Energy Market Outlook: What to Expect in 2022 and Beyond
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FEBRUARY 3, 2022
They explore the major factors that could shape energy markets in both the near-term and the long-term.
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The top 25 most sustainable fleets
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. The top 25 most sustainable fleets.
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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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Electrification gets down to the wire
GreenBiz
APRIL 20, 2021
It’s a shockingly heady time for electricity. The push to quickly transition carbon-intensive activities away from fossil fuels while meeting the world’s growing energy needs has put electricity producers and consumers squarely in the forefront of the emerging clean economy. Subscribe here. Surge protection.
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New Oregon Energy Policy Simulator Modeling Shows Major Benefits Of Accelerating Climate Policies
Energy Innovation
MARCH 9, 2022
This week, Energy Innovation launched the Oregon Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) , our newest state-specific, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan model that estimates the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate and energy policies. By Shelley Wenzel.
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How The Energy Policy Simulators Work And Are Developed
Energy Innovation
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
The EPS allows users to model numerous policies that affect energy use and emissions including a renewable portfolio standard, fuel economy standards for vehicles, industry methane standards, incentives for clean energy technologies like we see in the Inflation Reduction Act, and accelerated R&D advancement of various technologies.
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Clean energy is officially ‘unstoppable’ now
The Verge: Energy
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Photo by VCG via Getty Images By 2030, transportation and electricity around the world will be far greener than it is today, according to the latest forecast from the International Energy Agency. Imagine 10 times more electric vehicles on the road. Renewables make up half of the world’s electricity mix.
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IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2023 Predicts Peak Fossil Fuel Demand
R-Squared Energy
OCTOBER 30, 2023
However, it is important to note that coal is the only fossil fuel projected to decline over the next decade under the IEA’s Stated Policies Scenario. by 2030, but natural gas and oil consumption are both projected to rise. Natural gas demand grows 40% by 2050, while coal use declines.
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This California Utility Is Now Measuring Building Electrification in “Avoided Carbon”
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the publicly-owned utility in California's capital city, has changed its energy efficiency metric from avoided electricity consumption to avoided CO 2 emissions. SMUD expects 80 percent of buildings in its area to be all-electric by 2040, up from 17 percent today.
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The Texas Polar Vortex Resurrects the Question of Fuel Diversity for the Decarbonized Grid
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
natural gas supply network was stressed by record demand and prices. Energy Information Administration, for the 9-day stretch from February 9 through yesterday February 17, natural gas provided about 35 percent of the U.S. decarbonization targets and policies. We do know a few things already. First, the U.S.
Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?
GreenBiz
JULY 15, 2020
Green hydrogen — made by splitting water’s hydrogen and oxygen using electricity produced by renewable sources — is a small fish in the "energies pond." Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles. It is energy-efficient, abundant and an environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas.
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What happens when climate policy collides with real-world constraints?
Business Green
OCTOBER 7, 2022
The United States is in a golden era for climate policy. The policy has been a long time coming, yet came to fruition quickly, responding to the urgency of the climate crisis and the opportunity to legislate before midterms. How the policy will unfold is impossible for me to imagine.
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Media Brief: Addressing common myths around renewable power
Clean Energy Canada
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
So much so that new analysis suggests global emissions from electricity generation may peak this year due to a surge in wind and solar power. Canada’s hydropower-rich grid is 84% non-emitting with variable renewables (essentially wind and solar) currently making up 7% of the country’s total electricity generation.
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Should California Link Electricity Bills to Customer Incomes?
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
California already has some of the highest electricity rates in the country. But without some intervention along these lines, California could see its volumetric electricity costs rise far faster over the coming decade, he said. But the problem with California’s rising rates extends beyond rooftop solar policy, he said.
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The next phase of CleanBC can reshape the green economy
Clean Energy Canada
APRIL 19, 2024
And though a number of key policies continue to be developed—including the oil and gas emissions cap, an emissions cap on natural gas utilities and measures to reduce vehicle kilometres travelled by 25 per cent—many CleanBC policies are now substantially advanced. The plan is working: B.C. The difference?
