GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 26, 2021

New research asserts most have undermined those goals by keeping coal plants running and building new natural gas plants meant to operate for decades to come. electricity sector by 2035, and the cost imperatives of U.S. utilities that still rely on coal and natural gas for most of their generation capacity.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 16, 2020

The primary culprits behind coal’s decline are competition from cheap natural gas brought on by the shale gas boom in the U.S., But the natural gas and subsequent oil boom were victims of their own success. Global oil demand fell by as much as 30 million BPD, followed by gas and coal demand.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

“This structural situation has determined that mainland coal-fired thermal power plants are not competitive, and therefore their operation in the electricity generation market is not foreseeable in the future.” It also revealed tax breaks for natural gas that were not extended to coal. billion ($1.4

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 6, 2021

California and other states are pushing to use clean electricity to power vehicles and buildings to cut carbon, which will increase demand. And the state’s last nuclear power plant and numerous coastal gas power plants are facing retirement. THE BIG RETHINK.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

” As Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has shut down its last nuclear power plants, its looking toward developing hydrogen infrastructure to help supply the power that so many of its industries desperately need. These projects would include repurposing existing gas lines and the building of new links.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2022

It also has set and met ambitious clean energy and has the potential to produce an enormous amount of clean electricity, heat, and hydrogen with offshore wind and nuclear power. By our model’s estimates, UK electricity demand will increase by approximately 240% compared to current demand.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 30, 2020

billion in new wind and solar investments in the next 12 months and is outlining plans for electric vehicle charging, energy storage and green hydrogen production pilot programs to meet its goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Xcel Energy is asking Minnesota regulators to approve $1.4 In Minnesota, Gov.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 1, 2020

The primary culprits that add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere are the coal, oil, and natural gas — the fossil fuels — we consume for energy. There are two drivers behind coal’s decline: Natural gas and renewables. Low natural gas prices have made it economically attractive to shift to natural gas for baseload power.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 28, 2021

In 2010, solar power was just 4 percent of new electric generating capacity and there was a patchwork of state solar policies and renewable portfolio standards. [1] In the US, battery electric vehicles represent about 2.5 Available at: www.coxautoinc.com/market-insights/electrified-vehicle-growth-energized-in-q1/.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

GW of natural gas, 1.2 GW of nuclear, 820 megawatts of hydroelectric and 13 MW of solar. Ameren Illinois doesn’t own generation; it acquires generation resources through a procurement process managed by the Illinois Power Agency or through retail electric suppliers. Coal and natural gas remain for decades.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 27, 2020

stays on track, there will be 11 million electric vehicles on U.K. Residential gas boilers will be a thing of the past, with 8 million heat pumps installed to replace them. Unabated natural-gas use will be halved by 2038. Adding more wind, solar and electric vehicles seems achievable, if challenging.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 19, 2021

West pushed electricity demand past available supply, and problems with California’s resource adequacy program and market practices for ensuring adequate grid capacity failed to correct the imbalance. Simply put, the heat waves that blanketed the U.S.

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 28, 2021

That’s a recipe for higher oil prices, and subsequently higher gasoline and natural gas prices. Europe’s natural gas crisis. Europe suffered from a natural gas shortage this year. That was exacerbated near the end of the year by nuclear plant outages and cold weather.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 2, 2020

This means its potential role has similarities with that of electricity. Currently, the majority of hydrogen around the world is produced from fossil fuels (76% from natural gas, 23% from coal). It can also be produced from electricity and water using a process called electrolysis. How and why is it currently produced?

