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Xcel’s Latest Plan: Carbon-Free by 2050

December 6, 2018 admin carbon, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, distributed power, emissions, Energy Storage, Environmental, environmental defense fund, Gas, independence institute, lazard, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, storage, tri-state generation and transmission, wec energy group, Wind, xcel

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 23:51:03 +0000

Xcel Energy has announced its plan to move to 100% carbon-free power generation by 2050, with the utility also saying it will reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2030, from 2005 levels. Xcel, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serves customers in eight states and over the past two years has announced a significant number of renewable […]

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POWER Digest [December 2018]

December 3, 2018 admin Brazil, climate change, Coal, enel green power, Environmental, floating solar, Gas, Honduras, Hungary, Japan, japan bank, Markets, news, Nuclear, Renewables, South korea, veolia

Veolia Hungary Creates VPP Portfolio. Veolia Hungary in October acquired a 51% ownership share in CHP Eromu Kft., the first step in a process for Veolia to create a virtual power plant (VPP) portfolio. The

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Moroccan Molten Salt Tower Project Clears Reliability Test

December 3, 2018 admin Business, csp, Environmental, International, Markets, molten salt tower, Morocco, news, noor, ouarzazate, Renewables, Solar, Technology

A 10-day reliability test for the 150-MW Noor Ouarzazate III thermoelectric solar plant in Morocco has wrapped up, demonstrating that the project can provide continuous rated power even in the absence of

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In Energy Policy Pivot, France Will Shutter 14 Nuclear Reactors

December 2, 2018 admin biogas, biomass, Business, climate change, Coal, energy policy, Energy Storage, Environmental, France, future energy mix, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, International, news, Nuclear, Offshore, onshore, policy planning, Renewables, Solar, strategy, Wind

France will shut down 14 of its 58 nuclear reactors by 2035 as well its remaining four coal power plants by 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron said November 27 in a lengthy speech that sought to clarify the country’s future energy direction. According to the World Nuclear Association, France’s nuclear power share has steadily expanded […]

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Eight Power Sector Takeaways from the Climate Report

November 30, 2018 admin climate change, Coal, Energy Storage, Environmental, Gas, general, Hydro, Markets, news, Power Demand, Renewables, Research and Development, Solar, supply chains, Water, Wind

Despite increased resilience actions, extreme weather events due to climate change are projected to increasingly threaten the nation’s energy infrastructure, and create fuel availability and demand imbalances, the Trump administration’s sprawling climate report released on November 23 suggests. The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) released by the Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is clear in […]

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Could High-Efficiency, Low-Emissions (HELE) Technology Revive U.S. Coal Power?

November 22, 2018 admin advanced ultrasupercritical, Business, China, Coal, coal first, DOE, Environmental, hele, iea, International, Japan, news, senator young, supercritical, Technology, ultrasupercritical

A newly introduced Senate bill aims to make federal loan guarantees available for new high-efficiency, low-emissions (HELE) coal power plants in the U.S. Although it spearheads considerable research and development initiatives to advance coal technology, the nation’s pipeline of coal builds remains virtually vacant, and it now lags painfully behind Asia and Europe in demonstration […]

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Midterms a Mixed Bag for State Energy Ballot Measures

November 10, 2018 admin Arizona, California, climate change, Environmental, general, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, midterm elections, nevada, news, Renewables, Washington

The midterm elections yielded mixed results for power-related matters across the U.S. Voters in Arizona shot down a measure that would have expanded the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 50% by 2030, but voters in Nevada overwhelmingly backed a similar measure, adding it to a growing list of states that have sought 50% RPS […]

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Particulate Matter Should Be Focus of Air Emissions Regulations

November 9, 2018 admin Coal, emissions, Environmental, Legal & Regulatory, news, pm2.5, Research and Development, SO2

Residents of Texas living downwind of coal-fired power plants would be far better off today if regulators had focused on cutting particle-forming SO2 emissions rather than concentrating so keenly on ozone-causing emissions, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas. The head of the study, environmental engineer Daniel Cohan, […]

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China Sets a New Renewable Portfolio Standard

November 3, 2018 admin Business, China, china statistics, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, Environmental, International, Markets, ndrc, new mandates, news, Nuclear, nuclear output, renewable targets, Renewables, rps, Solar, solar pv, southern power grid, state grid, Technology, uhv lines, ultra-low emission standards, Wind

China in mid-September increased its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 35% of electricity consumption by 2030. The country has already heavily invested in wind and solar, and it anticipates more gains will

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Takahama a Model for Japanese Nuclear Restarts

November 2, 2018 admin Environmental, International, Japan, kepco, news, Nuclear, shinzo abe, takahama, top plant

The challenges for Japan’s nuclear power industry have been many in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. Returning units to commercial operation requires meeting new government safety standards, along with

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