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Sole US Nuclear Plant Under Construction Plods on Despite Virus Infections

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The modern American nuclear power industry is not known for its punctuality, but the spread of a tenacious virus certainly doesn't help. Southern Company's electricity mix includes more low-carbon sources compared to a year ago. (C Southern Company's electricity mix nudged in a cleaner direction in 2020 to date.

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Bloomberg report: Urgent deployment of existing technology can get world close to net zero

Envirotec Magazine

The New Energy Outlook also details a base case ETS, in which clean-energy technologies are only deployed where they are economically cost-competitive or adopted by consumer choice, with no further policy support for clean technologies. Figure 3: Electricity generation by technology/fuel, Economic Transition Scenario and Net Zero Scenario.

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Crumbs of consolation? What the budget offered

Envirotec Magazine

” The budget statement “predictably majored on pre-election giveaways political dividing lines”, said Ashden policy lead Will Walter, adding that it “will do nothing for those living in cold, damp, expensive to heat homes or for local authorities struggling to provide basic services.” This brings the fund up to £1.1

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World-first trial paves the way for new renewable energy market

Envirotec Magazine

Innovative trials on the South East’s electricity network have seemingly set the foundations for a world-first short-term market for renewable energy sources. Power Potential was developed to help manage the rapid increase in wind and solar farms, and battery storage connecting to local electricity networks.

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COVID-19 is the energy sector’s opportunity to become more sustainable, says report

Envirotec Magazine

On top of this, 67% admit to lacking the tools needed to implement a carbon reduction policy. Virtual twins are already used in the conception of solutions to harness the power of renewables, such as wind turbines, solutions to turn water into energy, mobile electrical chargers and solar panels.

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Comment: Europe’s struggle to understand energy economics

Envirotec Magazine

On behalf of environmental group RePlanet, energy specialist Joris van Dorp offers a deep analysis of the key messages in Europe’s policy. Since these issues are so important, it’s worthwhile addressing some of the key messages of this historic speech, as these will serve as the basis for EU policy in the years ahead.

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Think tank outlines possible clean energy industrial strategy for the UK

Envirotec Magazine

Accelerating the build-out of clean energy will reduce costs and make the UK more secure, write Josh Freed and Isabelle Chan of US think tank Third Way, which released a new policy paper on the topic on 29 September. With the right national policies, this shift could also spur a reindustrial revolution.