Renew Economy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Fortescue outlines its path to "real zero" at its Pilbara mines with plans for multiple gigawatts of solar, wind and battery storage, plus an electrified fleet of trucks and trains. The post Fortescue lays out huge wind, solar and storage plans to take fossil fuels out of Pilbara appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The post AGL to study thermal battery options to retrofit ageing fossil fuel turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy. ARENA backs AGL study to test new "thermal storage" technologies that could be used to retrofit its ageing coal and gas turbines.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

South Australia's remarkable transition to renewables has claimed two new fossil fuel scalps, as batteries muscle out diesel peaking plants. The post Diesel power stations to close as big batteries take centre stage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 24, 2024

Battery storage is now confirmed as the dominant player in the provision of key services to the grid, as batteries and demand management nudge out fossil fuel generators. The post Battery storage now dominates system services market for main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Energy Storage News

APRIL 11, 2024

AES Corporation has brought into commercial operation one of several large-scale renewable energy and battery storage projects in its development portfolio in Hawaii.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A 30MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) has been dealt a further setback by Northern Powergrid (NPG) in being able to connect to the grid. The actions of NPG go directly against the Government’s wider agenda to move away from fossil fuels and achieve carbon net zero goals by 2050 and it is stifling investment in the area.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Owner and operator of the 100MW battery, Zenobē, announced the system – in Capenhurst, Chester – had gone live on 11 February, describing it as the first commercial reactive power services of its kind in the world. The battery will also ease network constraints by importing electricity at times of peak renewable generation.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

By 2030, Wood Mackenzie expects wind, solar and batteries to dominate Europe's grid mix. In the first half of 2020, renewables (solar, wind, hydro and biomass) beat out fossil fuels on the European grid for the first time. They didn’t only beat out coal -- they beat out all fossil fuels put together.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 13, 2023

Dave Jones from Ember Climate on new study that shows fossil fuel generation will finally peak this year. Plus: Macquarie makes its mark on battery market. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Wind and solar deal killer blow to fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 1, 2023

Musk says world can dump fossil fuels and move to an electric economy, and save money and energy. The post Musk says electric world that kicks out fossil fuels will cost less than combustion economy appeared first on RenewEconomy. I'm shocked by how few people realise this."

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 5, 2020

The transition away from fossil fuels isn’t a nice-to-have. And that means disrupting entire classes of employment and communities that depend on fossil fuel extraction — in other words, helping people find work in another sector. But what about people? It’s a must-have.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 27, 2022

For first time, IEA forecasts global demand for fossil fuels will soon peak in all its scenarios as EV sales rise and the shift to wind and solar accelerates. The post “Curtain call” for fossil fuels: IEA says Ukraine war locks in shift to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

Materials from Scottish-grown seaweed could help to improve the life-span and charge time of lithium-ion batteries used for the likes of electric vehicles, with a new first-of-its-kind prototype already being tested by expert researchers.

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Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The inverters at an upcoming 300MW/600MWh project in Scotland, UK, will enable the asset to deliver inertia that is “essential for the grid to function efficiently”.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 16, 2022

The post Solar farms still reaping rich rewards from fossil fuel inflated electricity prices appeared first on RenewEconomy. Genex reveals more windfall gains from its two operating solar farms, and says pumped hydro project still on track despite "influx of water" that brought drilling to a halt.

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TechXplore

MARCH 15, 2024

High metal prices can drive up the costs of electric car batteries, which will reduce their adoption. Car manufacturers are already responding to this by shifting to different technologies.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 8, 2022

He needs to take care it is not a prop for fossil fuels, and is truly "flexible". The post Chris Bowen needs flexibility to avoid capacity market trap set by fossil fuel lobby appeared first on RenewEconomy. Bowen says ESB to release capacity market proposals within days.

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Canary Media

JANUARY 10, 2024

Hawaii shut down its last coal plant on September 1, 2022, eliminating 180 megawatts of fossil-fueled baseload power from the grid on Oahu — a crucial step in the state’s first-in-the-nation commitment to cease burning fossil fuels for electricity by 2045. But the move posed a question that’s becoming increasingly…

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TechCrunch: Climate

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Will stored energy in batteries be subject to the same global economic and geopolitical forces that shaped fossil fuels?

