In a ‘monumental shift’, EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend
Electrek
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Europe’s coal electricity generation tanked by 26% and gas by 15% in 2023, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember.
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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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. Meanwhile, natural gas, coal, and nuclear generation shares have declined.
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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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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. of electric vehicle sales in the US. of sales.
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A Florida utility ditches coal, doubles its solar, and leaves out a big part of its story
Electrek
AUGUST 9, 2021
Florida utility Tampa Electric Co. has announced it will retire three coal units and double its solar output within two years. more… The post A Florida utility ditches coal, doubles its solar, and leaves out a big part of its story appeared first on Electrek.
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Daily EV Recap: US to phase out coal by 2030s
Baua Electric
APRIL 29, 2024
Add Electrek to your Google News feed. Stay up to date with the latest content by subscribing to Electrek on Google News. You’re reading Electrek— experts who break news about Tesla , electric vehicles, and green energy , day after day. Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.
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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. Get started here. –
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India directs Coal India to invest in EVs & charging pods
Electric Vehicles India
OCTOBER 6, 2021
India directs Coal India to invest in EVs & charging pods. In its many initiatives, the latest initiative the government’s Coal Ministry has asked state-run Coal India to diversify its interests to areas such as electric vehicles and charging stations. Read the complete article about India directs Coal India. .
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US coal-powered electricity will grow in 2021, but don’t panic. Here’s why
Electrek
OCTOBER 19, 2021
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) is projecting that there will be 22% more coal-fired electricity generation in the US in 2021 than in 2020 due to higher natural gas prices – but the coal spike won’t last. more… The post US coal-powered electricity will grow in 2021, but don’t panic.
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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. What’s more, for the first time, wind power, which grew by 18%, surpassed gas, which only accounted for 17% of Europe’s electricity. compared to 2022.
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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. . First, Tesla is firmly against the idea of extending the life span of existing coal and gas generators. . Two main points were driven in the letter.
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Kentucky electric cars now pay two taxes where gas cars only pay one
Baua Electric
JANUARY 1, 2024
Photo by Mobilus in Mobili on Flickr As of January 1st, Kentucky has implemented not one but two new taxes on electric vehicles, both of which are individually higher than what gas vehicles pay on similar units of energy. cents, compared to a current average gas price of $2.78 the rate of gas (or 7x on state property).
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2019 Nissan Leaf Plus, GM EV investments, electric Ford F-150, coal power: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 30, 2019
GM will double its investment in engineering new electric and self-driving cars. A new study shows that electric cars are cleaner than gas, even when using electricity from coal. And results from last week's Twitter poll are.
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Australia’s Coal-Fondling Prime Minister Pretends To Like EVs
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
In a piece of news that hit all channels a couple of days ago, Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Angus Taylor, Minister for Emissions Reduction, were interviewed while filling up a Toyota with grey hydrogen.
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How renewables could beat natural gas in US generating capacity within 3 years – in numbers
Baua Electric
MAY 21, 2024
Photo courtesy of Tom Brewster/BLM California US renewables’ electrical generating capacity could be close to – and may even surpass – natural gas within three years, according to FERC data. Three megawatts each of new biomass and oil capacity plus 1 MW each of new hydropower and natural gas capacity made up the balance.
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IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016
Green Car Congress
MARCH 18, 2017
This was the result of growing renewable power generation, switches from coal to natural gas, improvements in energy efficiency, as well as structural changes in the global economy. The decline was driven by a surge in shale gas supplies and more attractive renewable power that displaced coal.
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Renewables met 100% of the rise in global electricity demand in the first half of 2022
Electrek
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Renewables met all of the rise in global electricity demand in the first half of 2022, preventing any growth in coal and gas generation, according to a new report published by London-based energy think tank Ember. .
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1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that’s curbed oil demand – IEA
Baua Electric
MARCH 2, 2024
The new findings come from the IEA’s annual update on global energy-related CO2 emissions and the just-released inaugural edition of the IEA’s new series , the Clean Energy Market Monitor, which will track clean energy deployment and broadly outline the implications for global energy markets.
