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Renewables overtake fossil fuels in 2020 as Britain's power grid enjoys 'greenest year' yet

Business Green

Another record year for renewables saw clean power sources overtake fossil fuels on Britain's grid for the first time in 2020, but new nuclear and emerging technologies such as hydrogen and bioenergy carbon capture and storage are likely to be required to deliver a fully decarbonised energy system.

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A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Renewable Energy World

The original foundation was a combination of “base load” coal plants that operated 24 hours a day and large-scale hydropower. Beginning in 1958, these were augmented by nuclear power plants, which have operated nearly continuously to pay off their large capital investments. However, new nuclear plants in the U.S.

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IEA sketches out vision for $1tr a year global green stimulus

Business Green

Plummeting renewables costs and the rapid emergence of hydrogen and energy storage technologies mean the underlying economic case is much more favourable for green stimulus plans than was the case in 2008.

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Arizona nuclear to clean hydrogen project receives $20 million from Dept. of Energy

Renewable Energy World

of Energy to demonstrate technology that produces clean hydrogen energy from nuclear power, as part of the agency's goal of reducing the cost of clean hydrogen production by 80%. Additionally, President Biden's FY 2022 budget request includes $400 million for hydrogen activities, compared to $285 million in FY 2021.

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Global Briefing: EU and US launch Joint Task Force on Energy Security

Business Green

But it also stressed that such measures would be "in alignment with climate objectives" and would include work to curb methane emissions, boost renewables capacity, and ensure new gas infrastructure is hydrogen-ready. UN sets new target to deliver global climate warning system. China latest mega-hydropower plant comes online.

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New Report Shows Gap Between Utility Carbon Pledges and Climate Change Imperatives

GreenTechMedia

The same challenges hold true for other utilities that don’t already get a significant share of their energy from hydropower or nuclear power, the two primary carbon-free resources in the country. Wind and solar power accounted for just above 10 percent of U.S. generation capacity in 2020, according to federal data.

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The Future(s) of Fossil Fuels - 2020

Mr. Sustainability

The first camp sees oil and gas as an industry that will inevitably decline as the world switches to renewables in a bid to combat climate change. As the public, governments and investors wake up to climate change, the clean-energy industry is gaining momentum. How could the industry recover? Decarbonization Ambitions.