Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

Peninsula Clean Energy said it has begun providing 100 percent carbon-free electricity to all of its nearly 300,000 customers, which is ahead of California’s 2045 zero-emission power generation mandate and a step in helping the agency achieve its ultimate goal of providing all customers 100 percent renewable power on a 24/7 basis.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In the final months of 2020, electricity generation from wind turbines in the United States set daily and hourly records. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Hourly Electric Grid Monitor show an hourly record set late in the day on December 22 and a daily record set on the following day. electricity generation in 2020.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 9, 2020

The gap is growing between the transmission network’s capacity and the need to link wind farms in the Great Plains and Intermountain West , solar farms in the Southwest, and hydropower resources in eastern Canada, to other regions hungry for carbon-free energy. and Tucson Electric Power. TransWest Express.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Together, the Clean Path NY and Champlain Hudson Power Express projects will add 3,400 megawatts of new solar and wind power generation and establish two new high-voltage direct current transmission lines to deliver 18 million MWh of clean solar, wind, and hydropower to New York City every year, enough to power 2.5

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 18, 2021

We use a fossil fuel equivalence to calculate primary energy consumption of noncombustible renewables (wind, hydro, solar, and geothermal), which are not burned to generate electricity and therefore do not have an inherent Btu conversion rate. Wind energy accounted for about 26% of U.S. Source: U.S. In 2020, U.S.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 23, 2024

The form of renewable electricity generated more power in April 2024 than coal fired generation In the US in March and April, electricity generated by wind energy turbines set a new record and in April, it simultaneously exceeded the power generated by coal-fired plants, according to recently released data.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

NYISO’s Power Trends 2020 report released Wednesday highlights the challenges and opportunities for a grid in flux. Last year’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) calls for getting 70 percent of the state’s electricity from renewables by 2030, up from 26.8 Source: NYISO.

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U.S. Green Technology

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The US Energy Information Administration projects renewable energy sources will provide nearly half of the world’s electricity within the next three decades. Most of this, the EIA predicts, will come from solar, wind, and hydropower. But not all sectors are growing at the same rate.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 2, 2020

California grid operator CAISO has been curtailing renewable energy at record levels this year, as the state’s ever-rising share of solar power during daylight hours increasingly outpaces electricity demand. Adding to its challenges, the grid operator is now contending with falling power demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

And according to IEA’ Renewables 2020, Launch Presentation from November 10, 2020, global wind and solar PV’s combined installed capacity will surpass that of natural gas in 2023 and coal in 2024. Renewables will become the largest source of electricity generation in 2025.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) reached an all-time high in the first six months of this year, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of new data released by the U.S. energy produced (and 12.71% of the energy consumed) for electricity, transportation, heating, and other uses.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 22, 2021

As more solar and wind power solutions are deployed, the role of hydropower will become increasingly important due to its inherent reliability, flexibility, and ability to integrate other renewables onto the grid,” said Carmichael Roberts, BEV. “As

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 25, 2021

biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) dominated new U.S. electrical generating capacity additions and increased their contribution to the nation’s electrical production in the first half of 2021. Wind grew by 10.0% Combined, net electrical generation by wind and solar is 14.1%

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 8, 2020

proposed transmission projects meant to carry Midwest wind power to eastern markets, is one step closer to completion after winning key court and policy battles in Missouri. In May, the Missouri legislature failed to advance a bill that would have barred Invenergy from using eminent domain power.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 18, 2021

But they “are clearly incompatible between them both for hydraulic, electrical and environmental reasons,” said Gironés & Raïmats developer Romero Polo in documentation hosted by the European Network for Transmission System Operators — Electricity (ENTSO-E), an industry body.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 23, 2024

Solar and wind power drove global renewable electricity generation to a record-breaking 4,748 TWh, marking a 13% increase from the previous year. This growth accounted for 74% of all net additional electricity generated worldwide. Solar power led the charge, with 346 GW of new capacity, smashing the 2022 record by 67%.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Green energy solutions such as solar and wind power can power modern industries.   Solar Power:  The process of making electricity from sunlight is called solar energy. A factory can use sunlight to generate electricity.  The fans in these turbines are called wind turbines.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Von der Leyen announced a plan to collect up to 140 billion euros in windfall profit taxes from energy companies that produce electricity at low cost, e.g. wind, solar, hydro and nuclear. Also, electricity companies aren’t likely to be generous. Electricity markets reform. Skimming off windfall profits. Source: IEA).

