Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

It argued that investments in renewables, energy efficiency, and smart grid solutions should be at the heart of any response to the crisis, noting how these green investments will enable nations to drastically reduce their reliance on polluting and volatile fossil fuel markets.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 31, 2020

Some of the choices include coal and natural gas, but those resources emit carbon. The best option of today and tomorrow is the nation’s first renewable resource — hydropower — a flexible and reliable clean resource that helps to integrate other renewables onto the grid. California is in a similar position.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The Rise of Renewable Energy Renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydropower have gained significant momentum in recent years. Their rise has been driven by a growing awareness of the environmental impact of traditional fossil fuels and a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Canadians overwhelmingly prefer solar (74 per cent), wind (67 per cent), and hydropower (67 per cent) compared to just 46 per cent who support natural gas and 18 per cent who support coal, according to a new poll from Clean Energy Canada and Abacus Data. Texas leads renewable development in the U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

And according to IEA’ Renewables 2020, Launch Presentation from November 10, 2020, global wind and solar PV’s combined installed capacity will surpass that of natural gas in 2023 and coal in 2024. Existing hydropower plants can also help with this large ramp up power.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

Small declines were also reported in coal, natural gas, and nuclear consumption, while renewables and hydropower recorded gains. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Natural Gas.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. utility has yet fully fleshed out how it intends to eliminate natural gas power plants from its generation portfolio. The natural gas conundrum.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 26, 2021

Maintains Its Natural Gas Dominance. Global hydropower consumption in 2020 was 38.2 However, the 10-year average annual growth rate for hydropower is only 2.1%, versus 13.4% Previous articles were: Highlights From The BP Statistical Review Of World Energy 2021. A Record Decline In Carbon Emissions. for modern renewables.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 2, 2020

The clean-burning fuel does not produce carbon emissions upon consumption and so can replace fossil fuels in many sectors including heavy industry, transportation and heating. Currently, the majority of hydrogen around the world is produced from fossil fuels (76% from natural gas, 23% from coal).

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Dominion Virginia’s new integrated resource plan (IRP), announced Friday, represents a potentially historic shift for the state’s largest utility, which has seen previous plans rejected by Virginia regulators for their over-reliance on fossil fuel power plants and infrastructure to be paid for by ratepayers.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2021

That water will then be released to flow through two hydropower systems, one with 4 megawatts and the other with 20 megawatts of generation capacity, converting that stored energy back to electricity. million per year, over longer terms that reflect the durable nature of that type of infrastructure. Graphic courtesy of KIUC).

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Green Living Guy

DECEMBER 30, 2020

They’re called fossil fuels. These are power sources like crude oil and natural gas that we use to sustain ourselves. What’s one significant contributor to climate change? Fortunately, we can turn to renewable energy alternatives that work similarly — and are better for the planet. Take a look to see.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 10, 2021

India has a target ofd 500 GW of installed non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-26) in Glasgow in November. Current nuclear and large hydropower capacity add up to around 50 GW.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Renewable solar and wind power now typically costs less than fossil-fuel alternatives. That’s looking more doable as renewable-energy prices drop, providing an alternative to fossil fuels. Given the imperative to cut carbon wherever possible, it’s time to start closing lanes on the natural-gas bridge.

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Mosaic

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

97 percent of climate scientists agree that global warming trends are clear and “extremely likely” due to human activities, most prominently the rising emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the burning of fossil fuels. as well as wind, hydropower, and bioenergy can replace coal, gas, and oil for power generation.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 25, 2020

“There is more to the story in terms of supporting energy decarbonization goals,” such as state-by-state policies that could drive the shift from fossil fuels to renewables. But there are some fairly obvious reasons why an integrated market would yield a more efficient system, he said.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 11, 2020

PacifiCorp's utilities have long relied on federally operated hydropower or utility-owned fossil-fueled generation for their electricity. But this is the first time that it has sought solar power and energy storage as a cost-competitive alternative to natural gas for new resources.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The border tax, in particular, will be closely watched by the oil and gas sector, said Valentina Kretzschmar, director of corporate research at Wood Mackenzie. “Oil and gas exporters to Europe, including Russian gas and U.S. Algeria for instance is exporting a lot of gas to Europe.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

By transitioning to a 100% renewable energy grid with a sustainable hydropower backbone, we can curb the worst effects of climate change. comes from fossil fuels that in turn account for 32% of the country’s total carbon emissions. How hydropower balances a renewable energy grid.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 4, 2021

As the recent experience at ExxonMobile has shown, investors are eager to invest in, and accelerate the migration toward, energy production that does not rely on fossil fuels. A few examples: The rapidly developing renewable natural gas market is putting in place a meaningful number of cash? About the Author.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

MAY 21, 2023

” “In 2021, Washington consumed less natural gas than about half of the states, and in 2020, the state used less per capita than all but four other states and the District of Columbia. The largest share of the state’s natural gas comes from Canada, either directly or through the state of Idaho.”

