Renewables News
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World leaders held the first United Nations conference to tackle climate change in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. On December 2, COP 25 will take place. Since that first meeting, the world has gotten hotter, spewed more GHG, and seen more extreme weather events.
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By AFP
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Offshore wind could become Europe's largest single source of electricity and its use for power generation is set to increase 15-fold worldwide by 2040, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday.
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The ongoing transition from coal to natural gas and renewables in the U.S. electricity sector is dramatically reducing the industry’s water use, a new Duke University study finds.
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According to the latest forecast from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released Tuesday, coal is losing ground in the U.S. energy markets despite attempts from President Trump to boost the struggling industry.
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The largest pension fund in Norway has removed four Canadian energy names and one Russian name from its investment list and says it will no longer put money in companies that derive more than five percent of their revenue from the oil sands.
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Across the world, heatwaves have been blamed for hundreds of deaths and power outages due to higher power demand. In Europe, heatwaves are affecting the supply of water, which is essential for cooling power plants and the production of hydropower.
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Amazon is building two major renewable energy projects. The move comes after criticisms were leveled at the company in terms of not doing enough to fight the climate crisis.
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Several major corporations are making good progress in converting their energy sources to renewable energy, according to a new assessment. Leading the pack is Apple, which has made major strides when it comes solar power.
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The way the world gets its electricity is undergoing a great transition today, driven by the need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and by the plummeting costs of wind and solar technologies. The next big advance will have to be in energy storage.
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A stunning new report released on Tuesday reveals that renewables are now the cheapest form of new electricity generation across two-thirds of the world - cheaper than both new coal and new natural gas power.
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The growth of renewables in California was marked by two records being broken. The first relates to energy generated from solar power and the second reflates to energy storage from solar power sources.
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As the time left to avoid climate catastrophe counts down, the oil and gas industry plans on investing close to $1 trillion to expand drilling, exports, and pipelines, all of it incompatible with the global push to transition from fossil fuels.
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For a variety of reasons, nuclear power has been left out of the renewable energy mix, even though it is clean and carbon-free. Today, we look at the pros and cons related to nuclear power.
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Current stockpiles of coal in the UK are more than twice what the government anticipates coal-fired power stations will need ahead of the 2025 deadline for ending coal-fired power for electricity.
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PG&E’s bankruptcy process arose as the company faces tens of billions of dollars in potential liability relating to wildfires in California. The company also owes billions in contract payments, and attempts to settle these out of court have floundered.
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Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) announced plans to build the world’s largest solar-powered battery system, which will have four times the capacity of the largest battery system in operation.
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The number of coal-fired power plants being developed around the world has collapsed over the past three years, according to a report from the NGO-backed Global Energy Monitor.
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A new energy assessment has outlined how innovation in the energy sector can pave the way for next stage of global energy transformation, focusing on delivering renewable solutions and meeting future demand.
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It takes an extreme weather event for us to find out how well our power grid really works. The Polar Vortex from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, in the Midwest and the Northeastern U.S., provided some interesting data that will be very helpful in improving the grid.
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More than 40 percent of the world’s coal plants are operating at a loss due to high fuel costs and that proportion could rise to nearly 75 percent by 2040, a report by London-based environmental think-tank Carbon Tracker showed on Friday.
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Solar power in Alberta has grown by 500 percent since 2015, and the province has announced it is increasing rebates for both homeowners and non-profits, as well as putting more money towards solar energy programs. But will this last?
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Britain's renewable electricity capacity has overtaken that of fossil fuel generators such as gas and coal for the first time, a report said on Tuesday.
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As coal-fired power plants in the U.S. grow increasingly uneconomic, capacity retirements by year-end are likely to hit a record 15.4 GW, exceeding the previous record of 14.7 GW set in 2015.
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Non-fossil fuel sources of power are proving increasingly popular among businesses in the U.S., with corporate renewable energy deals set to reach a single-year record of five gigawatts by December.
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Berlin -
Yet another global name is expanding its microgrid play — Rolls-Royce — in an announcement last week that it has taken a stake in an energy storage and controls startup and will now offer turnkey microgrids.
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By AFP
Los Angeles -
California Governor Jerry Brown signed landmark legislation Monday committing his state to a 100 percent clean electricity grid by 2045.
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By AFP
Los Angeles -
California Governor Jerry Brown signed landmark legislation Monday committing his state to a 100 percent clean electricity grid by 2045.
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Pueblo -
Colorado regulators have approved Xcel Energy's plan to retire two coal-fired generating stations in Pueblo a decade early, part of a plan to bolster the utility's share of power from renewable sources.
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London -
A London-based, online renewables only energy provider called Bulb is not only growing its number of users, the company is also attracting investment from big firms.
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A new material made from substances common in crab shells and tree fibers could replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh.
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Last year saw global renewable energy generation capacity increase by 161 gigawatts (GW). U.S. Department of Energy
One Energy wind turbine build for Ball Corporation in Findlay, Ohio, overlooking the Ball metal facility. Image taken in 2016. Eileen at OE
Microgrids are localized grids that can disconnect from the traditional grid to operate autonomously and help mitigate grid disturbances to strengthen grid resilience. U.S. Department of Energy
Oregon vineyard in the Willamette Valley wine region utilizing solar power. eyeliam
Hydro-Québec's Daniel-Johnson Dam on the Manicouagan River, supplying the Manic-5 hydro plant.
The dam is just one of 61 hydro plants—including 12 of over a 1,000 MW capacity— 26 major reservoirs. Boucheci
Windfarm island as envisaged by TenneT, the Dutch equivalent of the UK’s National Grid. TenneT
Portugal is researching wave-power as part of its renewable energy mix - a Pelamis wave energy converter during the final tests at the port of Peniche Dipl. Ing. Guido Grassow
VISA Inc. has announced they will commit to 100 percent renewables by the end of 2019. VISA
U.S. Department of Energy
Binary Cycle power plant What is Geothermal Energy?
The 120-MWe Nesjavellir power station in southwest Iceland. Gretar Ívarsson
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti said: "I’m announcing we will not repower three major coastal natural gas power plants. This is the beginning of the end of natural gas in Los Angeles." Los Angeles Mayor's Office
Strokkur, a geyser in Iceland, in the initial moments of an eruption. Dheerav2
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