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And yet this sort of endorsement for variable renewables like wind and solar hasn’t been common in Canada over the last several years. Only a piddling 5 per cent actually oppose solar, with 7 per cent against wind. and Ontario have started advertising near-term procurements focused on new wind and solar resources. And both B.C.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 6, 2021

More than 80% of all new electricity capacity added last year was renewable, with solar and wind accounting for 91% of new renewables. However, hydropower still accounts for the largest share of renewables in the total mix. China and the U.S. were the two outstanding growth markets from 2020.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Millions of retail electricity customers in the United States buy voluntary clean power, meaning renewable energy beyond what load-serving entities such as utilities otherwise provide. Utility "green" pricing programs are the bread and butter of utility voluntary clean power. Utility "green" pricing programs.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 22, 2021

A solution has emerged that’s being tested in several locations around the world: making wind turbines that float. A floating wind turbine works just like other wind turbines – wind pushes on the blades, causing the rotor to turn, which drives a generator that creates electricity. offshore wind power today.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 10, 2019

electrical generating capacity by renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) has now - for the first time - surpassed that of coal. According to an analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower) dominated new U.S. electrical generating capacity additions during the first three-quarters of 2021. [1].

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

EnAppSys' annual European electricity market summary for 2020 shows that a record 429TWh of output came from wind farms. Amid the global drive to move to cleaner electricity sources, many European countries see wind farms as an increasingly vital component of the overall power mix," said Jean-Paul Harreman, director of EnAppSys BV.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 29, 2020

gigawatt onshore wind power fleet. In a Wednesday conference call, CEO James Torgerson credited the improved performance to better wind production from its huge base of existing U.S. renewables capacity, including 831 megawatts of onshore wind built last year by its Oregon-based Avangrid Renewables subsidiary.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

It’s the biggest utility-contracted battery in the state thus far, though independent power producer LS Power is planning to build at least 300 MW/1,200 MWh of batteries at its Ravenswood power plant in Queens. At the same time, New York has also set a target of 9 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2035.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

Renewable electricity capacity growth slowed just a touch in 2019, yet still made up almost three quarters of all new power capacty that came into operation worldwide last year, according to the latest data released today by the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA). according to IRENA. per cent, up from 33.3

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 13, 2020

” Wind power supplied a record 29 percent of Ireland’s electricity in 2018, and is expected to grow even faster under the country’s renewable energy targets. EirGrid’s transmission networks are struggling to integrate that power efficiently, O’Sullivan said.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

So much so that new analysis suggests global emissions from electricity generation may peak this year due to a surge in wind and solar power. Canada’s hydropower-rich grid is 84% non-emitting with variable renewables (essentially wind and solar) currently making up 7% of the country’s total electricity generation.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 11, 2020

Through its two utility subsidiaries, Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain Power, PacifiCorp claims to be the largest grid operator in the Western U.S., PacifiCorp's utilities have long relied on federally operated hydropower or utility-owned fossil-fueled generation for their electricity. million customers in six states.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

with electricity from solar photovoltaic (PV) power. on solar power would require a substantial amount of backup power or storage for when the sun isn’t shining. solar power generation has increased by a factor of 66. kWh of electricity (one gallon of gasoline equivalent). electricity generation.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

needs a massive green hydrogen industry to decarbonize its electricity, transportation and industrial sectors, and major investments and policy changes today to enable it to grow to its full potential in the decades to come.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The North Sea Link is set to be operational by the end of 2021, allowing UK to import enough clean electricity got up to 1.4 North Sea link will provide additional transmission capacity for electricity to be traded between the UK and Norway to the benefit of both countries. million homes, according to National Grid. million homes.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 8, 2019

electrical generating capacity mix. Sharp declines are foreseen for fossil fuels and nuclear power while accompanied by even stronger growth in renewable energy (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) than earlier projected.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Dominion’s new IRP is driven by Virginia's Clean Economy Act passed earlier this year, which calls for 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 and sets targets for energy efficiency, energy storage, and in-state solar and wind power. Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the European Union, the rate of electricity generation from renewable energy sources amounted to 38%, ahead of fossil fuels (37%), and nuclear energy (25%). Consequently, the growth of the RES share in final electricity consumption was also much weaker (+8 vs. +17 percentage points). An engine for change. the investor of D?bsk

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