The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Gansu Wind Complex, China The Gansu Wind Complex stands as a testament to China’s commitment to renewable energy and sustainable development. With its staggering scale, it comprises numerous interconnected wind farms, each with a sea of towering wind turbines.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

A major cold snap led to record electricity usage in the Canadian province of Alberta over the weekend, culminating in demands from provincial utilities to limit consumption. The extreme cold and record-setting electrical consumption has reignited local debates about whether heat pumps are a viable option in the province.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

As the government unveils plans for a new Low Carbon Heat Scheme, calculations reveal the huge savings on offer for households switching to clean technologies. For years advocates of clean technologies have argued that they can help reduce energy bills for households and businesses alike. per cent, 3.2

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

After a massive heat wave in California that led grid operator CAISO to order its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis on Friday and Saturday, the state has thus far managed to avoid further forced outages. CAISO has issued a "Flex Alert" asking Californians to conserve energy from 3 p.m. through at least Wednesday.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand. per cent of wind potential tapped thus far. As such, the analysts predict exponential growth for the solar and wind power sectors, noting that "humans specialise in extracting cheap energy, and fast".

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2024

Partner Insight: Vodafone's Nicki Lyons explains the environmental benefits a 5G Standalone network could bring to traditionally carbon intensive industries We often hear people and organisations talk about net zero - from consumers and businesses to governments and NGOs. 1] This could be done in a few ways.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 31, 2021

For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast , host John Farrell talks with Helena Sustainability Coordinator Patrick Judge and Citizens Conservation Commission Member Mark Juedeman. Judge and Juedeman supported Helena as the city committed to 100% renewable energy.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 11, 2021

To date, considerable efforts have been made to look at solutions that implement more renewables and clean energy into a modern and sustainable electricity system – and electric vehicles (EVs) have an important role to play. EV adoption has been accelerating in the United States – by 2030 an estimated 18.7

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Despite COVID-19 and the economic downturn, clean energy investment did surprisingly well in the United States last year. billion on deployment of low-carbon technology in 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance ( BNEF ). Even without legislation, the federal government can do a lot with clean energy related procurement.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. Much of the media coverage about heat pumps features Mike Foster, a former Labour MP and the chief executive of the Energy and Utilities Association trade body.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia , which explores the path to low-carbon energy for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Worried about the climate crisis?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The government has today promised to accelerate the roll out of low cost renewable projects by shifting the timetable for clean power contract auctions from once every two years to every year. The more clean, cheap and secure power we generate at home, the less exposed we will be to expensive gas prices set by international markets.".

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? The $500 billion city — complete with flying taxis and robotic domestic help — is being built from scratch and will be home to a million people. And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? This summer, a large U.S.

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Community-scale wind turbines. Carbon accounting for the trucking industry. QuantAQ , whose professional-grade air sensors can detect a range of gasses and particulate matter with more convenience and at a fraction of the cost and complexity of traditional monitoring solutions. Next-generation battery recycling.

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Jigar Shah

MARCH 29, 2019

Clean Electricity Like their peers, Amazon has been transitioning to fuel its data centers with solar and wind power. In January 2018, AWS stated that it had achieved 50% renewable energy usage. Reaching 100% renewable energy usage, as it were, would only require another roughly 1,000 Megawatts of renewable energy?

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

The EPA said it would not "seek penalties for noncompliance with routine monitoring and reporting obligations" during the suspension. California to double 2030 clean energy goal, as New York closes its last coal plant. Total buys French wind power firm. Norway subsea cable project stalls.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Xcel Energy recently received approval to repower a pair of wind farms originally built in 2015 to take advantage of improved technology and expiring tax credits. Xcel Energy recently won approval for a $750 million plan to retrofit four wind farms in Minnesota and North Dakota, two of which were built in 2015.

