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myenergi lands £30m investment from Energy Impact Partners to drive growth and internationalisation

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Lee Sutton and Jordan Brompton founded UK-based myenergi in 2016 with the purpose of removing the barriers to a greener future, including the technological, behavioural and financial challenges relating to fast adoption of smart energy products, setting the company on a mission to pioneer a simple transition to renewable energy.

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Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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For example, states in the western US (WUS) generally produce a larger fraction of their electricity from renewable and/or “emission-free” sources (i.e., coal, oil, natural gas, and biomass). However, if we transition more of the Midwest’s power generation to renewables, particulate matter pollution is substantially reduced.

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Study Finds that US Subsidies for Fossil Fuels Are Almost 2.5x Those for Renewables

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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. More than half the subsidies for renewables—$16.8

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California lawmakers pass bill to extend life of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, authorize $1.4B loan

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billion from the state to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), the operator of DCPP, to facilitate the extension of the plant. AB 846, was co-authored by Senator Bill Dodd, D-Napa and Assembly member Jordan Cunningham, R-San Luis Obispo, and had broad bipartisan support. The bill also authorizes a loan of $1.4

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Study finds EVs are lowering electricity bills for all customers, not just EV owners – Charged EVs

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Customer savings are projected to increase in the coming years as more EVs and more renewable energy sources are hooked up to the grid. Many future-looking studies have predicted that vehicle electrification would have this downward pressure effect on rates,” writes Jordan Brinn, a Clean Vehicles and Infrastructure Advocate at NRDC.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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Just over 85% of mined oil shale was used to produce electricity and heat generation; the rest was turned into shale oil, retort gas and other valuable chemicals. Renewable energy is another solution. Renewable energy is another solution. Renewables, particularly biomass for heat, provided 14.6% Overview of Enefit280.

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Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

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Commenting on the news, Richard Thompson, Editorial Director at MEED, part of GlobalData, said: For nearly a century, the Gulf’s abundant supplies of accessible hydrocarbons has put it at the center of a gas-guzzling global economy. Territories that were largely desert in the middle of the 20th century are now thriving oil economies.

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