Utility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia
Electrek
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
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.
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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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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. electric power demand through 2050 in all cases,” noted the EIA. electric power demand through 2050 in all cases,” noted the EIA. Data from the U.S.
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Rivian to turn coal mine to solar energy center in Kentucky
Teslarati
JULY 26, 2023
Rivian plans to convert the Starfire Mine in Kentucky to a solar energy center. The conversion is estimated to be a $1 billion solar project. The Starfire Mine, Kentucky, was once one of the largest coal mines in the United States. It will be one of Kentucky’s largest renewable power projects once converted.
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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
The Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) has awarded Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) a contract for two M501JAC power trains for the Intermountain Power Plant (IPP) in Delta, Utah. This fuel mixture will reduce carbon emissions by more than 75% compared to the retiring coal-fired technology. Earlier post.).
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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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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. from coal. Natural gas. Geothermal.
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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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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. The findings suggest that developing nations are moving toward cleaner power but not nearly fast enough to limit global CO 2 emissions. thousand terawatt-hours in 2018, up from 6.4
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In a first, renewables beat coal in the US power sector in 2022
Electrek
MARCH 27, 2023
For the first time ever, renewable power generation – that’s wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal – exceeded coal-fired generation in the US electric power sector in 2022, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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Renewables to overtake coal as largest global electricity source in 2025
Teslarati
JANUARY 15, 2024
During the COP28 climate conference held in Dubai last month, world leaders from over 130 national governments agreed to set a goal to triple world renewable energy installations by 2030. There are still some big hurdles to overcome, including the difficult global macroeconomic environment.” “For
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Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be
Baua Electric
APRIL 29, 2024
Nevada utility NV Energy’s largest battery energy storage system sits on a former coal-fired power plant site and will save customers a lot of money. Energy Vault will maintain the system. It’s a two-hour energy storage system that stores and dispatches excess wind and solar power.
Energy from renewables will soon be cheaper than from coal—in many world regions
Green Car Reports
MARCH 17, 2020
Renewable energy is not just better for the environment, it's also becoming cheaper than coal for electricity generation in many parts of the world, according to a new report.
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Rivian, BrightNight and The Nature Conservancy Unite to Transform Starfire Coal Mine into Kentucky’s Largest Solar Farm
Electric Cars Report
JULY 29, 2023
Starfire Mine, formerly one of the largest coal mines in the United States, will be the new site of a solar energy center. The announcement was made by global renewable power producer BrightNight CEO Martin Hermann, Rivian Automotive Inc. Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe, and The Nature Conservancy CEO Jennifer Morris.
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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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Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2020
in 2019 based on preliminary energy and economic data. This decline was due almost entirely to a drop in coal consumption. Coal-fired power generation fell by a record 18% year-on-year to its lowest level since 1975. Coal-driven decline. Industrial emissions (both energy and process) rose by 0.6%.
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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?
EV Adoption
MAY 25, 2021
One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. Heavy Coal Using States Accounted for Only 10% of EV Sales in 2020. And so “EVs are bad.” of EV sales in 2020.
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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. Geothermal 0 0 Solar 0 8.8 Natural gas 87.9
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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. That collapse resulted in an impressive 19% reduction in the EU’s power sector emissions. Wind and solar power are now taking center stage. compared to 2022.
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Breaking: US, other G7 countries to phase out coal by early 2030s
Baua Electric
APRIL 29, 2024
In a historic agreement, the G7 just agreed to phase out coal in the first half of the 2030s, according to statements made today. The US is in line with the G7 average (16%), while the other G7 members have mostly already phased out coal: France (0.4%), the UK (1.4%), Canada (5%), and Italy (5.3%). Get started here. –
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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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The US could save $5.6B a year if it switched from coal to solar – study
Electrek
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Electricity from solar is cheaper than sourcing it from coal-fired power plants, according to a new article published in the journal Energy and Environmental Materials. a year if it switched from coal to solar – study appeared first on Electrek. more… The post The US could save $5.6B
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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.
