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New Sustainable Energy Factbook shows 2020 was ‘blockbuster’ year for renewables in America

Renewable Energy World

clean energy sectors showed strong resilience in 2020, continuing a decade-long growth trend, BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) find in their annual joint report. The full 2021 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook is available for download here. power in 2020. power in 2020.

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A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Renewable Energy World

Beginning in 1958, these were augmented by nuclear power plants, which have operated nearly continuously to pay off their large capital investments. Unlike coal and nuclear, solar and wind are variable; they provide power only when the sun and wind are available. However, new nuclear plants in the U.S.

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EIB invests nearly half a billion euros in major German grid expansion plan

Smart Energy International

The project is part of the federal grid expansion plan that aims to increase the grid’s capacity and prepare it for better integration of renewable energy. Along its route, there is already significantly more energy produced from wind power and photovoltaic plants than is needed locally.

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Going electric is not enough: Low carbon EV charging will be the driving force of the green industrial revolution

Business Green

Currently, electricity in the UK is supplied by a variety of generators, including fossil fuels, nuclear power, and large and small-scale renewables. But to use them to their full sustainability potential they must be charged with renewable energy. Fredrika Klaren is head of sustainability at electric vehicle brand Polestar.

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'Slight tension': From coal mines to nuclear, new Business Secretary hints at delicate decisions at heart of UK's net zero ambitions

Business Green

But while the group includes representatives from a raft of firms with net zero targets and sustainability plans - such as Unilever, Tesco, BP, Landsec, BT and Legal & General - commentators have pointed out the lack of any pure-play green companies within the Council's membership. Nuclear power is essential," he told MPs.