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Britain's power grid celebrates greenest day and month on record in 2022

Business Green

In November, thanks to windy conditions, the country also generated more than 20GW of power from wind turbines for the first time ever, representing more than 70 per cent of all electricity generated on that day in Britain, it said. Nuclear power plants, meanwhile, provided 15.5 per cent, National Grid ESO's data shows.

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Solar to make up half of new generating capacity in 2022

Renewable Energy World

power grid this year. GW (17%) from wind additions. The agency says another 5% of the country’s planned electric capacity additions in 2022 will come from two new reactors at the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia. EIA said it expects 46.1 GW of new utility-scale generating capacity to be added to the U.S.

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EIB invests nearly half a billion euros in major German grid expansion plan

Smart Energy International

The project is part of the federal grid expansion plan that aims to increase the grid’s capacity and prepare it for better integration of renewable energy. Along its route, there is already significantly more energy produced from wind power and photovoltaic plants than is needed locally.

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Dominion Targets 24GW of Renewables and Storage in Move Toward Virginia’s Clean Energy Goals

GreenTechMedia

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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Vistra, LS Power Top Winners in PG&E?s 420MW Storage Procurement

GreenTechMedia

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New Sustainable Energy Factbook shows 2020 was ‘blockbuster’ year for renewables in America

Renewable Energy World

Notable clean energy statistics from the pandemic year include: Power Generation. Renewables’ contribution to the power grid set another record, rising 11% year-on-year. power in 2020. Power from all zero-carbon sources (renewables plus nuclear power) set another record, meeting 40% of demand.

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Going electric is not enough: Low carbon EV charging will be the driving force of the green industrial revolution

Business Green

But how green are the energy sources powering our EVs? Currently, electricity in the UK is supplied by a variety of generators, including fossil fuels, nuclear power, and large and small-scale renewables. But to use them to their full sustainability potential they must be charged with renewable energy.

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