GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 5, 2021

Barry Cinnamon is CEO of California's Cinnamon Energy Systems. As businesses and employees consider the long-term benefits of continued at-home working, the demand for inexpensive and reliable behind the meter energy supplies is likely to be even higher in 2021. And a favorable political environment will help.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Solar energy advocates reacted strongly to proposed changes to California’s net metering program. Residential solar developer Sunrun in its initial response appeared to frame a potential federal-level challenge to the proposal, which was issued December 13 and is scheduled for a January 27 vote.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 27, 2021

By Frank Jossi, Energy News Network. A wave of pilot programs by Minnesota electric cooperatives is saving customers money and providing useful data for larger utilities considering new technology and pricing models to encourage grid efficiency. Today, 44 member-owned electric co-ops serve about 1.7

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The Guardian: Energy

MAY 14, 2024

Jim Fleming notes that the European Space Agency can wake up a satellite but his power supplier cannot wake up his smart meters. The smart meters don’t work; they never worked. The European Space Agency might be able to wake up the satellite Rosetta 673m kilometres away, but our power supplier cannot wake up our smart meters.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

As energy policy and politics shift globally, business flexibility will be a necessity for the success of the energy transition. Well, not quite, because anyone who has even briefly scanned the news over the last few months will have noted the shift in the political mood music around energy policy across the world.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The first International Energy Poverty Action Week (IEPAW) is held virtually this week, from the 21st (yesterday) to the 25th (Friday) of February. It brings together academics, policymakers and various experts in the field of energy poverty for a series of seminars, workshops and discussions. What qualifies as energy poverty?

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But despite falling system costs, growth in the region will be fairly constrained, and much of it will be offset by bottlenecks in Mexico slowing its pace of renewable energy development. Developers in the region will also face increased competitiveness in the market due to lower system costs and reduced power prices.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters. Faulty Meters Raise Questions About Profits.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 12, 2022

Tesla’s Elon Musk and solar evangelist Bill Walton called on California officials to reject proposed changes to the state’s residential solar rooftop rules. Musk and Walton are the latest solar energy advocates who have reacted strongly to proposed changes to California’s net metering program.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 7, 2025

The still-high interest rates, delayed IRA funding rollouts, and political uncertainties created headwinds that hit strategies and deployment. AI spurred clean firm power, Europe strengthened carbon markets, and emerging economies’ climate tech demand opened up. 💸 Round size: Average deal size fell 14% to $24m.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As the world grapples with the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, sustainable energy engineering has taken center stage.    This dynamic field is focused on developing innovative solutions to generate, store, and use energy in a cleaner and more environmentally friendly way.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 13, 2021

Last year the number of residential battery systems installed in Australia increased by 20%. The rate solar system owners can earn for selling energy back to the grid (Feed in tariff) has fallen significantly in the last 2-3 years in line with decreasing wholesales prices. The Emergence of Virtual Power Plants.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There’s never been a greater urgency to accelerate and complete the large-scale roll-out of smart meters across Europe, says Tomás Llobet of ESMIG. Europe’s unprecedented price and supply crisis means making smart energy savings and securing affordable energy for consumers will remain a key political priority in 2023.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Fintan Slye, head of the new grid operator Neso, is aware that critics are sceptical about achieving ‘clean power by 2030’. From this unassuming office block in the Berkshire countryside, home to National Grid’s control centre, the UK’s shift away from fossil fuels has been monitored for more than 30 years. Continue reading.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

A major cold snap led to record electricity usage in the Canadian province of Alberta over the weekend, culminating in demands from provincial utilities to limit consumption. The extreme cold and record-setting electrical consumption has reignited local debates about whether heat pumps are a viable option in the province.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The trend for Silicon Valley startups applying advanced technologies to solve utility grid problems is clear — go big, or stay home. After a decade of eking out a niche in the world of advanced distribution grid power controls, Silicon Valley startup Varentec has sold its key assets for an undisclosed sum.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The system works by setting a limit on the total amount of greenhouse gases released by refineries, power plants and other large emitters, and requires polluters to obtain permits to cover their share. In-state emissions were offset by purchasing cleaner power and carbon credits from other projects that reduced emissions elsewhere.).

