Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 12, 2022

Tesla’s Elon Musk and solar evangelist Bill Walton called on California officials to reject proposed changes to the state’s residential solar rooftop rules. Musk and Walton are the latest solar energy advocates who have reacted strongly to proposed changes to California’s net metering program.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

Several floors below the firm’s balcony, power lines crisscross over piles of garbage, a fleet of rickshaws and cow patties on a rooftop, being dried for cooking fuel. ” Rapid growth in India’s renewable energy sector is driving demand for new technologies to modernize the country’s power sector.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

By Shelley Robbins, Clean Energy Group. In those states, where clean energy is now gaining a stronger foothold, valuable lessons can be found. Actions by these states to change the direction of energy policy are a powerful confirmation that clean energy is a viable, cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

A major cold snap led to record electricity usage in the Canadian province of Alberta over the weekend, culminating in demands from provincial utilities to limit consumption. The extreme cold and record-setting electrical consumption has reignited local debates about whether heat pumps are a viable option in the province.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But despite falling system costs, growth in the region will be fairly constrained, and much of it will be offset by bottlenecks in Mexico slowing its pace of renewable energy development. Developers in the region will also face increased competitiveness in the market due to lower system costs and reduced power prices.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The trend for Silicon Valley startups applying advanced technologies to solve utility grid problems is clear — go big, or stay home. After a decade of eking out a niche in the world of advanced distribution grid power controls, Silicon Valley startup Varentec has sold its key assets for an undisclosed sum.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 13, 2021

Last year the number of residential battery systems installed in Australia increased by 20%. The rate solar system owners can earn for selling energy back to the grid (Feed in tariff) has fallen significantly in the last 2-3 years in line with decreasing wholesales prices. The Emergence of Virtual Power Plants.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Carbon pricing has always been a thorny political issue, but as Ministers weigh how to drive the next phase of the net zero transition some experts believe it has a critical role to play. It all started with such ambition. The latest rumours suggest the consultation over the future of the ETS has now been delayed until spring 2022.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2022

The price cap is set by Ofgem every three months and sets the maximum tariff that domestic energy suppliers can charge most households. The cap applies to households on default or variable tariffs, covering about 80 per cent of homes. The cause of the rise in wholesale energy costs is the price of gas.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

There are now just days to go until Britain's energy regulator officially confirms how much average domestic bills will rise for the autumn period, with concerns growing that the scale of the resulting fuel poverty and economic crisis could be genuinely unprecedented in its scope and intensity.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. . As the Northeast Organizer for Clean Water for North Carolina , she’d met with residents of a small, majority Black town called Ahoskie, 40 miles from her home.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This mechanism serves as a protective shield for the EU’s climate policies, preventing them from being undermined by production relocation to countries with less stringent environmental standards or by the substitution of EU products with more carbon-intensive imports.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 17, 2023

National Infrastructure Commission says public transport, home heating and water networks all in need of renewal The £30bn question: will Tories embrace NIC report or stick with rhetoric? Hydrogen must not be used for home heating, despite government enthusiasm for the technology. Hydrogen should be exploited for use in heavy industry.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Utilities can recover costs of routine communications with government officials, but not lobbying or political activities. But NW Natural sought rate hikes to cover the costs of its lobbying to block or slow building electrification policies at the local level. Late last year, NW Natural, a gas utility that serves roughly 2.5

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. In-state emissions were offset by purchasing cleaner power and carbon credits from other projects that reduced emissions elsewhere.).

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand. As such, the analysts predict exponential growth for the solar and wind power sectors, noting that "humans specialise in extracting cheap energy, and fast". per cent of solar and 0.16 per cent of daily sunshine.".

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Grist

JANUARY 31, 2024

.” — a passage from “ Cabbage Koora ,” by Sanjana Sekhar The spotlight Nearly 4 in 5 people support doing “whatever it takes” to mitigate climate change, according to a survey published late last year by the firm Potential Energy. But support for specific policies is somewhat of a different story.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia , which explores the path to low-carbon energy for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Worried about the climate crisis?