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

Exclusive: Researchers have sought to calculate the external environmental, social and health costs of from fossil fuels, renewables, road transport and aviation. It's yet even more sobering evidence that the UK needs to move away from fossil fuels and ambitiously pursue rapid decarbonisation," he added.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But it is looking to step up its participation considerably as a way of replacing fossil fuel exports with an alternative created with the country's plentiful renewable energy resources. Norway has vast potential to create hydrogen from hydropower and is pioneering the use of fuel cells in ferries. While the U.S.

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Clean Energy Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2021

NET Power is building a new type of natural gas power plant that uses oxy combustion (burning natural gas with pure oxygen) and supercritical CO2 instead of steam in its turbine. this technology could chip away at and then eventually replace industry standard combined cycle natural gas plants.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

She also called on highly profitable fossil fuel companies to offer a crisis contribution, because, as she says, ‘profits must be shared and channelled to those who need it the most.’. Add this all up, and we’re seeing a perfect storm of high energy prices for years to come – unless Russian gas supplies resume. Source: IEA).

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

Their report revealed that by combining wind, solar, geothermal and hydropower sources, California could, theoretically, meet 100% of its electricity demand with WWS. Hydropower electricity produced in the Pacific Northwest would be imported to fill in the gaps. The fossil fuel divestment movement led by Bill McKibben’s 350.org

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R-Squared Energy

MAY 23, 2021

emissions electricity in place of fossil fuels is one of the most important drivers of emissions reductions in the NZE, accounting for around 20% of the total reduction achieved by 2050.”. The renewable share in electricity generation rises from 29% (including hydropower) in 2020 to over 60% in 2030 and nearly 90% by 2050.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

  In a ray of sunshine, US solar generation is expected to surpass hydropower for the first time in 2024. On the flipside, Texas voters approved a $10B energy fund to help improve grid reliability in severe weather, but incentivizes natural gas plants and not stationary storage for the dispatchable category. 

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

You may count me among those who want to see society move beyond fossil fuels. We all know there are negative consequences associated with fossil fuel usage, such as the emission of carbon dioxide and various other pollutants. Most people drastically underestimate our ongoing dependence on fossil fuels.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In addition, it said such a plan would lead to lasting, long-term reductions in demand for risky fossil fuels and help accelerate the EU's push towards a net zero economy powered by renewables. Next year, a recovery in nuclear and hydropower output from decade-low levels in 2022 should also help to narrow the expected gap in supply.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

At the very least, utilities will need plans that can get them most of the way there, while rushing ahead with next-generation technologies: long-duration energy storage, small modular nuclear reactors or green hydrogen and methane to fuel natural gas peaker plants. Here's a look at the five largest U.S. Dominion Energy.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

When it comes to costs and clean energy solutions, a majority of Canadians (63%) correctly recognize that opting for an electric vehicle and a heat pump is cheaper than choosing fossil-fuel-powered alternatives. This proportion is especially high in Quebec—a province with above-average EV adoption.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 1, 2022

Europe’s recent spike in electricity prices—made worse by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—lays bare one of the major economic risks of depending on fossil fuels: it exposes countries to the whims of a global market. Indeed, the Canadian government cannot change global fossil fuel markets. Even in the U.K.,

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 13, 2021

They also argued that there were better energy choices than the oil the pipeline would carry or the electricity from large-scale Canadian hydropower projects that the transmission line would deliver. Why do people oppose energy projects? Simply put: Americans are more receptive in general to energy sources they perceive as cheap and clean.

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Business Green

JANUARY 3, 2021

Shifting from fossil fuels to electricity is climate-friendly, but serious cooks don't think much of electric stoves. To curb climate change, many experts have called for a massive shift from fossil fuels to electricity. And there is also growing concern about indoor air pollution from gas appliances.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Under growing pressure to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, developers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are turning to questionable claims about “carbon neutrality,” “net-zero,” or “green LNG,” in order to pass muster with governments, investors, and society, who are becoming increasingly anxious about the climate crisis.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Bloomberg's latest Power Transition Trends highlights latest milestone for global renewables industry, but warns fossil fuel emissions are continuing to rise. When hydropower, nuclear, and other forms of clean energy technologies were included, zero-carbon power accounted for 85 per cent of all new capacity added. per cent.

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