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. If powered by solar alone, they write, we’d need just 450,000 km2 – just 0.3%

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Reflectors placed in orbit around the Earth which reflect sunlight towards future solar power farms at dawn and dusk could help accelerate the transition to net-zero, researchers say. One of the major limitations of solar power, of course, is that it can only be generated during daylight hours. 883730).

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – Only two of the 35 stalls lauding countries’ green credentials at the COP26 UN climate summit mention the need to cut fossil fuel production — the chief cause of the carbon emissions driving climate change. . We urge all leaders to put people and the planet over the profit of the fossil fuel industry.”.

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Solar Power World

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Solar technology’s pricing continues to trend downward, but the cost to go solar is still prohibitive for a large swath of Americans. Advanced solar market California has created programs to address energy inequity in disadvantaged communities — the places most affected by pollution and climate change.

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The Verge: Energy

APRIL 8, 2024

. | Photo by Lori Van Buren / Albany Times Union via Getty Images You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone, and the total eclipse is a stark reminder of that adage when it comes to the key role solar energy currently plays in the US. Grid managers have had to find backup sources of energy to cope with the eclipse.

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Charged

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Sustainable Westchester, a renewable energy provider and advocacy group, recently unveiled a new EV fast charging station powered entirely by solar energy.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Monarch Private Capital , an investment firm that develops, finances and manages a diversified portfolio of projects generating both federal and state tax credits, closed on tax equity investments in four solar energy projects totaling 305 MW in Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. The combined energy produced is enough to power over 1.6

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Note: The is the final article in a series on the recently released 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy. The Renewable Juggernaut Over the past decade, the global growth rate of renewable energy trounced every other energy source. Global Renewable Energy Consumption 1965-2022. exajoules of renewable energy.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 4, 2021

In particular, utilities are maneuvering to end or drastically alter the popular policy of “net metering,” which ensures that solar panel owners in 40 states and Washington D.C. receive fair compensation for the clean energy they supply to the electric grid, said the groups. New fixed charges on solar power system owners.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Jeff Perry, executive vice president of Asset Management for Agilitas Energy, writes on how energy storage technology can improve grid and renewables reliability, taking pressure off grid operators at peak demand periods. Instead, it emphasises the importance of increasing energy storage to stabilize the energy system.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 26, 2023

The “energy community” tax credit adder in the Inflation Reduction Act presents a potential renewable windfall to developers and could bring much-needed tax revenue to communities affected by the dissipating fossil fuel industry.

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Green Living Guy

MARCH 12, 2021

Solar power is a renewable alternative to the greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels affecting the atmosphere and the climate. Nonrenewable energy sources, like oil, natural gas, and coal, pollute the environment and. The post A History of Solar Power appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 9, 2021

With climate change frequently making the evening news, many people are considering alternatives to fossil fuels to power their homes. Solar power is a renewable energy source that can help homeowners saving money on their utility bills while helping the environment.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Another record year for renewables saw clean power sources overtake fossil fuels on Britain's grid for the first time in 2020, but new nuclear and emerging technologies such as hydrogen and bioenergy carbon capture and storage are likely to be required to deliver a fully decarbonised energy system.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2022

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told a private meeting of MPs this week that Drax’s imports of US-made wood pellets to be burnt for energy are “not sustainable” He added that it “doesn’t make sense” and told MPs the government had not fully investigated the sustainability of burning wood pellets, a type of biomass.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2021

Ending fossil fuel subsidies offers G7 members the chance to help the planet and benefit their economic future, writes explorer Bertrand Piccard of the Solar Impulse Foundation. Almost every government in the world imposes a tax on gasoline, and most people believe that fossil fuels represent a source of income for states.

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altenergymag

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The company announces a major upgrade to its digitalized energy management platform Q.OMMAND, incorporating Samsung Electronics’ heat pumps into solar panels (PV) and energy storage systems (ESS).

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Business Green

JULY 21, 2022

Expanding green energy capacity across the UK would deliver a "bonanza" of job and levelling-up opportunities, with renewable and low carbon energy able to support up to five times more secure and skilled jobs than fossil gas power, according to fresh research today from Green Alliance.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 22, 2021

There is no doubt that the emergence of renewable energy has revolutionized our world. This awareness has led to both governments as well as normal human beings trying to take steps to make the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. Renewable Energy: Meaning and Definition.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand. per cent of solar and 0.16 As such, the analysts predict exponential growth for the solar and wind power sectors, noting that "humans specialise in extracting cheap energy, and fast".

