of POWERGEN India during 12th -14th October 2022 at New Delhi. Also of interest: India – 5 million smart meter milestone 5 million IoT enabled smart meters for India.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Distribution grids around the world tend to operate in relative darkness, in terms of sensors and monitors to reveal their point-to-point and moment-to-moment condition to their operators. But that may have to change as distributed energy resources take up an increasing role in powering them.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

Japan’s electricity sector is facing the triple challenges in the energy transition of energy security, cost and decarbonisation , writes James Tedd from GridBeyond. Imported fossil resources contribute to all three of the challenges of the energy transition. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 20, 2023

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances looks at Shell USA Inc., which has reaffirmed its march into the Electric Vehicle (EV) arena with the acquisition of EV network developer Volta Inc. The survey found the energy sector to be a dominant area for investment, specifically energy security, renewables and EVS/batteries.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 27, 2021

On Thursday the 19 th of August, the Climate Council in partnership with the law firm Shearman & Sterling, hosted an intriguing panel to discuss a major topic in the energy industry: Will low-carbon hydrogen be the silver bullet in APAC? The controversy around blue hydrogen. China’s entry into Blue H2.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus crisis gripping the global economy has forced clean energy analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) to downgrade its expectations for the solar, battery, and electric vehicle (EV) markets, in one of the first signals that the escalating pandemic could undermine urgent efforts to combat climate change.

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AutoGrid

JULY 24, 2023

Traditional solutions to short-term supply shortages – such as fossil fuel peaker plants – may meet the immediate need for capacity but also help accelerate climate change due to high emission rates. These dispatches delivered a large amount of capacity to energy markets worldwide. This cycle is undeniably vicious.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus crisis gripping the global economy has forced clean energy analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) to downgrade its expectations for the solar, battery, and electric vehicle (EV) markets, in one of the first signals that the escalating pandemic could undermine urgent efforts to combat climate change.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. Renewables will become the largest source of electricity generation in 2025. Existing hydropower plants can also help with this large ramp up power.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It is time for governments to listen to business entreaties for bolder climate action and move from talk to action, writes Climate Group's Helen Clarkson from COP27. We know that we've won the war of words when even the big fossil fuel giants are using our language. Climate denialism is out. But the science remains the same.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Rapier: What are countries doing to encourage LPG, and how is LPG usage growing? In Asia, it was just over 6%. About half of LPG in the world is domestic, but a big proportion of LPG is industrial or commercial. You have examples in countries where, for instance, they give tax breaks on businesses to allow them to develop.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

HSBC's board has today agreed to phase out all coal financing within 20 years, in a major victory for shareholders who have been piling pressure on the bank to set out how and when it will reduce its significant exposure to fossil fuel assets.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia , which explores the path to low-carbon energy for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Worried about the climate crisis? If not sooner.

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Eco-Business

APRIL 18, 2023

Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines have cancelled almost 13GW of coal projects in 2022, but this is far from what is needed to phase out the fossil fuel over the next two decades, a new report from Global Energy Monitor has revealed.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The announcement, led by 40 members of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), marks the biggest global net zero commitment from the carbon-intensive sector to date, and brings together firms from North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

million people die as a result of air pollution every year, but governments are still spending more supporting fossil fuel projects than they are tackling dirty air. In contrast, middle-income countries in Asia receive 80 per cent of aid funding. per cent of grants worldwide.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

All the green business news from around the world this week. The study drew on data from 123 countries that together account for 99 per cent of fossil fuel emissions. In contrast, with an economic recovery tilted towards green stimulus and reductions in fossil fuel investments, it is possible to avoid future warming of 0.3C

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2021

Green bonds , which have so far hogged the limelight, are issued by governments and companies specifically to fund new and existing projects with environmental benefits - such as renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. It issued green bonds last year to finance clean energy projects such as low carbon transport and wind farms.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The energy industry's interest in low carbon hydrogen is building fast, and the nuclear industry reckons it could yet have a crucial role to play. There may be on-going debates about how best to use hydrogen - should it be deployed to heat buildings, provide energy storage, decarbonise heavy industry, or fuel trains and planes?

