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Industry-Funded Comic for Kids Casts Hydrogen Fuel as Climate Hero

DeSmogBlog

A hydrogen industry lobby group has produced a comic book aimed at high schoolers that suggests solar and wind power are incapable of fueling decarbonization goals, and that only hydrogen fuel cells provide sufficient energy to eliminate fossil fuels. This is misleading for several reasons,” said Mark Z.

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

GreenBiz

The world’s kilns, reactors, chillers and furnaces are powered mostly by fossil fuels. . High-temperature industrial heat, over 932 degrees F, poses a particular challenge because that’s the point at which fuels beyond electricity become the mainstay. Making natural gas renewable . 21-24.).

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Global Energy Trends From The 2023 Statistical Review Of World Energy

R-Squared Energy

Overview The newest Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth. While renewable power expanded at record rates, fossil fuels maintained an 82% share of total primary energy consumption. growth in 2021.

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PacifiCorp Opens 4.3GW Renewables and Storage Procurement

GreenTechMedia

PacifiCorp’s integrated resource plan identifies Wyoming as the likely site of most of its new wind power, where new transmission lines are being built to capture the state’s high wind potential, including Rocky Mountain Power's Gateway West project. Buffett's mixed track record on clean energy.

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Understanding the true cost (and savings) of Nova Scotia’s transition to clean energy

Clean Energy Canada

The province recently unveiled its plan for 50 per cent wind power by 2030 alongside additional solar. Think of it this way: adding $40 to your monthly electricity bill to power your car is cheaper than whatever you were paying to fill it with gasoline. For Nova Scotians, clean energy has been in the news a lot lately.

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PacifiCorp Readies Huge Solicitation for Renewables, Energy Storage

GreenTechMedia

PacifiCorp’s new all-source request for proposals “is a big deal,” said Spencer Gray, executive director of the Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition, a trade group with members including EDF Renewable Energy, Invenergy, Constellation Exelon, Shell Energy North America and others.

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Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions in Cascadia

Grist

Renewable solar and wind power now typically costs less than fossil-fuel alternatives. This is also largely true across North America, and beyond. That’s looking more doable as renewable-energy prices drop, providing an alternative to fossil fuels. If not sooner. And that’s crucial.