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Britain's power grid celebrates greenest day and month on record in 2022

Business Green

National Grid ESO data reveals a number of fresh records, as zero carbon power sources made up more than half of Britain's power for extended periods of the year. Last year the UK also celebrated its greenest day on record, which took place on 28 December with a carbon intensity of 52g CO2/kWh, the operator said.

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Can the US Catch Up in the Green Hydrogen Economy?

GreenTechMedia

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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Going electric is not enough: Low carbon EV charging will be the driving force of the green industrial revolution

Business Green

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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Dominion Targets 24GW of Renewables and Storage in Move Toward Virginia’s Clean Energy Goals

GreenTechMedia

Dominion’s new IRP is driven by Virginia's Clean Economy Act passed earlier this year, which calls for 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 and sets targets for energy efficiency, energy storage, and in-state solar and wind power. Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co.

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Vistra, LS Power Top Winners in PG&E?s 420MW Storage Procurement

GreenTechMedia

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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How green energy offers five times more secure, skilled UK jobs than fossil fuels

Business Green

Expanding green energy capacity across the UK would deliver a "bonanza" of job and levelling-up opportunities, with renewable and low carbon energy able to support up to five times more secure and skilled jobs than fossil gas power, according to fresh research today from Green Alliance.

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New Sustainable Energy Factbook shows 2020 was ‘blockbuster’ year for renewables in America

Renewable Energy World

Notable clean energy statistics from the pandemic year include: Power Generation. Renewables’ contribution to the power grid set another record, rising 11% year-on-year. power in 2020. Power from all zero-carbon sources (renewables plus nuclear power) set another record, meeting 40% of demand.