GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Cities and utilities across the United States are starting to reject natural gas — and not just for environmental reasons. San Jose, the tenth largest city in the country, recently joined a string of cities banning gas utility connections for new homes and buildings.

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Solar Power World

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

electrical generating capacity mix. Sharp declines are foreseen for fossil fuels and nuclear power while renewable energy is forecast to experience… The post Latest FERC three-year forecast shows no new coal and drops in oil and natural gas, while renewables soar appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Sunrun

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Accessing power straight from the source makes more sense than paying for it indirectly from your local power plant. Clearly, solar power is more cost-effective than “regular” or standard electricity. Harnessing the power of the sun directly cuts out the middleman. Very unpopular, that middleman.)

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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

AUGUST 8, 2023

The federal government has released a new paper, Powering Canada Forward , which lays out the federal government’s vision for a 100% clean power grid by 2035. The paper precedes the forthcoming Clean Electricity Regulations that will provide the regulatory support.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

These two realities, climate change and volatile energy prices, have a common denominator in fossil fuels. Even without carbon pricing, wind power is set to be 40 per cent cheaper than gas-fired power in Alberta and Ontario by 2030. They also share a common solution. These results are important for a few reasons.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Previous topics covered were: Global carbon dioxide emissions Overall highlights Oil production and consumption Natural gas production and consumption Coal production and consumption Global nuclear power trends Today, I will cover renewable energy in detail. Wind and solar reached a record 14.4% exajoules, up 0.7%

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Fortunately, there’s a new trend on the rise – that of electric vehicles (or EVs for short). Foregoing fossil fuels, these vehicles are charged directly through a power outlet, generating no harmful emissions, and offering savings in the long run, despite their higher initial price.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 25, 2020

Global revenue for home electric heating, cooling, and cooking equipment could increase more than five times by the end of the decade. The surge in spending on all-electric homes is expected even though many consumers are unfamiliar with the natural gas-displacing electric appliances on the market today.

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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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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

"It's worth a lot to know you can keep your power on, especially for customers that have medical needs that rely on electricity," Weisz said. And those that need electricity for heating, cooling, and to keep food fresh." . The installation is estimated to save the college $10,000 per month on electricity bills.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 13, 2020

2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun Hunter Lovins Thu, 08/13/2020 – 00:15 We’re female entrepreneurs and environmentalists. In this strangest of all years, as the death toll mounts from a disease caused by human incursions into once intact ecosystems, we’re observing another death — the demise of fossil fuels.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

14 and 15, the California electric grid operator made the incredibly rare decision to proactively shut off parts of the electricity grid, resulting in limited rolling blackouts affecting businesses and homes throughout the state. Time to ditch fossil fuels-centric planning. Bryn Baker. Fri, 09/04/2020 - 01:00.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 11, 2023

The global transition away from fossil fuels is accelerating, and Canada’s newly announced Clean Electricity Regulations and Powering Canada Forward framework will help ensure the country successfully navigates that transition while protecting affordability and grid reliability. Already, the U.S.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 3, 2023

According to the US Department of Energy , hydrogen fuel can be produced from a broad spectrum of different technologies and energy sources.    These include “fossil fuels, biomass, and water electrolysis with electricity.” Making hydrogen fuel at home requires only the most basic materials.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 13, 2022

Fossil fuels accounted for 82% of primary energy use last year, essentially the same as in 2020, but down from 83% in 2019 and 85% five years ago. The remaining share of primary energy use consisted of hydroelectric power (6.8%), renewables (6.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Natural Gas. In 2021, the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

This week's commitment , which includes plans to at least double Duke’s solar, wind and other renewables portfolio by 2025, is the largest carbon reduction commitment yet from a U.S. The gas question. This reliance on natural gas aligns Duke with most U.S. utility, due to the company’s size.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 20, 2020

Adding solar farms to that list of assets could offer grid operators a new tool to deal with the challenge of integrating more and more carbon-free, yet intermittent and sometimes unpredictable, wind and solar power, said Troy Lauterbach, senior vice president of First Solar’s Energy Services business.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 30, 2021

