Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

But few sectors can lay as strong a claim for playing a central and strategic role in any recovery, as the renewables industry in general and the wind power sector in particular. Furthermore, 1GW of offshore wind power avoids 3.5 But wind remained resilient. The opposite is true," Kwarteng argued.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Hey, Europe: You Can’t Get to 100% Renewables Without Demand Side Flexibility. Europe has inspired the world with its ambitious renewables integration, smart energy trading, and grid balancing. An important new study from Smart Energy Europe (SmartEn) makes the case for increased DSF in Europe to meet aggressive climate action targets.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

First touted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week, the upcoming Energy Security Strategy is expected to provide a roadmap for weaning the UK off Russian oil and gas, as well as reducing the country's exposure to the volatile global market for fossil fuels that has seen energy prices surge over the past year.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Statistical Review is instrumental in providing comprehensive data on global oil, gas, and coal production and consumption, as well as on carbon dioxide emissions and renewable energy statistics. While renewable power expanded at record rates, fossil fuels maintained an 82% share of total primary energy consumption.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Offshore wind energy powerhouse Orsted demonstrates that a pivot away from fossil fuels is possible. The first, biggest step to slowing climate change is switching electricity generation from coal and gas to wind and sun. A carbon tax followed the next year, helping wind become cost-competitive with fossil fuels.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

released its 10-point plan to achieve its target of net-zero carbon by 2050. At the top of the list was the already announced 40-gigawatt offshore wind target. In both cases, the long-term anchor source of energy will be offshore wind power. On Wednesday the U.K. All in all, the U.K. All in all, the U.K.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

But as a new analysis today from think tank Ember shows, the UK's reliance on fossil gas for power generation is the primary cause of surging electricity bills, with soaring global fossil fuel gas costs accountable for 86 per cent of the UK electricity price increases in recent months, it estimates.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The plan is to use electricity from an Ørsted offshore wind farm to power the electrolyzers. The initial 50 MW phase will produce 9,000 tons of green hydrogen per year, enough to displace 20 percent of the refinery’s existing fossil-fuel derived hydrogen. The fund will distribute €10 billion ($11.8

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

Spain has delivered the lowest prices ever seen for onshore wind in Europe," said Giles Dickson, CEO at trade body WindEurope, highlighting bids from onshore wind developers that ranged from €20/MWh to €28.89/MWh. The European wind industry continues to reduce costs through innovation, scale and learning effects.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including global wind capacity forecasts, food system CO2 fears, and an IKEA second-hand store in Sweden. Russia eyes fossil fuel growth as it unveils 2030 climate goal. We believe this to apply not only to Europe, but globally too.".

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Opponents of climate policy say curbing fossil fuel emissions will kill jobs, but a new study showed that switching to renewables would actually create more jobs than a fossil fuel–heavy future will. Renewables will make up 84% of energy jobs in 2050, primarily in wind and solar manufacturing. What could be done?

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Yet just as efforts toward that goal are finally scaling up — via the EU’s amplified climate targets, China’s new carbon-neutral target for 2060, and other examples — the coronavirus pandemic has introduced a massive dose of uncertainty. China takes a big step. can get to net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

Next week's Budget will feature a wide-ranging new clean energy package designed to mobilise £20bn of investment in the UK, Treasury confirms The Chancellor will next week promise to "reset" the UK's decarbonisation and energy security plans through an "unprecedented" £20bn investment in carbon capture and clean energy infrastructure.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Feb 2, 2023 OTTAWA — In Alberta and Ontario, wind can now produce electricity at lower costs than natural-gas-fired power—with even more reductions on the horizon, according to a new report from Clean Energy Canada, which was informed by research commissioned from Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

The consultant was the sole interviewee in the segment, in which she claimed that the move to renewable energy, primarily wind power, was increasing the risk of blackouts. Wind Power ‘Blackout’ Risk Porter told BBC Radio 4 listeners in the interview: “There were risks around blackouts this winter.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to eliminate fossil fuels from UK electricity production by 2035. Oil and gas are not going to be replaced that quickly as part of our global energy mix and we cannot completely condemn hydrocarbons without a workable low-carbon solution that ensures our future energy needs are met.”

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2023

The UK's reliance on costly fossil fuels has left this country vulnerable to oil and gas price fluctuations - an absolute catastrophe for energy bills in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. per cent for fossil fuel electric utilities, the report concluded. per cent for fossil fuel-focused power suppliers.

