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Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

GreenBiz

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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Allowing climate change progress to stall this year is not an option

Business Green

The world is expecting a turning point in support for a green economy this year, writes National Grid's COP26 director Duncan Burt. Last year we saw a genuine step change in ambitions to tackle climate change globally crowned by net zero commitments from Europe and China. Duncan Burt is COIP26 director at National Grid.

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IRENA: Renewables provided 80 per cent of new global power capacity in 2021

Business Green

Clean energy now comprises 38 per cent of global power capacity after another record year of additions driven largely by wind and solar, latest figures reveal. It calculates that across all countries, renewable power grew by 9.1 per cent in 2021, bringing clean energy's share of global power capacity to 38 per cent.

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As Canada builds a net-zero electricity grid, good decisions must start with good data 

Clean Energy Canada

One is climate change: from floods to heatwaves, it’s clear the climate clock is ticking. 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.

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'Truly remarkable': Norway-UK subsea clean power interconnector comes online

Business Green

National Grid touted the news as a "major milestone" in the UK's journey towards net zero emissions, noting that it would allow the UK to avoid 23 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2030.

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EIB invests nearly half a billion euros in major German grid expansion plan

Smart Energy International

The project is part of the federal grid expansion plan that aims to increase the grid’s capacity and prepare it for better integration of renewable energy. Along its route, there is already significantly more energy produced from wind power and photovoltaic plants than is needed locally. 9th loan from EIB to TenneT.

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Lessons Learned from Power Outages in California and Quebec

Green Market Oracle

Renewable sources of power are not only cleaner they are more dependable than fossil fuels. While it is true that you cannot generate solar electricity while the sun is not shining or the wind power when the wind is not blowing, this is resolved through rapidly evolving increasingly inexpensive battery storage technology.