Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The UK Government has announced funding support for bidirectional electric vehicle charging in the hopes of developing vehicle to everything (V2X) capability. This builds on existing smart charging technologies, where EVs can be charged when electricity prices are lower overnight.

Electric vehicle 52

Electric vehicle Innovation Fossil fuels Technology 52

Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 23, 2019

So far, our series has covered what the federal government has implemented to support electric vehicles. All of them incentivize plugging more things — from our cars to our homes — into our electricity grid. This electrification of industry, buildings and transportation will help displace fossil fuels and cut pollution.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

As more and more governments and auto manufacturers set their sights on a net zero emission future for road transport, the outlook for electric vehicles (EVs) looks brighter than ever. Given such huge expected growth for EVs over the next 30 years, BNEF predicts a dramatic impact on oil demand.

Transportation 53

Transportation Electric vehicle Electricity Demand 53

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2023

ubitricity, a UK-based EV charge point operator with a network of more than 7,000 public charge points, is partnering with UK Power Networks (UKPN), the UK’s largest electricity distribution network, to shift charging demand away from periods of peak demand on the power grid.

Energy Monitor 59

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels Demand 59

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." Today, more than 95 percent of hydrogen is fossil-based and does not rely on renewables. Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles.

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Hydrogen Demand Technology Energy 531

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The replacement of fossil fuels by green energy is bringing about a revolution in electricity generation and expanding its role across economies. It would be incorrect to assume that in such an ecosystem electricity would flow in one direction, from the utilities to those who consume it.

Energy Monitor 105

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 105

Smart Energy International

APRIL 10, 2024

The Electric Thames project, a collaboration between UK Power Networks, LCP Delta and Marine Zero, is assessing the viability of using electric vessels to feed stored electricity back into London’s power grid.

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Innovation Power grid Fossil fuels Electricity 49

AutoGrid

JULY 24, 2023

Traditional solutions to short-term supply shortages – such as fossil fuel peaker plants – may meet the immediate need for capacity but also help accelerate climate change due to high emission rates. This cycle is undeniably vicious. But building transmission lines is contentious and time-consuming. Our progress report for summer 2024?

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

This data has been successfully used to develop unique energy tariffs, allowing smart devices to run or charge during off-peak hours or notify customers of peak demand as an opportunity to reduce consumption – saving money while reducing demand on the power grid. or simply just do not want to?

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Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 111

Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

The death knell is being sounded for fossil fuels. By far the most startling aspect of today's report is the outlook for fossil fuels. Crucially, by 2035, no cars powered purely by fossil fuels should be sold anywhere in the world, which would effectively remove a huge market for the oil industry.

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Fossil fuels Natural gas Demand Government 91

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

4 times and electric vehicle (EV) sales will need to grow over sixfold by 2030 from current levels. offshore wind transport vessels or grid transformers) that are costly and have long lead times. 1 Achieving this would need wind and solar capacity to increase 2.5-4 Materials and component supplies will be increasingly important.

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Technology Energy Energy Lithium 189

Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

The UK's leading nuclear, wind, and solar industry trade bodies have joined together to urge the government to set ambitious clean energy deployment goals for the end of the decade, backed by a binding 2035 target for the delivery of a net zero emissions power grid.

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Demand Power grid Climate change Government 101

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The government is reportedly poised to shift environmental and social levies from electricity bills onto household gas bills, a policy move which has long been sought by climate advocates as critical to accelerating electrification of the economy and phasing-out fossil fuel heating.

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Policy Electricity Fossil fuels Electric vehicle 36

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. In the UK, there is one main grid covering England, Scotland, and Wales.

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Demand Power grid Electricity Innovation 72

GreenTechMedia

JULY 29, 2020

San Antonio municipal utility CPS Energy wants to replace aging fossil-fueled generation with more than a gigawatt of solar, energy storage and flexible capacity, and it’s asking for ideas on how to get there. CPS serves more than 840,000 electric and 350,000 natural-gas customer accounts, amounting to approximately 1.9

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

To become energy secure and genuinely resilient from volatile fossil fuel prices, the UK must accelerate its transition to a zero-carbon energy system, writes Nick Molho, from the Aldersgate Group. Developing new sources of fossil fuel production: a tempting but inadequate answer to the crisis.

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Fossil fuels Resilience Investment Electric vehicle 36

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Electric trucks and buses may be approaching cost parity with their fossil-fueled counterparts, and they’re certainly cheaper to fuel over the long run — and that’s not counting their carbon and pollution emissions benefits. and BMW, he said.

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Fossil fuels Electricity Demand Startups 130

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?

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Carbon Electricity Electric vehicle Fossil fuels 36

Business Green

JUNE 6, 2021

First phase of project will support introduction of 22 electric buses on Glasgow streets ahead of the COP26 UN climate summit in November. The aim is for each vehicle to be fully charged, with its interior pre-heated for drivers, at the start of its shift. In May, electric vehicles made up 8.4 per cent a year ago.