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Virginia is getting a 764 MW bump in solar power capacity
Baua Electric
APRIL 1, 2024
Photo: Dominion Energy Virginia Virginia has approved over a dozen new solar projects that will significantly boost Dominion Energy’s clean energy capacity. That’s enough to power nearly 200,000 homes at peak output. The solar farms are expected to come online by 2026. million homes at peak output.
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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. . The project was aimed at providing a more robust and lower emissions power system for Australians. Credit: Tesla Energy). Tesla answered the Board’s invitation.
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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. billion tonnes.
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New England to become the second coal-free region in the US
Baua Electric
MARCH 29, 2024
Photo: PSNH/Flickr Both of New Hampshire’s coal plants are shutting, making New England the second coal-free region in the US. That’s following a settlement between Sierra Club, The Conservation Law Foundation, EPA, and Granite Shore Power. That will make New Hampshire the 16th coal-free state.
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EIA: CO2 emissions from US power sector have declined 28% since 2005
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 24, 2018
US electric power sector CO 2 emissions have declined 28% since 2005 because of slower electricity demand growth and changes in the mix of fuels used to generate electricity, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Source: US EIA, US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions , 2017.
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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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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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New wind and solar power costs less than keeping old coal running
Green Car Reports
MARCH 29, 2019
But that's what's happening with renewable energy now, according to a new report published by Energy Innovation. For most of their history, the knock on renewable wind and solar power is that they cost more than fossil fuels.
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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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Solar, wind to lead US power generation growth for the next 2 years
Baua Electric
JANUARY 16, 2024
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that solar and wind will lead US power generation growth for the next two years in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. The EIA also expects wind power generation to grow 11% from 430 billion kWh in 2023 to 476 billion kWh in 2025.
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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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Tesla Megapack battery turns on to replace Hawaii’s last coal plant
Baua Electric
JANUARY 11, 2024
A Tesla Megapack battery system has officially turned on to replace Hawaii’s very last coal power plant. In early 2022, we reported that Tesla is deploying Megapacks at a new energy storage project that will replace Hawaii’s last remaining coal plant. It will enable better use of the state’s increasing renewable energy.
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EGEB: Rooftop solar could match annual total US power generation
Electrek
OCTOBER 18, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US has enough usable rooftop space to deploy solar that would match current generation levels. Renewables will make up most global generation increases to 2050, but will coal still hang around? Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.
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Chevy Dealership Adds Solar Trackers
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 11, 2022
Cutting pollution and global heating emissions in the United States is dependent more than anything else on 1) shifting from fossil fuel powered vehicles to electric vehicles and human-powered transit, and 2) switching from coal and natural gas to solar and wind energy.
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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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EGEB: In 2020, 78% of new US power installations were clean energy
Electrek
AUGUST 3, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US installed a record 26 gigawatts of new clean energy in 2020, according to a new report. In 2020, the number of producing US coal mines fell to the lowest number since 2008. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.
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BloombergNEF reports 11% year-on-year rise in renewable energy financing in the first half of 2022, for a total of $226B
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2022
Global investment in renewable energy totaled $226 billion in the first half of 2022, setting a new record for the first six months of a year, according to Renewable Energy Investment Tracker 2H 2022, a new report published by research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). billion raised—up 63% on the previous year. The 2Q figure, at $3.9
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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand
Cars That Think
JANUARY 18, 2023
When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. It is a daunting question that a startup called Polar Night Energy, in the small and chilly nation of Finland (Figure 1), is attempting to answer.
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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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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 NEO 2018 sees $11.5
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Tesla Virtual Power Plant is providing energy security to Australian homes
Teslarati
MAY 14, 2021
A few years ago, Tesla teamed up with the Government of South Australia and various energy authorities to build South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant. Today, the Tesla-powered VPP seems to be providing substantial energy security to Australian homes. So that gives people energy security.
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