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Report details China’s complex energy landscape and its enormous green energy shift

Envirotec Magazine

Wind is China’s largest source of electricity after coal and hydropower, delivering 9.4% of the total electricity supply in 2023. The seeming enormity of the green energy shift taking place in China is given shape by what’s described as the most comprehensive English-language report on China’s energy transition.

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Monitoring grid stability with hydropower signals

Smart Energy International

US researchers have created a new method to predict electric grid stability in real time using signals from pumped storage hydropower facilities. Yilu Liu, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for power grids who has led the project, explains that when the hydropower facility pumps shut down, they almost always stop at a fixed power level.

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Industrial Revolution: Green Energy Solutions for the Modern Industries

Hydrogen Fuel News

The Industrial Revolution changed the way that industries produce and consume energy. Green energy solutions such as solar and wind power can power modern industries. In that way, they will not harm the natural environment while reducing the carbon footprint to offer a more sustainable energy source.

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Making a splash: Group prepares to launch novel wave energy system

Envirotec Magazine

The project involves attaching a generator and power converter to a buoy located off the Northumberland coast. A group at Newcastle University is preparing to install a prototype Wave Energy Converter (WEC) in the North Sea. Wave energy can be considered a concentrated form of solar energy, says the group.

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Electric dreams: Innovators step up at the Scottish Green Energy Awards in Edinburgh

Envirotec Magazine

The UK’s first all-electric intercity bus service drove off with a top prize at the Scottish Green Energy Awards on 1 December. The bilingual multi-purpose facility uses a mix of energy sources such as solar panels, an air source heat pump, battery storage and insulation to reduce its dependence on the grid.

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Stay Cozy Sustainably: How Renewable Energy Transforms Fall & Winter Comfort

Hydrogen Fuel News

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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Most innovative energy start-ups recognised in German awards

Envirotec Magazine

Fifteen start-ups deemed to have the most innovative business models in the field of energy transition and climate protection were celebrated at an award ceremony in Berlin on 28 March – recipients of The Start Up Energy Transition Award (SET Award) administered in part by the German Energy Agency ( dena ).