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38 North Solutions

MAY 3, 2024

Examples under this criteria: Electric heat pumps, combined heat and power (CHP) systems; technologies that reduce direct fuel use, electricity use or waste in industrial applications; and electrification of direct fuel use processes, adoption of renewable or low-emissions fuels and feedstock. Secretary of the Treasury.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

needs a massive green hydrogen industry to decarbonize its electricity, transportation and industrial sectors, and major investments and policy changes today to enable it to grow to its full potential in the decades to come.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Charged ’s home state of Florida is something of an EV hotspot—there are an estimated 58,000 electric vehicles in the Sunshine State, and according to the DOE, Florida has the third-largest number of charging stations in the US, behind only California and New York. of Florida’s electrical energy).

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

nuclear power supplied another 8.0%. has seen a drastic decline in coal consumption over the past decade (but global coal consumption has risen) as it has been displaced in the power sector by natural gas primarily, as well as renewables. Most people drastically underestimate our ongoing dependence on fossil fuels.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

He expects blue hydrogen made from natural gas via steam reforming to meet around 80 percent of the 5 GW target, with HyNet alone planning for 3.5 Electric vehicles get turbo-charged. Nuclear power will receive £525 million for the development of large and small-scale reactors.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Utility-scale solar power is already cost-competitive against coal-fired power across the world and with natural-gas-fired power in many markets. R&D for clean energy, energy storage, carbon capture and nuclear power. Nuclear power will receive $6.6 Another $2.36

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The first, biggest step to slowing climate change is switching electricity generation from coal and gas to wind and sun. This needs to happen fast, with coal phased out no later than 2030 and gas not far behind. A core reason for this trend is that electric utilities aren't mandating the switch over.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

He said his administration would “build and install a network of 500,000 charging stations along our existing and new highways” so electric vehicles (EVs) can displace gasoline. He also mentioned plans to offer cash rebates to trade in older vehicles. still obtained 63% of its electricity from fossil fuels.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is on the verge of escaping from its 18-month bankruptcy , only to begin a years-long effort to prevent a repeat of the disasters that pushed it into insolvency in the first place. And all of this must happen without excessively raising customer rates, if it’s to avoid political and customer backlash.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Longtime transmission guru Carl Zichella once called the American electric grid the “most complicated machine we’ve ever built”, and with $1T of IRA-driven renewable investments in the pipeline, it’s only going to get more complex.   Wholesale power markets serve two primary functions: 1.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

East Bay Community Energy, Peninsula Clean Energy and Silicon Valley Clean Energy are all served by bankrupt utility Pacific Gas & Electric, which has cut off power to millions of its customers over the past two months as part of a statewide fire-prevention regime. Then, of course, there are the blackouts.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2023

per cent decline in emissions from natural gas. Emissions rose by 321 million tonnes last year, but they would have been 550 million tonnes higher still were it not for the rapid roll out of new renewables capacity, electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps, and energy efficiency upgrades.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

However, today's announcements, while including a host of measures impacting renewables, nuclear, carbon capture, hydrogen, and energy efficiency, extend far beyond energy, stretching into green finance, electric vehicles, carbon border adjustment mechanisms, and nature markets.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

What could the UK's energy system look like in 2050, once offshore wind energy is the backbone of the electricity grid, fossil fuel vehicles are increasingly scarce, hydrogen fuel has gone from vision to reality, and energy efficiency is an everyday consideration for families and businesses alike?

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This, in turn, is perceived to be a result of decarbonization trends like electric vehicles (EVs) taking a big bite out of oil demand. has been increasing renewable power capacity at a rapid clip over the past decade. Russia’s Floating Nuclear Power Plant. Renewable capacity surpasses coal. coal consumption.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Overall it paints a hugely complex, but largely holistic picture for how the UK generates, manages, and uses heat and power, as it strives to deliver on its net zero emissions goals. Electric heat pumps and hydrogen, green gas and shared heat networks all have their part to play.". There are currently around 1.7

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Betting on rising oil demand growth is now effectively saying that global vehicle makers will fail in their multi-billion dollar investments to shift to electric cars and trucks, that renewables won’t continue to get cheaper and easier to store, that carbon taxes won’t continue to rise or become more widespread. billion deal.

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