Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It adds Michigan to the growing list of states, including Illinois and Minnesota , that have adopted standards to increase renewable energy on the grid and move toward 100-percent decarbonization of the power sector. The package represents progress on a number of fronts. What’s In the Bills?

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A Greener Life

APRIL 19, 2022

While Macron has positioned himself as a pro-climate action word leader he is unpopular amongst many climate activists and people on the left, with many disliking his support for nuclear power and pro-business views. Banning wind turbines.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2023

India missed its target to install 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022, and is now trying to make up for that by boosting solar, wind, nuclear, hydropower and bio-power to 500 GW by 2030. Overall, India is also looking to boost its share of non-fossil capacity, which can include big hydro and nuclear to 50% by 2030.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The vision involves using the state’s plentiful nuclear power and renewable energy to separate hydrogen from water, and then using the resulting fuel to power industrial … Continue reading Illinois coalition pins hopes on federal funding for regional hydrogen hub

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the rise in renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind as well as nuclear energy is to dominate the growth in global power supply over the course of the next three years. Photo credit: IEA.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The recommendations include-- -- All Sectors Cap & Invest Program: Adopt a Cap and Invest Program for all sectors of the economy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, not just for power plants, establishing emission limits and a program to trade allowances; -- 30% Renewable By 2030: Amend the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards to require 30% (..)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Each of these lines will transport at least 1,000 megawatts (MW), which, at the scale of a conventional nuclear power plant, is large enough to provide economies of scale in land use, construction, and energy losses. DOE will contract in advance to use a portion of three transmission lines that it selected on October 30.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

On March 7, the Independent Fiscal Office issued its latest Pennsylvania Electricity update that reports the electricity grid is dependent on one fuel for 59% of the state’s electricity generation-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% Energy Information Administration. from other sources. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

This sparked a lot of concerns because it was just a few months after the March 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan. The public was thankfully not harmed by the Nebraska incident, but this was unfortunately not an isolated incident in terms of flood risks posed to the US nuclear power fleet.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Actual generation is tilted a bit more toward fossil fuels and nuclear. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Monday] -- WSJ: BP Slows Transition To Renewable Energy As Oil Bonanza Continues -- Reuters: BP Makes Record Profit In 2022, Boosts Oil Spending -- The Economist: Where On Earth Is Big Oil Spending Its $200 Billion Profit Bonanza? 17 -- Warren Times: Eagle Watch Event Set For Feb.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Grohnde plant is one of the German nuclear power plants which is due to shut down at the end of 2021. A recent report has shed light on the scale of the climate cost of Germany decommissioning its nuclear power plants. Photo credit: Preussen Elektra. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 8, 2023

For any major federal action that affects the environment, such as building an interstate highway or licensing a nuclear power plant, NEPA requires relevant agencies … Continue reading Will faster federal reviews speed up the clean energy shift? environmental law.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

By 2050, gas plants operate at less than 6 percent of their rated capacity during the year compared to more than 38 percent for all gas plants in 2022, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). These results are consistent with other decarbonization studies.

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

Some might see Germany as a climate leader already with its huge focus on building clean renewable energy capacity through its ‘energiwende ’ flagship initiative. While Germany has had a huge focus on renewable energy this has done little to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. In Germany, fossil fuels are king.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

As 42% of the UK’s electricity is generated by gas power plants, it is urgently necessary to make the country better protected against future gas crises by scaling up both renewables and nuclear power.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 28, 2021

First up I look at some of the latest developments in energy research – wind, solar, nuclear and energy storage. I’m joined by Daniel Kammen from the University of California, Berkeley, in the US, whose research interests span renewable energy, nuclear power and public policy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Change #1: 100% clean energy goals have spread At the beginning of 2018, the only state in the country with a 100% clean or renewable energy goal was Hawaii. Now, 22 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have 100% clean energy goals on the books. The list goes on, but you get the point.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

As California decarbonizes its economy, the state will build enormous amounts of renewable energy and energy storage to clean up the electricity sector. And to clean up buildings and industry, many residences and businesses will switch to electricity-powered heating systems (e.g., heat pumps !).

