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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

The $500 billion city — complete with flying taxis and robotic domestic help — is being built from scratch and will be home to a million people. And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? The plant is powered by 4 gigawatts from wind and solar projects that sprawl across the desert.

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LIDAR helps Greece become a renewable energy leader

Renewable Energy World

Capable of recording key wind characteristics such as speed and direction up to and above 200 meters vertical height, her special skills meant #106 was always destined to be a traveler and it wasn’t long before she spread her wings. Read more: How LIDAR is Transforming Remote Solar Sales and System Design. Choosing life with LIDAR.

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'The sky's the limit': How 'cheap, abundant' renewables could boot fossil fuels from the electricity sector by mid-2030s

Business Green

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand. per cent of wind potential tapped thus far. 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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'Significant slowdown': European energy storage growth falls in 2019

Business Green

Total of just 1GWh of energy storage added across Europe last year due to higher competition and lower prices, trade body warns. The downturn was particularly pronounced for large-scale energy storage projects, which are seen as key to expanding the use of intermittent forms of renewable energy such as solar and wind power.

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UK's global offshore wind lead squeezed despite near 100GW pipeline

Business Green

It means the UK's offshore wind pipeline - comprising projects in the planning, consented, construction, and commissioning stage - now stands at 99.7GW of capacity in total across some 130 projects. Even so, at present the UK still remains a dominant offshore wind player on the global stage. per cent. "New

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Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group

DeSmogBlog

An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. Much of the media coverage about heat pumps features Mike Foster, a former Labour MP and the chief executive of the Energy and Utilities Association trade body.

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Global briefing: EPA suspends environmental law enforcement in response to pandemic

Business Green

The EPA said it would not "seek penalties for noncompliance with routine monitoring and reporting obligations" during the suspension. This will help keep jobs in Europe, curb pollution and boost the competitiveness of our car industry.". California to double 2030 clean energy goal, as New York closes its last coal plant.

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