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AUGUST 24, 2010

The United States used significantly less coal and petroleum in 2009 than in 2008, and significantly more wind power. hydro, wind and solar) in BTU-equivalent values by assuming a typical fossil fuel plant heat rate."End quadrillion BTUs in 2008. Wind power increased dramatically in 2009 to.70 51 in 2008.

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JANUARY 20, 2014

At the end of December 2013, Volvo Construction Equipment’s (CE) Braås facility, a 45,000 m 2 -site in southern Sweden, which specializes in the design and manufacture of articulated haulers, became powered entirely by renewable energy sources, including wind, biomass and hydropower. generated from renewable sources).

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency John Laird released a landscape-level draft renewable energy and conservation plan covering more than 22 million acres in the California desert. The plan also includes an analysis of the potential environmental impacts of these alternatives.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

US subsidies for fuels and renewable energy, 2002-2008. The study, “Estimating US Government Subsidies to Energy Sources: 2002-2008”, found that fossil fuels benefited from approximately $72 billion over the seven-year period, while subsidies for renewable fuels totaled $29 billion. Source: Adeyeye et al. Adeyeye et al.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

ScanWind is a developer of advanced drive train and control wind turbine technologies aimed at offshore deployment. The ScanWind turbine technology will join GE’s family of wind turbines that includes the GE 1.5-megawatt megawatt series, the most widely deployed wind turbine in the world with more than 12,000 now in operation.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The California Air Resources Board adopted unanimously a regulation establishing a 33% renewable electricity standard. Under the regulation, one-third of the electricity sold in the state in 2020 must come from renewable sources of energy. The new regulation will be one of AB 32’s largest emission-reduction strategies.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Xcel Energy has released the preliminary results from its wind-to-battery (W2B) storage project in Minnesota, and termed the technology successful. In October 2008, Xcel began testing a one-megawatt sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery ( earlier post ) to demonstrate its ability to store wind energy and move it to the electricity grid when needed.

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MAY 9, 2011

A renewable energy share of around 30% by 2030 would be “appropriate” for the UK, with scope for a higher share (e.g. A renewable energy share of around 30% by 2030 would be “appropriate” for the UK, with scope for a higher share (e.g. —Renewable Energy Review. Renewable transport.

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MAY 10, 2011

Ranges of global technical potentials of renewable energy sources derived from studies analyzed in SRREN report. The authors reviewed more than 160 existing scientific scenarios on the possible penetration of renewables by 2050, alongside environmental and social implications; and then reviewed with four of these in-depth.

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MARCH 17, 2010

In 2009, combined global revenue for the three major clean-energy sectors—solar photovoltaics (PV), wind power, and biofuels—grew by 11.4% over 2008, reaching $139.1 Wind power (new installation capital costs) is projected to expand from $63.5 Last year’s global wind power installations reached a record 37,500 MW.

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JUNE 29, 2010

and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the joint development of renewable energy and electric vehicles. Raser first unveiled its Extended Range Series Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) drive system, developed with FEV, at the 2008 SAE World Congress in Detroit. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 29, 2018

Electricity generation from variable renewable electricity sources (VRE) such as wind and solar power has grown rapidly and is expected to continue to do so. This is necessary because power generation from renewable energies depends on availability of sun and wind and can therefore only be controlled to a limited extent.

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MARCH 15, 2009

Renewable energy technologies could generate 40% of the world’s electricity by 2050, according to research presented at the International Scientific Congress “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions”. More specifically, Germany has more than doubled its share of renewable energy since 2000. Professor Petersen.

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JULY 15, 2014

In 2008, Uruguay committed to diversifying its sources of electricity. Today, 84% of the country’s electricity comes from renewable sources and the government’s target is to extend this figure to 90% due, in part, to the development of wind farms which stand to produce one-third of Uruguay’s electricity by 2016.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In areas such as Hawaii, where renewable energy resources account for a large portion of the grid’s total electrical capacity, intermittent renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar, become less desirable. It is tasked to demonstrate hydrogen technology and its potential applications within the Defense Department.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2009

The recently concluded Alberta Renewable Diesel Demonstration (ARDD), Canada’s largest cold-weather study of bio-derived diesel fuels, demonstrated the successful on-road use of low-level blends of biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester, FAME) and hydrogenated-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) in a range of Canadian climatic conditions.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

Since 2008, JetBlue has already offset more than 2.6 JetBlue has agreed to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and a pioneer in renewable jet fuel, starting in 2020. Neste MY Renewable Jet Fuel is produced 100% from waste and residue raw materials.

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JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008).

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MARCH 27, 2017

The non-fossil electricity generation share, including both nuclear and renewables, in 2015 equaled that of coal at 34% in 2015. Hydropower, which historically has been the largest source of renewable electricity generation, has also lost share, falling from 34% of non-fossil fuel generation in 1997 to 19% in 2015.

