Renewable Energy World

JUNE 3, 2019

The nation’s largest electric grid operator is grappling with how to prevent state climate policies from merely pushing emissions — and costs — across state lines.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Global renewable power generation is growing at an unprecedented rate , driven by the favourable economics of wind and solar along with energy security concerns around oil and gas (largely caused by recent wars), and emissions goals. and Ontario, and solar potential in Ontario and the Prairies.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The state has set targets of 1,500 MW of storage by 2025 and 3,000 MW by 2030, and it has created a set of policies including incentives for storage developers and procurement requirements for its biggest utilities. At the same time, New York has also set a target of 9 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2035.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

Energy body predicts another bumper year for renewables this year, but warns policies introduced in next six months will determine whether momentum can be maintained beyond 2022. Annual additions of renewable power in the EU alone jumped by almost 30 per cent to a record 36GW in 2021, it said.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

needs a massive green hydrogen industry to decarbonize its electricity, transportation and industrial sectors, and major investments and policy changes today to enable it to grow to its full potential in the decades to come.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

The plans, available at The Solutions Project’s “ Clean Energy ” link, reveal the unique mix of wind, water and sun technologies capable of powering states, countries and even select U.S. Wind, Water and Sun (aka WWS) include wind power; waterpower from tides, rivers, and subsurface water (geothermal water); and solar power.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

Renewable power is set to dominate European power generation this decade, but significantly more policy momentum is required to boost wind, solar and hydro’s share of primary demand, analysis finds.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Pembina Institute is a Canadian think tank and registered charity that focuses on clean energy and energy policy. One of those who challenged the premier’s assertion against renewable energy sources was Derek Power of Toronto, the founder of Power Networks, a company that installs solar roofs. Power responded, “Batteries.”

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

These clean power sales have surged in the past decade: According to data collected and published annually by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, they doubled from 2010 to 2014 and doubled again from 2014 to 2019. Sara (Shiyuan) Dong is a graduate intern with the NREL Market and Policy Team.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The "Net-Zero by 2050" scenario calls for a massive push for clean electrification that requires a doubling of global solar PV and wind deployment relative to current pledges; investment in electricity infrastructure and all forms of system flexibility (including hydropower); rapid phase-out of coal; a "relentless" focus on energy efficiency; drive (..)

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

The government said the policy was temporary, but provided no end date. Total buys French wind power firm. ButReuters reported that the NorthConnect project is controversial as some Norwegian politicians fear rising grid costs and power prices could result as generation from wind turbines and hydropower dams is exported.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The report estimates that 12% of all grid-connected electricity will come from solar PV + storage by 2050, making the source directly competitive with thermal, nuclear, and hydropower. Wind will provide 33% of the world’s electricity output by 2050, the report forecasts.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

million people now work in renewable energy worldwide, but IRENA warns strong policy action essential to sustain growth in the wake of Covid-19. Wind energy, meanwhile, accounted for 1.17 and hydropower employed around 1.95 As many as 11.5 Job opportunities in the renewable energy continue to surge worldwide, with 11.5

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 16, 2021

This week FERC issued a policy statement clarifying how it will consider market rules proposed by regional grid operators that seek to incorporate a state-determined carbon price in organized wholesale electricity markets. Finally, the policy statement does not indicate a preference for carbon pricing over any other state policy.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

Back in 2011, the UK was hovering at just 12% renewable generation, but energy policy and an appetite for change is rapidly accelerating our developments. This latest data set tangibly demonstrates that prioritisation policy has an enormous impact.”. The greatest successes.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 1, 2021

Onshore wind fared better, at 18:1, but the authors noted that “the value in practice may be less due to the need for backup facilities.” ” Of all the carbon-free generation options studied, only hydropower emerged as a promising energy source, with an EROI of 84:1. Growing doubts over the usefulness of EROI.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Importantly, the report highlighted that despite all of the benefits new pumped hydro storage projects would bring, the current policy and market framework is unlikely to bring forward investment in many new projects because the long duration and low carbon capability of pumped hydro storage is not sufficiently valued.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

But batteries undeniably remain the most common form of energy storage and are widely regarded as a critical component of the net zero transition and an enabler of both vehicle electrification and cleaner, more efficient grids dominated by intermittent solar and wind power.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

It will provide important support to a wide range of technologies generating renewable electricity, in line with EU rules,” said Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

Sovacool, a professor of energy policy at the University of Sussex Business School, said the combined £264bn estimated bill for the UK was "shockingly more than the country invests into the NHS each year - and it underscores how much social and economic injury our energy and transport systems cause".

