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Gas, renewables and CCS must work together to secure a rapid energy transition, DNV GL reports

September 12, 2019 Anand Gupta

Gas and variable renewables will be the only energy sources for which demand is higher in 2050 than today. However, they must work together alongside greater uptake of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to secure a rapid energy transition, according to a new forecast of the energy transition by DNV GL. DNV GL’s 2019 Energy […]

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8 times more wind and solar power needed by 2030 to help meet Paris climate target, DNV GL finds

September 12, 2019 Anand Gupta

DNV GL’s Energy Transition Outlook indicates global temperatures rise by 2.4⁰C by end of century. Energy experts identify a combination of technology measures to curb global warming which includes: Boost solar power more than 10 times to 5 TW, wind power by 5 times to 3 TW and increase battery production for EVs 50-fold by […]

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Offshore Wind-Power Prices Are Plunging

September 12, 2019 Anand Gupta

The cost of offshore wind in the U.K. could soon drop below the level where renewable developers get compensated to add capacity in the latest round of an auction that has subsidized the industry. Developers have submitted proposals in the so-called “contracts-for-difference” auction to win fixed prices for power produced from green sources. The result […]

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WEC24: Ocean wave power has several advantages over solar power, Says, CEO, Inna

September 9, 2019 Anand Gupta

Inna Braverman is CEO, Eco Wave Power, an exhibitor in WEC24. The company has developed proprietary technology for extracting energy from the ocean and sea waves and its conversion into electricity. The technology enables the delivery of effective, sustainable, practical, feasible, and affordable wave energy solutions, which are responsive to the needs of local communities, […]

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Poland’s state-run PKN and PGE to work together on offshore wind

September 6, 2019 Anand Gupta

Poland still generates most of its electricity from coal, but wants to develop cleaner sources of energy, including offshore wind and solar power KRYNICA ZDROJ, Poland: Poland’s biggest oil refiner PKN Orlen and power producer PGE agreed on Thursday to work together on wind farm projects in the Baltic Sea, as a shift away from […]

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Australia Leads The Way As Top Medical Body Declares Climate Change A Health Emergency

September 4, 2019 Anand Gupta

Maintaining that there is “clear scientific evidence indicating severe impacts for our patients and communities now and into the future”, Australia’s top medical body has officially declared climate change a health emergency. The AMA said that it follows similar decisions by the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians and British Medical Association earlier in […]

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Ireland Will Plant 440 Million Trees By 2040 To Combat Climate Change

September 3, 2019 Anand Gupta

The initiative is part of Ireland’s climate action plan, which proposed investments in renewable energy, a new carbon tax and a mass tree-planting effort. Irish officials said this weekend that the country will plant around 22 million new trees across the country each year until 2040, hoping to one day have at least 440 million […]

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Panasonic Joins RE100

August 30, 2019 Anand Gupta

Aiming for Business Operations with 100% Renewable Energy OSAKA, Japan: Panasonic Corporation has joined RE100*, The Climate Group’s global initiative bringing together the world’s most influential businesses committed to 100% renewable power. By 2050, Panasonic will switch the electricity used globally in its operations to 100% renewable energy, and aim for production that does not […]

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16 inventions getting us off fossil fuels and into renewable energy

August 28, 2019 Anand Gupta

Much of the world’s energy is sourced from fossil fuels. Several innovators and companies have developed inventions to help get the world off of non-renewable energy. For example, the HomeBiogas 2.0 turns food waste into gas, producing up to three hours of cooking gas. Source: businessinsider.in

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Sometimes, a Greener Grid Means a 40,000% Spike in Power Prices

August 27, 2019 Anand Gupta

The road to a world powered by renewable energy is littered with unintended consequences. Like a 40,000% surge in electricity prices. Texas power prices jumped from less than $15 to as much as $9,000 a megawatt-hour this month as coal plant retirements and weak winds left the region on the brink of blackouts during a […]

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