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Britain's power grid celebrates greenest day and month on record in 2022

Business Green

During the month more than 50 per cent of the country's power came from zero carbon sources, a feat also achieved in May, October, November and December, the operator said. Favourable conditions then saw that record once again broken by the year-end, with 20.918GW of wind power generated on 30 December.

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

Renewable Energy World

Energy demand for electricity and transportation fell by 3.8% This fall in emissions (see Figure 1) is the most significant on record and puts the United States on track to meet its 2025 Paris Agreement commitment, though energy demand and emissions are expected to rebound with widespread vaccinations in 2021. power in 2020.

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Can the US Catch Up in the Green Hydrogen Economy?

GreenTechMedia

Toyota sees the growth of light-duty fuel cell vehicle markets driving cost reductions through economies of scale, and heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles increasing demand for hydrogen fuel production and distribution.

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Vistra, LS Power Top Winners in PG&E?s 420MW Storage Procurement

GreenTechMedia

PG&E picked the winning projects from 23 unique offers from 12 different parties, including demand response and existing natural gas-fired power plants. gigawatt total online by August 2021. The state’s 2013 mandate to bring 1.35

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Going electric is not enough: Low carbon EV charging will be the driving force of the green industrial revolution

Business Green

But how green are the energy sources powering our EVs? Currently, electricity in the UK is supplied by a variety of generators, including fossil fuels, nuclear power, and large and small-scale renewables. But to use them to their full sustainability potential they must be charged with renewable energy.

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'Slight tension': From coal mines to nuclear, new Business Secretary hints at delicate decisions at heart of UK's net zero ambitions

Business Green

Opponents of the mine have noted that if the government is successful in catalysing the development of green steel production, as the UK's net zero targets suggest it must be, then the new mine risks seeing demand for its coal curtailed in the coming years. Nuclear power is essential," he told MPs.

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

Renewable Energy World

Beginning in 1958, these were augmented by nuclear power plants, which have operated nearly continuously to pay off their large capital investments. Unlike coal and nuclear, solar and wind are variable; they provide power only when the sun and wind are available. However, new nuclear plants in the U.S.