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

Consumer behaviour change must carry almost a third of the weight of delivering net zero - and there are plenty of policy options at the next PM's disposal, argues think tank Onward. However, the next Prime Minister is certainly not lacking for policy options.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

First launched in 2007, the EPC regime for homes and buildings was designed to ensure UK compliance with an EU directive to reduce the amount of energy used by both commercial and domestic properties.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

FSO will take 'whole-systems' approach to integration of green energy technologies such as renewables, hydrogen, and CCUS, government confirms. The reforms follow a consultation last year over proposals to create a new energy system operator separate from National Grid plc with responsibility for both the electricity and gas grids.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2022

Taking the ‘human factor’ into consideration when designing and implementing energy policy is crucial to achieving energy transition goals, writes Dr Rosa Garcia-Verdugo. Have you read: PG&E implements behavioural Energy Efficiency Programme National Grid – Scaling demand response with behavioural outreach.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. Invited to the event was a small group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Fishers, organizers, and concerned citizens in Texas, Vietnam, and Louisiana — areas that are home to existing or proposed Formosa plants — have supported each other’s efforts to mobilize against the Taiwan-based firm, forming the organization International Monitor Formosa Alliance (IMFA). People can make a difference.”

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2020

European Commission unveils flurry of major policy plans as it seeks to help deliver on 2050 net zero goal, but green groups warn bolder action is still required. The green recovery starts at home," he said. "We This will be a game changer for home-owners, tenants and public authorities.".

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2021

Government confirms Future Homes Standard will apply to any new homes built from 2025, delivering a major uptick in the pace of the shift away from gas boilers - but campaigners are left disappointed by failure to adopt more rapid timetable.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Various Positions | Peninsula Clean Energy | California. Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) is a Community Choice Energy agency that purchases clean energy at lower rates for its customers. Peninsula Clean Energy is a joint powers authority (a type of public agency) formed by the County of San Mateo and 21 cities.

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Business Green

JUNE 27, 2021

Indeed, recent decisions to freeze fuel duty and cut air passenger duty on domestic flights paint a picture of a government with lofty environmental goals, but without a comprehensive plan and the political will to back these up. Environmental taxes are a powerful tool to help with climate change.

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Front And Centered

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We require a Just Transition because the physics of climate are unforgiving, because it’s the right thing to do, and because it’s the only politically possible path toward what we really need. Again, funding directed to a heavy polluter and an extremely energy-intensive industry. There’s also $ 323.9 million proposed.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is on the verge of escaping from its 18-month bankruptcy , only to begin a years-long effort to prevent a repeat of the disasters that pushed it into insolvency in the first place. PG&E must keep up with the state’s ambitious clean energy, environmental and electrification goals. Of that, about $7.8

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

The findings of his Review may do little to convince the net zero sceptics in his own party, but if they take the time to read it they might find themselves pleasantly surprised by how reasonable its 129 recommendations are - and how economically, politically, and socially rational to boot. G overnance.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Last summer, when 750,000 Californians experienced rolling blackouts as heatwaves overtook the west, some politicians in Texas took the opportunity to blame liberal policies to explain the outages. . California is now unable to perform even basic functions of civilization, like having reliable electricity.

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Grist

JANUARY 19, 2022

Earlier this week, a European climate monitoring service announced that the last seven years were the hottest ever recorded. The most successful strikes and protests manage to withhold something necessary from those in power: labor, goods, smoothly operating infrastructure. Since 1990, when the U.N.’s It’s ridiculous.”.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

That is the stark conclusion from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) today, which has once again laid bare the glaring failure of successive governments to prepare society - businesses, homes, infrastructure, resources, the natural world, and beyond - for the increasingly damaging impacts of the climate crisis.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2021

The announcement of the policy package is part of a new Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy that will be published later today, the government revealed. It also announced a new goal to ensure roughly 40 per cent energy used by industrial players by the same date is powered by lower carbon fossil fuels.

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