GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

While the immediate cause is still being investigated, we do know that California’s grid was experiencing multiple, coincident stressors — high demand, generators not performing when called upon and energy imports not showing up. Time to ditch fossil fuels-centric planning. And not just in California.

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Business Green

APRIL 25, 2022

Fossil gas' share of electricity supplies shrinks to less than 15 per cent over weekend as wind power meets more than half of UK demand. With nuclear power providing 18.3 per cent of electricity generation throughout the day, and solar power 5.8 Meanwhile, fossil gas and coal produced just 14.5

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

To fill this gap, NYISO is working toward growing transmission capacity for its ample upstate hydropower and wind power resources to reach New York City and downstate population centers, which will also be served by the 9 gigawatts of offshore wind the state is seeking by 2035.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 26, 2021

pace the year before, but it’s remarkable given how significantly the pandemic impacted total energy demand. The “Renewables” category above consists of wind power, solar power, biofuels, geothermal energy, and power produced from biomass. Despite the 4.5% That was a slight decline from its 12.2%

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 9, 2020

The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Previous articles covered overall energy consumption , petroleum supply and demand, natural gas , and coal. The “Renewables” category consists of wind power, solar power, biofuels.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While the fuel is barely on the radar in the United States, around the world a green hydrogen rush is underway, and many companies, investors, governments and environmentalists believe it is an energy source that could help end the reign of fossil fuels and slow the world’s warming trajectory. "It In the U.S.,

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Global renewable power generation is growing at an unprecedented rate , driven by the favourable economics of wind and solar along with energy security concerns around oil and gas (largely caused by recent wars), and emissions goals. These options can enable relatively high shares of wind and solar on a grid.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 13, 2022

The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Energy consumption and production dramatically dropped in 2020, but since then demand has rebounded. Natural gas has been the fastest-growing fossil fuel in recent years, with a global 2.2% Energy Overview.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

She was invited on the show (1:24) to discuss the National Grid’s ‘demand flexibility service’ scheme, under which households and some businesses receive payments for using less energy at times of peak demand. Richard Wilson from Stop Funding Heat said: “Britain urgently needs a media that tells the truth about climate change.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 4, 2020

The short version is that policies to curb carbon emissions were put in place about the same time the shale boom and renewable power revolutions created cheaper, cleaner alternatives to coal. The graphic above shows the surge in renewables that helped collapse coal demand. quads of fossil fuels, 11.5 Last year the U.S.

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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. Shifting heating from fossil fuels to electricity can cut direct emissions.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

The prospect of halving demand for coal is a goal worth striving for, but governments must stay the course In the past week almost 120 global leaders have pledged to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity before 2030 in a bold attempt to slash the global consumption of fossil fuels.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. For example, as I will detail below, oil demand fell dramatically last year, but we already know that it has largely recovered in 2021. Renewables and Nuclear Power. share of all energy consumption.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

Annual figures show that renewable supply outpaced fossil fuels for the first time. 42% of all energy used across the country through 2020 came from wind, solar, tidal and hydro. Covid19 created a fall in generation demand. At a first glance, the figures might not be too surprising. 19 lockdown measures.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 16, 2021

While a decline in fossil fuel use is well-documented, crops will increasingly be impacted as well, by droughts or unexpected snowstorms. There’s no pretending that things aren’t changing, nor is there any denying that global demand for what we produce here in Canada must change with it. The recent announcement of a $1.3-billion

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

As the world struggles to move away from fossil fuels , those opposed to the change have argued that renewables cannot reliably meet the energy needs of industrialized nations. They found that wind and solar power could cover up to 80% of the energy needs of most developed countries without the need for heavy storage.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 15, 2020

Demand for renewables from the growing number of states and utilities with 100 percent clean energy goals is almost certain to outpace their ability to supply it from within their own borders. But the time needed to build transmission lines to move the power around is running out. transmission grid.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

To satisfy the nutritional demands of a future human population of 9–10 billion people, it is estimated that crop production must rise by 60–100% More and more farmers are seeing the benefits of sustainable practices, and they are beginning to adopt them on their farms. Solar-powered irrigation in India. by the year 2050.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