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2020

Lowest winning bid for solar energy output in latest auction round easily beat the previous record, which was also set in Portugal a year earlier. per Mwh, set in Portugal's first mega-auction for solar energy capacity in June last year, which secured 1,150MW of new capacity. per megawatt hour (Mwh).

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2021

Low demand for electricity during successive lockdowns saw renewables displace fossil fuels as the dominant source of power on Britain's grid for the first time ever in 2020, government data has confirmed. Across the year, fossil fuels supplied 37.7 Meanwhile, clean energy delivered 43.1

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

German chemical company, BASF, and EDF Energy North America signed a 35-MW wind power purchase agreement (PPA) that will bring 25 MW of wind power to BASF’s Verbund site in Freeport, Texas, and 10 MW of wind power to the Pasadena, Texas, site. The agreements underline BASF’s commitment to sustainability.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 11, 2023

Renewable energy sources like solar and wind are consistently outpacing the new deployment of fossil fuels and nuclear energy in the United States.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 7, 2020

Now, he’s out with a new book, “ Rethinking Humanity ,” that predicts the 2020s will be “the most disruptive decade in history” — not just in terms of energy technology, but across every major industry in the world today. Vice : How Solar Power Could Slay the Fossil Fuel Empire by 2030.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 24, 2023

Although it started in fossil fuel development, the company pivoted to EPC work for solar, storage and now green hydrogen in the 2010s. </span> appeared first on Solar Power World. </span> appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 30, 2020

In 2019, Environment America and its state affiliates played a key role in convincing New Mexico, Maine and Washington to make commitments to 100% clean or renewable energy. Burning fossil fuels… The post 15 states are calling for 100% clean energy with backing of Environment America appeared first on Solar Power World.

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U.S. Green Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As the eco-conscious movement expands, the demand for sustainable energy sources increases. most of our electricity derives from fossil fuels. Environmental engineers and scientists evaluated energy-related challenges and developed sustainable solutions. In the U.S., Green Technology.

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Green Living Guy

AUGUST 3, 2021

As eco-consumer rates increase, renewable energy device sales rise. In 2020, the solar energy industry achieved its most profitable year. An enhancement of renewable power production supports President Biden’s Build Back Better plan. He established a national carbon neutrality goal upon entering office.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

million towards eight projects that promise to advance the state of space-based solar power. Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps was scheduled to make the announcement at London Tech Week on 13 June. The UK is among several countries, including Japan and United States, committed to the development of space-based solar power.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 4, 2024

The California-based giant aims to set up a new facility designed to produce low-carbon green hydrogen using solar power and non-potable water—an initiative that promises significant environmental benefits and could have a remarkable impact on California’s energy landscape.

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Solar Power World

DECEMBER 19, 2022

By Bruce Stewart, president and CEO, Perch Energy After 140 years of relying primarily on fossil fuels, the U.S. has made the most serious investment in our clean energy future to date.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 20, 2023

A coal-fired power plant: The group’s “solar fuels” system has now been tested with flue gases on an industrial site. Researchers have demonstrated a novel system for transforming captured carbon and plastic waste into sustainable fuels and other valuable chemicals using solar energy.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 20, 2023

By David Field, CEO and co-founder, Luminia Ambitious clean energy goals are proliferating around the world to transition global reliance away from fossil fuels in favor of more sustainable resources like solar and wind.

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Forbes Green Tech

MARCH 29, 2021

The world has doubled its wind and solar energy generation in five years, but countries are refusing to let go of fossil fuels, presenting a serious threat to climate targets, a new report has revealed.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Bureau of Land Management proposed using 22m acres of public land for solar projects – roughly the size of Maine, or an area larger than Scotland If the US is to rid itself of fossil fuels then one of its primary replacements, solar energy, is going to need land. A lot of land.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Contributed by Odette Mucha, Vote Solar and Liz Robinson, Philadelphia Solar Energy Association. As we know, solar power provides a wide range of benefits to Pennsylvanians. It creates local jobs, with PA currently home to over 400 solar companies with over 4,300 solar workers. What is energy storage?

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