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TechXplore
JUNE 6, 2024
Across the African continent, more than 300 new hydropower projects are planned to meet the growing demand for electricity. Another looming problem with hydropower is that the water cycle is affected by climate change. Some of these will require big dams, which can have major negative environmental impacts.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 24, 2023
Hydropower, traditionally one of Africa’s most important sources of electricity, will rapidly fade in importance and cede its position to solar power. For decades, many African countries have relied on hydropower for electricity generation, including projects that inspire as much awe as controversy.
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GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
million customers by 2025, adding nearly 700 megawatts of wind power, plus more solar and battery storage systems to boost rural reliability. Ameren’s “ Smart Energy Plan ,” filed Wednesday with the Missouri Public Service Commission, will direct most of its spending — $5.3 megawatt nameplate capacity.
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 9, 2020
Major infrastructure projects are notoriously tough to build in 21st-century America, and that seems especially true for transmission lines, however critical they are in transforming the energy system. The case for new multi-state transmission lines has never been clearer. All the same, transmission developers have not given up.
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Kathy Hochul kicked off Climate Week by announcing the selection of two massive transmission and renewable energy infrastructure projects that will deliver clean energy to New York City. Hochul said the projects, if finalized by state authorities, will allow New York City to exceed its goal of 70% renewable energy by 2030.
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?
Renewable Energy World
JUNE 18, 2021
In 2020, consumption of renewable energy in the United States grew for the fifth year in a row, reaching a record high of 11.6 energy consumption. Renewable energy was the only source of U.S. energy consumption that increased in 2020 from 2019; fossil fuel and nuclear consumption declined. Source: U.S. In 2020, U.S.
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