The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Countries are falling behind on almost every policy required to cut greenhouse gas emissions, despite progress on renewable energy and the uptake of electric vehicles. Retire about 240 average-sized coal-fired power plants a year, every year between now and 2030.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Achieving a rapid transition from fossil fuels is a key part of the solution.". The IEA analyzed current government net-zero emissions pledges, finding demand for fossil fuels would peak by 2025 and global CO2 emissions would fall by 40% by 2050.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

The government is to auction 1,500MW annually between 2021 and 2025 under a wind-only pot and given this week's auction was delayed from 2020 a second auction is expected later this year. Tesla reports first annual profit. EU formally launches coal phase out diplomacy push.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

Overview The newest Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth. While renewable power expanded at record rates, fossil fuels maintained an 82% share of total primary energy consumption. growth in 2021.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

That leaves a massive gap to be filled by clean energy, since more than half of the state’s carbon-free emissions today come from nuclear power, as shown in the chart below. Larger-scale transmission projects aimed at carrying Canadian hydropower and wind power downstate, such as the $2.2 Source: NYISO.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Additionally, the increasing costs of fossil fuels and gas have triggered significant adoption of electrical automobiles, propelling market enlargement. Emergent India According to Research and Markets, policy measures, including bans on sales of internal combustion engines (ICEs) are additional propellers.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

” “While the world is adding renewable power generation capacity and manufacturing electric vehicles, it is still not enough. Given that the base case involves electric vehicle numbers increasing from 9 million today to 323 million by 2040, the scale of transformation required to remain below 2 degrees will be epic.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 25, 2022

Have you read: British Gas joins Western Power Distribution’s V2G pilot Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 to bring new innovations to electric vehicle driving EVE provides power solutions for vehicle positioning and cargo tracking. Cartesius and IONIQ 5. EV next to Cartesius model. Image courtesy of Hyundai Motors.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While the fuel is barely on the radar in the United States, around the world a green hydrogen rush is underway, and many companies, investors, governments and environmentalists believe it is an energy source that could help end the reign of fossil fuels and slow the world’s warming trajectory. "It Wind Power.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Canada’s three largest newspapers ran opinion pieces attacking a planned phase-out of gas and diesel powered passenger vehicles within hours of the government’s official announcement that it would do so. Canadian EVs would include both battery and plug-in vehicles, as well as hydrogen-powered ones. EV Prices to Rise?

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The province recently unveiled its plan for 50 per cent wind power by 2030 alongside additional solar. A week later, the federal government announced $12 million to help Nova Scotia with electricity grid upgrades. There’s a cost to building new electricity generation to meet this demand, but the savings will be greater.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Offshore wind energy powerhouse Orsted demonstrates that a pivot away from fossil fuels is possible. The first, biggest step to slowing climate change is switching electricity generation from coal and gas to wind and sun. A core reason for this trend is that electric utilities aren't mandating the switch over.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Myth 1: “Renewables can contribute only a small share of grid electricity because they only work when the wind blows and the sun shines” It’s true that wind and solar are variable resources that provide most power to the grid when the sun shines or the wind blows.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Firstly, the UK has experienced one of the least windy summers on record , causing less wind power to be generated than usual. As we transition away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy, we will be more reliant on intermittent generation affected by weather, such as the period of low wind we have recently experienced.

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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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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One day, it’s catastrophic wildfires wreaking havoc around the world; the next, it’s an optimistic piece on the rapid scale-up of solar and wind power. Today’s climate change headlines often seem at odds with each other. Taken together, such stories.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

One news report from the past weekend, where temperatures hit -40 Celsius, indicated that electric vehicles and heat pumps were not operating as well as they normally would. Premiers who support the fossil fuel industry were quick to exploit the emergency for the apparent political advantage.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 3, 2020

Canada’s clean energy sector has long been especially quiet compared to its fossil fuel counterpart. Wind power, solar power, electric vehicles, biofuels, cleantech, hydro: there’s an industry association for each of them. per cent, while fossil fuel stocks plummeted 40.5

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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 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? Electric cars offer a genuine route to net zero mobility.

