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Drax Cancels Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Natural Gas Power Plant

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gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. Without support, hydrogen and gas with carbon capture both require a leap of faith, he said.

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EPICS global research centre for 100% renewable power grids launched in US

Smart Energy International

The new centre, which is based at the University’s Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) and launched formally on November 1, brings together partners from the UK and Australia as well as others in the US to undertake research towards the delivery of 100% renewable energy power grids across the world.

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Hitachi Completes Acquisition of ABB Power Grids to Tackle Renewable Energy’s Rise

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Japan’s Hitachi has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in ABB Power Grids worth up to $7.8 billion, creating a new business aimed at tackling the renewable and distributed energy frontiers of the power industry. percent stake in the venerable power grids unit of the Swiss-Swedish engineering giant.

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Renewable natural gas is crucial to diversify our clean energy sources

Renewable Energy World

David Cox, Founder and CFO of the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas. The power outages in Texas are an all too painful reminder how extreme weather events can expose weaknesses in our energy infrastructure. One crucial green energy source that we should be capitalizing on is renewable natural gas (RNG).

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Russian firm to offer natural gas-powered EV charging in London

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Using hydrogen or an LNG/H 2 mixture instead of connecting to the power grid connection is the most efficient way to provide power on-site,” says L-Charge CEO Dmitry Lashin. Customers can call for a charge via a mobile app, and can book charging in advance at pre-scheduled times.

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DERConnect will enable researchers to test integration of renewable energy and EV batteries into the power grid

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The National Science Foundation has awarded $39 million to a team of engineers and computer scientists at the University of California San Diego to build a test bed to better understand how to integrate distributed energy sources and EV batteries into the power grid. “We

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With an Energy Crisis Brewing, No Peak in Sight for Emissions

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Natural gas is the second-most confused fuel in Europe — and prices are 6 times higher than they were in the spring. The Energy Gang is brought to you by Hitachi ABB Power Grids. Most of that growth is coming from America and China, which account for 70% of installations. What does your energy future look like?

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