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A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Renewable Energy World

Beginning in 1958, these were augmented by nuclear power plants, which have operated nearly continuously to pay off their large capital investments. Unlike coal and nuclear, solar and wind are variable; they provide power only when the sun and wind are available. Innovations that make 100% clean power possible.

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'We are the good guys': IRENA's Francesco La Camera on hydrogen, nuclear, and the energy crisis

Business Green

Director-general of the clean energy agency offers his thoughts on the energy crisis, green and blue hydrogen, and why renewables must be the priority in the 2020s. On green and blue hydrogen. BusinessGreen was there to listen in on what the self-styled 'good guys' of the global energy transition are currently thinking.

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How to build a net zero power system: Seven top takeaways from the CCC's green grid blueprint

Business Green

A power system running solely on clean energy technologies is entirely feasible During a media briefing yesterday, CCC officials made a point of emphasising the huge amount of work it has put into producing its most detailed and comprehensive analysis of the UK's energy system to date.

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? US clean investment cleans up with $239bn #187

Climate Tech VC

Emerging climate technologies (ECT) – clean hydrogen, carbon management, and sustainable aviation fuels – experienced the highest Q4 growth at $4.3B, a 10X jump relative to Q4’22. ⚡ Logan Energy , an Edinburgh, UK-based hydrogen energy developer, raised $5m in Corporate funding from Lanxing New Energy.

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Can Joe Biden Decarbonize The U.S. Power Sector By 2035?

R-Squared Energy

Biden didn’t mention how this would be achieved in this speech, other than to say that we have to get work right away, that we need to improve and innovate new technologies, and that we know how to do it. Biden’s plan calls for: Grid-scale storage at one-tenth the cost of lithium-ion batteries. power grid by 2050.

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February 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Climate Software Gold Rush | Lone Star State Struggles | Jobs and…

Clean Energy Trust

Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Including the Power Grid Failures Credit: Ron Jenkins / Getty Images People had a bad time in Texas when extreme weather created demand and supply shocks which led to rolling blackouts. Hydrogen fuel cell hybrid airplane developer Zero Avia raised money from Breakthrough Energy Ventures , among others.