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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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2023

To mark Global Wind Day 2023 on June 15, ABB – which describes itself as the largest supplier of electrical components to the wind industry around the world – discusses the measures needed to achieve the UK’s goals in relation to offshore wind power. Offshore wind currently powers 15.28

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

From offshore wind-powered public energy utilities, to cheap solar and batteries for everyone, all the way to stockpiling gas, we break down Victoria's energy policy mix. The post It’s election time in Victoria: Who’s promising what on energy and transition to renewables?

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

As the industry predicts it can deliver 234GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, the burgeoning wind energy sector it poised to play a critical role in the global economic recovery, creating around a million jobs in the process. Furthermore, 1GW of offshore wind power avoids 3.5

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2022

More than 50 per cent of Britain's power produced by zero carbon wind generation on Saturday as gale force winds hit parts of Scotland and England. Wind speeds of up to 100 miles an hour in Scotland over the weekend enabled the UK to set a new record for wind power generation, according to data published by National Grid ESO.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts. While the immediate cause is still being investigated, we do know that California’s grid was experiencing multiple, coincident stressors — high demand, generators not performing when called upon and energy imports not showing up. Bryn Baker.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The new study, released by the Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group, states that the US needs to continue to expand its portfolio of renewables (wind, solar, geothermal) by 15% per annum, to achieve the 2035 milestone. In 2020, wind accounted for 8.4% of the nation’s electricity. million homes.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

MAY 4, 2023

If I had to choose just one moment when the power of E2’s work becomes crystal clear, it’s this: the look on the face of a policymaker when a full delegation of business leaders enters their office to deliver the economic case for climate and clean energy policies.

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Financial Times: Energy

OCTOBER 21, 2023

UK’s net zero ambitions rest on huge growth in wind power but industry figures warn investment is being hit by policy uncertainty

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2020

But Global Wind Energy Council forced to revise its forecasts for 2020 and beyond as coronavirus fallout continues. Meanwhile, the growing number of wind farms around the world continues to be largely driven by financing via market based policy mechanisms, such as the UK's Contracts for Difference scheme, it seems.

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2022

Moreover, the poll findings released today suggest the overwhelming majority of Conservative Party members - 85 per cent - support government incentives and investment to help homeowners and landlords improve home insulation and energy efficiency. They will also bring down bills with wind and solar being by far the cheapest energy sources.

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Green Living Guy

MAY 31, 2022

The post Australia Invests in New Policies to Achieve Zero-Emissions by 2050 appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News, New York, California, Florida, Missouri, Texas, Nevada.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

"This is clear evidence that a centrist approach is the only means of delivering the policy certainty that will drive technology deployment consistent with a net zero pathway.". The UK has a unique opportunity to do this thanks to the impressive rollout of offshore wind in North Sea waters over the past 20 years.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 1, 2019

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (the NDRC) issued a Circular on Policies of Improving the Electricity Price for On-Grid Wind Power (the Circular) at the end of May 2019. According to the Circular, the price of electricity from offshore wind power projects is cut to 0.8 yuan per kWh [US $0.12

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2021

Global climate goals at risk without more ambitious support for wind power from G20 countries, CEOs warn. global warming pathway", and current growth forecasts for wind power installations are far below what is needed for a 1.5C At present, however "the world is spinning towards a 2.4C

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

Rapid installation rate seen during 2021 underlines industry's resilience, Global Wind Energy Council argues, as it warns roll out needs to accelerate further to deliver on climate goals. per cent less than the year-over-year wind energy growth rate in 2020. temperature goal "alive".

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Duke Energy has detailed the various paths its utilities in the Carolinas could take over the next 15 years, a choice that will determine how quickly Duke cuts its carbon footprint and how much it will cost. All of the scenarios go well beyond Duke’s previous IRPs in leaning more heavily on solar, onshore wind and energy storage.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 4, 2019

DENVER — It's become a cliche to compare today's energy storage market to where the solar industry was a certain number of years ago. It does not rely on a geographically specific weather pattern or any one set of state policies to become valuable, and it's already asserting itself across the U.S.,

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2022

Business and government must work together to push for policies that fast-track the clean energy transition, tech giant argues. That change can only happen if we work collaboratively to reform the policies and regulations that have shaped the electricity industry for more than a century.".

