Solar Power World

AUGUST 27, 2019

Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for more than one-fifth (20.1%) of net domestic electrical generation during the first six months of 2019, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of just-released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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The Verge: Energy

APRIL 24, 2024

While most of the world still runs on dirty fossil fuels, Costa Rica has generated nearly all of its electricity from renewable sources of energy for nearly a decade. Costa Rica made global headlines in 2015 for generating 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy for 75 days in a row. How do you think about those risks?

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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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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. Meanwhile, opportunities for clean energy production exist beyond the big.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when it can be brought back to a gaseous state and used for power generation. Katie Smith of law firm Reddie & Grose LLP examines where the approach fits into the energy storage landscape.

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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. I also knew that my solar PV calculation was subject to many assumptions, and the answer could therefore be 50% too large or 50% too small.

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The Verge: Energy

APRIL 8, 2024

. | Photo by Lori Van Buren / Albany Times Union via Getty Images You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone, and the total eclipse is a stark reminder of that adage when it comes to the key role solar energy currently plays in the US. Grid managers have had to find backup sources of energy to cope with the eclipse.

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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. California’s curtailment challenges.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 9, 2021

European renewable energy generator Statkraft, in collaboration with Norwegian supplier Ocean Sun, has started commercial operations at the first unit of its floating solar project in Albania. The project is placed at the Banja reservoir in Albania, where Statkraft is operating its 72-MW Banja hydropower plant.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 23, 2024

In June, the Energy Institute released the 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Overview In 2023, renewable energy sources surged to new heights. Global Renewable Consumption (excluding hydropower).

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

Grid operators around the world are unusually busy these days, but few have quite as much on their minds as NYISO, the independent system operator that manages New York state's bulk power system and wholesale energy market. percent in 2018, and hitting 100 percent zero-carbon emissions by 2040. Source: NYISO. Source: NYISO.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Industrial Revolution changed the way that industries produce and consume energy. Green energy solutions such as solar and wind power can power modern industries. In that way, they will not harm the natural environment while reducing the carbon footprint to offer a more sustainable energy source.

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PV Tech

JANUARY 10, 2024

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects the contribution of solar power to the US’ energy mix to exceed that of hydropower.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 18, 2021

je solar power plant on the left bank of the discharge channel for the 136-MW Zlatoli?je DEM said this arrangement will add value to the country’s largest hydroelectric power plant while gaining gigawatt-hours of electricity for the country from a renewable source. je and 116-MW Formin hydropower plants in the coming years.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In Sweden, renewable energy firm HPSolartech has signed a deal with infrastructure funding company Sunspark for the construction of 40 land-based solar energy parks in the southern parts of the European country. The contract is the ‘largest solar energy deal ever in Sweden’ according to the two companies.

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Solar Industry

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ABB has installed a distribution solution to support the new 250 ha floating solar power plant located in the Cirata Reservoir, in West Java, Indonesia. The Cirata plant project is a collaboration between the Indonesian government, through PT PLN Nusantara Power, and Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy group Masdar.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Government-owned power generation company Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced a year-to-year profit increase of 35%, from Sh 5 billion to 6.8 The company attributed this growth in profit to the performance of its geothermal and hydropower plants. billion (approx. million to 52.7

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 11, 2020

Utility group PacifiCorp is about to open a gusher of opportunity for wind, solar and energy storage developers in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions. Through its two utility subsidiaries, Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain Power, PacifiCorp claims to be the largest grid operator in the Western U.S.,

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 3, 2021

A hydroelectric power purchase agreement (PPA) has been signed between Primeo Energie France, Eureden and aventron. Primeo Energie France is committed to supplying Eureden with electricity production from two small hydroelectric facilities operated by the aventron group through its French subsidiary Birseck Hydro, from 2023 to 2025.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 26, 2021

The is the sixth article in a series on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2021. Previous articles were: Highlights From The BP Statistical Review Of World Energy 2021. Today, I want to cover renewable energy. Over the past decade, renewable energy consumption has grown at an average annual rate of 13.4%.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 26, 2022

Note: The is the sixth article in a series on BP’s recently-released BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022. Previous articles were: Wind And Solar Provided A Record 10% Of The World’s Power Generation In 2021. Today, we’ll cover renewable energy in more detail. Energy trends in all categories bounced back in 2021.

