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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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Green Builder Sustainability Symposium Presentation — Slides & Transcript

May 9, 2024 admin Agriculture, Aviation, biofuels, boats, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, heat pumps, high speed rail, hydroelectric, India, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 18:48:44 +0000

In mid-2023, Green Builder Media’s CEO Sara Gutterman reached out to me to see if I were interested in presenting at their annual Sustainability Symposium. It’s been running annually for close to a decade, and with COVID it transitioned to virtual and won’t be going back. That event occurred a … [continued]

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Renewable Energy From The Moon Is Happening Right Now

May 2, 2024 admin alaska, clean power, green economy, hydroelectric, marine energy, Massachusetts, tidal energy, tidal turbine, tidal turbines, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:25:58 +0000

Tidal energy innovators are racing to harness renewable energy generated by the powerful force of the Moon on the oceans of the Earth.

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Wind & Solar, But What Else? — India Edition Transcript

May 1, 2024 admin air quality, batteries, biomass, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Energy Storage, events, geothermal energy, green economy, green jobs, grid, grid storage, HEALTH, heat pumps, hydroelectric, India, india solar power, investment, Manufacturing, marine energy, nuclear energy, Off The Grid, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, onshore wind farms, policy & politics, pumped hydro storage, rooftop solar, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 23:11:09 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]

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U.S. Hydropower Generation Expected to Increase by 6% in 2024 Following Last Year’s Lows

April 20, 2024 admin clean power, hydroelectric, market research, research, us hydropower

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:11:21 +0000

Last year, U.S. hydropower electricity generation fell to its lowest since 2001. This year, we expect hydropower to increase 6% and account for 250 billion kilowatthours of electricity generation in the power sector, based on forecasts in our Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). We expect hydropower to increase in nearly every part of the … [continued]

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Do We Still Need Hydropower?

April 19, 2024 admin clean power, hydroelectric, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 03:43:52 +0000

The Truth Behind Hydropower’s Role in Our Battle Against Climate Change In 2022, journalist Ezra Klein posed a question to the Reddit community: “Why is it that no one seems to talk about hydropower anymore?” It is a good question. And a handful of Redditors answered. Dams have displaced people, one … [continued]

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India’s Report Card Against Short List Of Climate Actions Is Better Than Most Realize

March 19, 2024 admin air quality, biofuels, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev sales, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, hydroelectric, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, India, india solar power, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, motorcycles + scooters, natural gas, nuclear energy, Oil, policy & politics, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, Smart Grid, Solar energy, subsidies, trains / rail, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:59:51 +0000

For several years I’ve been iterating The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. The work of organizations like Mark Z. Jacobson’s Stanford team around energy and Carbon Drawdown’s around everything are excellent in different ways, but also indigestible to most people. The short list really is that. It’s … [continued]

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Magnificent Tidal Energy Project To Double As New City Park

March 13, 2024 admin clean power, clean transportation, cyclists, Energy, Europe, flood-control, hydroelectric, hydrokinetic, korea, liverpool, marine energy, pedestrians, renewable energy, tidal energy, uk tidal energy, united kingdom (uk)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:14:34 +0000

Tidal energy projects can compete on scale and cost with nuclear energy while creating new urban parks, alternative transportation routes and flood control opportunities, too.

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