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Indonesia Begins Carbon Trading Program for Coal-Fired Power Plants

February 23, 2023 admin biomass, Business, carbon trading, Coal, geothermal, indonesia, news, Nuclear, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:25:58 +0000

Indonesia’s efforts to decarbonize the country’s power generation sector took a major step on Feb. 22 as the government launched the first phase of mandatory carbon trading for coal-fired power plants. Officials in the capital of Jakarta have said they want to increase electricity production from renewable energy resources and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by […]

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Yes, There Will Be Enough Biofuels; No, They Won’t Impact Food Supplies

February 5, 2023 admin advanced biofuels, Aviation, biofuels, biomass, California, carbon emissions, carbon engineering, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, direct air capture, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, high speed rail, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Shipping, trains / rail, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:52:28 +0000

Biofuels are fit for purpose, and we have a lot more resources for them than the requirements. Arguments against them are mostly specious, biased, or based on very stale data.

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The Big Picture: Off-Grid Power [Infographic]

February 1, 2023 admin biomass, Hydro, hydropower, Infographics, irena, off-grid power, Solar, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:15:00 +0000

An estimated 91% of the world’s population had access to electricity in 2020, marking substantial progress toward goals to ensure universal access to power. Still, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), 733 million people remain unserved. Off-grid and decentralized energy systems may be emerging as an alternative to facilitate energy access and resilience, […]

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US Government Funding Helps Biofuels Move Forward

February 1, 2023 admin biofuels, biomass, brookhaven national laboratory, clean power, research, SCIENCE, us doe

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:24:37 +0000

If you’re a regular around here, you probably know that we prefer renewable electricity for powering vehicles. This usually involves battery storage, though. While battery technology has gotten to the point where it’s viable to do things like electric cars, boats, trucks, and even some planes, the relatively low energy density of batteries will be […]

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Researchers Exploring Ways to Expand Use of Biomass

February 1, 2023 admin biomass, co-firing, India, news, power, rice straw, uk

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A resurgence in the use of biomass to produce energy is underway, in part as a way for countries to continue the transition away from fossil fuels for electricity production. Groups are working on ways to burn

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Large Hydro Station Wins POWER’s Highest Honor, 21 Additional Outstanding Projects Recognized in 2022

December 1, 2022 admin biomass, c&i, Coal, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, full coverage, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, hydropower, International, natural gas, news, Nuclear, plant of the year, power, Renewables, Smart Grid, Solar, Technology, top plant, Water, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:10:00 +0000

It’s always difficult to select winners from the field of nominations submitted to POWER for its annual awards, and this year was no exception. The Wudongde Hydropower Station was the big winner, while

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POWER Digest [December 2022]

December 1, 2022 admin biomass, Business, decarbonization, engines, full coverage, Gas, hvdc, hydrogen, International, news, Nuclear, O&M, offshore wind, power, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:09:00 +0000

Qatar Inaugurates the Country’s First Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant. With Essa bin Hilal Al-Kuwari, president of Qatar General Electricity & Water Corp. (Kahramaa); Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi

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South Dakota Cures The Renewable Energy Blues

November 9, 2022 admin biomass, clean power, clean tech, engie, gevo, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrolyst, lookout solar park, renewable energy, scout clean energy, Solar energy, South Dakota, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy, wircon gmbh

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:00:45 +0000

South Dakota’s renewable energy resources are quickly expanding beyond hydropower, with wind as frontrunner and solar bringing up the rear.

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Why Sulfur Oxides Are Bad and How Flue Gas Desulfurization Technology Works

November 1, 2022 admin biomass, Coal, emissions, emissions controls, Environmental, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, FGD, flue gas desulfurization, full coverage, Gas, International, news, O&M, power, SO2, sox, waste to energy

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:12:00 +0000

Sulfur oxides (SO x ) have several harmful effects both to the environment, and to human and animal health. Much of the SO x in the atmosphere comes from the burning of fossil fuels by power plants and other

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Can Power Plant Wastewater Be Valuable?

October 3, 2022 admin algae, biofuels, biomass, Business, Coal, desalination, Fuel, full coverage, geothermal, International, lithium extraction, me2c, news, rare earth elements, Research and Development, Technology, trends, waste to energy, Wastewater, wastewater heat, Water

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 04:11:00 +0000

The rise and rapid adoption of the circular economy—a systems solution framework that seeks to keep materials, products, and services in circulation for as long as possible—is triggering an interesting

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