Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

According to a new study published in Environmental Science Technology, hundreds of active hydropower plants are making a worse impact on the climate than fossil fuels. Scientists have known for a while now that hydropower facilities release greenhouse gases — mostly methane, but also CO2 and nitrous oxide.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 1, 2021

Global efforts to curb the use of fossil fuels are being made by all of the world’s leading nations, but occasionally, despite the genuine momentum, it can still feel like everything is moving a bit too slowly. Saliently, this is a lot less than is currently used by the fossil fuel industry. The fossil fuel era is over”.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 31, 2022

The NYPA board awarded two Erie County businesses with low-cost hydropower allocations — generated at NYPA’s Niagara Power Project hydroelectric facility in Lewiston — and one St. NYPA’s board also approved a 400-kW low-cost hydropower allocation to Niagara Refining. LW1 plans to invest at least $24.2

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

Report funded by Scottish Renewables, the British Hydropower Association, Buccleuch, CCSQ, Drax Group, Intelligent Land Investments Group, SSE Renewables. Long-duration storage means electricity produced by renewables such as wind farms can be stored for use when it is needed by consumers.

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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. And the era of fossil fuels is hardly over.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A new report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, “An Examination of the Hydropower Licensing and Federal Authorization Process,” reveals ways to streamline the licensing process for hydroelectric projects. But the mini-hydropower boom did not last. But the mini-hydropower boom did not last.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2022

Tongland Power Station on the River Dee, Galloway Hydro Electric Scheme. Energy network provider SP Energy Networks says it has led a successful trial to re-energise its electricity network via renewable energy from wind turbines and hydro generation.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

MW hydropower facility the company will construct on the Ohio River. For each year that the agreement is in effect, the county will offset emissions equivalent to the entire electrical consumption of more than 3,400 households. The hydropower facility will be located at the existing Emsworth Main Channel Dam. Allegheny, Pa.,

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Renewables-Info

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Hydropower, as many of you already know, has the very long history of use. This renewable energy source generates electricity in many countries of the world. The general opinion is that the hydropower is environmentally friendly source of energy and therefore much "cleaner" option than using fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 29, 2023

Italy, www.energydome.com Unlocking utility-scale, long-duration energy storage: Energy Dome’s CO 2 battery enables dispatchable renewable electricity to make the net zero energy transition possible. The battery is based on a thermodynamic process that uses CO 2 to store electricity cost-effectively.

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The Verge: Energy

MARCH 1, 2024

Severe drought, particularly in the US and China, led to an “exceptional shortfall” in hydropower in 2023, the IEA found. Power grids usually tap fossil fuel power plants whenever hydropower runs low. That alone was enough to account for 40 percent of the rise in emissions last year.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 31, 2020

As laboratories of democracy, states deserve a victory lap for enacting renewable portfolio standards (RPS) that have helped transform our electricity system. Under New York's RPS, only hydropower under 30 megawatts is eligible for certain renewable energy credits (RECs). We believe existing hydropower of all sizes merit inclusion.

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The Verge: Energy

APRIL 8, 2024

While solar generation falls, electricity demand is expected to rise. Hydropower and gas are supposed to make up for most of the the shortfall in solar energy. When it comes to soot and smog-forming pollutants, the effects are more concentrated in communities that border fossil fuel power plants.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Renewable energy sources are often cheaper than traditional fossil fuels, and we can use them to generate jobs and economic growth.    Solar Power:  The process of making electricity from sunlight is called solar energy. A factory can use sunlight to generate electricity. 

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Clean energy milestone signals renewable power sector is ready and able to keep up with growing electricity demand. Energy analysts are celebrating findings that show the renewable power sector has proved itself capable of expanding at a rate faster than increasing demand for electricity.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

Renewables will become the largest source of electricity generation in 2025. The cost of new wind and solar generation, on a levelized cost of energy basis, is now lower than that of new thermal and hydropower generation, and increasingly below the operating cost of existing thermal plants.

