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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. Figure 2 shows that natural gas and renewable generation continued to expand their share of the resource mix. Figure 2: U.S.

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How energy providers can prepare for summer heat with innovative solutions

Renewable Energy World

Last summer’s record heat waves triggered a surge in power demand that maxed out supplies and led to outages across the West. California and other states are pushing to use clean electricity to power vehicles and buildings to cut carbon, which will increase demand. But rising temperatures from climate change are just one challenge.

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June 2020 Cleantech Roundup: Amazon’s Climate Investments are Good for Business | How the U.S.

Clean Energy Trust

June 2020 Cleantech Roundup: Amazon’s Climate Investments are Good for Business | How the U.S. Amazon made a significant public pledge to invest $2 billion in climate change solutions. So, they’ve already been doing that by making the switch to powering their operations from renewable energy (which saves them money).

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Sustainability Marketing: How To Reach Three Kinds of Customers Of Green Products and Services

Green Business Bureau

Our facility is 83% green-powered.” A Yale study found nearly 2/3 of the American public recognizes climate change is real. In 2020, the US health/sustainability market was $355 billion and growing 10% per year. This powerful shower makes you feel so good, you won’t believe how little water you’re using.”. Ethics/Caring.

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? Macro market freeze chills climate tech: Venture funding down 40% in H1 2023

Climate Tech VC

🎉 Cumulative: Since the start of 2020, ~2,500 climate tech cos have raised $117B+ of venture funding across 3,332 deals. Each quarter marked a ~40% decline from the same period in 2022 and a return to 2020 quarterly funding levels. Autos alone account for 12% of total climate tech VC dollars tracked since 2020.

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Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2020 — So Far

GreenTechMedia

With 2020 now past the halfway point, we check in on the top public utility commission (PUC) actions and trends so far this year. Maine and Virginia also approved EV make-ready programs for Central Maine Power and Dominion Energy Virginia, respectively. In December, we published a list of the top 10 utility regulation trends of 2019.

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Wind Energy’s Tumultuous Journey Finds Respite in an Unlikely Ally

Hydrogen Fuel News

This remarkable 50% growth compared to the previous year finally pushed global installations beyond the 95 GW record set in 2020. Such an output is capable of powering nearly 90% of the European Union’s electricity needs. The China Factor But here’s where the story takes a nuanced turn.