Smart Energy International

JUNE 7, 2024

In this week’s edition of Smart Energy’s Power Playbook, Yusuf Latief reports on an investment update from the International Energy Agency (IEA) which has found that of the total $3 trillion expected to be invested in energy, the lion’s share will go into renewables and the power grid, surpassing fossil fuels.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2020

The global economic response to the coronavirus crisis should accelerate the shift towards net zero emissions, delivering a multi-trillion dollar renewable energy drive that offers a pathway that would more than pay for itself in GDP growth, jobs, and welfare by 2050, IRENA has argued.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 5, 2020

Most buildings run on multiple fuels. They use electricity to power lights, refrigerators and electronic devices. And they consume fossil fuels such as natural gas or propane to power furnaces, boilers, and water heaters. “The grid could evolve to handle this. Natural gas companies, naturally.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? To generate electricity, we require energy and 65% of this energy is currently coming from fossil fuels. For now, fossil fuels are still the most efficient means of energy production and the most economical and reliable way to generate electricity.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

In recent years, there has been a growing concern about the impact of human activity on the environment, and the need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels in order to combat climate change. With so much CO2 saved, solar panels are crucial for the world to reach the net zero goal by 2050 as set in the Paris Agreement.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

Mark Herring, head of strategy at National Grid ESO, said that the report painted "an exciting picture of net zero Britain with electricity playing a crucial role in meeting meet the 2050 emissions targets". The UK government is currently consulting on phasing-out fossil fuel car sales by 2035 or earlier.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

According to analysis from consultancy DNV between now and 2050 a staggering $12 trillion will be invested in doubling power grid capacity and renewables technologies in the US and Canada. by 2050, driven by the inherent efficiency of renewables. times by 2050, states DNV.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 7, 2024

Power grids in many cities are being pushed to the edge of their operating limits with increased cooling demand and other climate change impacts, the IEA has reported. By 2050 urban growth is expected to be equivalent to adding the combined land area of Germany, Italy and Japan. Have you read?

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2023

Britain's energy regulator consults on plans aimed at preparing power grid for achieving net zero emissions by 2035 Ofgem has set out proposals to establishing a "more decentralised, decarbonised, and dynamic energy system" in Britain, in a bid to prepare for the transformative changes required to build a net zero emission electricity grid by 2035.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 28, 2025

By relying on renewable energy to power the process, SOEC technology has the potential to decouple hydrogen production from fossil fuels entirely. The Texas facility will optimize this system, matching its operations with the availability of renewable energy sources like wind and solar power.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. “The future for the gas industry, in terms of power, will shift to peakers," Watson said.

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The Verge: Energy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

To do so, countries are supposed to transition away from fossil fuels so that global greenhouse gas emissions reach net zero by 2050. Around 25 million kilometers (15.534 million miles) of electricity grids need to be built or updated by 2030. Countries are going to need a lot more renewable energy to succeed.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 24, 2021

Most hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels, but projections suggest renewable and low-carbon green hydrogen could grow dramatically and play a key role on the path to net zero. Looking ahead hydropower could potentially supply at least 1,000 TWh of the additional electricity demand required in IRENA’s 2050 scenario.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

As such, the IEA's report today - titled Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector - is nothing less than a watershed moment for the global economy. The death knell is being sounded for fossil fuels. By far the most startling aspect of today's report is the outlook for fossil fuels.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

The UK's leading nuclear, wind, and solar industry trade bodies have joined together to urge the government to set ambitious clean energy deployment goals for the end of the decade, backed by a binding 2035 target for the delivery of a net zero emissions power grid.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

Clean electrification is the backbone of the transition to net-zero and will provide over 60% of all energy consumed in 2050, up from 20% today. Immediate policy and industry action are key to progress the energy transition at the speed and scale required to meet net-zero targets by 2050.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 29, 2020

San Antonio municipal utility CPS Energy wants to replace aging fossil-fueled generation with more than a gigawatt of solar, energy storage and flexible capacity, and it’s asking for ideas on how to get there. They are among a growing number of U.S.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 24, 2024

With this year’s Earth Day seeing a continued climb in carbon emissions, what will our climate be like on Earth Day 2050? Earth Day 2050 What will our planet’s climate be like on Earth Day 2050 if we don’t deliver the energy transition? C by 2050 remains achievable. What’s the roadmap to 2050?

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 1, 2021

Green hydrogen is both an untested and a potentially vital way for renewable-energy-powered grids to store their intermittent power for later use, not just for hours at a time, but for days, weeks or even seasons ahead. The challenges for green hydrogen as a power grid resource.

