Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 30, 2021

In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. And since renewable energy generation isn’t available all the time – it happens when the wind blows or the sun shines – storage is essential. This approach allows concentrated solar power to work around the clock.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Labour Leader Keir Starmer has pledged that a Labour government would set up a publicly owned clean energy company within a year of being elected to power. British power to the British people.". A Labour government would insulate 19 million homes, he said. Britain should harness that wealth and share it with all.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 21, 2024

Any call to go directly from coal to nuclear is effectively a call to delay decarbonisation of our electricity system by 20 years The battle lines have been drawn over Australia’s energy future. With the nation signed up to net zero emissions by 2050, the Albanese Labor government is committed to renewables. Continue reading.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The Danish energy utility leads the world in developing and operating wind farms at sea, contracting one-third of the world's offshore wind. The company recorded profits of $2.74bn in 2020, with many new projects in the pipeline in the coming decade - including large developments in solar power, onshore wind and green hydrogen. "I

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Business Green

JULY 21, 2022

But the government needs to unleash the potential of green energy to create a bonanza of secure jobs in green energy and support businesses and workers to get the skills they need.". The government can lock in good work for future generations by quickly increasing renewables deployment," the report states.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

And, forming the first stage of the 10-point plan, Johnson will tomorrow announce a new increased target for 40GW of operational offshore wind power capacity by the end of the decade, up from the existing target of 30GW by 2030, and marking a sizeable increase on the 10GW in operation today.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has admitted there exists a "slight tension" between the government's efforts to fully decarbonise the UK economy and its recent decision not to block plans for the country's first new coal mine in 30 years.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

The consultant was the sole interviewee in the segment, in which she claimed that the move to renewable energy, primarily wind power, was increasing the risk of blackouts. Wind Power ‘Blackout’ Risk Porter told BBC Radio 4 listeners in the interview: “There were risks around blackouts this winter.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

The tariffs were meant to replace existing anti-dumping measures introduced in 2018 that were due to expire this year, but the government has decided to extend the current measures, meaning imports are effectively taxed twice. European governments eye return of sleeper trains. Japanese offshore wind sets out ambitious expansion plans.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Currently, governments cannot simply ‘skim off’ company profits. After all, consumer prices have become much higher than the cost of producing wind and solar power. The country’s investment in wind energy didn’t take off until the late 1990s. All the while, Denmark has been in a unique position to use wind power.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 20, 2021

Many devices that power our lives, such as LED lights , get more performance from a kilowatt-hour of electricity now than they did 15 years ago. Wind and solar power dramatically outperformed expectations, delivering 13 times more generation in 2020 than projected. Emission-free nuclear generation largely held steady.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Congress is under pressure to pass both bills Monday to ensure continued funding of the federal government and complete a politically pressing extension of coronavirus pandemic relief measures passed in March. highlighted them in a Sunday summary of the legislation's contents.

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