Business Green

APRIL 13, 2020

And we need businesses to keep pushing to lower their carbon footprints by adopting ambitious corporate goals and pushing politicians to do the same. Time to step up. We know companies are often at the forefront of climate action, moving faster and further than governments.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Industrial Products and Fuels for a Net-Zero, Circular Economy , including secure supply chains and alternative pathways for producing low-carbon steel, aluminum, cement, chemicals, industrial heat, clean water, and electrofuels. We will be tracking future funding announcements under this initiative.

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Econaur

JUNE 9, 2023

This innovative approach aims to create urban environments that prioritize sustainability, energy efficiency, and a reduced carbon footprint. Additionally, renewable energy sources such as solar panels are widely adopted to meet the energy needs of these cities.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

UK government commissions research into viability of space-based solar power systems. And like so many of the best technologies explored by science fiction, the suggestion that satellites could generate solar power from orbit that could then be transmitted back to Earth is not as ridiculous as it first seems.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2021

The UK solar industry is today unveiling a major plan to treble its capacity to 40GW by the end of the decade, in a move it estimates would create thousands of new jobs, deliver a £17bn boost to the economy, and help support the government's climate targets. It can and must play a bigger role in the UK's green economic recovery.".

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 25, 2020

government’s official climate change advisory body is calling for fast-tracking investment in early-stage hydrogen infrastructure, as well as prioritizing carbon capture and storage and EV charging infrastructure, as immediate responses to the coronavirus outbreak. The steps that the U.K. billion) a year.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Even without carbon pricing, wind power is set to be 40 per cent cheaper than gas-fired power in Alberta and Ontario by 2030. Our analysis also explores the costs of using battery storage to complement wind and solar power, finding that, even with storage included, both are still highly cost-competitive.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 29, 2021

Most people today know home solar can help you save on energy costs while reducing your carbon footprint. Plus, when you combine solar panels with a battery you don’t have to suffer through a power outage whether it’s caused by a storm, overwhelmed power grid or cyberattack.

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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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The Environmental Blog

MAY 22, 2021

Unlike Fossil Fuels that emit harmful carbon emissions , sources of renewable energy do not. This helps in reducing the dependence on a centralized power grid and makes transmission and distribution very easy. It also helps in decreasing the reliability on grids and makes breakdowns a lesser possibility.

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GreenBiz

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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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

While electricity allows these modes of transportation to be carbon-neutral, they still use a pretty significant amount of non-renewable energy resources , both in the manufacturing process and during regular charges. Furthermore, there are alternatives to charging a vehicle through your city’s power grid. Balance is key.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Solar power is the "new king" of global electricity markets, with the International Energy Agency calling it the cheapest form of electricity in history in its annual centerpiece World Energy Outlook report. Solar's ascent and coal's decline have been rapid by the standards of the electricity industry.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

The federal government has released a new paper, Powering Canada Forward , which lays out the federal government’s vision for a 100% clean power grid by 2035. Canada’s grid is already 84% emissions free, but as the energy transition progresses, more homes, vehicles, and industries will be plugging into the grid.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

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.   Solar Power:  The process of making electricity from sunlight is called solar energy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2021

National Grid ESO data for 2020 confirms raft of new records for wind and solar as well as longest coal-free run since the industrial revolution. Wind and solar energy, meanwhile, celebrated all-time highs. That 2025 ambition is a stretching target.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

Several out-of-state power grids also reported emergency conditions on Monday and Tuesday. California's increasing share of solar power pushes this net peak out about two hours later than the overall “gross peak” in demand, as this chart of CAISO demand-supply data from Wood Mackenzie shows.

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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. As more eco-invested consumers choose green power, it increases the demand for renewable energy sources. Efficient power usage. Have you read?

