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Duke Energy aims to double renewable energy capacity by 2030

Renewable Energy World

Duke Energy said it plans to double its renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade, and stop generating electricity from coal by 2035. Good said Duke's wind and solar capacity would increase from 10,000 MW currently to 24,000 MW by 2030. The Carbon Plan" would then be reviewed every two years and may be adjusted.

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What’s at Stake for Clean Energy in the US Election?

GreenTechMedia

The reality is there’s no bad outcome for clean energy in the upcoming election, though the impact on the climate is another story. For clean energy resources — solar, wind and energy storage — the range of possibilities over the next four years runs from the merely good to the incredible.

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The 5 Biggest US Utilities Committing to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

GreenTechMedia

Over the past three years, some of the country’s biggest utilities have been committing to a goal that few may have predicted they’d undertake on their own: weaning themselves off carbon-emitting generation by 2050. Driving this sea change in long-term planning is a combination of public pressure and energy economics.

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IRENA: Renewable energy generates half a million new jobs worldwide in 2019

Business Green

million people now work in renewable energy worldwide, but IRENA warns strong policy action essential to sustain growth in the wake of Covid-19. Job opportunities in the renewable energy continue to surge worldwide, with 11.5 Around a third of the total renewable energy jobs were in the burgeoning solar sector at 3.8

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Will NIMBYs sink new clean energy projects? The evidence says no – if developers listen to local concerns

Renewable Energy World

As Congress debates billions of dollars in new infrastructure investments, advocates are touting the social and economic benefits of building new high-voltage transmission lines, clean energy plants and electric vehicle charging stations, along with fixing aging roads and bridges. Why do people oppose energy projects? State Dept.

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Janet Yellen on financing a sustainable future

GreenBiz

buildings to be more sustainable, clean energy manufacturing and climate research and development. . In particular, the plan adopts a technology-neutral Clean Electricity Standard, which puts us on the path to achieving 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. It also includes retrofitting U.S.

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4.5 GW of pumped-storage hydro could save UK up to £690 million annually

Renewable Energy World

GW of new long duration pumped hydro storage, with 90 GWh of storage, could save up to £690 million per year in energy system costs by 2050, as the UK transitions to a net-zero carbon emission system. A new study by independent researchers from Imperial College London has found that just 4.5