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Carbon Mapper data from the Tanager-1 satellite reveals methane and carbon dioxide super-emitter activity around the world

Planet Pulse

These include waste emission plumes from landfills or dumps sites across North and South America, Northern Africa, the Middle East, Southern Europe and Asia — and fossil fuel emission plumes from major oil and gas basins and coal production across six continents.

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From Fukushima to SMRs: How Nuclear Power is Evolving Globally

R-Squared Energy

Overview In 2023, nuclear power generation increased by 2% despite a slight decrease in total installed capacity. Global Nuclear Consumption 1965-2023. In Japan, nuclear output rose by nearly 50% in 2023 as the country gradually brought reactors back online following the 2011 Fukushima incident. terawatt-hours by 2023.

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Updated agenda now available for GEOLAC 2023 in Cartagena, Colombia

ThinkGeoEnergy

The agenda for the upcoming 10th Geothermal Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEOLAC) has now been updated. The event will take place on 28 – 29 November 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cartagena, Colombia. The updated agenda with the list of speakers and topics can be accessed via this link.

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ENGIE - ENGIE signed 4.3 GW of new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in 2024

Global Renewable News

GW in 2023, equivalent to 136 TWh of electricity supply. These 85 agreements cover 5 continents: North America, South America, Asia, Europe, and O. In 2024, ENGIE won 4.3 GW of PPA deals, up from 2.7

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Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows

Grist

The most severe drought took place in northeastern South America from 2015 to 2016, followed by the ongoing drought in the Cerrado region of Brazil. This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows on Mar 14, 2023.

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Lilac Solutions to use novel technology to extract lithium from the Salton Sea

Charged

However, much battery-grade lithium comes from environmentally dodgy sites in South America, and there’s also pressure to develop sources for the strategic mineral here in the US. Controlled Thermal hopes to produce over 17,000 tons of lithium carbonate by 2023, and double that amount by 2025.

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Webinar – Analysis of community acceptance of geothermal, 12 October 2023

ThinkGeoEnergy

This is a part of the 2023 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series organized by the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland. Source: Geological Survey of Northern Ireland via LinkedIn The post Webinar – Analysis of community acceptance of geothermal, 12 October 2023 first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.