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Energy Refuge

APRIL 17, 2020

The world is becoming more aware of the dangers of greenhouse gasses and the pollution creating carbon emissions, believed to be responsible for symptoms of global warming. With this awareness, businesses that consume large amounts of power or contribute to this pollution are looking at ways to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2020

Led by Northern Powergrid, the two-year study saw 40 smart home batteries installed alongside 27 solar rooftop systems across a cluster of social homes in the village of Oxspring, South Yorkshire, all of which were connected up to form a 'virtual power plant' designed to flexibly manage electricity use.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Clearly a lot of new carbon-free generation will be required. He didn’t mention nuclear power or carbon sequestration in this speech, but his website does mention them among four specific goals designed to decarbonize the power sector. How feasible is the objective of completely decarbonizing the power sector by 2035?

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Smart Energy International

MAY 18, 2022

Have you read: Energy Transitions: Perovskite – Exploring solar’s next breakthrough New generation of IoT-ready smart meters from Landis+Gyr LoRaWAN expands the addressable IoT market—smart utilities. These advantages are hoped to make these cells the perfect energy source for IoT devices regardless of power grid availability.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2021

The grid operator revealed last week that, with wind and solar records having again been sent tumbling throughout 2020, the average carbon intensity of the Britain's power grid reached a new low last year of 181 grams of CO2 per kWh, down from 215g of CO2/kWh in 2019. and #solar ??records

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

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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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

The company said accelerating the adoption of renewable power among suppliers would help to create a more resilient and carbon-efficient supply chain, while also helping its partners secure long term price certainty for their power at a time when global energy markets are hugely volatile.

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Business Green

JULY 21, 2022

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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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The energy consultancy stressed that Britain's electricity system had the potential to be clean, affordable and reliable in keeping the lights on, in line with the government's goal for a net zero power grid dominated by renewables technologies by 2035. The flow batteries are capable of storing up to 0.8

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Now FERC is being asked to put that authority to a new use: ending a decade-old provision allowing individual states to opt out of letting demand response companies enlist customers to turn down their energy use to support the power grid.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 8, 2022

Individual contributions towards net zero through self-sufficiency Buddon explained an environmental focus over V2G: “Potentially one’s house or office or clinic can be supported by a range of electric vehicles utilising their batteries as a mobile power source for a significant amount of time.”

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2022

The rollout of biomass, wind and solar power has enabled the UK to decarbonise its power grid at a faster rate than any other major economy. And in order to reduce energy bills in the years ahead we need to have more clean, green, renewable power, which is generated in the UK for the UK.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

They argue that adapting the existing network to run on a blend of natural gas and hydrogen – or building new hydrogen-powered grids – will help meet climate goals. Gas companies have been lobbying the government to grant a significant role to hydrogen during the transition away from fossil fuels. Lobbying Efforts.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2023

The UK's climate advisory body latest report provides an in-depth assessment of the mix of renewable, flexible grid, hydrogen, nuclear, and carbon capture technologies that will need to be in place by the middle of the 2030s if the government is to deliver on its stated goal of operating a nearly completely decarbonised power grid by 2035.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Department of Energy that found that solar power could generate up to 45% of the U.S. Why such a heavy focus on solar power? Doesn’t a low-carbon future require many types of clean energy? The Energy Department’s Solar Futures Study lays out three future pathways for the U.S. power grid.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Since the introduction of the initial Tesla electric vehicle (EV), consumers have sought accurate information regarding the total carbon footprint of EVs as they compare to traditional internal combustion engines (ICEs). Related: Go off the grid with a Tesla-powered adventure vehicle by Ready.Set.Van.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

If there is then a shortfall in available energy in the grid, the water is released from the reservoirs to drive turbines downstream. The flexibility of this system is clearly illustrated by the role that First Hydro played in preventing disruption to the UK's national power grid during the first Covid-19 lockdown earlier this year.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Related: Thousands of animals have been displaced by California wildfires The growing intensity of present day wildfires is a sobering reminder that greenhouse gas emissions and the global carbon footprint must be curbed, lest our planet be faced with irreversible climate consequences. So, what other solutions are there?

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

National Grid's Future Energy Scenarios analysis paints a compelling picture of the potential for an energy system replete with hydrogen, CCS and millions of EVs. There is a widespread uptake in domestic electric vehicles, and growth and investment in hydrogen and carbon capture technologies too.".

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