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Energy Transition

AUGUST 29, 2023

Despite its historic ties to fossil fuels and copper mining, in recent years Chile has accelerated its energy transition. With a population of just under 20 million, Chile is now targeting 80% renewable electricity by 2030 and a 100% zero emissions power grid by 2050.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The utility, which provides electricity to more than 13 million industrial, commercial and residential customers, is concerned about grid stability due to decommissioned traditional fossil fuel plants and increased levels of renewable energy coming online. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In what it has claimed as a "world first", the Climate Change Committee (CCC) today submitted its hotly-anticipated Sixth Carbon Budget advice to the government, setting out how to deliver both short term greenhouse gas reductions, as well as the UK's headline legal target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. per cent by 2050.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 23, 2019

All of them incentivize plugging more things — from our cars to our homes — into our electricity grid. This electrification of industry, buildings and transportation will help displace fossil fuels and cut pollution. Relative to most countries, we have a head start: Canada’s electricity grid is already 81 per cent non-emitting.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Xcel Energy, which serves Minnesota in addition to several other Midwestern and Western states, in December said it would achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050. billion through 2020 on updating its power grid to interface more effectively with solar and other renewables as well as electric vehicles and batteries.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

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. Shifting heating from fossil fuels to electricity can cut direct emissions.

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Grist

MAY 22, 2024

Instead of locking in fossil fuels for decades to come — and reducing the incentive for people to electrify their homes — why not make it easier to switch to electric heating instead? The choice many see is between propane and natural gas, because that’s how DTE presented the project. To him, the solution is clear. “It’s

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Recent innovations around energy efficiency and distributed grid systems offer hope for a sustainable energy future. With traditional centralized grids, a lot of energy from fossil fuels is wasted in generating power and delivering it over long distances to customers, resulting in a fairly inefficient distribution system.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

Shell and BP are writing down assets while a raft of US fracking firms are entering bankruptcy protection – change is coming to the fossil fuel industry faster than anyone expected. The stranded asset hypothesis just got real. Yet another oil major is writing down the value of its assets," he said.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

The federal government has released a new paper, Powering Canada Forward , which lays out the federal government’s vision for a 100% clean power grid by 2035. Canada’s grid is already 84% emissions free, but as the energy transition progresses, more homes, vehicles, and industries will be plugging into the grid.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 22, 2024

AI as an ally of energy transition DNV forecasts $12tn into grid and renewables in US and Canada by 2050 Looking ahead to 2024, we anticipate: Concrete policy commitments for clean energy deployment In 2024, countries will promulgate specific plans and targets to accelerate policy momentum and achieve the ambitious targets set at COP 28.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Duke’s 2020 integrated resource plan (IRP), filed Tuesday with state regulators, lays out six scenarios for reaching its challenging goals of halving its emissions by 2030 and hitting net-zero carbon by 2050. All of the scenarios go well beyond Duke’s previous IRPs in leaning more heavily on solar, onshore wind and energy storage.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Then there’s energy: whether it’s $2 gas or higher home heating bills , powering our lives has gotten pricier. These two realities, climate change and volatile energy prices, have a common denominator in fossil fuels. For starters, Alberta and Ontario are in the midst of transforming their power grids.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Recent analysis suggests a $2/kg price represents a potential 'tipping point' that could make green hydrogen and green ammonia the energy source of choice across multiple sectors, including steel and fertiliser manufacturing, power generation, and long-range shipping.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Gas companies have been lobbying the government to grant a significant role to hydrogen during the transition away from fossil fuels. They argue that adapting the existing network to run on a blend of natural gas and hydrogen – or building new hydrogen-powered grids – will help meet climate goals.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 9, 2022

Developed in light of the closing of the Mystic Generating Station , the Ready Path project involves the installation of new equipment at several substations to improve transmission system stability and redirect power flows. for energy network innovation. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2023

Given the totemic green grid target is just 13 years away, and the decarbonisation of the grid represents the backbone of the UK's entire 2050 net zero project, it is hard to underestimate this particular mission. Moreover, for climate and energy security reasons, a net zero power grid is essentially non-negotiable.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 13, 2022

Of course, the energy transition demands a grid evolution too. According to Detwiler, the grid 1.0 started with fossil fuels, then it evolved to 2.0 In the interview, he also notes that in order to reach our collective goals for the planet’s climate in 2030 and 2050, we need some bold political decisions. “We

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