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The Rise of Distributed Natural Gas Generation

January 24, 2020 admin diesel genset, distributed energy, distributed natural gas generation, distributed power, dngg, fuel cell, fuel cells, Gas, genset, microturbine, natural gas, natural gas genset, news, Plant Design, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:52:08 +0000

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The power sector has increasingly turned to various forms of distributed generation to meet growing power demands over the past several decades. Although solar PV and other renewable technologies receive most of the coverage, they represent only a fraction of the distributed market. Diesel generator sets (gensets) have long been the face of distributed generation. […]

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6 Lessons on Energy Decarbonization from Countries Leading the Way

January 23, 2020 admin China, climate change, Coal, Costa Rica, decarbonization, Denmark, ethiopia, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, uk, United Kingdom

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:01:14 +0000

Getting to a net-zero-carbon energy system is essential. It will be a major effort, one that requires significant investment in new low-carbon infrastructure, from renewable power plants to electric vehicles, efficient appliances and better constructed buildings. While very few countries are on track, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ethiopia and the United Kingdom are further along than many others

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Coal is Out as APS Sets Carbon-Free Goal

January 22, 2020 admin Arizona, arizona public service, Business, California, carbon, climate change, Coal, COLORADO, emissions, Environmental, Gas, GPS, natural gas, NEW MEXICO, news, Nuclear, palo verde nuclear generating station, Renewables, Solar, solar wind, texas, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 23:18:26 +0000

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Arizona Public Service (APS) announced Jan. 22 that it plans for all its power generation to be carbon-free by 2050, and also said it plans to produce nearly half its power from renewable sources by 2030. APS joins other U.S. utilities who have put forth similar goals in recent years. APS, which has been criticized […]

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Oil Companies Are Building Pipelines Wherever They Want in Texas

January 22, 2020 admin Energy, natural gas, Pipeline, pipeline watch

Credit to Author: Amy Martyn| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:41:43 +0000

“My clients don’t want the pipeline at all. Unfortunately, the way the eminent domain process works, often we’re left to fight about the dollars.”

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Big Tech Has Entered The Oil Business

January 20, 2020 admin Amazon, big tech, bp oil spill, climate change, consumer technology, Fossil Fuels, google, microsoft, natural gas, Oil, tesla

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 05:10:41 +0000

Big tech has entered the oil business. Well, not all of big tech, because we do have Tesla out there trying to decrease our dependence on fossil fuels. Companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, however, are a bit different. They are talking the talk, but when it comes to the oil and gas industry, they are eager to work with companies to find easier ways to extract oil

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Wisconsin PSC Backs Construction of Gas-Fired Plant

January 17, 2020 admin Business, Coal, dairyland power cooperative, Gas, Minnesota, minnesota power, natural gas, nemadji trail energy center, news, Renewables, Solar, Wind, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:21:31 +0000

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Construction of a $700 million natural gas-fired power plant near the Wisconsin-Minnesota border was authorized by Wisconsin regulators on Jan. 16, over the objections of environmental groups who have said the plant is not needed. Dairyland Power Cooperative and Minnesota Power would jointly own the 625-MW Nemadji Trail Energy Center, which on its current timeline […]

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How Much Energy Does The US Consume & Where Does It Come From? — Pew Research

January 16, 2020 admin clean power, Fossil Fuels, hydroelectric, lawrence livermore national laboratory, natural gas, pew research, Solar energy, US, us energy usage, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 20:25:15 +0000

Electricity from renewables is expected to be the largest source of new electrical supply in 2020. But fossil fuels continue to dominate total US energy usage

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EIA: Renewables Will Surge Past Coal, Nuclear to 22% of U.S. Power Mix in 2021

January 16, 2020 admin Business, Coal, EIA, Gas, Markets, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, steo, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:27:33 +0000

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its first forecast for 2021 suggests the share of renewables in the utility-scale U.S. power generation mix will surge to 22%, up from 17% last year, while coal and nuclear’s shares will be further diminished. According to the agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), released Jan. 14, coal’s […]

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