GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Google’s new commitment is distinct from the more typical corporate commitments from rivals such as Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft, and a growing number of companies, to offset their carbon emissions from electricity by buying renewable energy, investing in reforestation efforts, and other carbon reduction strategies. Europe and Chile.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Long-sought move could help nudge consumers towards electric heat pumps and EVs by reducing cost of electricity bills. The change in policy would be gradually brought in over a decade, with the government currently expected to ban the sale of new gas boilers in homes by 2035, according to the newspaper.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Although crucial to net zero, uptake of digital technologies is being hamstrung by policy shortfalls, underinvestment, and skills shortages, Green Alliance warns. As such, the think tank is urging the government to explicitly link its digital and low carbon agendas.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 1, 2021

They discussed Clean Energy Action’s white paper on utility accountability and how we can equitably transition to a clean energy future for a recent episode of ILSR’s Building Local Power podcast, republished here for Local Energy Rules. How Long Have Utilities Known the Costs of Climate Change? The Need for Broader Grid Reform.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Pursuing 24/7 CFE means aiming to meet every kilowatt-hour of electricity consumption with carbon-free sources, every hour of every day, every day of the year. Google will offer each partner city its expertise based on the company’s experience in pursuing a 24/7 CFE goal, including data and critical policy and market reforms.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

After several delays spanning at least a year, the government has finally unveiled vision for a future net zero energy system - here are the eight things you need to know about the long-awaited Energy White Paper. To describe autumn 2020 as a busy period for green economy policy in the UK would be an understatement.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2020

That is the conclusion of independent research released today by Imperial College London and energy firm Drax, which saw experts assess the tumultuous impact of the coronavirus crisis on Britain's electricity system from April to June 2020, a period characterised by near historically low levels of demand for power.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

However, green businesses and environmental campaigners have repeatedly warned increased funding and clarity on a raft of climate policies are repeatedly required if the UK is to get on track to meet its emissions goals and deliver on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's promise to "build back better".

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

Cars, buses, trucks, scooters and even planes are going electric, and Britain needs an electricity grid able to cope with it, writes Onward's Ted Christie-Miller. To put this in perspective, emissions from electricity and manufacturing have plummeted by three-quarters (74 per cent) and three-fifths (56 per cent) in the same period.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

But BloombergNEF analysis highlights gaping holes where supportive policies are needed to spur widespread decarbonisation towards net zero. However, action from policy makers will be needed if these changes are to happen.".

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

BEIS released a suite of documents regarding 'clean heating' policy last Tuesday including most importantly details of what will follow on from the RHI. This policy consultation comes in advance of a long awaited energy White Paper and in advance of a heat and buildings framework expected to be released later this year.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 21, 2022

one in five new cars sold in the third quarter of 2022 were electric, compared to one in 13 in Ontario. This new Canada-wide policy is desperately needed to even the playing field and ensure that Canadians from coast to coast can access the cost-saving benefits of going electric. “In

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The government claims delivering the new goals will produce enough renewable electricity to power every home in the country through offshore wind by 2030, meeting the average electricity needs of up to 14 million homes. Nevertheless, environmental groups broadly welcomed the latest green policy signals.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

Electricity supplier has urged government to establish stricter decarbonisation policies that can put UK on track to meeting climate goals. In a white paper published this morning, E.ON We must not forget this is a marathon, a 30-year ambition," he said.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The consumer advocate reported its findings in a detailed white paper and a brief fact sheet. There’s been so much progress over the last few years that many mass-market electric vehicles will now save consumers money right off the lot,” says Senior Policy Analyst and report author Chris Harto.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Here, BusinessGreen rounds up all the policies, commitments, and investment pledges in the 10-point plan: 1. However, investors will also be hoping that the imminent Energy White Paper accelerates the timetable for the clean power contract auctions that will determine the pace of new development. Catalysing the hydrogen economy.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The government's overarching ambition is welcome, but we now need a detailed policy agenda to make net zero a reality, writes the REA's Dr Nina Skorupska?. Here at the REA we are well used to a flurry of new policy being announced just before the end of the year, but this advent has been a real bumper few weeks.

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Charged

AUGUST 26, 2020

That makes electric cars a problem: they take time to explain to shoppers. Now, we have proof that educating both salespeople and shoppers about electric-car charging actually boosts sales of EVs. The full details will be presented in September, in a white paper published online by the global EVS-33 conference.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In its recent Energy White Paper, the UK Government set out that long-duration storage technologies, like pumped hydro, would play an essential role in decarbonizing the UK’s electricity supply by integrating renewable energy and maintaining security of supply. GW Coire Glas – located near Loch Lochy in the Scottish Highlands.

