Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today reiterated the government's commitment to delivering on the UK's international climate responsibilities, confirming support for the planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant, announcing a new long-term target for UK energy efficiency, and promising continued investment in clean tech innovation.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Simplified installation procedures and new tax credit One of the aims of France 2030 was to encourage innovation in the areas of nuclear power, green hydrogen and other renewable energies. This is in addition to the CIR (research tax credit) and may be as high as 45% of the cost of the investment.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

The government has set out the UK's plans to accelerate the charging network rollout to help transition to zero emission vehicles, committing to 300,000 public electric vehicle (EV) charge points by 2030. But how green are the energy sources powering our EVs? But how green are the energy sources powering our EVs?

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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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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2020

That is the conclusion of independent research released today by Imperial College London and energy firm Drax, which saw experts assess the tumultuous impact of the coronavirus crisis on Britain's electricity system from April to June 2020, a period characterised by near historically low levels of demand for power.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

Last year’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) calls for getting 70 percent of the state’s electricity from renewables by 2030, up from 26.8 But in the longer term, demand is expected to grow significantly as New York seeks to shift transportation and building heating from fossil fuels to electricity.

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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.” Spain is targeting a 100 percent renewables electricity system by 2050. billion ($1.4

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 27, 2020

stays on track, there will be 11 million electric vehicles on U.K. Adding more wind, solar and electric vehicles seems achievable, if challenging. The results of consultations on the funding of new nuclear power are also expected soon. A year ago the U.K. If the U.K. But National Grid says the U.K.

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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.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 16, 2020

Nevertheless, it seemed likely that the industry would enjoy at least another decade of dominance before renewables and electric vehicles combined to put the industry into permanent decline. A Place for Nuclear Power. Nuclear power can be part of a low-carbon sustainable future along with renewable energy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

EDF Energy has made a multi-million pound offer for charging firm Pod Point, BusinessGreen understands, in the latest sign of surging interest from energy utilities in the burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure market.

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38 North Solutions

MAY 2, 2024

In the guidance released April 25 , the Treasury Department establishes the parameters of the transferability program. Dates and Eligibility Should a company decide to pursue transferability, the deadline to sell its tax credits is the due date for the annual tax return for that year.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

Global electricity generation increased by 2.3% Wind and solar reached a record high of 12% share of power generation with solar recording 25% and wind power 13.5% Coal remained the dominant fuel globally for power generation in 2022, with a stable share around 35.4%, down slightly from 35.8% growth in output.

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Business Green

APRIL 2, 2020

The study, published the journal Science , highlights the benefits of prioritising smaller technologies such as heat pumps, solar panels, and electric bikes to drive decarbonisation, in comparison to more costly, large-scale solutions such as nuclear power plants and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

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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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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

To be a true leader on electric vehicles, the government must plump the market by requiring manufacturers to produce a set percentage of low-carbon vehicles, writes Energy UK's Yumann Siddiq. Meanwhile, 80 per cent of vehicles produced in the UK are exported. Today, EVs make up 14 per cent of the new car market.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Electric vehicles get turbo-charged. The new plan sets an earlier 2030 target for the phase-out of sales of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, up from a previous target of 2040. Nuclear power will receive £525 million for the development of large and small-scale reactors.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

That is why we are fully committing to nuclear power in the UK, backing a new generation of small modular reactors, and investing tens of billions in clean energy through carbon capture. We don't want to see high bills like this again, it's time for a clean energy reset.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

Meanwhile, Shapps confirmed in an article in the Sun that the government is planning to rebalance green levies on gas and electricity in a move that should make electric heating systems such as heat pumps more competitive. "On

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2020

The nuclear industry has continued to maintain that decarbonising the entire UK grid will prove extremely challenging and expensive without some new nuclear capacity. We're confident the price of nuclear power will fall from the £92.50 Those who like nuclear want it to be true. There is zero evidence for it.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The government claims delivering the new goals will produce enough renewable electricity to power every home in the country through offshore wind by 2030, meeting the average electricity needs of up to 14 million homes.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Looking ahead to the start of the 2030s, we can see that once the nuclear power stations start to retire in greater numbers and the coal fired power stations have closed for good, there is a new period of volatile pricing coming to the UK energy market.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

with electricity from solar photovoltaic (PV) power. on solar power would require a substantial amount of backup power or storage for when the sun isn’t shining. solar power generation has increased by a factor of 66. kWh of electricity (one gallon of gasoline equivalent). electricity generation.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

As part of the announcement, the government confirmed it is entering into negotiations with French energy giant EDF over proposals to build a major nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk, which would follow the firm's existing Hinkley Point C project currently under construction in Somerset. million petrol cars from the roads.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 2, 2020

This means its potential role has similarities with that of electricity. It can also be produced from electricity and water using a process called electrolysis. This method does not produce direct emissions but requires electricity. Hydrogen produced from renewable electricity (wind, solar, hydropower, tidal, etc.)

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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. Once this largest source of carbon emissions is greened up, the second-largest, transportation, can tap renewable energy via electric vehicles. France built nuclear power.

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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

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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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The five policies are: clean electricity standards, zero-emission vehicle standards, clean building equipment standards, industrial efficiency and emissions standards, and standards for methane detection, capture, and destruction. Many states already have clean electricity standards or renewable portfolio standards in place.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil his hotly anticipated 10-point green recovery plan in the next week or so, with support for offshore wind, nuclear power, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and hydrogen all expected to feature.

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Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2022

Reports: Germany looking to postpone looming closure of nuclear plants. While such a move would likely be temporary, it would mark a major departure from German energy policy over the past two decades, with the government having opted to gradually shutter its nuclear power plants amid safety fears over atomic energy.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The SPAC model has become an enormously popular way for green technology startups to access public markets to finance growth in fast-growing markets, led by a host of electric vehicle startups including Nikola Motor and Fisker Automotive, EV charging providers ChargePoint and Nuvve , and battery manufacturer Eos Energy Storage.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Our green industrial revolution will be powered by the wind turbines of Scotland and the North East, propelled by the electric vehicles made in the Midlands and advanced by the latest technologies developed in Wales, so we can look ahead to a more prosperous, greener future.".

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Boris Johnson has unveiled his much-vaunted 10-point green recovery plan, promising a multi-billion pound package of investment across the green economy designed to create an estimated 250,000 new jobs in the carbon capture, electric vehicle, nuclear, hydrogen and renewables sectors.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Poland accelerates coal phase out, pushes for nuclear and offshore wind. Poland is the only member of the EU which has so far refused to commit to net zero emissions by 2050, with the country seeking more time to reconfigure its economy, which is heavily reliant on coal-fired power stations and coal mining.

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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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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

A rapid shift away from fossil fuels is also needed alongside a major ramp up in renewable electricity capacity - largely provided by wind and solar projects - which will form the backbone of the future energy system, while development of hydrogen, carbon capture and new modular nuclear technologies is also crucial, the report warned.

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