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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 Study: China accounts for over 90 per cent of planned global coal power capacity. warming target at the heart of the Paris Agreement.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In this Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis, we explore scenarios of carbon reduction investment performance based on the revenue allocation described in Initiative 1631. The measure is intended, but not required, to reduce carbon emissions in 2035 to 25% below 1990 levels, consistent with the state’s legislated target.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

BusinessGreen speaks to the government staticians tasked with charting the growth of the UK's low carbon economy. Is it limited to those emerging roles such as wind turbine technicians or smart meter installers where people are demonstrably working to advance the net zero transition? But here's the rub.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 14, 2022

Emily Newton, editor-in-chief of Revolutionized Magazine , writes on some of the most important factors for homeowners to consider when making the switch to renewable energy. Sustainability is becoming a more prominent topic and more homeowners are considering switching to green power. Available renewable energy sources.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

While an audible sucking-in-of-breath might have seemed in evidence with energy experts appraisal of the technical challenges of speeding-up the transition to electric vehicles, other observers waxed lugubriously about a lack of ambition in the plan. Electric avenue. Making EVs more affordable was seen as still a major hurdle.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 3, 2020

June 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Greentown Labs Offshore Wind Challenge , in partnership with Vineyard Wind, today announced the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has signed on as its newest program partner. million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. SOMERVILLE, Mass.,

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 3, 2020

June 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Greentown Labs Offshore Wind Challenge , in partnership with Vineyard Wind, today announced the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has signed on as its newest program partner. million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. SOMERVILLE, Mass.,

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

In his speech yesterday, Sunak extolled the virtues of the growing green economy, setting out a vision of a "future economy" dominated by offshore wind power, carbon capture and storage, innovative clean technologies, and "decent well-paid green jobs".

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Carbon offset. Does the carbon offset provider use sound science and accounting practices to back up the claims it makes about its carbon offsets? The FTC said in December that it expects comments on 'carbon offsets' in particular for the next Green Guides. Made with renewable energy. Made with renewable materials.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 20, 2019

New Frontiers in Renewable Energy and Resources will take place on November 25-26, 2019 in Rome, Italy. The theme is "Renewable Energy for a Better Future" and the it will include: Keynote talks, Plenary sessions, Discussion Panels, B2B Meetings, Poster symposia, Video Presentations, and Workshops.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 5, 2022

An interconnector order from TenneT and TransnetBW for Hitachi Energy to bolster German energy security is the leading news story in this week’s Smart Energy Finance (SEF) Weekly. Hitachi Energy wins order for German interconnector. Image: Hitachi Energy. bp injects £50m into global battery R&D centre.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Statkraft has sold the 36MW Andershaw wind farm in South Lanarkshire to wind power specialist Greencoat UK Wind plc for £120m, with the European renewables major planning to use all of the proceeds from the sale to fund further renewables projects, it announced today.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

They are choking our planet, based on their vested interests and historic investments in fossil fuels, when cheaper, renewable solutions provide green jobs, energy security, and greater price stability. Inflation is rising, and the war in Ukraine is causing food and energy prices to skyrocket.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

A trial to test the concept of using a wind turbine to help smooth peaks and troughs in electricity supply and demand on the grid began earlier this month. megawatt turbine will generate enough electricity for around 1,500 homes each year. ’s clean energy transition: grid constraint. Ending curtailment.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 27, 2021

The UK recently celebrated its ‘greenest ever’ Easter with low-carbon energy sources making up nearly 80% of Britain’s power supply. The Spring break’s perfect combination of sunny and windy weather placed zero coal demand on the grid and proved yet again that the UK enjoys optimum conditions for clean energy production.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 21, 2020

Having nearly quadrupled its offshore wind target, New York now claims the largest in the nation — 9 gigawatts by 2035 — along with several of the biggest projects currently underway. Analysts say New York’s big target and central location along the Atlantic coast make it a top contender for future offshore wind factories.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2021

per cent in 2019, largely thanks to the ongoing decarbonisation of the heat and power industry through the bloc's emissions trading system (ETS), European Environment Agency (EEA) shows. EU carbon border import tax plans take shape. Greenhouse gas emissions across the European Union's 27 member states fell by an average of 3.8

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Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

States, cities, businesses, and organizations across the country are taking increasingly large steps to reduce emissions — and those efforts are aided by the falling costs of renewable energy and other decarbonizing technologies. Both Hawaiʻi and Guam have committed to using 100 percent renewable energy by 2045.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 22, 2020

The past decade has been a wild ride for America's massive electricity sector. Cheap wind and solar have turned the industry's conventional economic wisdom on its head. NextEra Energy: America's renewables behemoth. NextEra Energy: America's renewables behemoth. Today, no U.S. Today, no U.S.

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