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The Conservative climate plan is real, even if it raises a few questions
Clean Energy Canada
APRIL 15, 2021
We were pleasantly surprised to see the Conservative climate plan has its own version of a carbon price and acknowledges the economic efficiency of the policy. As for strengths, the Conservative climate plan proposes a zero-emission vehicle mandate, a proven policy requiring automakers to sell more electric vehicles in Canada.
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DNV forecasts $12tn into grid and renewables in US and Canada by 2050
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
This is according to DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook North America , which reveals a transformative shift in energy consumption patterns driven by policies and investments in renewables and electrification. Household energy bills are predicted to halve by 2050, thanks to the affordability of electricity generated from renewables.
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Electrifying Space Heating Will Require a Herculean Effort
GreenTechMedia
MAY 13, 2020
Heat makes up 35 percent of global energy consumption, and when it comes to space heating, direct combustion of fossil fuels in buildings plays a dominant role across the globe and is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Natural gas and fuel oil satisfy 60 percent of heating needs of households in Europe. In the U.S.,
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Infrastructure Package Makes New Investments in the Electric Transportation Future
Energy and Cleantech Council
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
trillion package are the investments in electric vehicle charging stations, clean-powered buses, and electric-powered ferries. These investments include: Creating new grants to build out electric vehicle charging station networks. Funding to state and local governments to procure electric or low emissions ferries.
What Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Gets Wrong About Heat Pumps
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. The extreme cold and record-setting electrical consumption has reignited local debates about whether heat pumps are a viable option in the province.
Review of Climate Policy Options
Low Carbon Prosperity
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Evaluating regulations, subsidies, pricing mechanisms, and hybrid policies. The latest, most urgent call to action from the IPCC has increased attention on policies to reduce CO2 emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. Regulation: The most effective carbon reduction policy option is regulation.
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Illinois passes binding 100% clean energy bill
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
"The bill is transformative far beyond the renewable energy sector, with policies around utility ethics reform, transportation electrification, and pollution reductions.". The bill will keep three Excelon nuclear plants open for five years while requiring the state's coal and natural gas plants to decarbonize or close by 2045.
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'All the pieces are in place': IEA tips global heat pump market for rapid growth
Business Green
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The report - titled The Future of Heat Pumps - details how the heat pump market has been growing strongly in recent years, driven by falling technology costs, policy support, and growing confidence the technology can work in a wide range of climates. The annual gas saving would grow to at least 21 bcm by 2030 if EU climate targets are met.
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B.C.’s climate roadmap sets the right course, but the clock is ticking
Clean Energy Canada
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Encouragingly, these updated vehicle targets reflect and build on B.C.’s s success to date: more electric vehicles are now sold in the province than anywhere else in Canada. The roadmap also commits to capping oil and gas emissions and reducing these emissions over time. in 2020 were electric, meaning B.C.
Ex-Shell Tory MP Defends Oil and Gas Funding for Hydrogen Parliamentary Group
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 2, 2023
“To be honest with you, I probably wouldn’t be involved in hydrogen if I hadn’t worked for Shell before, because I’ve seen first-hand the need for hydrogen in vehicles,” he said. The Hydrogen APPG received more than £70,000 in February from Connect, a PR firm that is funded by oil and gas companies to run the parliamentary group.
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New report: Electric trucks and buses are a win-win-win
Charged
JANUARY 2, 2020
A new study quantifies what commercial EV-makers have been saying for years: electric trucks and buses are a triple win. In 2017, Charged ’s hometown of St Petersburg ordered a BYD inductive charging system to serve its electric buses, using funds paid out by BP as restitution for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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75 The Capital Stock Turnover Problem for 100% Clean Energy Targets
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
Even with aggressive electric vehicle and building electrification mandates, these two sectors are hard to decarbonize due to slow capital stock turnover — the process where old equipment, like vehicles and appliances, are replaced with new equipment. electricity was nearly 40 percent carbon-free in 2018.
