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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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At the recent Siemens Energiewende-Dialog (Energy Transition Dialogue) in Berlin, the company presented a three-point plan with specific proposals for the cost-efficient implementation of the Energiewende in Germany. The country should give greater priority to high-efficiency combined cycle power plants and wind power, the company suggests.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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A British company, ERM , plans to have a 10-megawatt demonstration project called Dolphyn up and running off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland, in 2026. Denmark is planning a hydrogen island designed to generate about 1 million tonnes of offshore hydrogen starting in 2030. Conventional, or gray, hydrogen: $1.50

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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A key thing, he said, will be to recharge the batteries at an acceptable time for the electricity grid — to “make sure people aren’t charging at the very peak, peak time,” like late afternoon when the electricity grid is already weighted down by demands like air conditioning. So how do energy companies cope with such upheaval?

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80x30: U.S. Clean Energy Standard Accelerates Transition to Renewables

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To reach the 80x30 goal, the US power grid would need to add between 60 and 80 GW of new clean power every year (double the record 35 GW of renewables added in 2020). Many have set renewable portfolio standards (RPSs), mandating that renewables make up a certain part of the power grid. It may seem daunting.

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