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BASF to add 90 MW total of wind and solar power contracts in Texas

Renewable Energy World

German chemical company, BASF, and EDF Energy North America signed a 35-MW wind power purchase agreement (PPA) that will bring 25 MW of wind power to BASF’s Verbund site in Freeport, Texas, and 10 MW of wind power to the Pasadena, Texas, site.

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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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Stabilizing the energy system with energy storage

Smart Energy International

At the start of the summer, the North American Energy Reliability Corporation (NERC) issued a warning that two-thirds of North America would be at risk of energy shortfalls during periods of extreme demand. These concerns make it difficult for the grid to fully rely on renewables.

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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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IRENA: Renewables accounted for three quarters of new power capacity in 2019

Business Green

Data from International Renewable Energy Association points to slight slowdown in capacity growth last year, but clean energy sector still outpaced fossil fuels. per cent in 2019, with solar and wind making up 90 per cent of new additions, and Asia again dominating the market with 54 per cent of global capacity growth last year.