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JULY 16, 2009

million as one of 21 DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy grants through the Geothermal Technologies Program. A new study by NYU Stern found that geothermal and wind energy are more efficient, and are yielding greater returns on the R&D invested in them, than most other renewable energy alternatives. 2009.01.004.

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JUNE 13, 2012

Fossil fuels still dominated energy consumption with 87% market share, while renewables rose fastest but are still only 2% of the global total. There was a record decline in EU gas consumption (-9.9%) driven by the weak economy, high prices, warm weather and continued growth in renewable power generation. Renewables.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Effective 1 October 2011, Siemens realigned its renewables business into two independent units. The former Renewable Energy Division was split into two new divisions: Wind Power and Solar & Hydro. This technology is effectively similar to a wind turbine, with the rotor blades driven not by wind power but by tidal currents.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

To create true zero emission technology, electricity must come from renewable sources – and now Ford is taking the lead with wind power. The company has put two giant wind turbines, each standing more than 150 metres tall, into service at its Ford Genk plant in Belgium. 1.6litre engine production line.

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Fast forward to 2008 and Wallace started taking advantage of the internet’s ability to reach vast amounts of people simultaneously. According to the US Energy Information Administration: “In 2022, renewable energy sources accounted for about 13.1% Renewable energy sources accounted for about 21.5% of total U.S.

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MARCH 5, 2015

This Vehicle to Grid (V2G) system consists of the Endesa two-way charger and an energy management system that can also integrate such off-grid, and renewable, power generation as solar panels and wind turbines. Endesa first showcased its V2G technology in 2008 in Smartcity Malaga, the Enel Group testing ground for smart cities.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

Hycagen was founded in 2008 and has developed a number of fuels using its proprietary enzyme- and catalyst-based processes. Telgenco’s generator management system is also able to control and monitor a wide range of renewable power systems including wind and solar based solutions. —Telgenco CEO Simon Albury.

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AUGUST 15, 2014

Worldwide,the UC Davis team notes, public funding for RD&D and policies supporting hydrogen is trending upwards (with the notable exception of the United States where federal support has fallen by about 60% from its peak in 2008, although states have moved to support hydrogen).

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MARCH 12, 2012

The report groups the efforts into five main categories: increasing energy independence through increased domestic production of oil and natural gas; building a 21 st century transportation sector; investing in clean energy, including renewables and nuclear; building more livable communities; and innovating for the next generation.

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JANUARY 21, 2017

These include cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars and zero emission vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable energy, waste diversion from landfills, water conservation, improvements to energy efficiency in homes and businesses, and a Cap-and-Trade Program. The first Scoping Plan required by Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) was adopted in 2008.

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MARCH 31, 2011

from the 2008 level, according to Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2009 , a report released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). per year from 1990 to 2008. Also contributing was an increase in renewable energy consumption, led by wind and hydropower. Click to enlarge. of total emissions).

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JANUARY 3, 2014

However, the National Development Plan for Oil Shale Use for 2008-15 calls for reducing annual extraction while preserving the country’s strong energy security. Renewable energy is another solution. Renewables, particularly biomass for heat, provided 14.6% In 2012, Estonia mined 15.86 million tonnes.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

In 2008, the state launched the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI), a partnership with the US DOE with a goal of generating 70% or more of Hawaii’s energy through energy efficiency and clean, renewable resources such as solar, wind, wave, biofuels, and geothermal.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

The California Green Innovation Index has tracked key economic and environmental indicators at the regional, state, national and international level since 2008. In 2015, California increased renewable electricity to 21.9% California’s renewable generation increased 8.3% Noel Perry, businessman and founder of Next 10.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

The renewable energy captured by the project’s primary solar energy system will help power the production of fuel-efficient small cars, including Ford’s all-new Focus and Focus Electric going into production in 2011, and a next-generation hybrid vehicle and a plug-in hybrid vehicle coming in 2012. Electric vehicle battery charging.

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MARCH 6, 2010

There are four general categories of offsets: (1) biological sequestration projects; (2) renewable energy projects; (3) energy efficiency projects; and (4) non-CO 2 emissions reduction projects. (1) 2) Examples of Renewable Energy Projects. The cap would make fossil fuels more expensive and renewable energy sources more attractive.

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JULY 20, 2012

tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. However the European Union saw the largest decline on record, with -11%, mainly due to warm weather, a weak economy, high gas prices and continued growth in renewable electricity production. tonnes per capita.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

This form of renewable power generation has a significant advantage: ocean currents flow continuously and can therefore be predicted with maximum accuracy. As a result, the volume of electricity fed into the grid can be forecast much more precisely than that of any other renewable energy carrier.

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