Clean Energy Canada
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
When Canada’s carbon price is also included, both wind and solar are significantly cheaper than natural gas already today. Both find wind and solar to be cost-competitive with natural gas-fired electricity in the U.S. Analyses for the U.S. Analyses for the U.S. even without a carbon price.
R-Squared Energy
AUGUST 10, 2023
Overview The newest Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth. While renewable power expanded at record rates, fossil fuels maintained an 82% share of total primary energy consumption. Global oil production increased by 3.8
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Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Great River Energy, a Minnesota generation and transmission cooperative that serves 28 member utilities, had been in discussions with the Massachusetts startup company for several years before committing to the pilot project, according to Jon Brekke, its vice president and chief power supply officer.
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Some of those pathways move more dramatically toward closing coal plants or halting new natural gas power plants. Others rely on options like offshore wind that are untested in the U.S., or next-generation modular nuclear reactors which have yet to be proven in any market. While most U.S.
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 30, 2021
From alkaline batteries for small electronics to lithium-ion batteries for cars and laptops, most people already use batteries in many aspects of their daily lives. For example, high-capacity batteries with long discharge times – up to 10 hours – could be valuable for storing solar power at night or increasing the range of electric vehicles.
Renewable Energy World
JANUARY 11, 2022
Vistra says the facility, which uses technology from LG Energy Solution, is the largest lithium-ion battery storage system in the world. Strata Clean Energy originally conceived of and developed the 100-MW/400-MWh system after Oxnard residents prevented the construction of a natural gas-fired peaker plant.
Renewable Energy World
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
The economic tailwinds include the falling costs of lithium-ion batteries and the need for energy sources to replace retiring coal plants that do not emit greenhouse gases but are still available around the clock. While an improvement compared to coal, natural gas is still carbon-intensive.
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