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ClimateTrace: Using Satellites and Machine Learning to Pinpoint Global Emissions

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Data on the greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, factories, cargo ships, controlled burns and every other human source on Earth could soon be part of the public domain, according to a consortium of technology companies and climate change nonprofits. based WattTime for a proposal to track global power plant emissions from space.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

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Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

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The Texas Polar Vortex Resurrects the Question of Fuel Diversity for the Decarbonized Grid

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However, these events can get us thinking about where the industry goes from here. natural gas supply network was stressed by record demand and prices. Energy Information Administration, for the 9-day stretch from February 9 through yesterday February 17, natural gas provided about 35 percent of the U.S.

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Funding the Next Generation of Efficient, Electric, Grid-Interactive Communities

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homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs.

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Southern California Edison Inks Another Massive Round of Utility-Scale Battery Contracts

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Six months after inking California’s largest single energy storage procurement, utility Southern California Edison has added another three massive utility-scale battery projects to its portfolio—plus a behind-the-meter battery project with Sunrun. gigawatt-hours of energy storage capacity, for August 2021 delivery.

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Residential Demand Response to Play Key Role Managing US Load This Summer

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Heading into summer 2020, looming uncertainty about electricity demand makes flexibility more vital than ever in the United States. Some of those are more traditional commercial and industrial aggregators such as CPower, Enel X and Voltus, but others are focused on the residential space. power system.

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

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Richmond, a diverse, industrial city where housing prices and incomes have lagged behind its Bay Area neighbors, has poor air quality and some of the highest rates of respiratory and cardiovascular disease in California. Now, when Khamphanthong explains the sound to his young nieces, he sees the fear in their eyes. "I

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