In a ‘monumental shift’, EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend
Electrek
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Europe’s coal electricity generation tanked by 26% and gas by 15% in 2023, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember.
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US shift toward wind and solar will cut coal, make EVs cleaner
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 24, 2023
Increased use of renewable energy will help reduce electricity generation from coal and natural gas power plants, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in turn making EVs cleaner.
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Intermountain Power Agency orders MHPS JAC Gas Turbine technology for renewable-hydrogen energy hub, operated by LA DWP
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2020
This award marks the first Advanced Class Gas Turbines in the industry specifically designed and purchased as part of a comprehensive plan to sequentially transition from coal, to natural gas and finally to renewable hydrogen fuel, and creates a roadmap for the global industry to follow. MHPS gas turbines have more than 3.5
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US solar and wind expected to reduce coal and natural gas generation to 2025
Electrek
JANUARY 20, 2023
Increased US power generation from mostly wind and solar will reduce generation from both coal and natural gas power plants in 2023 and 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) “ Short-Term Energy Outlook.”
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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from eight different energy sources are shown in the table below. Energy source. Natural gas. from coal. Geothermal.
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US Renewable energy sources surpass coal generation
Teslarati
MARCH 30, 2023
Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed that the United States generated more electricity from renewable energy sources than coal last year. The Inflation Reduction Act will significantly impact renewable energy sources within the United States since it provides incentives for wind and solar power generation.
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In a ‘monumental shift’, EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Photo: Hornsea Project Europe’s coal electricity generation tanked by 26% and gas by 15% in 2023, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember. What’s more, for the first time, wind power, which grew by 18%, surpassed gas, which only accounted for 17% of Europe’s electricity. compared to 2022.
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Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2021
Energy Vault, a company developing grid-scale gravity energy storage solutions, has entered into an energy storage system agreement with DG Fuels, a developer of renewable hydrogen and biogenic-based, synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and diesel fuel. Under the terms of the agreement, Energy Vault agreed to provide 1.6
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Gas prices due to drop in 2024, as EVs plug into cleaner energy
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 1, 2024
Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects combined electricity generation from solar and wind to exceed coal for the first time in 2024. The cost of gasoline and the carbon footprint of EVs could both fall in the new year.
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Equinor and RWE to develop hydrogen-fired power plants in Germany, Norway-to-Germany hydrogen pipeline
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 6, 2023
Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor and Germany-based energy company RWE have agreed to work together to develop large-scale value chains for low carbon hydrogen. The cooperation has these main building blocks: Construction of new gas power plants (CCGTs), contributing to Germany’s phase-out roadmap for coal.
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Tesla Energy takes a stand against coal and gas generators in Australia
Teslarati
JULY 5, 2021
Tesla Energy firmly argued against using coal and gas generators to support a proposed low-cost, reliable, secure, and zero-emissions grid in Australia. . First, Tesla is firmly against the idea of extending the life span of existing coal and gas generators. . Credit: Tesla Energy).
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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock.
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New clean energy is reducing US electricity generation from natural gas, coal
Electrek
JANUARY 18, 2022
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast in its January Short-Term Energy Outlook that rising electricity generation from clean energy such as solar and wind will reduce generation from fossil fuel-fired power plants over the next two years.
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Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2020
The Rhodium Group, an independent research provider, estimates that, after a sharp uptick in 2018, US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 2.1% in 2019 based on preliminary energy and economic data. This decline was due almost entirely to a drop in coal consumption. Coal-driven decline. increase in 2018. year-on-year.
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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states
Green Car Congress
MAY 1, 2023
However, the emissions of electric vehicles depend greatly on the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from eight different energy sources are shown in the table below. Natural gas 87.9 Natural gas 87.9
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RWE and ArcelorMittal intend to build and operate offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities for low-emissions steelmaking
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2022
Energy company RWE and steel producer ArcelorMittal have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to develop, build and operate offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities that will supply the renewable energy and green hydrogen required to produce low-emissions steel in Germany.
