DeSmogBlog

JUNE 12, 2023

A hydrogen industry lobby group has produced a comic book aimed at high schoolers that suggests solar and wind power are incapable of fueling decarbonization goals, and that only hydrogen fuel cells provide sufficient energy to eliminate fossil fuels. This is misleading for several reasons,” said Mark Z.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

At the start of the summer, the North American Energy Reliability Corporation (NERC) issued a warning that two-thirds of North America would be at risk of energy shortfalls during periods of extreme demand. Also of interest: EDF UK to develop three new grid-scale battery sites Is Germany’s grid renewables ready?

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2020

gigawatts of solar, wind and battery storage projects, part of a massive clean energy growth plan that will open the utility's six-state territory to third-party renewable energy developers. Spencer Gray, executive director of the Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition, told Greentech Media in May.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

Data from International Renewable Energy Association points to slight slowdown in capacity growth last year, but clean energy sector still outpaced fossil fuels. per cent in 2019, with solar and wind making up 90 per cent of new additions, and Asia again dominating the market with 54 per cent of global capacity growth last year.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 11, 2020

PacifiCorp’s new all-source request for proposals “is a big deal,” said Spencer Gray, executive director of the Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition, a trade group with members including EDF Renewable Energy, Invenergy, Constellation Exelon, Shell Energy North America and others.

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Green Market Oracle

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Recent power outages in North America offer us an opportunity to reflect on the importance of reliable access to electricity. Extreme weather events are the leading cause of power outages. This includes storms that generate high winds and flooding, it is also due to drought that increase the likelihood of wildfires.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Renewable solar and wind power now typically costs less than fossil-fuel alternatives. This is also largely true across North America, and beyond. That’s looking more doable as renewable-energy prices drop, providing an alternative to fossil fuels. If not sooner.

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