5 Ways Power Sectors Worldwide Can Drive Down Emissions

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:10:11 +0000

There is no one-size-fits-all method to clean up global electricity systems — but these strategies can produce a more rapid, more effective, and fairer energy transition.

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What Does The IEA 2023 Renewables Update Tell Us We Should Pay Attention To?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2023 02:51:05 +0000

DALL·E generated image of batteries and biofuels, digital artWe don’t need to make 25 times as much biofuel, we need to make perhaps four or five times as much as we do today. And we have to stop wasting it on ground transportation.

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China & USA #1 And #2 In Solar PV Deployment, But Mediocre In Terms Of Percentage Of Electricity From Solar

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:42:55 +0000

In terms of absolute scale, China and the USA have long been leaders in the growth of solar power. And, really, China stands alone at the top. It had deployed 462 gigawatts of solar PV by the end of 2022, which was 37.5% of the whole world’s total, 1,233 gigawatts. In terms of annual deployment, […]

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More Investment In Solar Than Oil In 2023

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 03:34:18 +0000

When I started writing on CleanTechnica in 2009, we were often writing about solar power. It was a hot, fast-growing industry. It was exploding and forecasts for it were enormous. Yet, investments in solar power were nowhere close to investments in oil, and anyone who suggested solar would surpass oil at some point soon-ish would […]

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New Total Cost of Ownership Tool for Electric Cars

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 04:50:33 +0000

We’ve written about the total cost of ownership of automobiles for a decade, comparing the total cost of ownership of electric cars to the total cost of ownership of fossil-powered cars. The short and sweet of it is that due to lower operational and maintenance costs, as well as higher value retention, electric cars are […]

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Heat Pumps On Fire Globally — As In, Getting Much More Popular

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:13:16 +0000

Sales set to hit new records, helping save energy and emissions, but policy action is needed to unblock bottlenecks such as upfront costs and training workers Worldwide sales of heat pumps are set to soar to record levels in the coming years as the global energy crisis accelerates their adoption, the International Energy Agency (IEA) […]

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5 Ways To Cut Oil & Gas Use Through Clean Transportation (Video)

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Sun, 01 May 2022 23:37:54 +0000

There’s never been a better time to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Oil and gas prices are skyrocketing as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with gas prices exceeding $4 a gallon in the United States in March 2022 and more than $10 a gallon in other countries. Meanwhile, the world is already experiencing […]

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