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Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2021

Addressing shortfalls in what remains the flagship national policy to insulate millions of homes will be top of the list. The recent Energy White Paper hints that plans for the rest of this cash will be forthcoming in the Heat and Buildings strategy, but a proper plan to carbon free homes will have eyes beyond this parliamentary term.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 29, 2024

Opening talk of Hungary’s Energy Minister, Csaba Lantos, at the Budapest Geothermal Energy Summit (source: White Paper Consulting) During last year’s Budapest Geothermal Summit , local officials reiterated their belief that Hungary can be a “regional geothermal superpower.”

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2020

But the technologies that can cost-effectively meet that need have so far attracted more attention from white paper authors than paying customers. I haven’t seen anything this big in nature that’s focused on long duration," said Jin Noh, senior policy manager at the California Energy Storage Alliance.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

Electricity supplier has urged government to establish stricter decarbonisation policies that can put UK on track to meeting climate goals. In a white paper published this morning, E.ON We must not forget this is a marathon, a 30-year ambition," he said.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Announcing the tie-up last week, the partners said the venture would see them finance and develop "at least" 800MW of onshore wind, providing enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of homes. "We European Energy confirmed that Scotland would be the base for its "rapidly growing" UK subsidiary.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The government claims delivering the new goals will produce enough renewable electricity to power every home in the country through offshore wind by 2050, meeting the average electricity needs of up to 14 million homes. Nevertheless, environmental groups broadly welcomed the latest green policy support.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 24, 2020

Lyft's 100% EV strategy requires a policy blitz. So essentially Lyft has to act as a catalyst — using policy, economic and industry tools — to spur the broader transportation ecosystem to more rapidly adopt zero-emission vehicles. Lyft is committed to using the most powerful tool we have to fight climate change: policy influence.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 7, 2021

It will operate across the service area of Electricity North West (ENW) as well as on the national system operated by National Grid ESO, which will join ENW as a project partner, along with Schneider Electric, ENW’s advanced distribution management system (ADMS) provider. Urgency driving networks to act. The recent U.K.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Here, BusinessGreen rounds up all the policies, commitments, and investment pledges in the 10-point plan: 1. However, investors will also be hoping that the imminent Energy White Paper accelerates the timetable for the clean power contract auctions that will determine the pace of new development. Catalysing the hydrogen economy.

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Charged

JANUARY 2, 2023

Our favorite regulatory expert, Margo Oge , a former EPA exec and the author of many articles on EV-related policy, told Charged that the main revelation seems to be that that leased vehicles that aren’t assembled in North America may qualify for the tax credit. To be fair, EV fans may also object to the carve-out.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

MARCH 11, 2020

This week, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office released a white paper documenting the results of a symposium convened last fall to discuss how electric markets should be organized to manage the transition to a “low / no-carbon future.”

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2020

As such it called for a raft of new green policy interventions that could help accelerate decarbonisation efforts and boost the economy as it seeks to recover from the coronavirus crisis. We must drive momentum into the low carbon heating market to deliver cost savings and provide job opportunities," the firm's policy briefing states. "We

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

For example, the study estimates that already available digital transport technologies have the potential to deliver annual carbon dioxide savings of 1 million tonnes by 2030, by easing congestion, encouraging public transport use, fostering a sharing economy, and enabling smarter and more efficient charging of electric vehicles.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The row over Sizewell led the headlines, but there is so much more to the Energy White Paper and its promise to deliver a decisive shift away from fossil fuels. Whisper it, but I'm not sure the inevitable reignition of the row over the UK's nuclear plans is the most important part of the long-awaited Energy White Paper.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Its electricity demand reached an all-time demand peak of 223 gigawatts (GW) this past June, and projections indicate it could hit 340 GW by the decade’s end. To put that into perspective, the electricity demand for Germany in 2022 was 200 GW. This growing fleet of batteries will require AI to optimize the entire grid network.

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AutoGrid

AUGUST 16, 2023

The IRA also includes tax credits for heat pumps, solar photovoltaic systems, electric HVAC upgrades, water heaters and electric vehicles (EVs). Download White Paper The post IRA Turns 1: Forget Crawl, Let’s Run! The Wall Street Journal estimates that the IRA legislation will generate $1.6 first appeared on AutoGrid.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 12, 2023

A new Clean Energy Canada white paper explores ways to cut emissions from this overlooked industry. Many net-zero technologies and products are heavily reliant on chemical products (for example, batteries for electric vehicles and various plastics and polymers for wind turbine blades).

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The government is under growing pressure to unveil a host of long-awaited green policy plans and frameworks before the end of the year in order to help businesses mobilise a new wave of investment in net zero-compatible infrastructure.

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