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IHA paper: Couple green hydrogen with hydropower to create a net-zero future

Renewable Energy World

The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has released a research and policy paper that outlines how hydropower could be pivotal in supporting growth in green hydrogen. Looking ahead hydropower could potentially supply at least 1,000 TWh of the additional electricity demand required in IRENA’s 2050 scenario.

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Renewables overtake fossil fuels in 2020 as Britain's power grid enjoys 'greenest year' yet

Business Green

Wind and solar alone generated around 30 per cent of Britain's electricity in 2020, while biomass provided seven per cent, and hydropower made up 1.6 Nuclear power, meanwhile, provided 17.5 per cent of Britain's power last year, while imports accounted for just under seven per cent. In contrast, fossil fuel sources made up 39.6

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Solar Foundation and Interstate Renewable Energy Council to Merge

GreenTechMedia

The non-profit Solar Foundation will soon become part of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, merging two groups with a common vision for an increasingly clean-powered grid.

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Clean energy technology supply chains must get better, faster, cleaner, says report

Envirotec Magazine

A new briefing from think tank organisation the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) argues that the clean energy transition can be delivered on time and at an affordable cost if supply chain risks are minimised by policy and industry action. The supply chains covered in this report are critical to the energy transition.

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AI can significantly improve grid management reports DOE

Smart Energy International

However, it is crucial that new AI use cases do not introduce new risks to the grid, the report states. Thus AI models for grid applications should be rigorously validated as well as scalable in performance and adherent to power grid governance standards. Have you read?

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Forget King Coal. Solar Is ‘New King’ of Global Power Markets, Says IEA

GreenTechMedia

Solar's new status as the dominant leader of the power markets is not being driven by only a handful of markets, but rather is a global phenomenon on multiple continents, a development Birol calls “extremely impressive.” ” Hydropower will continue as the largest source of renewable power, according to the IEA.

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IRENA: Green energy-led coronavirus recovery would deliver $98tr boost by 2050

Business Green

Recovery measures could help install flexible power grids, energy efficiency solutions, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, energy storage, interconnected hydropower, green hydrogen, and multiple other clean energy technologies, while avoiding greater accumulation of carbon intensive stranded assets, according to the IRENA report.

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