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Breaking: US, other G7 countries to phase out coal by early 2030s

Baua Electric

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 G7 – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US, plus the EU – are meeting in Turin, Italy. The problem is that whilst coal power has already been falling, gas power has not.

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

Green Car Congress

Further, according to Rystad Energy, Big Oil is expected to pump in $166B into new oil and gas ventures over the next five years, thus dwarfing the currently specified outlay of just $18B (less than 10% of capex) for solar and wind energy projects. NASDAQ:TSLA) a run for its money thanks to its 2016 acquisition of battery company Saft.

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Tesla Megapack-powered project at Queensland Green Power Hub given green light for construction

Teslarati

This marks Neoen’s fourth big battery system in Australia and will bring Neoen’s total battery capacity in operation or under construction around the world to over 6 GW. Consisting of Tesla Megapack systems, the battery will leverage the existing infrastructure of the company’s Western Downs Green Power Hub.

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Elon Musk explains why he is pro-nuclear energy

Teslarati

Elon Musk is arguably the world’s biggest clean energy advocate, and his company, Tesla, has built some of the biggest battery storage systems on the planet. Yet in recent comments, Musk has highlighted that he believes it’s a mistake to stigmatize nuclear energy today, especially as renewables like solar and batteries are still ramping up.

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

Cars That Think

The carbon-free rigs will pack 50 kilos of hydrogen zapped from water using electricity from the refinery’s dedicated solar power plant. And while coal plants still supplied over half of Australia’s power in 2021, change is afoot. 150 GW of wind and solar generation—more than the total installed generating capacity of France.

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Mad Power thoughts

EV Info

Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. This was plain wrong. Energy Solutions.

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

EV Info

Solar also generates a good share of the power generated when the sun shines. We have closed most of the coal plants and several the aging nuclear plants are moving offline as they close for repair of reach end of life. Needs – Solar and Battery. We need more residential generation in the form of rooftop solar.

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