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A Fine Couple They Are (Wind and Solar Power)

July 1, 2019 admin battery storage, climate change, distributed energy, distributed power, Energy Storage, Environmental, hybrid, news, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind, wind solar fine couple

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 04:00:28 +0000

The pairing of wind and solar is emerging as a smart strategy to implement renewable energy sources with better economic feasibility. The pairing of wind and solar power is an advantageous complement; the two benefit each other. The synergistic combination is an emerging trend in renewable energy and power generation as costs drop. The pairing […]

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The Clean Energy Conundrum

July 1, 2019 admin awea, clean energy, climate change, Environmental, iea, international energy agency, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Renewables, report, scottmadden, seia, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The worldwide movement toward a clean energy future is barreling ahead. Most clean energy advocates seem to focus on wind and solar power as their resources of choice, and it shows, as the installed capacity

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Iraq Developing Solar to Complement GE, Siemens Projects

July 1, 2019 admin Gas, ge, ge power, Iraq, natural gas, news, power up plan, Renewables, siemens, Solar

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Iraq’s $14 billion deal with Siemens to develop power generation projects in the country has grabbed most of the headlines this year, but the country continues to develop power projects with GE, and also in

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Chile Presents a Coal Exit Plan

June 30, 2019 admin acciona, Argentina, Business, chile, climate change, Coal, coal retirements, engie, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, International, Markets, news, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar, solar thermal, T&D, Technology, transmission, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Chile, a country that relied on coal for about two-fifths of its power generation in 2016, in June announced it would mothball eight coal plants, totaling 23 GW, of its existing 28-plant coal fleet over the

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Japan Will Explore New Avenues for Energy Self-Sufficiency

June 30, 2019 admin Business, Coal, energy policy, Energy Storage, fits, fukushima, Gas, hydrogen, International, iwatani, Japan, meti, news, Nuclear, Renewables, research, Research and Development, Solar, Technology, White Paper, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Japan’s government this June adopted a new energy white paper that suggests the country must rely on a larger share of nuclear and renewables to slash its carbon emissions and meet its target of a 26%

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As Renewables Surge Ahead of Coal, Lawmakers Introduce National Renewable Standard

June 27, 2019 admin awea, bill, biomass, Business, Coal, coal decline, distributed energy, EIA, Fuel, geothermal, Hydro, Legislative, national renewable electricity standard, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, Renewables, Senate, Solar, Technology, tidal power, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:56:23 +0000

A bill introduced by Senate Democrats on June 26 establishes a national electricity standard that would require large retail suppliers to source at least 1.5% of their power from renewables by 2020 and gradually grow that share through 2035. The measure comes a day after the Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed monthly generation from renewable […]

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New Record for Solar PV Installations

June 25, 2019 admin Business, news, photovoltaic, pv, Renewables, seia, Solar, solar energy industries association, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:12:01 +0000

More than 2 million new solar PV installations were installed in the U.S. in the first three months of 2019—a new record for the first quarter of the year—according to the Wood Mackenzie/Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) U.S. Solar Market Insight report, which was released this week. Utilities led the way, installing 1.6 GWdc of […]

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Power Plant Emissions Down Substantially in U.S. Since 1990

June 25, 2019 admin carbon, ceres, climate change, CO2, Coal, emissions, entergy, Environmental, Exelon, Gas, Hydro, m.j. bradley & associates, news, NOx, nrdc, Nuclear, Renewables, SO2, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 23:21:45 +0000

Power plant SO2 and NOx emissions have decreased 92% and 84%, respectively, since Congress passed major amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990. Meanwhile, mercury air emissions from power plants have decreased 90% since 2000, as federal limits on mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from coal-fired power plants went into effect in 2015. […]

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BNEF Report: As Prices Fall, Renewables Rise Worldwide

June 19, 2019 admin Asia, bloombergnef, China, climate change, Coal, Energy Storage, Europe, fuel cells, Gas, geothermal, India, International, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:54:12 +0000

A new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF) predicts about half of the world’s power will come from renewable resources, including solar and wind, by 2050. The group’s New Energy Outlook 2019, released June 18, noted the trend will be driven by falling prices for solar, wind, and battery storage, along with trillions of dollars of investments […]

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New Jersey’s 100% Clean Energy Goal Imperils Gas Generation

June 12, 2019 admin bpu, Business, carbon goals, Coal, ders, energy efficiency, energy master plan, Energy Storage, Environmental, Fuel, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, New Jersey, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, strategies, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 00:23:41 +0000

Through a series of incentives and mandates, New Jersey is planning to produce 100% of its power from carbon-neutral sources, electrify its vehicle fleet and building sectors, and set mandatory efficiency standards for electric utilities by 2050, an energy blueprint released by the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) suggests. The June 10-released “Draft 2019 Energy […]

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