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Renew Economy

APRIL 4, 2022

Wind, solar and battery storage will play centre-stage to cut emissions in half by 2030, the IPCC says, while more expensive CCS will have only a bit part. The post Wind and solar make deep cuts in emissions possible, but fossil fuels must go: IPCC appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

In an exclusive interview with CarbonScape’s Oliver Foster, Yusuf Latief discusses the company’s success to date and what their alternative to graphite signals for the battery market going forward. Graphite is the largest component of lithium-ion batteries, comprising half its weight. Elon Musk did.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The impact of electric transportation on pollution and reduced carbon emissions and fossil-fuel consumption is complicated. On the one hand, well-designed electric vehicles (EVs) use much less energy per mile than conventionally-fueled vehicles. Contributed by Philip T. on a typical day. and from 2 to 9 p.m.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, located in Göteborg, Sweden, have performed the first life-cycle assessment of a commercially available two-seater all-electric aircraft—the Pipistrel Alpha Electro, manufactured in Slovenia—directly comparing it to the fossil fuel-powered version of the same plane.

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Canary Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A battery storage development is replacing a fossil-fuel-burning power plant in western Massachusetts, providing a model that supporters say could be emulated elsewhere. This story was first published by Energy News Network. The project is only financially viable, however, because of a unique state incentive…

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 16, 2022

The post Wind and solar payback drops to less than a year thanks to fossil fuel crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy. Soaring electricity prices are cutting the payback period for solar and wind farms to less than a year in some parts of the world, new research shows.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Ursula von der Leyen sets out plans to mandate revenue cap on electricity generators and secure a 'crisis contribution' from fossil fuel companies in her State of the European Union address. We are in a fossil fuel crisis, the fossil fuel industry has a special duty too," she said.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 30, 2022

BNEF reports temporary cost rises for renewables, driven by increased cost of materials, freight, fuel and labor. The post Costs for new build wind and solar have jumped, but nothing like those of fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy. But solar and wind are still way cheaper than coal and gas.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 9, 2024

More than 80% of Vietnam’s power is generated from fossil fuels, mostly coal. million to store renewable energy in sand batteries appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The country’s coal dependence will affect Vietnam’s ability to trade. The post Vietnam’s Alterno raises $1.5

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 16, 2021

VANCOUVER — As jobs in fossil fuels decline amid a shifting global landscape, rapid growth in Canada’s clean energy sector will more than make up the difference. At the same time, Canada’s fossil fuel sector will see a 9% drop in employment. The clean energy sector’s GDP is forecast to grow 58% by 2030.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s recent comments about the use of batteries for renewable energy infrastructure surprised experts, one of whom described the premier’s comments as possibly ideologically motivated misinformation. Power responded, “Batteries.” Much of what she says about batteries is misinformation,” Jacobson told DeSmog.

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2021

Challenges caused by EV battery production 'pale in comparison' to environmental toll of fossil fuel vehicles, Transport & Environment study finds. Over its lifetime, an average fossil fuel car burns the equivalent of a stack of oil barrels, 25 storeys high.

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TechCrunch: Climate

AUGUST 21, 2023

Battery fires are bad. While fires caused by EVs are a relative rarity compared with fossil fuel vehicles, that doesn’t mean they’re not dangerous. But there’s something that batteries have that fossil fuels don’t: the ability to monitor themselves. All of these batteries are generating heaps of data.”

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Charged

JANUARY 17, 2024

Several companies are working on battery-electric aircraft , but electric aviation is a tougher nut to crack than electric cars, for physical reasons. Even e-aviation boosters tend to envision battery-electric aircraft with far smaller passenger capacities and shorter ranges than the kerosene-fueled kind. Source: Change Inc.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Labor's climate and renewables targets are world-leading, while the Coalition's gas plan relies on the fossil industry behind the crisis that is smashing us right now. The post Victoria’s election is a referendum on fossil fuels vs deflationary renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2023

. - by Stuart Stone ( @sstone26 ) COP28: Hopes of fossil fuel 'phase out' hit by revelations of Saudi plan to boost oil demand Investigations reveal how Saudi Arabia is working on controversial plan to 'hook' developing economies on oil and gas. -

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Grist

APRIL 4, 2022

Greenhouse gas emissions must peak within the next three years, and in the next eight, the world must push fossil fuels aside, rapidly scaling up the use of clean energy like wind and solar. The authors’ top recommendation: Immediately move away from fossil fuels and replace them with renewable technologies.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 14, 2023

government rules to lower emissions in the fossil fuel sector and create a new Clean Energy and Major Projects Office: “Today’s announcement signals a new direction for B.C.’s would simply not meet its climate targets with a growing fossil fuel sector. “We s emissions and its future economic competitiveness.

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