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Harvard team finds large-scale US wind power would cause warming that would take roughly a century to offset
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2018
All large-scale energy systems have environmental impacts, and the ability to compare the impacts of renewable energy sources is an important step in planning a future without coal or gas power. They find that large-scale wind power generation would warm the Continental United States 0.24 degrees Celsius.
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EIA projects increases in global energy consumption and emissions through 2050
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that, absent significant changes in policy or technology, world energy consumption will grow by nearly 50% between 2020 and 2050. Liquid fuels remain the largest source of energy consumption, driven largely by the industrial and transportation sectors.
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US renewables’ installed generating capacity beats coal
Baua Electric
MARCH 29, 2024
Photo by Los Muertos Crew on Pexels.com Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data. That’s more than the installed capacity of coal (207.15 of the total. GW) but also hydropower (101.41
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IEA: global CO2 emissions rebounded to their highest level in history in 2021; largely driven by China
Green Car Congress
MARCH 9, 2022
Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by 6% in 2021 to 36.3 billion tonnes, their highest ever level, as the world economy rebounded strongly from the COVID-19 crisis and relied heavily on coal to power that growth, according to new IEA analysis. CO 2 emissions from natural gas rebounded well above their 2019 levels to 7.5
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IEA: global electricity demand growing faster than renewables, driving strong increase in generation from coal
Green Car Congress
JULY 15, 2021
Renewables are expanding quickly but not enough to satisfy a strong rebound in global electricity demand this year, resulting in a sharp rise in the use of coal power that risks pushing carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity sector to record levels next year, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.
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Ørsted and partners secure funding for H2RES project; offshore wind power to produce renewable hydrogen for road transport
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy), Everfuel Europe A/S, NEL Hydrogen A/S, GreenHydrogen AS, DSV Panalpina A/S, Hydrogen Denmark and Energinet Elsystemansvar A/S have been awarded funding of DKK 34.6 The plant will use electricity from offshore wind turbines to produce renewable hydrogen for buses, trucks and potentially taxis.
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Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2018
The arrival of cheap battery storage will mean that it becomes increasingly possible to finesse the delivery of electricity from wind and solar, so that these technologies can help meet demand even when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. trillion of that going to wind and solar and a further $1.5
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EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels
Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2020
US energy-related CO 2 emissions declined by 2.8% in 2019 to 5,130 million metric tons (MMmt), according to data in the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. The changes in US energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2019 offset the increase in 2018. CO 2 emissions had increased by 2.9%
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Blowing away dirty energy: Wind to pass hydro as top renewable in 2019
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 28, 2019
electric grid has been getting gradually greener as utilities replace coal fired powerplants with primarily wind and natural gas. That trend is due to reach a tipping point in 2019, according to numbers by the Energy Information Agency at.
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Utility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Photo: China News Service Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal and are expected to be 32% cheaper by 2030, according to a new study. This is significant because it marks a shift toward making renewables increasingly competitive with coal, a mainstay in APAC’s energy mix.
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EIA expects increased US crude oil production, with continued high petroleum prices in 2022
Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2022
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that US crude oil production will average 11.9 Despite the increases in production, EIA expects the Brent crude oil price to remain above $100 per barrel this year, according to the agency’s May 2022 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). million barrels per day this year and 12.8
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Dominion Energy sets new goal of net zero emissions by 2050 for both power generation, natural gas operations
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
Dominion Energy announced a significant expansion of the company's greenhouse gas emissions-reduction goals, establishing a new commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The goal covers carbon dioxide and methane emissions, the dominant greenhouse gases, from both electricity generation and gas infrastructure operations.
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IEA: COVID-19 crisis causing the biggest fall in global energy investment in history
Green Car Congress
MAY 31, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has set in motion the largest drop in global energy investment in history, with spending expected to plunge in every major sector this year—from fossil fuels to renewables and efficiency—the International Energy Agency said in a new report. —Dr Fatih Birol, the IEA’s Executive Director.
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BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 7, 2020
After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. The report shows that medium-term growth will come from increasing cost-competitiveness and increased global access to gas. Low-carbon gas.
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Gas prices due to drop in 2024, as EVs plug into cleaner energy
Baua Electric
JANUARY 1, 2024
Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects combined electricity generation from solar and wind to exceed coal for the first time in 2024. It’s part of a broader shift toward wind and solar that’s been underway for some time. Offshore wind farm And as noticed by Ars Technica , the U.S. per gallon.
