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Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?

Envirotec Magazine

Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when it can be brought back to a gaseous state and used for power generation. Katie Smith of law firm Reddie & Grose LLP examines where the approach fits into the energy storage landscape.

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Albania’s first floating solar plant starts commercial operations

Renewable Energy World

European renewable energy generator Statkraft, in collaboration with Norwegian supplier Ocean Sun, has started commercial operations at the first unit of its floating solar project in Albania. The project is placed at the Banja reservoir in Albania, where Statkraft is operating its 72-MW Banja hydropower plant. Image credit: Statkraft.

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The COP28 pledge to triple up by 2030 and implications for geothermal

ThinkGeoEnergy

One of the biggest stories and most widely supported initiatives coming out of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (CO28) in Dubai, UAE is the pledge to triple the world’s installed renewable energy capacity by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Global installed renewable electricity generation capacity in the 1.5°C

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Duke Plans Largest Floating PV Project in the Southeast

GreenTechMedia

Duke Energy will build its first floating solar array at Fort Bragg, a U.S. Ameresco, a Massachusetts-based renewables developer and energy efficiency company, will build the project on a lake at the base. That potential is even greater when FPV systems are paired with hydropower, reaching 4,400 to 5,700 GW. The biggest U.S.

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Doteasy Technology Inc: A Certified Sustainable Web Hosting Solution

Green Business Bureau

The business runs on 100% renewable energy , contributes to green causes, works to reduce their carbon footprint by lowering greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), and efficiently minimizes the energy they use. All of Doteasy’s operations are run using 100% renewable hydropower, this includes the running of their data centers.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

Despite the additional complications posed by the coronavirus pandemic a record 312 institutions participated in Sierra's annual Cool Schools rankings in 2020. Here is a countdown of Sierra's top 20 Cool Schools as described by Katie: 20. Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006.

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Horizon Europe’s future energy R&I to focus on European Green Deal

Smart Energy International

The focus for the Horizon Europe climate, energy and mobility ‘cluster’ for its forthcoming three years is on the green and digital transitions and EU resilience. Moreover, many challenges in the energy and transport sectors are closely interlinked and must be addressed in a holistic, inclusive and mission-driven approach.

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