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Good news – the world has a real chance of achieving its goal of tripling renewables by 2030
Baua Electric
JANUARY 10, 2024
Solar and wind account for 95% of the expansion, with renewables overtaking coal to become the largest source of global electricity generation by early 2025. The post Good news – the world has a real chance of achieving its goal of tripling renewables by 2030 appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Get started here. –ad*
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Gas prices due to drop in 2024, as EVs plug into cleaner energy
Baua Electric
JANUARY 1, 2024
The cost of gasoline and the carbon footprint of EVs could both fall in the new year. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects combined electricity generation from solar and wind to exceed coal for the first time in 2024. Gas prices, meanwhile, are expected to decrease in 2024. gas prices to average $3.38
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Solar to displace natural gas in the daytime + in summer on the Texas grid
Baua Electric
APRIL 10, 2024
Solar is forecast to displace natural gas in the middle of the day and in the summer on the Texas grid, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Texas’s electricity mix of energy sources managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) electricity grid operator changed noticeably in 2023.
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Penn State University lands $3.3M grant to replace diesel fleets with EVs
Teslarati
JANUARY 11, 2024
million grant from the state that will help it replace diesel fleets with zero-emissions electric vehicles and round out its infrastructure. Additionally, it will install four DC fast electric vehicle chargers and one Level 2 EV charging plug at three locations across the University Park campus located in State College, PA.
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Renewables expand to 23% of US electrical generation in 2023, with solar in the lead
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
of US electrical generation in 2023, according to newly released end-of-year US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. EIA’s latest “ Electric Power Monthly ” (with data through December 31, 2023) reports that the combination of utility-scale and small-scale (e.g., of total US electrical generation. last year.
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Tesla Megapack batteries are starting to live up to their promise
Teslarati
JUNE 29, 2022
When Tesla unveiled the Megapack, the company positioned it as a battery that had the potential to render traditional coal and gas-fired peaker plants obsolete. Typical peaker plants are idle for most of the day, since they are only fired up to provide extra energy when demand for electricity spikes up.
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Tesla’s solar neighborhood in Austin could help TX learn if renewables are viable
Teslarati
JULY 13, 2021
Tesla Energy takes a stand against coal and gas generators in Australia. Elon Musk announced Tesla’s solar neighborhood a few days after Texas Governor Greg Abbott released directives that included streamlining incentives to foster and maintain power sources like natural gas, coal, and nuclear power.
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Indonesia’s Antam to start building new nickel smelter, HPAL plant in 2025 – ET Auto
Baua Electric
MARCH 26, 2024
The projects are part of Antam’s deal with CBL to develop an “ecosystem” to produce materials used in batteries for electric vehicles (EV), and part of Indonesia’s bigger ambition to set up itself as a production hub for EVs. Most nickel processing facilities in Indonesia are currently powered by coal.
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Solar, wind to lead US power generation growth for the next 2 years
Baua Electric
JANUARY 16, 2024
In 2023, the US electric power sector produced 4,017 billion kWh of power. Annual renewable power generation surpassed nuclear for the first time in 2021 and coal for the first time in 2022. The post Solar, wind to lead US power generation growth for the next 2 years appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Get started here.
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Wind, Natural Gas, Solar Provide More U.S. Power, Replacing Coal
Green Car Reports
APRIL 28, 2015
One of the advantages of electric cars is that they get cleaner as the emissions associated with generating the electricity to power them decrease. And the good news for electric-car drivers is that the grids that supply their electricity have been getting cleaner--and will likely continue to do so this year and into the future.
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2016 Chevy Malibu Hybrid, VW Solid-State Batteries, Natural Gas Growth: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
MARCH 25, 2015
Today we look at the powertrain of the upcoming 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, Volkswagen''s interest in solid-state batteries for electric cars, and why natural gas is displacing coal in electricity generation. Today in Car News' All this and more on Green Car Reports.
Tesla suppliers halt production as China faces power issues
Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The production shutdowns are part of the companies’ efforts to comply with Beijing’s tighter energy consumption policy, which is caused by surging coal and natural gas prices, rising energy demand, and the country’s efforts to cut emissions — to name a few. . Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.
