A Greener Life

JULY 19, 2023

An offshore wind farm in Europe. Colombia’s Caribbean coast has great potential for offshore wind power projects but is also home to protected areas of ecological importance. Elsewhere, other renewable energy projects have been unable to connect and deliver power to the grid, the National Interconnected System.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

I sometimes ask students to guess what state produces the most wind power. Which seems a little hard to square with the state’s reliance on renewable energy. Which seems a little hard to square with the state’s reliance on renewable energy. Instead, Texas is doubling down on renewables.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

There’s good news in the recently released official data on electricity generation in the United States in 2022: renewable energy has continued to grow, coal power has continued to drop, and renewables are now firmly ahead of coal for the first time ever. They offer a lot of good news about clean energy progress.

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A Greener Life

MAY 5, 2022

Encouraging data released in the report World Energy Transitions Outlook showed that despite global uncertainties renewables continued to grow and show momentum. At the end of 2021 global renewable energy generation capacity amounted to 3.064 gigawatts (GW) increasing global renewable energy capacity to 9.1%.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

Minnesotans are facing concurrent crises of climate change, high energy prices and inflation, and the inequitable public health impacts of fossil fuel air pollution. Renewable energy will help with all of that—but we need a grid that is designed for wind and solar instead of having to rely on expensive coal and gas plants.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 9, 2022

The global weighted average cost of newly commissioned solar photovoltaic (PV), onshore and offshore wind power projects fell in 2021. The global weighted average levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) … Continue reading Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Task Force released a first draft of the report in the spring of 2021. Some of the actions are related to development of renewable energy in Louisiana, whereas others aim to manage emissions. Other strategies focus on switching to low carbon fuels and developing the infrastructure to support renewable energy in Louisiana.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Imagine the dazzling dizziness of looking up at the world’s tallest wind turbine: the Max Bögl Wind AG turbine in Germany stands 808 feet tall—the height of two and a half Statues of Liberty. Wind turbines aren’t just big towers. They are big opportunities for achieving a 100 percent clean energy future.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Above, a VinFast vehicle charges in Quang Ninh, Vietnam, in 2021. The US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Vietnam Urban Energy Security project, helping Vietnam deploy electric vehicles, is one of the numerous U.S. The project advances the Indonesian-led Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with the U.S.,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2023

Along with interim goals and priorities for pollution reduction in environmental justice areas, the law provides authorization and resources for state agencies to enable the transition to clean, renewable energy. Illinois legislators and clean energy advocates celebrate CEJA’s signing in September 2021.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

It’s widely viewed as the “gold standard” for energy projections, even though there’s much debate in the energy community about the validity of the assumptions behind these projections. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022). This year’s projections are a bit grim.

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Acoel

MAY 18, 2021

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Ken Gray. Yet Mainers are questioning whether to accept a new 145-mile electric transmission line that will bring hydropower from Quebec into the New England power grid, removing 3.0 Note also that the hydropower is a “base-load” contribution, not an intermittent source like solar or wind power.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

Nearly all of the alliance members have a renewable electricity standard (RES), which requires utilities in their jurisdiction to increase their use of renewable energy to a particular percentage by a specific year. We found that states have technically feasible and highly beneficial ways to achieve 100-percent renewable energy.

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Edouard Stenger

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Renewables now account for 44% of the EU electricity mix and wind power is now producing more electricity than natural gas. At the beginning of the year Spain, Germany and the Netherlands announced that they generated 50 % of their electricity from renewables in 2023. Please read their full report for more exciting news.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Batteries are key to enabling the renewable energy transition. When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, batteries help store clean energy to continue supplying electricity to the grid and to customers consistently and reliably. A fossil fuel energy grid extracts and expends finite resources.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce For a hearing on “Power Struggle: Examining the 2021 Texas Grid Failure” Written statement submitted by: Michael D. Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable.

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Acoel

JUNE 23, 2021

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Steven Miano. The Biden administration has committed to significantly expanding development of renewable energy. These projects, including solar and wind are welcomed by many. They have the potential to generate significant amounts of energy with a minimal carbon footprint.

