GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 14, 2020

government’s long-awaited energy white paper is out with confirmation of fresh negotiations with EDF over a new nuclear power station and a drive to push up the price of carbon. With a net-zero by 2050 goal, and a 2030 emissions reduction target of 68 percent, the U.K. the Saudi Arabia of wind power.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Hydrogen Economy” report forecasts that hydrogen from low-carbon sources could supply roughly 14 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2050, including hard-to-electrify sectors now dependent on natural gas such as high-heat industrial processes or manufacturing fertilizer. million jobs by 2050, it states.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Announcing the first stage of the 10-point plan, Johnson will tomorrow confirm a new increased target for 40GW of operational offshore wind power capacity to be delivered by the end of the decade, up from the existing target of 30GW by 2030, and marking a sizeable increase on the 10GW in operation today.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Achieving a zero-carbon electricity grid by 2035 is widely acknowledged to be a critical milestone in the UK's journey towards achieving a net zero emission economy by 2050. As such, the purpose of the research was to identify the most cost-effective way for the UK to deliver a zero emission grid.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 21, 2024

Any call to go directly from coal to nuclear is effectively a call to delay decarbonisation of our electricity system by 20 years The battle lines have been drawn over Australia’s energy future. With the nation signed up to net zero emissions by 2050, the Albanese Labor government is committed to renewables. Continue reading.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The move - which would form part of the EU's proposed new climate law to deliver net zero emissions by 2050 across the continent - marks a significant jump from the existing 2030 goal to reduce greenhouse gases by 40 per cent, and would need approval by a majority of the 27 EU Member States as well as the European Parliament to come into force. "The

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 30, 2021

In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. energy source through 2050. And since renewable energy generation isn’t available all the time – it happens when the wind blows or the sun shines – storage is essential. Concentrating solar power is still relatively expensive.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2021

After all, as the electrification of heat and transport gathers pace, Britain's peak demand capacity is set to grow to 80GW by 2050, up from 50GW today, and the fossil fuel gas-fired power stations that supply much of this power peak demand today are clearly incompatible with the nation's mid-century net zero target.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

And, forming the first stage of the 10-point plan, Johnson will tomorrow announce a new increased target for 40GW of operational offshore wind power capacity by the end of the decade, up from the existing target of 30GW by 2030, and marking a sizeable increase on the 10GW in operation today.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

The influential research firm's latest annual New Energy Outlook yesterday underscored the huge scale of the challenge ahead to ramp up green investment, transform economies, and drive down emissions towards net zero by 2050, as it mapped out three distinct potential scenarios for delivering on the world's climate goals.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

"I am very much looking forward to co-chairing this important taskforce so we can create more, high quality green job opportunities, levelling up our economy and delivering on our commitment to be net zero by 2050.".

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

"I am very much looking forward to co-chairing this important taskforce so we can create more, high quality green job opportunities, levelling up our economy and delivering on our commitment to be net zero by 2050.".

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

The project - which is backed by investment totalling €89 million - will now enter its first five year phase, which will involve the planning and construction of a 30MW electrolyser unit that will produce 'green' hydrogen using offshore wind power. The report analysed a number of recovery scenarios. goal within reach.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

The admission marks the first time a government minister has conceded Cumbria Council's decision to back the new mine, which is set to provide coking coal for steel and cement production processes, does not smoothly align with the UK's drive to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Nuclear power is essential," he told MPs.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Over the past three years, some of the country’s biggest utilities have been committing to a goal that few may have predicted they’d undertake on their own: weaning themselves off carbon-emitting generation by 2050. Utilities in many states now face mandates to move to 100 percent renewable energy or cut carbon to zero by 2050.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

As expected, the nuclear and offshore wind industries are set to emerge as the big winners, with the Strategy proposing a series of reforms designed to accelerate development. For example, the strategy will include a new ambition to develop up to 24GW of nuclear capacity by 2050, delivering around a quarter of anticipated power demand.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

Trade body RenewableUK recently revealed data showing the UK has the largest planning pipeline of offshore wind projects in the world, at around 86GW. Nuclear targets increased to 24GW by 2050. Achieving the government's nuclear ambitions would require a huge ramp up of nuclear power capacity from less than 7GW today.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2022

But he claimed that despite some initial pushback about plans to rapidly scale up nuclear power in the UK, the Treasury was coming around to the idea. "To To be fair to the Treasury they've committed to nuclear projects, they're fully behind SMRs [small-scale nuclear reactors that Rolls Royce are developing]," he said. "To

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

The body is aimed at supporting the government's ambition to ramp up nuclear capacity in the UK to up to 24GW by 2050, with its first priority to launch a competitive process to select the best Small Modular Reactor technologies from later in 2023.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

Great British Nuclear (GBN): As expected, today sees the launch of a new agency based in Greater Manchester tasked with overseeing the rollout of a new fleet of nuclear power capacity through both large scale and small modular reactors (SMR).

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 20, 2021

Renewable energy’s rapid growth is accelerating a national shift to a carbon-free electric power system. and Puerto Rico have adopted laws or executive orders setting goals for reaching 100% clean electricity by 2050 or sooner. So far 17 states plus Washington, D.C., And 46 U.S. utilities have pledged to go carbon-free.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Taiwanese government’s 2050 net-zero carbon emission plan approved by 2023 has a total of 12 key strategies, one of which is “Forward Energy.” The “Single Service Window for Geothermal Power Generation” was then established to assist developers in handling regulatory disputes.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The report lays out five alternative pathways to reaching its targets, ranging from those that rely on a complete shift to renewable energy and electrifying transport and buildings, to those that rely more on nuclear power, carbon capture and storage or biomass to decarbonize. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The paper also backed plans to ramp up renewables deployment across the country, including through reforms to designate two per cent of Germany's land as suitable for wind power and new rules to require commercial buildings to install solar panels. "We We see it as our central common task to set Germany on a path to 1.5

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2021

And, among other proposals to invest in plugging old oil and gas wells, clean up abandoned mines and spend $10m on air quality monitoring, the draft Budget also proposes more than $800m over the next decade in spending and tax breaks to support clean energy technologies, randing from hydrogen to nuclear power, according to the New York Times.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The first off shore wind farm in the US went online May 1st 2017 in Block Island, Rhode Island. Why does the Biden administration want to build so much wind power at sea? to achieve net-zero emissions economywide by 2050. For context, the capacity of a large fossil fuel or nuclear power plant is about 1 gigawatt.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 6, 2020

Virginia has become the latest state to pass a law that sets it on a path to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050, as well as setting targets for massive investments in energy efficiency, energy storage and in-state solar and wind power. Dominion also gets more than one-third of its energy from nuclear power.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

According to IETA , the market value of financial flows between countries could exceed $1 trillion per year in 2050 and reduce mitigation costs by $21 trillion between 2020 and 2050, driven by a sharp rise in global carbon prices over time. Countries with large endowments of land resources will be more likely to become sellers.

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