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U.S. Energy Production Declined by Record Amounts in Several States in 2020

August 9, 2022 admin clean power, Coal, Fossil Fuels, hydroelectric, market research, natural gas, Oil, research, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:50:57 +0000

In 2020, energy production in the United States fell by record amounts compared with 2019, mostly as a result of decreased economic activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wyoming had the largest drop in total energy production among the states, decreasing by 1,264 trillion British thermal units, mostly due to decreased coal production. Seven states saw their largest […]

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14 Years In The Making, 20 GWh Pumped Hydro Storage Facility Comes To Switzerland (With Video)

August 8, 2022 admin clean power, hydroelectric, pumped hydro, Switzerland

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:50:25 +0000

One of the largest pumped hydro facilities in the world is about to go online in Switzerland near the border with France.

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The Facts Behind Hydropower & HydroSource

August 8, 2022 admin clean power, hydroelectric, hydrosource, research, Water

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:21:18 +0000

To further the potential benefits of the nation’s hydropower resources, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed and maintain a comprehensive water energy digital platform called HydroSource that informs key stakeholders of development and operational costs, environmental concerns and licensing requirements. Hydropower accounts for nearly 7% of all electricity generated in the United States and provides […]

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Extending U.S. Investment Tax Credits Through 2050 Increases U.S. Solar Generation By 10%

July 28, 2022 admin clean power, hydroelectric, investment tax credit (itc), production tax credit (ptc), Solar energy, solar investment tax credit, wind energy, wind energy production tax credit

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:50:52 +0000

Extending investment tax credits (ITC) and production tax credits (PTC) through 2050 for renewable electricity generation increases annual U.S. solar generation by 10%, according to our alternative policy analysis, Annual Energy Outlook 2022: Extended and Sunset Tax Credit Cases. Long-term availability of federal tax credits provides an incentive for more small-scale distributed generation in homes and commercial buildings as well as […]

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Green Energy: Let’s Do The Quickest, Smartest Things First

July 25, 2022 admin batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, hvdc, hvdc transmission, hydroelectric, pumped hydro storage, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:45:14 +0000

What are the quickest, smartest things regarding green energy that society should do first? In short, the quickest, smartest, greenest, most economical way to produce electricity is now from wind, water, and solar. See: Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything by Mark Z. Jacobson. However, in developed countries, no additional large-scale hydroelectric dams can be […]

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Zambia’s ZESCO Declares 1,000 MW Surplus in Power Generation — Is It Now Time To Accelerate EV Adoption?

July 21, 2022 admin africa, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, hydroelectric, zambia, zesco

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:50:59 +0000

Zambia’s vertically integrated electricity utility, ZESCO Limited, which generates, transmits, distributes, and supplies electricity in Zambia, has declared that the country now has a surplus generation capacity of approximately 1000 MW. Speaking during a high-level panel discussion at the ongoing Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA) meeting in Dakar, Senegal, ZESCO Managing Director Eng. […]

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25.5% of US Electricity Coming from Renewable Energy

July 15, 2022 admin clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, Coal, Fossil Fuels, hydroelectric, market research, natural gas, nuclear energy, research, Solar energy, us biomass, us coal, us electricity generation reports, us geothermal energy, us hydropower, us natural gas, us nuclear energy, us renewable energy, us solar energy, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:30:07 +0000

Renewable Energy Keeps Growing in USA Electricity generated by renewable energy sources continues to grow month over month and year over year in the United States. In April 2022, the share of US electricity coming from renewable energy was up to 29.3%. That was up from 24.8% in April 2020 and 25.7% in April 2021. […]

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More Electricity from Wind & Solar than Nuclear for 1st Time in USA

July 14, 2022 admin biomass, clean power, geothermal energy, hydroelectric, nuclear energy, Solar energy, sun day campaign, us solar energy, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 21:18:11 +0000

During the first four months of 2022, electrical generation by renewable energy sources accounted for over 25% of the nation’s electricity. In April alone, renewables accounted for 29.3% — an all-time high. And for the first time ever, the combination of just wind and solar produce more electricity in April than the nation’s nuclear power […]

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Hydropower — Retrofitting Untapped Dams to Do More

July 7, 2022 admin clean power, hydroelectric, research, Water

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 03:50:38 +0000

Although more than 92,000 dams populate the country, the vast majority — about 89,000 — do not generate electricity through hydropower. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are assessing the viability of retrofitting some of these non-powered dams, which may add up to 12 gigawatts of additional electricity to the power grid — enough to […]

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Hydropower — Retrofitting Untapped Dams

July 7, 2022 admin clean power, hydroelectric, research, Water

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 03:49:38 +0000