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EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels

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in 2019 to 5,130 million metric tons (MMmt), according to data in the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. in 2019, and gross domestic product, which increased by 2.3% in 2019, and gross domestic product, which increased by 2.3% US energy-related CO 2 emissions declined by 2.8%

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Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline

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in 2019 based on preliminary energy and economic data. Emissions from buildings, industry and other parts of the economy rose, though less than in 2018. All told, net US GHG emissions ended 2019 slightly higher than at the end of 2016. The drop in coal generation reduced emissions by 190 million metric tons in 2019.

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MITEI study finds hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar

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A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. California draws more than 20% of its electricity from solar and approximately 7% from wind, with more VRE coming online rapidly.

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Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction partners with RevoTech on production of hydrogen from waste plastic

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Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has embarked on the development of technology for producing hydrogen using waste plastic and vinyl. The production of green hydrogen using wind power is also well underway on Jeju island. The option of applying small modular reactors (SMRs) to produce clean hydrogen is also being reviewed.

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EIA expects increased US crude oil production, with continued high petroleum prices in 2022

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million barrels per day set in 2019. EIA also published its annual Summer Electricity Industry Outlook , which forecasts that continued US economic growth will increase electricity use by 0.4% EIA forecasts that retail sales of electricity to the industrial sector will grow by 2.8% million barrels per day this year and 12.8

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These canceled New York offshore wind farms totaling 1.7 GW just officially made a comeback

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Rendering: South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Empire Wind Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 and Eversource and Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind previously canceled their offshore wind contracts with New York, but now they’re back. Sunrise Wind is scheduled to come online in 2026, and Empire Wind in 2027.

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Study finds future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables

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A new study , commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping and prepared by Professor Dr. Stefan Ulreich from Germany’s University of Applied Sciences, finds that the global shipping industry will require the equivalent of the world’s entire current renewable energy demand in order to replace fossil fuel use. billion in 2019.

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