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

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. This dramatic expansion of wind and solar has been driven by precipitously falling costs.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 23, 2024

In previous articles, I discussed: Overall highlights Trends in global carbon dioxide emissions Global production and consumption of petroleum Global production and consumption of natural gas Global production and consumption of coal Trends in nuclear power Today I will discuss renewable energy, with a focus on the growth of wind and solar power.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

But as soon as demand outstrips the capacity of these low-cost producers, prices jump to the price bid by gas-fired generators, which depends largely on the price of natural gas. Add this all up, and we’re seeing a perfect storm of high energy prices for years to come – unless Russian gas supplies resume. Source: IEA).

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

Small declines were also reported in coal, natural gas, and nuclear consumption, while renewables and hydropower recorded gains. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Natural Gas.

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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

AUGUST 26, 2021

Maintains Its Natural Gas Dominance. The “Renewables” category above consists of wind power, solar power, biofuels, geothermal energy, and power produced from biomass. The report further breaks down renewable energy consumption into just power production (i.e., A Record Decline In Carbon Emissions.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 4, 2022

Solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (including biomass, geothermal, and hydropower) added more than 2,250 MW of new generating capacity each month during 2021. . According to the SUN DAY Campaign’s analysis, during the first 10 months of 2021, solar and wind added 9,604 MW and 8,580 MW of capacity, respectively.

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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. Subscribe to Renewable Energy World’s free, weekly newsletter for more stories like this.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 26, 2022

Previous articles were: Wind And Solar Provided A Record 10% Of The World’s Power Generation In 2021. Natural Gas Production Set A New Record In 2021. Hydroelectricity, which the Review reports as a separate category is growing globally at a much slower rate than modern renewables like solar power. Why The U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The ninth edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook tells the story of American energy efficiency, natural gas and renewable energy in a volatile year. Figure 2 shows that natural gas and renewable generation continued to expand their share of the resource mix. power in 2020. A record 33.6

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

California this week adopted a new emissions target for its electric sector that would see the state double its clean energy capacity by 2030 and end the development of new natural gas plants in support of its previous net zero emissions goal. Total buys French wind power firm.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

The plans, available at The Solutions Project’s “ Clean Energy ” link, reveal the unique mix of wind, water and sun technologies capable of powering states, countries and even select U.S. Wind, Water and Sun (aka WWS) include wind power; waterpower from tides, rivers, and subsurface water (geothermal water); and solar power.

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Green Living Guy

DECEMBER 30, 2020

These are power sources like crude oil and natural gas that we use to sustain ourselves. What’s one significant contributor to climate change? They’re called fossil fuels. Fortunately, we can turn to renewable energy alternatives that work similarly — and are better for the planet. Take a look to see.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

Natural gas was found to be the biggest contributor to power sector externalities at £34bn, followed by nuclear energy at £24bn, coal at £8.3bn and oil at £600m, according to the research.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 4, 2021

A few examples: The rapidly developing renewable natural gas market is putting in place a meaningful number of cash?generating SPACs that have invested in the electric vehicle sector are certainly an example of the concept. And the energy industry, broadly defined, is host to a number of opportunities for the SPAC strategy.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 2, 2021

They use a series of models to explore energy mixes that include coal, hydropower, nuclear, solar, natural gas, and wind in the future relative to today. When emission reduction requirements are increased to 80 percent, changes are more apparent, including increases in both solar and wind power.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2021

According to Kurnik, hydroponics and aeroponic farming use less water and don't degrade soil like traditional farming, but for vertical farming to become environmentally sustainable on a carbon emissions level, these systems need to source electricity from renewables such as solar, wind or hydro.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

At the very least, utilities will need plans that can get them most of the way there, while rushing ahead with next-generation technologies: long-duration energy storage, small modular nuclear reactors or green hydrogen and methane to fuel natural gas peaker plants. gigawatts of offshore wind and 2.7 Dominion Energy.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 20, 2019

One of the beneficial factors for the use of the renewable energy is that it is naturally generated. These sources are constantly replenished such as sunlight, wind, heat and water. The common energy sources are Hydropower, Biomass, Biofuels, Wind, Geothermal and Solar Energy. Most commonly the dam water is used.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Cornell University Score 82.14 | Ithaca, New York In March 2020, Cornell saw 100 percent of its campus power needs met by solar, hydropower, and other renewable energy projects. The past year saw another solar installation and a new wind power project go online. within the next five to 10 years.

