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Duke Energy’s Sustainable Solutions planning its first wind farm in Iowa

Renewable Energy World

Duke Energy’s newly formed Sustainable Solutions unit, merged from several entities only months ago, is building a 207-MW wind power project in Iowa. Construction on the Ledyard Windpower site in Kossuth County will be Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions’ first renewable energy project in Iowa.

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How the utilities industry is building a sustainable future

Smart Energy International

In the US, 25% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from electricity generation. This is not surprising, with coal and natural gas representing about 60% of electrical supply. What may come as a surprise is that the utilities industry is leading when it comes to adopting sustainable practices.

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

GreenBiz

The options include biodiesel, renewable electricity, renewable natural gas, solar thermal, geothermal, thermal storage and hydrogen. Making natural gas renewable . But for now, renewable natural gas (RNG) may offer a fix soonest. But for now, renewable natural gas (RNG) may offer a fix soonest.

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New Sustainable Energy Factbook shows 2020 was ‘blockbuster’ year for renewables in America

Renewable Energy World

clean energy sectors showed strong resilience in 2020, continuing a decade-long growth trend, BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) find in their annual joint report. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Source: BloombergNEF estimate. Energy demand for electricity and transportation fell by 3.8%

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Green hydrogen storage techniques we’re hearing more about in 2024

Hydrogen Fuel News

Moreover, it must be scalable as the demand for H2 continues to climb.  At the same time that H2 is a great way to store renewable energy such as solar and wind power, hydrogen storage isn’t necessarily simple. What makes it so important?

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How Duke’s Unique Energy Landscape Dictates Its Path to Net Zero

GreenTechMedia

Some of those pathways move more dramatically toward closing coal plants or halting new natural gas power plants. Others rely on options like offshore wind that are untested in the U.S., ” That’s given Duke a “dual-peaking” system, with both summer and winter demand spikes to deal with.

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Evolugen and Gazifère announce hydrogen injection projects to be powered by hydro

Renewable Energy World

an Enbridge company, announced a green hydrogen project for injection into a natural gas distribution network in Quebec, Canada, to be powered by hydro. The plant will be built in the Masson sector of the City of Gatineau, adjacent to Evolugen’s hydroelectric facilities, which will power the electrolyzer.