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Another airport investor, Spanish transport giant Ferrovial, owns a 25 percent stake in Heathrow, already the second most polluting airport in the world , despite having had its business plans approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, another UN-backed scheme.

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Eco-Business

APRIL 14, 2020

Singapore, April 1 2020 - Ricoh Asia Pacific (Ricoh), the Japanese multinational imaging electronics company, today launched its 14th annual Eco Action Day campaign. Clean energy is a growing topic of interest in Singapore and Asia Pacific. All of us can and should play a part. Pledge Campaign to address SDG 13: Climate Action.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. This summer, a large U.S. This summer, a large U.S.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 4, 2024

The Energy Observer made a stop in Florida. The hydrogen ship, a 100-foot zero-emission catamaran powered by renewable energy, including hydrogen that is produced on board, recently docked in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The energy-self-sufficient catamaran is nearing the end of its journey. Sailing through various climates.

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AutoGrid

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Cleaner Electricity Grids Equal Longer Life Expectancy By Nils Frenkel, Sales Director, North America When I was working with the City of San Antonio’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan a few years ago, I learned about a shocking statistic in the city I call home. Peaker Plants Are Located Throughout the U.S.

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Business Green

AUGUST 20, 2021

If business truly is to lead the transition to a more just and sustainable world, it will require more than the incremental tweaks common in the sustainability realm. As I said, I approached this through the lens of business. And to develop metrics and monitoring to assess progress. Power and clout. The basics.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If a widespread power outage hit Phoenix during a heat wave and lasted for days, it could kill thousands and send half the city to the emergency room, according to a recent study. And more heat will come, bringing parts of Mexico’s coasts and more of South Asia into the danger zone.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

Other speculative chemicals and materials in the future-fuels mix include ammonia, methanol and hydrogen. In late May, Boeing chief executive Dave Calhoun seemed to dampen hopes that SAF might achieve price parity with Jet A, a kerosene-based fuel that is the most commonly used in commercial aviation.

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Business Green

JANUARY 15, 2023

Powers, vice president for global cleantech and renewables at Schneider Electric, who explores how public-private sector collaboration can help unshackle the surging demand for renewable energy. If a company has a lot of activity in Asia Pacific markets, for instance, they won't have a choice of where their power is coming from.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2020

Companies planning to build new coal-fired power plants will no longer be able to get financing from BNP Paribas, following the banking giant's introduction of a string of new policies aimed at eliminating its exposure to coal-fired electricity projects. BNP Paribas granted €185m to Germany's RWE, €150m to Czechia's ?EZ,

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

However, while on the surface it may appear to be a positive shift towards lowering the greenhouse gas impact of their projects, the rhetoric about carbon-neutral LNG is mostly hollow, in another attempt to greenwash new fossil fuel projects into existence. Thames is a former executive at Cheniere Energy, a prominent U.S.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2022

African green hydrogen plans, new coal-to-clean energy deals, and worsening climate impacts. The organising committee said it would work with NGOs and commercial partners to slash the impact of the estimated 13 million meals that will be served during Paris 2024 and showcase the best of sustainable food.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Polish coal plant closures, Chinese emissions targets, and the surreal proposal for net zero emission tar sands are just some of the green business stories from around the world this week. New analysis reveals how G7 climate laws slashed CO2 emissions by 1.3 billion tonnes.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2021

Just under 38GW of coal plants were retired in 2020, largely in the US and EU, but just over 38GW of new coal plants were commissioned in China, Global Energy Monitor calculates. In India, coal power capacity rose by just 0.7GW, with 2GW commissioned and 1.3GW retired.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Clean energy for Native American communities. We’d like to express our appreciation to the World Business Council for Sustainable Business and Net Impact for helping to cast a global net for this year’s nominees. I've always been an energy nerd and I just knew that was my place. The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized.

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2020

Which countries could be the green economic powers of the future? After all, achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement requires the extraction and use of fossil fuels to be phased out almost entirely within the next three decades, meaning countries heavily reliant upon oil and gas will have to find other means of income, and quickly.

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