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SAF company DG Fuels closes investments with two Japanese companies
Green Car Congress
JULY 29, 2023
The basis of DGF’s integrated fuel and energy technology is the proven Fischer-Tropsch process, in use for more than 60 years. The feed-stock reduction is achieved primarily by supplementing the process with oxygen and hydrogen produced by water electrolysis units that are powered by clean wind and solar generated electricity.
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IEA: global energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018, fastest pace in the last decade; CO2 emissions up 1.7%
Green Car Congress
MARCH 26, 2019
Energy demand worldwide grew by 2.3% Natural gas emerged as the fuel of choice, posting the biggest gains and accounting for 45% of the rise in energy consumption. Gas demand growth was especially strong in the United States and China. As a result, global energy-related CO 2 emissions rose by 1.7%
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4 companies jointly propose $8B green energy initiative for LA area; Wyoming wind, Utah storage, transmission
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Four companies—Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy, Magnum Energy, Dresser-Rand and Duke-American Transmission—have proposed a first-in-the-US, $8-billion green energy initiative that would bring large amounts of clean electricity to the Los Angeles area by 2023. million megawatt-hours per year vs. 3.9
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Stanford study finds current carbon capture technology inefficient & increases air pollution
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 27, 2019
His open-access paper is published in the journal Energy and Environmental Science. Even if you have 100 percent capture from the capture equipment, it is still worse, from a social cost perspective, than replacing a coal or gas plant with a wind farm because carbon capture never reduces air pollution and always has a capture equipment cost.
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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea
Cars That Think
AUGUST 19, 2023
Imagine this hopeful, and not impossible, energy scenario for the year 2040. Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables.
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BloombergNEF: solar, wind, batteries to attract $10T to 2050; curbing emissions long-term will require other technologies
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2019
Deep declines in wind, solar and battery technology costs will result in a grid nearly half-powered by the two fast-growing renewable energy sources by 2050, according to the latest projections from BloombergNEF (BNEF). Each year, NEO compares the costs of competing energy technologies through a levelized cost of energy analysis.
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Solar to displace natural gas in the daytime + in summer on the Texas grid
Baua Electric
APRIL 10, 2024
Solar is forecast to displace natural gas in the middle of the day and in the summer on the Texas grid, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Texas’s electricity mix of energy sources managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) electricity grid operator changed noticeably in 2023.
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BNEF: wind and solar boost cost-competitiveness versus fossil fuels
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 6, 2015
This year has brought a significant shift in the generating cost comparison between renewable energy and fossil fuels, according to detailed analysis by technology and region, published this week by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. —Seb Henbest, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa at BNEF.
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EIA: US electricity generation from coal and natural gas both increased with summer heat
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 19, 2012
In August 2012, coal produced 39% of US electricity, up from a low of 32% in April 2012, when the natural gas share of generation equaled that of coal. The August coal share of generation is still notably lower than the 50% annual average over the 1990-2010 period. Data for 2011 and 2012 are preliminary. Source: EIA.
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The world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade makes its debut
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Photo: SANY Group SANY Renewable Energy , a wind turbine manufacturer in China, has built the world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way. Get started here. –ad*
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Why Aren’t Energy Flows Diagrams Used More To Inform Decarbonization?
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The primary energy fallacy is the assumption that all of the energy in all of the oil, gas and coal we burn today must be replaced. We don't need to replace it, we need to replace the unwasted energy services.
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Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 3, 2021
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $35 million in funding for twelve projects focused on developing technologies to reduce methane emissions in the oil, gas, and coal industries. Natural Gas Engines. Selection amount: $3,257,089). This would simultaneously reduce methane emissions and improve engine efficiency.
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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 31, 2020
Despite the much-vaunted megatrend involving the global electrification drive and shift to renewable energy , the most ambitious pledges by Big Oil to pursue net-zero agendas remain weak at best. Let this sink in: In 2018, Big Oil spent less than 1% of its combined budget on green energy projects. 2 Total SA.
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