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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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

Energy 28

Energy Energy Demand Climate change 28

Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

At least $14 trillion needs to be invested in the grid worldwide by 2050 to support an evolved power system, according to BloombergNEF’s new Power Grid Long-Term Outlook 2021 published this week. Policy support could accelerate the pace of electrification and the associated grid investment.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

It is the CCC's biggest document to date, awash with crucial information, data, and 300 policy recommendations to government that tell the compelling story of the most significant societal and economic challenge the UK - and indeed the world - has ever faced. At 600 pages, the bumper report is as daunting as it is comprehensive.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 17, 2022

Then, beginning around 2009, first wind turbines and then solar photovoltaic panels decreased enough in cost to become competitive in electricity markets. And, with more transmission, the large wind resources in the center of the country can send electricity toward both coasts. Innovations that make 100% clean power possible.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Coal power plants in Asia Pacific tend to be relatively new, and therefore the prospect of early retirement is an unappealing prospect for governments and investors that have sunk billions of dollars into these assets. Carbon Tracker analyst Kofi Mbuk said solar and wind power offered the best route forward for economic development in Africa.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A big part of the world’s electricity decarbonization challenge lies in expanding transmission capacity for wind and solar power — and according to energy experts, Europe and the U.S. But using existing grid infrastructure more efficiently could help as well. ” Getting the grid policies in place for DLR.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

But the tax-credit extensions contained in the bill could provide a significant boost for the primary federal incentive structure for wind and solar power by extending the expiration dates set by Congress late last year. energy sector, said Ravi Manghani, head of solar research for Wood Mackenzie.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2024

.” More recently, Morano has been talking about whales—specifically, the idea that the higher-than-usual number of dead ones washing ashore along the East Coast is the result of President Joe Biden’s push to develop 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by the end of the decade.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2020

So finds a new report from Wood Mackenzie analyzing the investments and policy changes needed for the U.S. grid to reach 50 percent renewables by 2030. power grid, particularly if targeting a 10-year timeframe,” said Aaron Barr, the report’s author and principal consultant with WoodMac’s Energy Transition Practice.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 2, 2020

Murkowski, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, called it “our best chance to modernize our nation's energy policies in more than 12 years,” or since the passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. This policy, part of a 2019 bill from Sens. Renewable energy.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 11, 2020

Murkowski, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, called it “our best chance to modernize our nation's energy policies in more than 12 years,” or since the passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. Grid modernization. trillion spending bill passed by Congress in December.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

If Republicans do keep control of the upper chamber of Congress, the options for Democrats to push through their wide-ranging energy and climate change policies will narrow significantly — even if Biden wins the election. Murkowski insisted the GOP is not opposed to what she termed "commonsense climate policies."

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

However, the election outcome will be significant for climate change, both in terms of policy and the potential effect on related investments. In the case of climate change the policy positions of the two parties are so different that the election outcome will be exceptionally important to the investment outlook for the companies affected.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

But solar and wind power groups and energy storage advocates didn’t get all they’ve been asking for from Congress in the bill — and they’re seeking support for those additional policies from the incoming Biden-Harris administration and lawmakers from both parties.

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