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Nils Pratley: does the government still have an offshore wind strategy? No new offshore windfarms will go ahead in the UK after the latest government auction, in what critics have called the biggest clean energy policy failure in almost a decade.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 1, 2024

As Alberta’s moratorium on renewable energy development comes to an end, Premier Danielle Smith has announced a new set of regulations critics argue will handicap the province’s economy. The province has outlined 13 new regulations limiting wind and solar projects near agriculture land and other proposed “protected” areas.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

By Bill Ireland, Logan Energy. Hydrogen is one of the energy solutions that can significantly address climate change and has a vital role to play in decarbonization. In the last decade, green hydrogen in particular has shown great promise as an integral part of the renewable energy mix needed for a sustainable future.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 20, 2023

By adopting the International Energy Agency’s key assumptions for such a scenario, in particular the price of oil and gas in a world that achieves net-zero emissions by 2050, Canada can have a more serious, informed conversation about what opportunities and challenges lie ahead—and how to plan for them. “On

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 30, 2021

gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2020, while project costs declined and performance improved, according to the Dept. of Energy’s annual report on the industry. The 2021 Land-based Wind Market Report , prepared by the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, found that wind increased its share of the U.S.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The economy will thrive under the energy transition, not suffer. Chris Skidmore is a former energy minister Last week’s announcement that the government would delay key net-zero targets came as a surprise to anyone who has followed the policy. Up until recently, Britain was the global leader in offshore wind power.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 3, 2020

You may have missed it, but an interesting evolution happened here in Canada over the past two months: the country’s clean energy sector, which employs 298,000 Canadians, rallied together as it has never rallied before. Canada’s clean energy sector has long been especially quiet compared to its fossil fuel counterpart.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Google on Monday pledged that by 2030 it will run its entire business on carbon-free energy — every hour of every day of the year. It reached its 100 percent renewable energy goal in 2017, and last year got 61 percent of its global hourly electricity needs from wind, solar and other carbon-free sources. Europe and Chile.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Proposals for Europe’s offshore energy islands are gaining momentum, with regulatory issues rather than technology now looking like the largest barrier. Offshore wind cost reductions, the development of floating wind and government funding are making what once seemed like a fanciful concept seem more realistic.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Opponents of climate policy say curbing fossil fuel emissions will kill jobs, but a new study showed that switching to renewables would actually create more jobs than a fossil fuel–heavy future will. Renewables will make up 84% of energy jobs in 2050, primarily in wind and solar manufacturing. Calls for just transitions.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2024

New research from think tank Economist Impact and Iberdrola reveals over three-quarters of business leaders agree green skills will be the most important driver of the energy transition. Moreover, almost two-thirds believe that green skills shortages could become a bottleneck and slow down the transition. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 17, 2023

With the continued growth of renewable energy sources, traditional methods of electricity metering are becoming less effective. Unlike traditional power sources, renewable sources such as solar and wind power are intermittent, which means that they do not produce a consistently reliable output.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Germany can, and must, meet the targets of the Paris Climate Agreement by achieving 100% renewable energy by 2030, a new study claims. Switching to 100% renewable energy for all energy sectors is not urgently needed to limit global warming to 1.5?C

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Major wind pipeline deal struck between Edinburgh renewables company and Copenhagen-based developer will see partners collaborate for five years. Danish energy company European Energy and UK renewables firm Locogen have inked a deal to build a major pipeline of onshore wind farms in Scotland over the next five years.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

On Friday, the 1-million-customer utility, formed last year by the merger of Westar Energy and Kansas City Power & Light parent company Great Plains Energy, announced plans to cut carbon emission by 80 percent from 2005 levels by 2050. Since 2005, Evergy has reduced the share of coal-fired power in its 6.2-gigawatt

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Barring significant changes in policies or trends, U.S. Energy Information Administration modeling forecasts increasing global energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions through 2050. The EIA released the International Energy Outlook 2021 on Wednesday , which makes assumptions based on U.S. Follow @EngelsAngle.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

If Duke Energy avoids natural gas capacity additions and adds renewable energy and energy storage under a proposed North Carolina law, the utility could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 74% over the next decade, according to a study. Combined greenhouse gas emissions throughout the Duke Energy system would decrease to 20.4

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2022

Floating offshore wind presents an "enormous opportunity" to help wean the world off its fossil fuel dependency in the coming decades, with a number of new markets emerging that are rapidly scaling up investment in the burgeoning technology, according to a major new report from the wind energy industry.

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