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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.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 7, 2021

Digging a bit into those numbers, coal jobs declined 18% and that number was offset by the increase in employment in petroleum and natural gas (up 9%) as well as the job growth in wind and solar electricity generation (up 22%). Energy jobs rebounded more quickly than other sectors.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 20, 2021

Wind and solar power dramatically outperformed expectations, delivering 13 times more generation in 2020 than projected. Finally, natural gas generation grew rapidly, driven by the shale gas revolution and low fuel prices. Emission-free nuclear generation largely held steady.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

million solar panels or 364 large-scale wind turbines. The rest would come mostly from a mix of other low- or zero-carbon sources, including wind, nuclear, hydropower, biopower, geothermal and combustion turbines run on zero-carbon synthetic fuels such as hydrogen. can generate at least some solar power year-round.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 26, 2021

EIA’s most recent “ Electric Power Monthly ” report reveals that renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided 22.5% Almost all the growth can be attributed to wind and solar which expanded from 3.3% electrical generation in 2030. in April 2021 (YTD).

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Renewable solar and wind power now typically costs less than fossil-fuel alternatives. The second most important target for green power is replacing fossil fuel use in buildings, especially growing use of natural gas for heating; in Vancouver, British Columbia, that causes nearly 60% of the city’s carbon pollution.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2023

Current supplies are made by reforming natural gas, which releases greenhouse gasses. Plug your hydrogen plant into the grid pretty much anywhere in the country today, and it could result in higher emissions than the conventional production method that uses natural gas.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 2, 2021

an Enbridge company, announced a green hydrogen project for injection into a natural gas distribution network in Quebec, Canada, to be powered by hydro. The plant will be built in the Masson sector of the City of Gatineau, adjacent to Evolugen’s hydroelectric facilities, which will power the electrolyzer.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Canadians overwhelmingly prefer solar (74 per cent), wind (67 per cent), and hydropower (67 per cent) compared to just 46 per cent who support natural gas and 18 per cent who support coal, according to a new poll from Clean Energy Canada and Abacus Data. Hardly a wedge issue. Texas leads renewable development in the U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

Wind and solar accounted for 14 per cent of US electricity, with hydropower accounting for six per cent, and geothermal sources just under one per cent. However, the EIA also revealed that while the use of renewables was rising, so too is the country's reliance on natural gas, which generated 39 per cent of US electricity last year.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Global renewable power generation is growing at an unprecedented rate , driven by the favourable economics of wind and solar along with energy security concerns around oil and gas (largely caused by recent wars), and emissions goals. Both find wind and solar to be cost-competitive with natural gas-fired electricity in the U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 31, 2021

Case in point is Central Maine Power, a subsidiary of Avangrid, which spent $2.3M in television and other public education campaigns in 2019 to rally support for a new $1B transmission line that it wants in order to bring Canadian hydropower downstate.

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Clean Energy Canada

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The International Energy Agency’s 2024 World Energy Outlook described renewables expanding at record pace, led by solar, and generating just under half of the world’s electricity in 2030, ahead of power from fossil fuels. Both find wind and solar to be cost-competitive with natural gas-fired electricity in the U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

"As coal is phased out from our generation profile, it will be replaced with zero-carbon resources and prudent investments in cleaner natural gas," Good said, according to a transcript summary of the call. He said the utility "still seems fairly committed to natural gas in its own fleet" under Scope 1.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 13, 2021

They also argued that there were better energy choices than the oil the pipeline would carry or the electricity from large-scale Canadian hydropower projects that the transmission line would deliver. Why do people oppose energy projects?

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2022

Writing in a Twitter thread , NGO China Dialogue said the update from the agency also highlighted how it intended to provide "active support" for the further development of hydro, solar and wind power, and the development of transmission links between provinces.

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