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These 10 U.S. states have the most battery storage capacity installed
Teslarati
JANUARY 9, 2024
battery storage capacity has been increasing since 2021, and if the aforementioned goal is achieved, the country will have more energy storage than petroleum liquids, geothermal, wood and wood waste, or landfill gas by the end of this year. As the EIA also notes, U.S. MW Megapack site in the same city.
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Virginia is getting a 764 MW bump in solar power capacity
Baua Electric
APRIL 1, 2024
Once the new projects are complete, Dominion will have more than 4.6 The utility currently delivers electricity to more than 2.5 The state currently gets 6.56% of its electricity from solar, and as of December 2023, coal is still its leading source of net electricity generation, followed by natural gas.
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China’s battery storage capacity growth likely to slow in 2024 – ET Auto
Baua Electric
APRIL 12, 2024
This is particularly important for China, which has minimal natural gas capacity, a more flexible power source than slow-ramping coal plants. They also face difficulties in securing grid connections and selling electricity into China’s power markets based largely on long-term contracts.
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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice
Clean Fleet Report
JUNE 15, 2021
It’s Getting Easier To Go Electric. One of these remarkable initiatives is the introduction of electric cars. Electric cars are a current trend. In 2019, the sales of electric vehicles totaled 1.1 million worldwide during the first half of the year, according to Edison Electric Institute. Europe and China.
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China’s battery storage capacity growth likely to slow in 2024 – ET Auto
Baua Electric
APRIL 11, 2024
This is particularly important for China, which has minimal natural gas capacity, a more flexible power source than slow-ramping coal plants. They also face difficulties in securing grid connections and selling electricity into China’s power markets based largely on long-term contracts.
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U.K. Government Pushes Gasoline Car Ban to 2035
The Truth About Cars
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Other issues, like rules banning the installation of natural-gas home furnaces or forcing landlords to modify properties to become more energy efficient by installing smart meters, have also been delayed by a few years by Sunak. just needed more time. That’s probably true.
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The world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade makes its debut
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The China Electricity Council said in its latest annual report that wind and solar would make up around 40% of the country’s installed power generation capacity by the end of 2024 – up from 36% in 2023. The post The world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade makes its debut appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.
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Mad Power thoughts
EV Info
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
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. Climate Change. This was plain wrong.
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Why Do Japanese Automakers Like Hydrogen Power?
The Truth About Cars
MAY 17, 2023
The Japanese government certainly plays a large role here and has been advocating for hydrogen power for years — much, in the same way, China, Europe, and (to a lesser extent) the United States have been pushing all-electric vehicles. Presently, the vast majority of hydrogen is produced using coal or natural gas as feedstocks.
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Government comes to realize that Hydrogen is not the answer to home boiler replacement conundrum
EV Info
AUGUST 13, 2021
Clueless ministers are scrambling to shore up a key part of the country’s net zero carbon strategy after the findings in a peer-reviewed study suggested that even hydrogen produced using allegedly low-emission methods can be more polluting than gas or coal. The report notes. Hydrogen can also be generated by electrolysis of water.
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The influencer
Electric Auto Association
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Ever since the 1970’s, when he and his brother would take turns sitting in gas lines on Saturday mornings during a severe gas shortage, Earl Cox had been interested in the development of a vehicle that could run on something other than oil-based fuel. Impacting the EV scene for 3 decades. We formed a group, dontcrush.com. “Not
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Tesla Megapack batteries tapped for new 50 MW/100 MWh project in Australia
Teslarati
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Tesla Energy is actively supporting Australia’s transition to a sustainable solar electric economy. In July, Tesla Energy gave its take on the Australian Energy Security Board’s Post 2025 Electricity Market Design.
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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers
EV Info
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Slashing gas storage facilities. No new nuclear power plants operational. Additional fees and charges added to electricity prices. On a good or windy day these produce around 20% of the UK electricity needs. As this shows we are reliant of Gas for 50% of our electricity generation. Outlawing fracking.
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