In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. 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 is one reason that the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. utility has yet fully fleshed out how it intends to eliminate natural gas power plants from its generation portfolio.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

Small declines were also reported in coal, natural gas, and nuclear consumption, while renewables and hydropower recorded gains. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Natural Gas.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 1, 2021

Take the Intermountain Power Project , the coal-fired power plant in Utah converting to turbines that will use natural gas blended with 30 percent hydrogen, a proportion that will rise to 100 percent hydrogen over the coming decades. gigawatt Okeechobee power plant, and it could be online by 2023.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Global annual hydrogen supply in 2020 accounted for 90 Mt, with the bulk (59%) coming from fossil fuel-based steam methane reformation from natural gas, with 19% coming from coal-to-hydrogen gasification – while less than 1% currently is sourced from electrolysis. of total global emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in her Pennsylvania hometown, she will be facing off against some of the most powerful fossil fuel interests in the United States. LNG boom threatens to release vast amounts of methane, a powerful climate pollutant that is the main component of natural gas.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 15, 2019

In a first for the United Kingdom, wind turbines, solar panels and other renewable energy sources have generated more electricity than their fossil fuel counterparts of coal and natural gas. s first power plant was established in 1882, zero-carbon energy has finally generated more clean terawatt hours.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is asking state regulators to approve another massive round of energy storage procurements, including its first large-scale contract for behind-the-meter batteries to serve grid needs. Last year, the CPUC ordered the state’s utilities and community-choice aggregators to procure a total of 3.3

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Grist

MARCH 21, 2024

But the decision to write about his own experiences as a homeowner attempting to ditch fossil fuels came about two-thirds of the way through what amounted to more than a yearlong process. Residential energy use accounts for roughly one-sixth of total greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Gas stoves consume about the same amount.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Fossil fuels, primarily gas, are a fixture in millions of American homes and businesses, but the building sector’s climate impact hasn’t received the same scrutiny as coal and gas in the power sector or oil in the transportation sector. Electric Grid Is Getting Cleaner, But Not the Buildings Sector.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 7, 2020

This transition is being aided by policies aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as rapidly declining costs for renewables like wind and solar power. NATURAL GAS DRIVES CARBON EMISSIONS LOWER. The shale gas boom in the U.S. natural gas production between 2005 and 2020.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Because solar resources are good across large parts of India, the solar energy buildout—and thus the land use—potentially could be spread out. . Most of the new transmission buildout is projected to be driven by a near doubling of electricity demand between 2020 and 2030. .

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

New research predicts that green hydrogen — a clean fuel produced from water using renewables — will be comparable in cost and likely cheaper than blue hydrogen by 2030. He also said: “It is important that we see those costs in 2030 as still being more expensive than the low-carbon fossil options.” A Fossil Fuel Narrative.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 2, 2024

The growth of this fuel alternative in all major consuming regions witnessed robust growth with the sharp rise in natural gas prices. As a fuel, hydrogen supports applications like heavy industries , seasonal energy storage, and long-haul transport.

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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.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The falling cost of wind and solar power significantly reduces the need for carbon capture and storage technology to tackle climate change, a new paper has argued. Now that renewable electricity is so cheap, this should cause us to seriously rethink the role of CCS.”. by the end of the century. Renewables.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

The consultant was the sole interviewee in the segment, in which she claimed that the move to renewable energy, primarily wind power, was increasing the risk of blackouts. But various experts challenge this view and the National Grid, which runs the UK’s electricity network, is not anticipating outages this winter.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

-based storage and inverter company, has launched a new home backup system that combines three technologies: solar, storage and natural-gas or diesel generators. More homeowners are turning to solar and storage systems as wildfires, heat waves and other disasters cause power outages in parts of the U.S.

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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. There are two drivers behind coal’s decline: Natural gas and renewables. Hence, I wouldn’t spend any of Bezos’s money on trying to replace coal with natural gas.

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