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More wind and solar capacity could save some of the world’s most important rivers

Renewable Energy World

The cost of new wind and solar generation, on a levelized cost of energy basis, is now lower than that of new thermal and hydropower generation, and increasingly below the operating cost of existing thermal plants. Existing hydropower plants can also help with this large ramp up power.

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Pumped Hydro Moves to Retain Storage Market Leadership

GreenTechMedia

This week, the International Hydropower Association and the U.S. Because of this, “It isn’t easy to build new projects,” said Alejandro Moreno, director of hydropower and marine energy at U.S. Department of Energy, at a Tuesday event launching the alliance. Solutions to pumped hydro’s new challenges.

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The COP28 pledge to triple up by 2030 and implications for geothermal

ThinkGeoEnergy

The strategy focuses on Finance, Policies, Innovation, Training, and Standards. The GRA represents the leading international industry players and provides a unified renewable energy voice.

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The Race Is On for Commercial Deployment of Solar in Open Seas

GreenTechMedia

Then, last week, fellow Norwegian firm Ocean Sun revealed it had secured European Union funding for a 250-kilowatt trial of its innovative floating PV system in the Atlantic off the coast of the Gran Canaria, in partnership with the offshore wind specialist Fred Olsen. The company is one of the largest hydropower operators in Europe.

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Eastland Group raises capital to support geothermal projects in New Zealand

ThinkGeoEnergy

” “There is also strong strategic alignment, and we are now geared to accelerate our pipeline of projects, expand our operational capacity, and advance innovation within the renewable energy industry.”

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Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions in Cascadia

Grist

Sachs’ view was backed in a July 2021 study from the San Francisco-based think tank Energy Innovation, which pulled together eight research efforts by universities and other experts. Combined with other innovative devices such as electric induction cooktops, heat pumps mean we can completely stop feeding so-called “natural” gas to buildings.

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LNG Projects Make Claims of ‘Net-Zero’ to Ease Way for Expansion

DeSmogBlog

At least three proposed Canadian LNG projects are claiming they will be the cleanest LNG in the world , relying on renewable hydropower to power their liquefaction operations and otherwise using carbon offsets and carbon capture to partially mitigate their emissions. Premier John Horgan (left) announce plans to use hydropower at B.C.’s