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How To Leverage $10 Billion To Reduce Carbon Emissions
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. Policies and technologies that reduce that consumption will lower the amount of carbon dioxide emitted. There are two drivers behind coal’s decline: Natural gas and renewables.
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Future Energy Scenarios 2021: Power generation in Britain could be emissions net negative by 2034
Business Green
JULY 13, 2021
Detailed and joined-up policies, behaviour change, 'whole system' infrastructure investment, and holistic energy market reform are all critical to achieving net zero emissions, report warns. In this scenario, there would be close to no unabated natural gas generation from 2035 onwards. million electric vehicles and 1.9
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California’s Latest Demand-Side Emergency Plan Takes Heat from Providers
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 10, 2021
And unlike last month’s CPUC order to utilities to boost grid supply under short-term contracts, the new proposal might allow contracts of five years or longer to expand or repower natural gas-fired power plants, which environmental groups say could set California back on its aggressive carbon emissions reduction goals.
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UK’s Power Sector in Negative Emissions by 2033, Grid Operator Says
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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Lyft's 100% EV strategy requires a policy blitz
GreenBiz
JUNE 24, 2020
Lyft's 100% EV strategy requires a policy blitz. So essentially Lyft has to act as a catalyst — using policy, economic and industry tools — to spur the broader transportation ecosystem to more rapidly adopt zero-emission vehicles. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 06/24/2020 - 02:00. Arons said Lyft was able to work with Colorado Gov.
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What A Joe Biden Presidency Means For The Oil Industry
R-Squared Energy
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
He implemented lots of policies designed to encourage the use of renewable energy. natural gas production also skyrocketed. The price of natural gas, oil, and in turn gasoline, all plunged as production surged. Production increased despite President Obama’s policies, and not because of them. million BPD.
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Enel Subsidiary to Close Coal Capacity in Spain
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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AI can significantly improve grid management reports DOE
Smart Energy International
MAY 2, 2024
Examples include optimising planning for electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, enabling virtual power plants, generating design of structural materials for manufacturing and discovering alternatives for critical materials.
How energy providers can prepare for summer heat with innovative solutions
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. ROOT CAUSES. NERC’s On-Peak Risk Scenario for California.
UK Boosts Hydrogen, EVs and Carbon Capture With New Net-Zero Plan
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. Plan welcomed, but stakeholders want more policy details soon. ” The level of policy detail is still fairly light.
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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. Both had to wrestle with outside factors that affected emissions, such as the Great Recession and California’s other climate policies.
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US energy transition in 2021 a ‘beacon of hope’ for the future – report
Smart Energy International
MARCH 4, 2022
This growth was fueled by strong consumer demand, unprecedented injection of new capital into companies, technologies, and projects, and a wave of supportive new policies. “As Renewables, nuclear and energy efficiency in IEA plan to break EU reliance on Russian gas Angeles Link – a proposed hydrogen hub for California’s LA Basin.
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Hydrogen as part of Canada’s energy transition
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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Clean Transportation Business Development Advisor
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Assess market development, including conducting research on electric vehicle charging infrastructure evolution, electric vehicle development across all vehicle segments, research on other infrastructure development entities (i.e., Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties). Qualifications.
Treasury Department Announces Second Round of Section 48C Tax Credit for Clean Energy Manufacturing Facilities
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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Shell ponders Australia trade body exit over climate 'misalignment'
Business Green
APRIL 7, 2021
Oil and gas giant details climate policy misalignments with several major global trade associations in latest review. It follows Shells decision in 2019 to leave the American Fuel & Petrochemical Association due to "material misalignment" on climate policy. "We billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2020.
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US Solar Industry Rallies Behind 20% Generation Target for 2030
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
generation in 2018, compared to wind and hydropower at around 7 percent each, nuclear at 19 percent, coal at 27 percent, and natural gas at 35 percent. Policy that helps rooftop solar, like carve-outs in state renewables targets and net metering, doesn’t necessarily help utility-scale developers, and vice versa.
Energy Market Outlook: What to Expect in 2022 and Beyond
AGreenLiving
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
They explore the major factors that could shape energy markets in both the near-term and the long-term.
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