Electricity 100

Electricity Transportation Electric vehicle Demand 100

Business Green

JUNE 30, 2022

Ofgem said its five-year plan, which covers the 2023-2028 period, would help support local energy grids' transition to a low carbon energy system, while also helping to make the network more reliable, cheaper to run, less reliant on fossil fuels, and more agile and innovative.

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Investment Fossil fuels Power grid Resilience 36

Smart Energy International

JULY 9, 2022

Power network reformation. On the matter of power network reformation, the report draws attention to the inherent risks that accompany renewable sources of energy being integrated into the power grid. Increasing electrification.

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Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels Power grid Carbon 98

AutoGrid

MARCH 30, 2022

New York and Texas Offer Opportunities to Replace Fossil Fuel Peaker Plants. The emergence of virtual power plants (VPPs) as bona fide replacements for fossil fuel peaker plants has been discussed conceptually, but is there data to support this opportunity? By Peter Asmus.

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Demand Fossil fuels Batteries Resilience 94

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs. Shifting heating from fossil fuels to electricity can cut direct emissions.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 10, 2021

California’s share of demand response capacity has shrunk from about 2,000 megawatts to about 1,600 megawatts over the past half decade , even as state regulators have sought to increase its role in balancing an increasingly renewable-powered grid. ” A worrisome opening for more fossil fuels.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

billion through 2020 on updating its power grid to interface more effectively with solar and other renewables as well as electric vehicles and batteries. ” For large-scale projects, 2019 is the last year to get the full ITC before it gradually steps down to a permanent 10 percent in 2022.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Meanwhile, the European Union's plan to reduce its reliance on Russian fossil fuels through its REPowerEU plan is expected to significantly boost investment in large-scale energy storage capacity on grids across in Europe.

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Batteries Fossil fuels Lithium Demand 45

Clean Energy Trust

DECEMBER 3, 2019

November Cleantech Roundup: The Energy Transition in Red States | Building Decarbonization | Mainstream Electric Vehicles Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspectives across industry, technology, policy, and investing. It looks…unique.

Electric vehicle 52

Electric vehicle Energy Energy Fossil fuels 52

Business Green

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The Energy Networks Association (ENA) is launching a six-week call for local authorities, developers, and other parties to state their case for funding to boost grid capacity in their area, including for projects to enhance stability as the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery storage ramps up.

Energy 59

Energy Energy Electric vehicle Investment 59

Business Green

APRIL 20, 2020

Yet a return to business as usual marked by continued large-scale investments in fossil fuel infrastructure would only result in further volatility and economic disruption, while failing to deliver on the medium and long-term goals set out in the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development agenda, it argued.

Energy 95

Energy Energy Fossil fuels Packaging 95

AutoGrid

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

It now requires the ability not only to withstand and recover from disturbances, but also to forecast and adapt to changing conditions, such as fluctuations in renewable energy generation, changes in demand patterns, and the integration of electric vehicles (EVs) at scale on the grid. According to a report by EEI , 26.4

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 52

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The threat of power grid-sparked wildfires is forcing California utilities to invest billions of dollars in hardening and monitoring their grids and to institute grid blackouts affecting up to hundreds of thousands of customers to reduce the risk of live wires sparking conflagrations.

Energy Monitor 166

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Batteries 166

Business Green

MAY 5, 2021

Surging demand for the minerals needed to build solar panels, wind turbines, hydrogen electolysers, batteries, and electric vehicles (EV) is set to accelerate further in the coming years, fuelling fears the net zero transition could be hampered by a metals supply crunch in the coming years.

Fossil fuels 69

Fossil fuels Lithium Demand Batteries 69

AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

With a power grid that has been notoriously unreliable in the past, India’s goal to transform formerly passive consumers into prosumers would seem an uphill battle. To wean itself off of coal, India will need to move away from base-load fossil fuel plants that run 24/7 to rely more on variable renewables.

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Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 80

Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2022

"As a public power provider, it is our responsibility to show our customers and community what the ultimate commitment to 100 per cent renewable energy looks like in a world where no fossil fuels are needed," said Geof Syphers, chief executive of Sonoma Clean Power.

Electricity 36

Electricity Carbon-neutral HVAC Cooling 36

Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2022

The decision to permanently close Hunterston B leaves just one nuclear power plant still operating in Scotland, and only seven currently operating throughout the whole of the UK, all of which are scheduled to permanently close by 2035.

Nuclear Power 85

Nuclear Power Electricity Fossil fuels Power grid 85

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Since the introduction of the initial Tesla electric vehicle (EV), consumers have sought accurate information regarding the total carbon footprint of EVs as they compare to traditional internal combustion engines (ICEs). We know Elon Musk’s Tesla vehicles create less pollution out of the tailpipe, but what about those batteries?

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Electric vehicle Carbon-neutral Batteries Fossil fuels 36

Business Green

MARCH 2, 2023

Britain's energy regulator consults on plans aimed at preparing power grid for achieving net zero emissions by 2035 Ofgem has set out proposals to establishing a "more decentralised, decarbonised, and dynamic energy system" in Britain, in a bid to prepare for the transformative changes required to build a net zero emission electricity grid by 2035.

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