GreenTechMedia

APRIL 9, 2020

transmission projects seeking to carry wind and solar power from where it’s most cost-effectively generated to where it’s needed the most. A growing number of states and utilities have set 100 percent clean-energy goals, with no obvious path to generating all that power close to home.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007.

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U.S. Green Technology

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The US Energy Information Administration projects renewable energy sources will provide nearly half of the world’s electricity within the next three decades. Most of this, the EIA predicts, will come from solar, wind, and hydropower. Meanwhile, opportunities for clean energy production exist beyond the big.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 11, 2020

Utility group PacifiCorp is about to open a gusher of opportunity for wind, solar and energy storage developers in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions. Through its two utility subsidiaries, Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain Power, PacifiCorp claims to be the largest grid operator in the Western U.S.,

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 8, 2020

proposed transmission projects meant to carry Midwest wind power to eastern markets, is one step closer to completion after winning key court and policy battles in Missouri. billion project from its founder, Clean Line Energy. billion project from its founder, Clean Line Energy.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 2, 2020

California grid operator CAISO has been curtailing renewable energy at record levels this year, as the state’s ever-rising share of solar power during daylight hours increasingly outpaces electricity demand. California’s curtailment challenges.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

Earlier this month the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2o21 was released, covering energy data through 2020. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Typically, the Review gives us a comprehensive summary of energy trends. Energy Overview.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2023

Hydropower, traditionally one of Africa’s most important sources of electricity, will rapidly fade in importance and cede its position to solar power. For decades, many African countries have relied on hydropower for electricity generation, including projects that inspire as much awe as controversy.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia's ambitious new clean energy law. The new plan, by contrast, sets out a goal of nearly 16 gigawatts of solar, more than 5 gigawatts of offshore wind, and 2.7 Credit: Dominion Energy).

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 13, 2021

LS Power announces the formation of Rev Renewables LLC to develop, acquire and operate energy storage and renewable projects, including conventional hydropower and pumped storage. Read more: LS Power launches Rev Renewables to operate energy storage and renewable projects. Rev has a 2.4-GW Rev has a 2.4-GW

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Clean Energy Canada is a clean energy think tank at the Morris J. Through media briefs, we aim to provide useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition. Wind and solar accounted for 61% of electricity generated in Denmark in 2022. 29%), Chile (28%), and Australia (26%).

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Happy Earth Day 2021!

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2022

Clean energy now comprises 38 per cent of global power capacity after another record year of additions driven largely by wind and solar, latest figures reveal. It calculates that across all countries, renewable power grew by 9.1

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

New research by Drax Electric Insights shows that the UK broke all records last year for renewable energy consumption. 42% of all energy used across the country through 2020 came from wind, solar, tidal and hydro. Why that might be the case has been sketched out by the IEA in their latest Global Energy Review.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

Energy body predicts another bumper year for renewables this year, but warns policies introduced in next six months will determine whether momentum can be maintained beyond 2022.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Millions of retail electricity customers in the United States buy voluntary clean power, meaning renewable energy beyond what load-serving entities such as utilities otherwise provide. This growth reflects ongoing utility innovations to extend voluntary clean power access to more customers.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The energy transformation is gaining momentum, and the “green revolution” is becoming a fact. For Europe, 2020 represented a historic year for renewable energy sources. In Poland and Ukraine, key facilities on the energy map of the world were put into operation. By Electrum. And this is only the beginning.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

Researchers from the University of Sussex Business School and South Korea's Hanyang University sought to estimate the external costs of the UK's energy and transport sectors which are not met by the industries themselves but are indirectly paid for by the public. Co-author of today's study Benjamin K.

