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Can Gas-Fired Power Plants Coexist with a Net-Zero Target? Yes, Southern Company Insists

GreenTechMedia

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. utility has yet fully fleshed out how it intends to eliminate natural gas power plants from its generation portfolio. To be sure, no U.S.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

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.

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Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide: Renewable Energy Procurement

EDF + Business

Decreased Renewables Cost: Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) to project sponsors is expected to decrease by 40-60%, which will likely result in cost reductions for commercial electricity users. Notes: PTC stands for Production Tax Credit. ITC stands for investment tax credit. Sources: Deloitte Analysis, H.R.5376

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Advanced metering infrastructure and smart grid

Smart Energy International

The development and use of smart grid technologies is now one of the largest challenges in electrical engineering. Since twenty years, an electrical supply system that is intended to increase operational effectiveness and give possibilities for incorporating distributed resources is referred to as a smart grid.

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? 2023’s Most Headliney-Headlines #178

Climate Tech VC

Since the IRA passed, 265 clean energy and manufacturing projects worth $100B+ have been announced. 🔋 Renewables + storage turned out to be price competitive against fossil fuels after Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Electricity analysis included intermittency costs for the first time. Come on in, the water’s warm!

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New York City Is About to Get an Injection of Tidal Power. Is This Time Different?

GreenTechMedia

New York City may be weeks away from seeing tidal power injected onto the local grid. The Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) installation will feature three underwater 35-kilowatt turbines on a single triangular base called a TriFrame. Still, the path toward bigger tidal arrays, and even demonstration projects, looks challenging.

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Now’s the time for virtual power plants to shine

Smart Energy International

In the face of renewables’ intermittency issues, which result in fossil fuels remaining a prominent power source, virtual power plants, writes Nostromo Energy CEO Yoram Ashery, might provide the answer we’ve been looking for. Here’s how.