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2023

Renewable energy projects have encountered significant opposition in at least 45 states. This report updates and considerably expands two previous Sabin Center reports, published in September 2021 and March 2022. More information about RELDI can be found here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

To ensure the wind industry upholds environmental justice and stewards its raw materials, many companies are replacing balsa with other materials. For example, LM Wind Power has minimized balsa in its blades, substituting in synthetic plastic PET and PVC foams. Click the links below for answers: How Are Wind Turbines Made.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The wind is in our sails on the voyage towards a clean energy future. Wind energy is currently the largest renewable energy source in the US, and the industry is growing fast. The World Bank predicts that the demand for neodymium for energy technologies in 2050 will be 37% of total 2018 neodymium production.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 18, 2023

While floating offshore wind is more challenging to develop than fixed-bottom projects, the Gulf of Maine has the highest, most consistent wind speeds on the East Coast. While the costs of floating offshore wind projects are currently higher than fixed-bottom projects, they are projected to be similar by 2035.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. Mary Ann Perez and Sen. Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen. Senate Bill 119 ( S.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In discussing the late December winter storm that nearly led to rolling blackouts in the MidAtlantic region of 65 million people, Yaw suggested that increasing amounts of renewable energy were to blame for the near-miss and condemned neighboring states for adopting policies that “emphasize solar and wind power over natural gas.”

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

On August 9, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority announced it would be committing to the purchase of wind power and the use of clean energy to support the production and operations of water services. PWSA holds the largest share at 30% of the total, underlining our strong commitment to sustainable energy practices. “It

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2022

Energy Information Administration reported-- in our January Short-Term Energy Outlook , we forecast that rising electricity generation from renewable energy resources such as solar and wind will reduce generation from fossil fuel-fired power plants over the next two years. electric generators averaged $4.88

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 2, 2021

Last week, the Louisiana Governor’s Office hosted Louisiana Wind Week 2021 to assess Louisiana’s future in offshore wind energy development. Louisiana Wind Week followed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s first Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting, which was held on June 15.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Investing in renewable and battery storage: Under DTE’s proposed plan, the company would add 15,400 megawatts (MW) of new solar and wind power by 2042, which it says is enough to power approximately 4 million homes. DTE currently has 3,000 MW of existing and approved solar and wind resources.)

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

One year ago, Ohio passed a law giving county commissioners the ability to veto large renewable energy projects. Since then, the Ohio Capital Journal reports , ten counties have taken the state up on that offer, passing resolutions that restrict or ban large wind and solar projects. Looking Ahead.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 2, 2021

Last week, the Louisiana Governor’s Office hosted Louisiana Wind Week 2021 to assess Louisiana’s future in offshore wind energy development. Louisiana Wind Week followed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s first Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting, which was held on June 15.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. Mary Ann Perez and Sen. Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen. 1] [link]. [2]

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E2 Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The changes are designed to support a renewable energy grid, make buildings more energy efficient, support the use of electric vehicles, and reduce waste and stormwater runoff. Create the newly defined use “energy infrastructure equipment” (EIE), and add it to Use Groups 4, 6, and 14 (ZR 12-10, 22-14, 32-15, 32-23).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). GW record from 2021. Compiled by UCS from Energy Information Administration data as of January 2023.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 2, 2024

Spring is a glorious time for renewable energy. Whatever the weather in March and beyond—in-like-a-lion blustery or out-like-a-lamb sunny—spring tends to be a season of strong electricity production from solar and wind in particular. Solar and wind hit their current peak on the graph in April 2023, at more than 21 percent.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 23, 2023

As people around the world grapple with climate change, scientists and engineers are exploring new and exciting ocean-based solutions to generate renewable energy. Tidal energy is emerging as another clean energy source alongside offshore wind farms and wave energy technology. What is tidal energy?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As a result of these and other strategies we explored in our report, we found that electricity use as a share of US energy demand would jump from 21 percent in 2021 to 53 percent in 2050 under the two net-zero scenarios we analyzed. Energy efficiency also plays a critical role.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In order to reduce emissions, we must phase out fossil fuels—oil, coal and gas—and move towards renewable energy and less plastic and petrochemical production since these products, so dangerous as ocean pollutants, are made from oil. Offshore Wind. Individual nations, like Vietnam, made new commitments as well. Green Shipping.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

By Ceciel Nieuwenhout, Postdoctoral researcher at GCELS and City Council member for GroenLinks On 17 March 2021 the people of the Netherlands will elect a new House of Representatives ( Tweede Kamer) , which also kickstarts the formation process for a new government ( regering). These are strange times to have elections.

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