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POWER Magazine

MAY 8, 2024

A UK- based global research group said continued growth in wind and solar power increased power generation from renewable energy to nearly a third of worldwide electricity output last year. […] The post Report: Renewables Generating Nearly One-Third of Global Electricity appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 23, 2021

requiring electricity providers to obtain a minimum percentage of their power from renewable energy sources. The most recent update, SB 13-252, requires cooperative utilities to generate 20% of their electricity from renewables. In 2004, Colorado passed the first voter-led RES in the U.S.,

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

And as the world moves towards a more renewables-based system, the key is security of electricity supply. Some 60% of two- and three-wheelers sold in 2030 would also be electric , ten times higher than today. “When walking in the streets in 2030, you will actually see 10 times more electric vehicles than today. .

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Fortunately, renewable energy and controllable electricity usage, available using  Payless Power , are pivotal in transforming how we stay cozy during the colder months. The Rise of Renewable Energy Renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydropower have gained significant momentum in recent years.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 6, 2021

More than 80% of all new electricity capacity added last year was renewable, with solar and wind accounting for 91% of new renewables. However, hydropower still accounts for the largest share of renewables in the total mix. Total fossil fuel additions fell to 60 GW in 2020 from 64 GW the previous year. China and the U.S.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Stung by the 2008 oil price spike, Uruguay now produces up to 98% of its electricity from renewables. It was the 2000s, and fossil fuel prices were rising worldwide. Can other countries follow suit?

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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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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 5, 2023

While the federal government is still implementing its Clean Electricity Regulations — designed to move our national grid towards being fully clean by 2035 —achieving such an outcome will only be possible with the participation of provinces, for whom energy is a central responsibility.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when it can be brought back to a gaseous state and used for power generation. Like other energy storage solutions, the idea of liquid air energy storage is to balance out electricity supply and demand.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

However, base load refers to the minimum amount of demand on an electrical grid over a given period of time, not a minimum level of constant supply. There are five countries in the world that run on 100 percent wind-water-solar (WWS) alone with zero batteries, zero nuclear, and zero fossil fuels. 100 percent WWS,” he said.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The world’s hugely encouraging clean energy-momentum is running up against the stubborn incumbency of fossil fuels in our energy systems,” said Fatih Birol, the IEA Executive Director. The social and economic benefits of accelerating clean energy transitions are huge, and the costs of inaction are immense.”.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 8, 2019

electrical generating capacity mix. Sharp declines are foreseen for fossil fuels and nuclear power while accompanied by even stronger growth in renewable energy (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) than earlier projected.

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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 Larger-scale transmission projects aimed at carrying Canadian hydropower and wind power downstate, such as the $2.2 Source: NYISO. Source: NYISO.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Hydrogen detractors often warn that, once these projects are funded, green hydrogen, which isn’t yet available at any scale, will prove impractical, and boosters will quietly switch to grey hydrogen (produced from fossil fuels). With the extremely volatile energy prices, we cannot offer eight-year fixed terms,” ??said said Hirschi.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From solar and wind to hydropower and beyond, the discussions revolved around harnessing the potential of renewable sources, overcoming challenges, and paving the way for a greener future. Smart grids and digitalization The power of smart grids and digitalization was a hot topic of conversation at Enlit Paris.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

After losing out on an early opportunity to build New York state's biggest battery, the owner of New York City's biggest power plant is taking steps to import renewable electricity generated upstate. New York City has millions of electricity customers but limited space to generate wind or solar power.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Low solar PV cost – A 28% increase in solar capacity is likely to result, whilst energy storage deployment will increase by 32% No new fossil fuel – In addition to reducing carbon emissions, this would expand energy storage capacity rollout by 52%.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

More than half of the UK's electricity came from zero carbon sources across five months last year, as Britain celebrated a flurry of fresh green grid records in 2022, according to National Grid ESO. per cent electricity, according to National Grid ESO. per cent of the country's electricity in 2022, while solar accounted for 4.4

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2021

If approved — a fairly complex process, given the land-use requirements — the project would bring KIUC's electricity mix to 80 percent clean energy by the mid-2020s. The state has committed to 100 percent renewable electricity by midcentury. Graphic courtesy of KIUC). per megawatt-hour for 25 years, Rockwell said.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2022

Energy giant Drax has today confirmed that it is formally seeking planning permission for plans to construct a new underground pumped storage hydro power station, which would more than double the electricity generating capacity of its iconic 'Hollow Mountain' Cruachan facility in Scotland.

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