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

China burns about half the coal used globally while at the same time it is the leading market for solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles. This duality is evident in Shanxi, which is both China's coal mining region and the location of some of the country's largest solar and wind power projects.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The site will support the increasing deployment of renewables projects in the region and help manage network capacity, helping to maximise the use of clean power generated by local wind farms. The activation of the site represents a key milestone for Zenobē as a business and for the UK as it moves towards a zero-carbon power system.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Announcing the first stage of the 10-point plan, Johnson will tomorrow confirm a new increased target for 40GW of operational offshore wind power capacity to be delivered by the end of the decade, up from the existing target of 30GW by 2030, and marking a sizeable increase on the 10GW in operation today. "Our

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Shifting heating from fossil fuels to electricity can cut direct emissions. More efficient building design, materials, and appliances can cut electricity consumption. event hosted by the Electric Power Research Institute and utility Duke Energy.

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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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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2022

The move, which follows similar proposals from the EU, is a first for the US and would deliver a huge boost to electric vehicle (EV) demand in America's largest auto market. Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) this week announced plans to invest nearly KZT 110 billion ($230m) in building a major new wind power project in Kazakhstan.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

The remarkably rapid march of renewable power could see it become the backbone of much of the global electricity system by as soon as the end of this decade - but concerted policy action is still needed to deliver a successful transition away from fossil fuels towards a system dominated by solar, wind and hydro power.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

But batteries undeniably remain the most common form of energy storage and are widely regarded as a critical component of the net zero transition and an enabler of both vehicle electrification and cleaner, more efficient grids dominated by intermittent solar and wind power.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 30, 2021

For example, high-capacity batteries with long discharge times – up to 10 hours – could be valuable for storing solar power at night or increasing the range of electric vehicles. This idea could be adapted for use with nonsolar power generation technologies. Concentrating solar power is still relatively expensive.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 4, 2021

As the recent experience at ExxonMobile has shown, investors are eager to invest in, and accelerate the migration toward, energy production that does not rely on fossil fuels. SPACs that have invested in the electric vehicle sector are certainly an example of the concept. About the Author.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Renewable solar and wind power now typically costs less than fossil-fuel alternatives. That’s looking more doable as renewable-energy prices drop, providing an alternative to fossil fuels. Over the last decade, solar costs fell more than 80 percent, and wind costs are quickly declining as well.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

solar power generation has increased by a factor of 66. wind power generation, which started from a larger base at that time, has increased by a factor of five. The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads has also grown exponentially in the past decade. electricity generation. of all U.S.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Nearly all the world's leading carmakers and electric utility companies are set to blow a hole in their individual carbon budgets for limiting global warming to 1.5C, with their continued overreliance on fossil fuels and sluggish rollout of green technologies putting both the climate and their businesses in danger. pathway.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2021

The report also lists the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, the Electrical Power Supply Association, the Texas Oil and Gas Association, and WindEurope as having "some misalignment" on climate policy with Shell.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The cost of wind power and solar power has plummeted over the past decade whilst creating thousands of jobs.”. But the shift to electric vehicles is happening and with enthusiasm.”. May said the UK has “confounded the pessimists” by taking action on climate change while growing the economy.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

The return on investment from electric vehicles, heat pumps, solar panels, battery systems, and the like have become more attractive than ever. per cent for households that use electricity to power a heat pump and electric car, almost a third lower than the rate of 3.3 per cent, 3.2

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

The plans, available at The Solutions Project’s “ Clean Energy ” link, reveal the unique mix of wind, water and sun technologies capable of powering states, countries and even select U.S. Wind, Water and Sun (aka WWS) include wind power; waterpower from tides, rivers, and subsurface water (geothermal water); and solar power.

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