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Industrial Revolution: Green Energy Solutions for the Modern Industries

Hydrogen Fuel News

The Industrial Revolution changed the way that industries produce and consume energy. Green energy solutions such as solar and wind power can power modern industries. What Is The Industrial Revolution? There is no doubt that dirty energy is harmful to our planet today.

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Economic Transition Monitor: UK only large emitter on track to reach net zero

Business Green

The UK's net zero strategy may be facing growing criticism from a small band of Conservative MPs and their vocal media outriders, but the government's efforts received something of a vote of confidence today from a new report which argues that the UK is one of the only countries in the world to be on track to meet its climate goals.

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How energy providers can prepare for summer heat with innovative solutions

Renewable Energy World

Last summer’s record heat waves triggered a surge in power demand that maxed out supplies and led to outages across the West. But rising temperatures from climate change are just one challenge. And the state’s last nuclear power plant and numerous coastal gas power plants are facing retirement. THE BIG RETHINK.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

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Flash Drought Hotspots: Southwestern United States

Planet Pulse

But climate change is placing new pressures on this system. The region’s desert ecosystems may be elastic—able to bend with given changes—but what was once gradual is now becoming more steep and severe. Studies show that 42% of the soil moisture deficit during this period can be attributed to climate change.

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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 country is endowed with excellent resources, with geothermal energy pulsating just under its surface and thundering rivers providing hydropower galore. Icewind: Energy for extreme conditions.

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Are we finally in the death-throes of the fossil fuel era?

Renewable Energy World

Their research reveals that by 2035, we could be generating over 100 times the amount of electricity that we need to meet global demand, purely from wind and solar. If powered by solar alone, they write, we’d need just 450,000 km2 – just 0.3% If powered by solar alone, they write, we’d need just 450,000 km2 – just 0.3%