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Drax Cancels Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Natural Gas Power Plant

GreenTechMedia

gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. ’s climate change laws. ’s largest power plant. Plans for a new 3.6-gigawatt

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters.

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Global briefing: EPA suspends environmental law enforcement in response to pandemic

Business Green

All the key green business news from around the world this week. Global emissions may have fallen as the coronavirus pandemic has shuttered businesses around the world, but environmental campaigners are increasingly fearful the crisis could yet be used to roll back environmental rules and regulations. Total buys French wind power firm.

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Amid a flood of solar applications, Maine seeks a more targeted approach

Renewable Energy World

This comes after the legislature in 2019 lifted project size limits for the state’s net metering program and implemented other policies that led to a crush of new project applications awaiting utility approval. The laws mostly paved the way for new solar generation development. Versant Power last recorded 382 megawatts, in 2019.

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5 States Blazing the Trail for Integrating Distributed Energy Resources

GreenTechMedia

Distributed energy resources (DERs) is an expansive term, including everything from backup generators to microgrids. In some states with 100 percent clean energy mandates, like California and Hawaii, the focus is on solar — lots and lots of it — and the tools needed to integrate this massive new grid edge resource.

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Amid a flood of solar applications, Maine seeks a more targeted approach

Renewable Energy World

By David Thill, Energy News Network. This comes after the legislature in 2019 lifted project size limits for the state’s net metering program and implemented other policies that led to a crush of new project applications awaiting utility approval. The laws mostly paved the way for new solar generation development.

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10 Key Learnings from 2023: The Year Hydrogen Gathered Momentum

Hydrogen Fuel News

The hydrogen industry is undergoing a transformative journey driven by the immense potential of hydrogen as a clean, efficient, and versatile energy carrier. This journey is set to revolutionize the global energy landscape, paving the way for a sustainable and low-carbon future.

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