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Energy Innovation

JULY 2, 2021

They use a series of models to explore energy mixes that include coal, hydropower, nuclear, solar, natural gas, and wind in the future relative to today. When emission reduction requirements are increased to 80 percent, changes are more apparent, including increases in both solar and wind power. Southeast in 2050.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2020

The latest GO statistics today therefore point to rising demand among energy suppliers and corporates for clean energy, as consumers and economies shift away from high carbon power sources towards cheaper, greener renewables. Moreover, 2019 saw a "significant volume of exports of REGOs to the European market" last year, according to Lindberg.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2020

The latest statistics for GOs today therefore point to rising demand among energy suppliers and corporates for clean energy, as consumers and economies shift away from high carbon power sources in the face of the climate crisis towards cheaper, greener renewables.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

On behalf of environmental group RePlanet, energy specialist Joris van Dorp offers a deep analysis of the key messages in Europe’s policy. Since these issues are so important, it’s worthwhile addressing some of the key messages of this historic speech, as these will serve as the basis for EU policy in the years ahead. Source: IEA).

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 28, 2021

VGIC is a national 501(c)(6) membership-based advocacy group committed to advancing the role of electric vehicles and smart EV charging through policy development, education, outreach, and research.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 18, 2019

In late 2018, I put out the call to see how many fellow energy nerds I could gather to indulge me in combining my passion for energy analysis and clean power policy with my love of fantasy sports.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Global supply chain disruptions, workforce protection measures, and policy uncertainty required adaptation across the industry. The strength of these businesses kept the lights on and houses warm in America, and supported communities during an unprecedented crisis, all while we continued to build cleaner resources,” she said.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Renewable solar and wind power now typically costs less than fossil-fuel alternatives. In British Columbia, Premier John Horgan’s government detailed policies to nearly double climate-protection efforts. This happened in part because of a century-plus-old policy of extinguishing every forest fire possible.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 4, 2021

The Ocean Special Area Management Plan, a sort of marine zoning plan for offshore wind, was applauded by President Barack Obama’s Ocean Policy Task Force. Geothermal and hydropower plants can also support ecological regeneration. One planned geothermal power plant even includes a hotel and greenhouse.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

The policy steps the administration has proposed provide clarity on the path forward, helping households, businesses and investors plan and invest. We can continue to leverage the carbon pollution-free energy provided by existing sources like nuclear and hydropower. communities — especially in communities of color.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

At the same time, the increasingly dire effects of global warming are bringing more Americans in line with much of the rest of the world in making carbon-emissions reduction a top policy priority. Its Duke Energy Renewables arm owns around 2,500 MW of wind power, 1,500 MW of solar and another 4,100 MW of purchased clean energy, mostly solar.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 20, 2021

This drop happened thanks to policy, market and technology drivers. has also become more energy efficient since 2005, thanks to policies and technology improvements. 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. About the Authors.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 13, 2021

policy since the 1970s. Laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act and state equivalents provide for public involvement in decisions about many major projects. For example, utilities that want to build or expand a power plant often have to invite and consider public comments in order to obtain their permits. State Dept.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 13, 2019

Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has unveiled changes to the implementing regulations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that Interior says is “designed to increase transparency and effectiveness and bring the administration of the Act into the 21st century.”.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 20, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule and simultaneously repealed the Clean Power Plan (CPP).

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

EU policies on nature and climate must go hand in hand to protect European communities and businesses." Wind and solar accounted for 14 per cent of US electricity, with hydropower accounting for six per cent, and geothermal sources just under one per cent.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Department of Energy that found that solar power could generate up to 45% of the U.S. Rhodes, an energy technology and policy researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, what it would take to meet this target. Why such a heavy focus on solar power? million solar panels or 364 large-scale wind turbines.

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