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China Still Hasn’t Learned Nuclear Scaling Lesson With New Approvals

August 25, 2024 admin carbon emissions, China, clean power, climate change, green economy, green jobs, grid, hydroelectric, investment, Manufacturing, nuclear energy, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:44:33 +0000

My feeds have been somewhat overflowing with hot takes on China’s recent approval of another 11 nuclear reactors. While coal approvals get a lot of attention — but not the 775 GW of shelved plants — and renewables just keep accelerating their deployments, dwarfing nuclear, China has approved 10 reactors … [continued]

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The Regional Electricity Crisis Should Be Higher Up On The Agenda For Southern African Heads of Government: Part 2

August 23, 2024 admin africa, clean power, eskom, grid, hydroelectric, Kenya, rooftop solar, Solar energy, South Africa, tanzania, zambia, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:05:01 +0000

There was a big summit for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) over the past weekend in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was the 44th edition of this summit, with heads of state for 13 out of the 16 member states attending. The SADC website states “The mission of SADC is to … [continued]

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Drought in US West Has Cost Hydropower Industry Billions in Losses

August 21, 2024 admin California, clean power, climate change, hydroelectric, Oregon, research, Washington, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 00:57:12 +0000

Persistent drought in the West over the last two decades has limited the amount of electricity that hydropower dams can generate, costing the industry and the region billions of dollars in revenue. The sector lost about 300 million megawatt hours of power generation between 2003 and 2020 due to drought … [continued]

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US Election 2024: Harris/Walz Ticket A Big Upgrade For US Climate Action

August 19, 2024 admin carbon emissions, carbon pricing, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Donald Trump, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, hydroelectric, Joe Biden, kamala harris, methane, methane leaks, national security, policy & politics, Solar energy, tim walz, us election 2024, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:31:57 +0000

Recently, I published a seven-part series on the Trump/Biden matchup, focusing on climate-relevant actions in Trump and Biden Administrations, and the campaign rhetoric and promises in 2024. Of course, Biden dropped out as the series was closing out and Harris became the candidate. Further muddying the waters, Tim Walz was … [continued]

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Politics Aside, Idaho Is A Renewable Energy Powerhouse

August 11, 2024 admin aypa power, batteries, blackrock, blackstone, clean power, Energy, Energy Storage, esg, geothermal energy, green economy, hydroelectric, idaho, investment, investor, investors, renewable energy, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:41:33 +0000

Idaho is attracting more investor dollars for renewable energy and energy storage projects, despite public officials who rail against ESG investing.

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US Election 2024: Electrical Generation Decarbonization Report Card

July 19, 2024 admin clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Coal, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, Fossil Fuels, geothermal energy, green economy, grid, hydroelectric, Joe Biden, natural gas, policy & politics, policy research, renewable energy standards, republican party (united states), Republicans, research, Solar energy, us election 2024, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:45:07 +0000

The reality of the United States’ actual trajectory on electrical generation belies the rhetoric of both Biden and Trump. As noted four years ago, Trump’s administration was against renewables, especially wind energy. The Department of Energy under Perry crafted a report calling for more coal generation, a report which excluded … [continued]

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Record Electricity from Green Power in Germany

July 6, 2024 admin biomass, clean power, Coal, Fossil Fuels, GERMANY, germany solar, germany solar energy, germany wind, germany wind energy, green economy, grid, hydroelectric, natural gas, research, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:31:28 +0000

At 140 terawatt hours, more renewable electricity was generated in Germany in the first half of 2024 than ever before, accounting for 65% of net public electricity generation. Generation from fossil fuels continues to decline as do the electricity prices on the exchange. These are the findings of the half-year … [continued]

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5-Step Plan to Support Smooth Transitions in the Hydropower Workforce

July 4, 2024 admin clean power, hydroelectric, research, us hydropower, Water

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:09:56 +0000

A New Resource is Equipping Hydropower Organizations With Tools That Can Facilitate Seamless Succession Planning and Promote Robust Knowledge Sharing Practices The good news: Hydropower’s reliability means it plays—and will continue to play—an important role in the electrical grid, supporting variable renewable energy sources like solar and wind. And existing … [continued]

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Plug Into Newly Released 2024 US Electricity Sector Data

June 28, 2024 admin clean power, Energy Storage, geothermal energy, green economy, grid, hydroelectric, market research, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, nuclear energy, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, research, Solar energy, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:39:53 +0000

10th Annual Technology Baseline Features New Data on Offshore Wind Energy, Nuclear Power, Pumped Storage Hydropower, and More Today—nicknamed “ATB Day” by a superfan—marks the release of the 10th annual electricity sector data for the Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB). “For a decade, the Electricity ATB has been supporting consistent, … [continued]

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Interesting Insights From Uganda’s 2024/2025 National Budget

June 23, 2024 admin africa, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, hydroelectric, kiira motors corporation, Uganda

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:40:12 +0000

Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, recently delivered the country’s 2024/2025 national budget. There were some very interesting insights in there that give us a good look into Uganda’s electricity generation landscape as well as the current state and plans to grow the electric mobility ecosystem. … [continued]

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