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Green Living Guy

DECEMBER 30, 2020

These are power sources like crude oil and natural gas that we use to sustain ourselves. Fortunately, we can turn to renewable energy alternatives that work similarly — and are better for the planet. The post What Renewable Energy Is Most Cost-Effective by Region? Take a look to see. appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

How are European policymakers dealing with the energy crisis? On behalf of environmental group RePlanet, energy specialist Joris van Dorp offers a deep analysis of the key messages in Europe’s policy. For much of the past decade, they have barely been breaking even as energy prices have been at historic lows.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 1, 2021

Energy will tumble in price and become available to millions more, particularly in low-income countries. We now know, courtesy of the International Energy Agency, that solar power has indeed become the cheapest form of electricity in history for most countries. Looking forwards, looking bac k.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 2, 2021

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Vano , and a full list of AGCI’s quarterly research updates covering recent climate change research on clean energy pathways is available online at [link]. Southeast in 2050.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

President Joe Biden has called for major clean energy investments as a way to curb climate change and generate jobs. Department of Energy that found that solar power could generate up to 45% of the U.S. Why such a heavy focus on solar power? Doesn’t a low-carbon future require many types of clean energy?

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 20, 2022

Batteries get hyped, but pumped hydro provides the vast majority of long-term energy storage essential for renewable power. is going to need a lot more solar and wind power generation, and lots of cheap energy storage. To rely more on wind and solar power, the U.S. Genex Power.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 4, 2021

Over the past decade, $3 trillion has been invested in clean power worldwide. In 2018, about two-thirds of new energy capacity installed was renewable. degrees Fahrenheit), the best-case scenario outlined at the Paris Climate Accord, global investment in renewable energy needs to double over the next decade. degrees Celsius (2.7

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 20, 2019

New Frontiers in Renewable Energy and Resources will take place on November 25-26, 2019 in Rome, Italy. The theme is "Renewable Energy for a Better Future" and the it will include: Keynote talks, Plenary sessions, Discussion Panels, B2B Meetings, Poster symposia, Video Presentations, and Workshops.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Driving this sea change in long-term planning is a combination of public pressure and energy economics. The falling costs of wind and solar power are pushing utilities to find ways to incorporate them into their long-range plans, even as they struggle to define what resources can be relied on to provide the dispatchable power they need.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 20, 2021

While this much change in 15 years seems ambitious, our new report, “ Halfway to Zero ,” looks back at the past 15 and finds that power sector emissions are half of what they were projected to be. We analyzed the “business as usual” projection in the 2005 Annual Energy Outlook published by the Energy Information Administration , the U.S.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

buildings to be more sustainable, clean energy manufacturing and climate research and development. . We can continue to leverage the carbon pollution-free energy provided by existing sources like nuclear and hydropower. It will be the most significant public investment in America since the 1960s, dramatically reducing U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 17, 2022

Then, beginning around 2009, first wind turbines and then solar photovoltaic panels decreased enough in cost to become competitive in electricity markets. will need to nearly triple its 2020 growth rate for the grid to be 80% powered by clean energy by 2030. (As 3 ways to bring wind and solar into the grid.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

A report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has revealed that renewable energy has defied the coronavirus pandemic to hit new records. If the IEA report is anything to go by, the world will see a record increase of 200 gigawatts in renewable energy capacity in 2020 compared to last year.

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Business Green

JUNE 26, 2020

Latest data reveals renewable power sources provided almost half of the UK's electricity during first three months of 2020. At the coldest time of year, wind and renewables rewrote the record books right across the board, keeping our nation powered up when we need it most," she said.

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Green Market Oracle

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Renewable energy is an emissions free source of power production that can both improve air quality and mitigate against climate change. For these and other reasons clean energy is vital to the future of life on the Earth. With each passing year 100% renewable energy becomes more feasible.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A big part of the world’s electricity decarbonization challenge lies in expanding transmission capacity for wind and solar power — and according to energy experts, Europe and the U.S. Department of Energy tests over the past decade have found similar results, according to a 2019 report to Congress.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

These clean energy provisions are included in a $1.4 These clean energy provisions are included in a $1.4 Summaries of the energy provisions included in the bill were provided by the office of Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York), and Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 6, 2020

Virginia has become the latest state to pass a law that sets it on a path to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050, as well as setting targets for massive investments in energy efficiency, energy storage and in-state solar and wind power. Those existing renewables are largely hydropower and biomass.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 22, 2020

Last year saw major carbon-free targets set by utilities like Duke Energy and Xcel Energy ; this week, Arizona's APS made its own carbon-free pledge in a state without big climate legislation on the books. NextEra Energy: America's renewables behemoth. NextEra got into the U.S.

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