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Global Renewable News

MAY 23, 2024

As the grid evolves to incorporate more variable renewable energy sources, like solar power and wind energy, hydropower will play a key role in ensuring it remains reliable and stable. A major challen.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 6, 2021

And the state’s last nuclear power plant and numerous coastal gas power plants are facing retirement. Meanwhile, the rapid growth of solar power is providing generous amounts of daytime electricity, but, of course, none at night. With all these changes, it’s clear that power providers have their work cut out for them.

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Solar Power World

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for 18.49% of net domestic electrical generation during the first eight months of 2019, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of just-released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 13, 2021

LS Power announces the formation of Rev Renewables LLC to develop, acquire and operate energy storage and renewable projects, including conventional hydropower and pumped storage. Read more: LS Power launches Rev Renewables to operate energy storage and renewable projects. Rev has a 2.4-GW Rev has a 2.4-GW

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Grist

JUNE 13, 2024

But if you ask solar-power enthusiasts, a reservoir is also not realizing its full potential. They could simultaneously gather energy from the sun and shade the water, reducing evaporation — an especially welcome bonus where droughts are getting worse. “The Returning the favor, the panels provide shading, reducing evaporation.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 13, 2024

SMECI) for Sage’s or the 3-MW Geopressured Geothermal System (GGS) energy storage facility. With this agreement, the 3-MW EarthStore system will located in Christine in Atascosa County, Texas near the SMECI lignite coal power plant. Sage Geosystems Inc. In addition, water losses are targeted to be less than 2 percent.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 4, 2025

Silvas fruit-growing operation is located in the village of Boa Frente, in Novo Aripuan municipality, one of Brazil s most energy-poor regions, where there is only one diesel-powered electricity generator working for a few hours a day. However, the lack of electricity to refrigerate the fruit makes it hard to sell their produce.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia's ambitious new clean energy law. The new plan, by contrast, sets out a goal of nearly 16 gigawatts of solar, more than 5 gigawatts of offshore wind, and 2.7 Credit: Dominion Energy).

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

New research by Drax Electric Insights shows that the UK broke all records last year for renewable energy consumption. 42% of all energy used across the country through 2020 came from wind, solar, tidal and hydro. Why that might be the case has been sketched out by the IEA in their latest Global Energy Review.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 25, 2020

A new study says changing that could save the region’s utilities and customers billions of dollars over the next two decades — and highlights that a currently proposed plan to create an energy-trading market encompassing the region’s dominant utilities likely won’t be enough to get the job done.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

As large utilities increasingly set out carbon emissions targets, Guzman Energy, a Colorado-based power provider, is working to ensure co-ops — many of which receive power from larger, coal-reliant generation and transmission co-ops — don’t get left behind. Seeing the opportunity for rural renewables.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The move gives the hydropower giant a solar boost and, for Solarcentury, makes the task of delivering its substantial pipeline a bit easier. Statkraft claims to be the largest generator of renewable power in Europe, courtesy of its substantial hydropower capacity. Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft acquired the U.K.-based

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 11, 2019

This article is the fifth in a series on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2019. Today, I want to cover global trends in renewable energy. The former consists of hydropower, which has been around for a long time. In comparison, coal produced more power than all three categories combined.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

Earlier this month the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2o21 was released, covering energy data through 2020. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Typically, the Review gives us a comprehensive summary of energy trends. Energy Overview.

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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. This growth reflects ongoing utility innovations to extend voluntary clean power access to more customers.

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