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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. In Europe, the share of energy from renewable sources in gross electricity consumption is 34 per cent on average.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

ClientEarth and Planning Inspectorate had both argued the power station could undermine the UK's climate change targets. The Planning Inspectorate had opposed the project, warning it could lock-in high carbon infrastructure at the expense of the UK's climate goals, marking the first time it had opposed a major project on such grounds.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Then there’s energy: whether it’s $2 gas or higher home heating bills , powering our lives has gotten pricier. These two realities, climate change and volatile energy prices, have a common denominator in fossil fuels. Building new natural-gas-fired power plants means locking in emissions — and costs — for many years to come.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Europe's "first ever" green hydrogen production plants, a clutch of smart home energy schemes, and efforts to switch carbon intensive industry to run on renewables are among projects sharing in a £90m low carbon energy funding boost announced by the government today.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The province recently unveiled its plan for 50 per cent wind power by 2030 alongside additional solar. Think of it this way: adding $40 to your monthly electricity bill to power your car is cheaper than whatever you were paying to fill it with gasoline. For Nova Scotians, clean energy has been in the news a lot lately.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Additionally, the increasing costs of fossil fuels and gas have triggered significant adoption of electrical automobiles, propelling market enlargement. Additionally, global zero-carbon projects have turbocharged EV demand, states the researcher, driving the need for Li-Ion batteries in electric-powered vehicle power systems.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In Europe, which had 1.3 million people working in renewable energy last year, Germany took the top spot with 309,000 jobs, while the UK's most recent statistics show 114,000 were employed in the domestic green energy sector, the bulk of them in onshore and offshore wind. Brazil also employed 1.16 As many as 5.5

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

VS: Traditionally, hydrogen has been industrially produced from the methane contained in natural gas, releasing carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in the process. However, renewable electricity could be used for hydrogen production by powering electrolyzers that separate water into its components–hydrogen and oxygen.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

New 100MW battery in Capenhurst, Chester thought to be the largest in Europe to date to be connected to a transmission network A battery that is thought to be the largest in Europe to be connected directly to a transmission network went live today, marking another milestone for the fast-expanding energy storage sector.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Totalling 1GW across three projects, each are contracted to provide stability services to National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) to improve the reliability of the UK’s increasingly renewable power system. These key grid services are usually delivered by fossil fuel powered plants. Scottish sites.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One day, it’s catastrophic wildfires wreaking havoc around the world; the next, it’s an optimistic piece on the rapid scale-up of solar and wind power. Today’s climate change headlines often seem at odds with each other. Taken together, such stories.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For example, in windy weather, the prices of renewable energy are low, and therefore, its financial benefit remains low, i.e., wind power becomes a less lucrative investment option. This has led to the construction of batteries next to the turbines, which enables the energy to be discharged into the grid more evenly.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

ECIU calculates wind, hydro, and solar have provided 13TWh electricity since October, driving down gas reliance for the UK. Last year the power grid stood solid throughout the winter, but this time round there are concerns over whether gas will be able to play its role," said Cran-McGreehin.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Cumulatively, fossil fuels — shown below in shades of gray — still accounted for 83.1% Global carbon dioxide emissions fell by 6.3% Europe contributed 0.7

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: “The UK’s offshore wind sector is a major industrial success story, but we need to ensure local workers and manufacturers fully reap the economic benefits of this booming industry.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

The most common renewable energy sources used in poultry farming are solar and wind power. Solar panels can be installed on the roofs of poultry houses to generate electricity, while wind turbines can be placed on farms to generate electricity. Poultry farms are also using renewable energy. Mitigation of soil degradation.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

However, the report also highlights how engineering a 'green recovery' backed by major investment in low carbon infrastructure could significantly increase the chances of the world meeting the 1.5C The study drew on data from 123 countries that together account for 99 per cent of fossil fuel emissions. goal within reach.

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Mr. Sustainability

JANUARY 16, 2021

Summary - BP and Ørsted have partnered to develop zero-carbon ‘green hydrogen’ at BP’s Lingen Refinery in north-?west The project could be expanded to up to 500 MW at a later stage to replace all of Lingen’s fossil fuel-based hydrogen. a day), producing fuels, heating oil and chemical feedstocks.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

The remarkably rapid march of renewable power could see it become the backbone of much of the global electricity system by as soon as the end of this decade - but concerted policy action is still needed to deliver a successful transition away from fossil fuels towards a system dominated by solar, wind and hydro power.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

A rapid shift away from fossil fuels is also needed alongside a major ramp up in renewable electricity capacity - largely provided by wind and solar projects - which will form the backbone of the future energy system, while development of hydrogen, carbon capture and new modular nuclear technologies is also crucial, the report warned.

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