GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Duke Energy’s options for reaching net-zero carbon by midcentury will look a lot different than those being pursued by utilities in the sun-soaked Western U.S., or the wind-rich Great Plains, or even those sharing the same Atlantic coastline. Others rely on options like offshore wind that are untested in the U.S.,

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 29, 2020

A request for information (RFI) released this week is the opening step toward meeting CPS’ “ Flexible Path ” plan, which calls for an 80 percent non-carbon-emitting energy portfolio by 2040 and reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. “We are looking at this capacity.to They are among a growing number of U.S.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

National Grid touted the news as a "major milestone" in the UK's journey towards net zero emissions, noting that it would allow the UK to avoid 23 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2030.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Using advanced AI , the Capalo platform attempts to optimise the use of flexible energy assets, such as energy storage systems and EV charging stations, allowing the commissioning of weather-dependent renewable energy sources to grow by coordinating with the flexibility of the energy grid to adjust to production and demand fluctuations.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The energy and utilities industries play a significant role in carbon emissions. At present, more than 80% of US investor-owned utilities have committed to reduce carbon emissions. Here’s how: Firstly, having more renewable energy sources can increase the demand for green energy. Have you read?

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A recent study conducted by energy research firm IdeaSmiths, sponsored by Lancium, analyzed the impact of large, flexible data center operations on the Texas power grid. The study found that adding data center load to the grid incentivizes additional deployment of wind and solar energy.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs. Balancing the grid impacts, costs of electrification and net-zero homes.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Hydrogen Economy” report forecasts that hydrogen from low-carbon sources could supply roughly 14 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2050, including hard-to-electrify sectors now dependent on natural gas such as high-heat industrial processes or manufacturing fertilizer. The “Roadmap to a U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

There is no doubt that greater access to rapid charge points is vital to get the EV revolution on the road, but more considerations must be made around low-carbon charging straight from the source. Renewables and clean energy has been notably absent from the discussion so far. This is a missed opportunity.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Duke Energy has detailed the various paths its utilities in the Carolinas could take over the next 15 years, a choice that will determine how quickly Duke cuts its carbon footprint and how much it will cost. All of the scenarios go well beyond Duke’s previous IRPs in leaning more heavily on solar, onshore wind and energy storage.

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Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2021

National Grid confirms its second electricity link to France is now operating at full capacity providing a further boost to decarbonisation efforts. With a capacity of 1,000MW, the new high voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable can provide enough energy to power 1 million British homes and is expected to meet 1.2

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Energy demand for electricity and transportation fell by 3.8% This fall in emissions (see Figure 1) is the most significant on record and puts the United States on track to meet its 2025 Paris Agreement commitment, though energy demand and emissions are expected to rebound with widespread vaccinations in 2021. power in 2020.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 19, 2020

gigawatts of carbon-free resources to help meet grid reliability needs that will arise when four natural gas-fired power plants retire next year to reduce their environmental harm to coastal waters. It’s the second major procurement from a California utility meant to comply with the CPUC’s order for 3.3

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

It provides direct advice to governments and its annual World Energy Outlook reports, which offer projections for future energy sources and demand, have provided the bedrock for major energy investment and policy decisions that help shape the trajectory of the global market. Most fossil fuel majors are far behind the curve.

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

These original images were produced by the author’s prompt: “People learning how to solve climate change with solar, wind, and batteries.”. Deep decarbonization demands we do something that has never been done before: deliberately transform the energy foundation of the global economy in mere decades. degrees Celsius or well below 2°C.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

The homeowner is confused by the mixed messages from government, industry and the sector around which low-carbon heating solution is best,” says the director of the Birmingham Energy Institute. The future of hydrogen in heating homes in the UK is less assured.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The European Union wants to build 40 gigawatts of green hydrogen electrolyzers by 2030, and estimates that 80 to 120 gigawatts of solar and wind will be needed to power them. That’s a fresh headache for Europe’s grid operators. Industry will be a big source of demand for hydrogen, even more so in the early days.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Opponents of the mine have noted that if the government is successful in catalysing the development of green steel production, as the UK's net zero targets suggest it must be, then the new mine risks seeing demand for its coal curtailed in the coming years.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

So says a new report from Deloitte highlighting the known, yet often underappreciated, challenges faced by utilities across the country promising to zero out their carbon impact by midcentury. That’s not news to those who’ve been closely tracking plans to reach net-zero carbon from major U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

At least $14 trillion needs to be invested in the grid worldwide by 2050 to support an evolved power system, according to BloombergNEF’s new Power Grid Long-Term Outlook 2021 published this week. Without adequate investment, the grid could become a bottleneck, slowing progress, said BNEF.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 17, 2022

In the summer of 1988, scientist James Hansen testified to Congress that carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels was dangerously warming the planet. Then, beginning around 2009, first wind turbines and then solar photovoltaic panels decreased enough in cost to become competitive in electricity markets. is headed in that direction.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Why such a heavy focus on solar power? Doesn’t a low-carbon future require many types of clean energy? grid: business as usual; decarbonization, meaning a massive shift to low-carbon and carbon-free energy sources; and decarbonization with economy-wide electrification of activities that are powered now by fossil fuels.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Long-duration storage for an increasingly renewable-powered grid is a first step, but a two-day virtual conference this week will take a look at other targets as well, she said. "We How do you aggregate that demand to create sufficient momentum in the market to drive investment?".

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

That is because at present, credible plans exist for only just over a third of the UK's required emissions reductions to meet the stretching mid-2030s climate goals contained in the Sixth Carbon Budget. Both sectors have ambitious targets for capacity additions, which will form the backbone of the decarbonisation of the UK power grid by 2035.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

But while such contracts may provide a short term economic boost for African nations with gas reserves to draw on, they could also result in stranded assets given demand for fossil gas will have to fall sharply in the coming decades if the goals of the Paris Agreement are to be met. of warming.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 12, 2021

economy is gathering steam, as the Biden Administration commits to creating 10 million green jobs to help address climate change and consumer demand for it swells. For example, the need for wind turbine service technicians is predicted to grow by 96%, second only to installers of solar photovoltaic systems (105%), the BLS reports.

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AutoGrid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Yet without innovation now required by the climate crisis, our traditional power grids will fail us. In the case of the Bay Area CCAs, Pacific Gas & Electric still manages the poles and wires that connect us all to the power grid. From Volunteers to Virtual Power Plants.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Trump also went on to make a series of bizarre claims about renewables and energy efficiency, arguing Biden wanted to construct new buildings "with little tiny windows" to drive down emissions, and that wind turbines were expensive, kill birds, and produce more emissions than fossil fuels such as gas power.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The solar and wind industries were unable to secure a “direct-pay” provision they had sought to allow tax credits to be converted into direct payments from the federal government, rather than needing to be claimed by investors seeking to offset tax liability. ” Wind tax credit impacts. Solar tax credit impacts.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The report notes that the cost of solar energy has fallen 90 percent in the last decade, and the cost of wind power has dropped 70 percent. Alaska has also become a hub for kelp farming, which the report says can help suck up carbon, reduce acidification, and create jobs. decreased by 12 percent.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

But solar and wind power groups and energy storage advocates didn’t get all they’ve been asking for from Congress in the bill — and they’re seeking support for those additional policies from the incoming Biden-Harris administration and lawmakers from both parties.

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