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THE BIG PICTURE: The Need for Power Flexibility

December 2, 2019 admin big picture, climate change, Energy Storage, Environmental, iea, Infographics, International, international energy agency, news, photovoltaic, power flexibility, pv, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:29 +0000

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In its November 2019–issued World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests that if countries pursue currently stated policies, the combined generation share of wind and solar photovoltaic could surge from 7% today to 24% in 2040. This very steep ramp-up of variable renewables will undoubtedly require an emphatic focus onflexibility—the ability of power […]

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THE BIG PICTURE: A Spotlight on Oil-Fired Power

August 1, 2019 admin backup, big picture, Business, Coal, Diesel, Gas, general, iea, International, news, nuclear oil generation, petroleum liquids, Technology

Credit to Author: Tracey Lilly| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 04:00:45 +0000

Discussions about fossil-fueled power capacity are typically centered on coal and natural gas. The former is seeing a marked decline amid climate concerns, and the latter is seeing unprecedented growth, owing to relatively low prices. Seemingly forgotten, but still a major source of power, are plants fired with petroleum liquids. In 2017, according to the […]

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THE BIG PICTURE: Japan’s Nuclear Comeback

March 1, 2019 admin big picture, Business, fukushima, fukushima catastrophe, infographic, Infographics, International, Japan, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear restarts, Technology, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 05:00:38 +0000

After the Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami, and ensuing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March 2011, Japan issued stringent safety regulations and reviews that affected its entire 50-reactor fleet. It meant that as each Japanese nuclear reactor entered its scheduled maintenance and refueling outage, it could not returned to operation until restart […]

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THE BIG PICTURE: A Gas Trade Transformation (Infographic)

August 1, 2018 admin big picture, Business, China, Gas, gas supply, general, History, iea, Infographics, International, Japan, lng, Markets, news, Russia, supply chains, Trade, u.s., world gas conference

According to the International Energy Agency, global natural gas trade has grown by more than 40% over the past 15 years. Over the next five years, current trade flows are expected to significantly diversify, boosted by development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure. LNG trade, which grew by 11% in 2017 to 391 billion cubic […]

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