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Morial Convention Center, a small but dedicated group of environmental activists affiliated with Sunrise Movement New Orleans protested the start of the 20th edition of the Americas Energy Summit & Exhibition. Varello added that European countries are willing to pay more for shorter contracts to avoid political scrutiny.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 14, 2024

Part of the energy will also supply the planned district heating networks in Mühldorf am Inn and Tüßling. In the long term, domestic geothermal energy can make a significant contribution to the success of the heat transition,” said Dr. Stegmann. Sustainable energy supply is essential for Bavaria as a business location.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 27, 2021

The UK recently celebrated its ‘greenest ever’ Easter with low-carbon energy sources making up nearly 80% of Britain’s power supply. The Spring break’s perfect combination of sunny and windy weather placed zero coal demand on the grid and proved yet again that the UK enjoys optimum conditions for clean energy production.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 29, 2024

With the energy transition focussed on what has become known as the four ‘Ds’ – i.e. decarbonisation, decentralisation, digitalisation and democratisation – and public support critical for its success, questions arise on issues such as public awareness and expectations that can drive this support. Have you read? Europe’s DSOs – Fit for 55?

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Century-old electric technology company GE kicked off 2019 with yet another reorg. The workhorse Power division was split up, to start. Meanwhile, an expanded Renewable Energy division materialized with some 40,000 employees and billions of dollars in revenue. Doubling down on inverters.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Biomass power generation would have seemed impossible to the engineers who began building Drax Power Station in 1967. But the unique nature of Drax presents a more powerful opportunity for its future: negative emissions. The energy sector, however was beginning to change. Drax before biomass and the origin of the idea.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

This decade alone, the industry must: Increase low carbon electricity generation by approximately 50 per cent from sources such as wind or solar power. million homes. Develop carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) technology and develop hydrogen networks. Championing ultra-fast electric vehicle charging points.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Community-choice aggregators representing three San Francisco Bay Area counties have launched a 30-megawatt behind-the-meter battery solicitation aimed at protecting vulnerable customers and communities from the massive fire-prevention power outages of bankrupt utility Pacific Gas & Electric.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This not only discourages domestic firms from relocating but also suppresses the effects of carbon border taxes by effectively equalizing carbon prices for both domestic and foreign producers in the home market. This is just another reason that more industries are looking towards hydrogen energy.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 17, 2023

National Infrastructure Commission says public transport, home heating and water networks all in need of renewal The £30bn question: will Tories embrace NIC report or stick with rhetoric? Hydrogen must not be used for home heating, despite government enthusiasm for the technology. Hydrogen should be exploited for use in heavy industry.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

By Shelley Robbins, Clean Energy Group. In those states, where clean energy is now gaining a stronger foothold, valuable lessons can be found. Actions by these states to change the direction of energy policy are a powerful confirmation that clean energy is a viable, cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Carbon pricing has always been a thorny political issue, but as Ministers weigh how to drive the next phase of the net zero transition some experts believe it has a critical role to play. It all started with such ambition. The latest rumours suggest the consultation over the future of the ETS has now been delayed until spring 2022.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

After several delays spanning at least a year, the government has finally unveiled vision for a future net zero energy system - here are the eight things you need to know about the long-awaited Energy White Paper. To describe autumn 2020 as a busy period for green economy policy in the UK would be an understatement.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

” With more than $6 trillion of investments under management and influence in boardrooms of nearly 1,800 companies, what BlackRock says carries big weight across the corporate and political world. But that weight only hits home if BlackRock follows through and presses for a response to climate change in boardrooms.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2022

The price cap is set by Ofgem every three months and sets the maximum tariff that domestic energy suppliers can charge most households. The cap applies to households on default or variable tariffs, covering about 80 per cent of homes. The cause of the rise in wholesale energy costs is the price of gas.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

There are now just days to go until Britain's energy regulator officially confirms how much average domestic bills will rise for the autumn period, with concerns growing that the scale of the resulting fuel poverty and economic crisis could be genuinely unprecedented in its scope and intensity.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2021

MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) have accused the government of "failing to grasp" the challenge of decarbonising the nation's housing stock, warning that existing support for homeowners looking to 'green' their homes falls far short of the levels required to put the UK on pathway to net zero emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Beyond this, 59% say climate change is causing political instability in the UK, 46% believe it is increasing regional conflict and national security risks, including increased immigration, and 32% think it is affecting food and water supplies, for example through shortages and price rises. Government is doing too little.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2022

The government has today placed a wide-ranging new Energy Bill at the heart of a legislative agenda that it said would prioritise growing and strengthening the economy while helping to "ease the cost of living for families". He added that the legislation "will build on the success of the COP26 Summit in Glasgow last year".

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