A major cold snap led to record electricity usage in the Canadian province of Alberta over the weekend, culminating in demands from provincial utilities to limit consumption. Premiers who support the fossil fuel industry were quick to exploit the emergency for the apparent political advantage.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

The UK's windy weather means that offshore wind energy, backed by energy storage, provides the best value route to a decarbonised grid, the report concludes, arguing that solar power is set to play a relatively "small role" in the transition to a zero-emission UK energy system.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2023

In contrast, only 29 per cent said the government should seek a more gradual transition away from oil and gas, while just 10 per cent agreed the UK should aim to continue to meet its energy demand primarily with oil and gas for as long as is necessary. per cent for fossil fuel electric utilities, the report concluded.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. However, the variable nature of generation from wind and solar can pose challenges to grids.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

Renewables are set for yet another year of record growth in 2022, with some 320GW of new capacity expected to be added around the world this year as governments take advantage of the climate and energy security benefits of solar and wind power, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Boris Johnson has signalled he is keen for the UK to make a "big bet" on wind power, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) as part of the government's strategy for building a net zero economy by 2050, as he urged global government to step up their climate efforts ahead of COP26. We have no time to waste," he said.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the European Union, the rate of electricity generation from renewable energy sources amounted to 38%, ahead of fossil fuels (37%), and nuclear energy (25%). The main drivers of growth in the industry in previous years were wind and solar power. And this is only the beginning. the investor of D?bsk

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2022

The intervention comes amid growing pressure on the government from some backbench Tory MPs, the Telegraph , and other sections of the media to dilute its net zero agenda and accelerate UK fossil fuel exploration in response to the global gas supply crunch and Russia's war in Ukraine. Could do better.".

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

The plans, available at The Solutions Project’s “ Clean Energy ” link, reveal the unique mix of wind, water and sun technologies capable of powering states, countries and even select U.S. Wind, Water and Sun (aka WWS) include wind power; waterpower from tides, rivers, and subsurface water (geothermal water); and solar power.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Ringfencing funding support for tidal power will give the marine energy sector a chance to develop its technology and lower costs in a similar way to the UK's offshore wind industry, which has achieved rapid reductions in development and technology costs through the CfD scheme.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

The government will tomorrow publish its long-awaited Energy Security Strategy, promising that the sweeping new plan will 'supercharge' clean energy deployment and put the UK on track to source 95 per cent of its power from domestic low carbon sources by 2030.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

While the immediate cause is still being investigated, we do know that California's grid was experiencing multiple, coincident stressors - high demand, generators not performing when called upon and energy imports not showing up. Time to ditch fossil fuels-centric planning. And not just in California.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

While in regular times, a Conservative Prime Minister would baulk at adding such a hefty bill to the national credit card, the scale of the situation demands an equally drastic response. Without this action, two-thirds of households could have been plunged into fuel poverty by January and countless businesses forced to close.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 27, 2021

The programs are saving customers money by delaying the need for expensive new infrastructure, and also showing ways to unlock more value from cheap but variable wind and solar power. Curbing peak energy demand has a direct financial benefit for members. MiEnergy Cooperative’s electric vehicle chargers.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

While the immediate cause is still being investigated, we do know that California’s grid was experiencing multiple, coincident stressors — high demand, generators not performing when called upon and energy imports not showing up. 15, resulted in an electric grid unable to meet customer demand. And not just in California.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

While the immediate cause is still being investigated, we do know that California’s grid was experiencing multiple, coincident stressors — high demand, generators not performing when called upon and energy imports not showing up. 15, resulted in an electric grid unable to meet customer demand. And not just in California.

Energy 28

Energy Energy Demand Climate change 28

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? The Energy Department’s Solar Futures Study lays out three future pathways for the U.S. million solar panels or 364 large-scale wind turbines. power grid. million to 11.5

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While the fuel is barely on the radar in the United States, around the world a green hydrogen rush is underway, and many companies, investors, governments and environmentalists believe it is an energy source that could help end the reign of fossil fuels and slow the world’s warming trajectory. “Green hydrogen can do that.”

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Von der Leyen announced a plan to collect up to 140 billion euros in windfall profit taxes from energy companies that produce electricity at low cost, e.g. wind, solar, hydro and nuclear. After all, consumer prices have become much higher than the cost of producing wind and solar power.

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