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Report details China’s complex energy landscape and its enormous green energy shift

Envirotec Magazine

Wind is China’s largest source of electricity after coal and hydropower, delivering 9.4% of the total electricity supply in 2023. The seeming enormity of the green energy shift taking place in China is given shape by what’s described as the most comprehensive English-language report on China’s energy transition.

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Electric dreams: Innovators step up at the Scottish Green Energy Awards in Edinburgh

Envirotec Magazine

The UK’s first all-electric intercity bus service drove off with a top prize at the Scottish Green Energy Awards on 1 December. Ember, whose low-emission coaches can complete a 130-mile round trip to Edinburgh and Dundee on one charge, were proud winners of the Carbon Reduction Award.

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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. In that way, they will not harm the natural environment while reducing the carbon footprint to offer a more sustainable energy source.

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Improving the efficiency of the hydropower network

Envirotec Magazine

The Itaipu dam, at the Brazil-Paraguay border, is the second largest hydroelectric power plant in the world, with an installed capacity of 14,000 MW. Hydropower is an extremely old source of energy, whose provenance extends back to the watermills that were relied upon by ancient civilisations. WEG installation.

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Low carbon generation set to meet electricity demand growth – IEA

Smart Energy International

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% Nuclear power generation also is expected to reach an all-time high, with growth averaging close to 3% per year.

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Stay Cozy Sustainably: How Renewable Energy Transforms Fall & Winter Comfort

Hydrogen Fuel News

Fortunately, renewable energy and controllable electricity usage, available using  Payless Power , are pivotal in transforming how we stay cozy during the colder months. The Rise of Renewable Energy Renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydropower have gained significant momentum in recent years.

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Civil engineering firm to construct a new hydropower station in Reading

Envirotec Magazine

Civil engineering specialist Land & Water has won a contract to construct a new hydropower station at Caversham Weir in Reading on behalf of client Reading Hydro CBS. This will help to create a renewable source of energy, in the area, that should generate around 46kw of renewable electricity to the National Grid.