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

The IRA extends and expands several tax credits and incentives, including those for renewable energy investments and production, clean vehicles, carbon capture and sequestration, biofuels, and commercial and residential energy efficiency. The IRA allocates significant funding for both new and existing federal grant programs.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2023

Department of Energy study on the Solar Photovoltaics Supply Chain , over 90% of the components of a solar panel can be recycled, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory reports that solar that has reached end-of-life could reach 1 million metric tons by 2030 and up to 10 million metric tons by 2050. According to a U.S.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Furthermore, the IRA’s tax credits – and direct pay – are in the aggregate uncapped, so the dollars opened up by the IRA are limited only by the ambition of renewable energy developers and investors, including cities. Project Complexity : Renewable energy project structures vary in their complexity.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Those findings might surprise physicists, who will be aware that the energy density of nuclear fission is so high that just a fingertip of uranium has an energy equivalent of 5000 barrels of oil. In it, we emphasize that nuclear is not only a low-carbon source of energy, but is also widely available, scalable and deployable.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

EarthJustice released a statement applauding the proposed hydrogen tax credit justice saying-- “Producing hydrogen by splitting apart water molecules uses a tremendous amount of energy, and the benefits of hydrogen are negated when that energy does not come from new renewable energy that is delivered alongside hydrogen production.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2023

18 PA Renewable Energy Policy Webinar - Time To Take Action [PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Test Emergency Sirens Thursday, Aug. “Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct.

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Physics World

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

From quantum technology and nuclear power to astronomy and medical physics , these case studies offer insights into how different physicists approached the decision-making process, and how they got from their degree to where they are now. There is also a whole special section about the variety of green jobs that physicists can pursue.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Watch the “Renewables Year-End Review: M&A, Tax Equity and Finance Markets” webinar presented by GT’s Global Co-Heads of Energy Project Finance Jeffrey Chester and John Eliason , co-hosted with CohnReznick Capital.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2020

To stimulate change in the state, Virginia needs steadfast change to its energy sector. which set a 30% renewable energy goal by 2030 and a 100% carbon-free goal by 2050 for Virginia. A coalition of the renewable energy industry and environmental groups put forward the Clean Economy Act (“CEA”). other energy bills.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

Updating Renewable Energy Standards - PRESS Twenty years ago, Pennsylvania led the nation by establishing the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS), which successfully promoted new and innovative forms of energy in the Commonwealth. General Richard Zilmer, USMC (Ret.),

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Over the course of the book, Razzouk takes on plastic, flying, nuclear power, offsets, green finance, and a variety of other solutions and non-solutions. He champions renewable energy, hydrogen, and bikes, with lots of nice examples from around the world, and vents about corporate sustainability and cruise liners.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Renewable energy sources are perhaps the most obvious of these, and the transition to them is already under way. “I While studying at the University of Birmingham, UK, Canavan was inspired by a nuclear-physics professor to go into nuclear power. “I Ann Davies , chief operations officer, Lightsource BP.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

crude oil production reaches record highs, while natural gas production is increasingly driven by natural gas exports -- U.S. production of natural gas and petroleum and other liquids rises amid growing demand for exports and industrial uses -- Driven by rising prices, U.S.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2016

As detailed in the RGGI investment plan , these funds are typically used to support energy efficiency and renewable energy programs in New York State. Most of the carbon allowances are auctioned and the proceeds of those auctions are typically used to promote energy conservation and renewable energy programs.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Thank you for your leadership! -- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN] -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 45 Years After Infamous Accident, Why Are They Still Cleaning Up Three Mile Island?

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Last week, on Monday November 14, as part of its Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review , the Ontario government officially announced it would be developing a voluntary clean energy credit (CEC) registry. The reality is that in Canada, d ecisions about adding new power generation are made by provincial governments, not individual investors.

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Environmental Europe

JANUARY 26, 2017

As one previous post on this blog detailed, the current political turmoil in Northern Ireland was sparked by a subsidy for renewable energy production. Though it is tempting to blame political carelessness, the ongoing RHI scandal prompts a broader reflection about renewable energy policy instruments.

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Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Adding in the contributions of nuclear power plants could bring the total share of US electricity generated by “zero-carbon” sources up from 40 percent, where it is today, to almost 70 percent in 2030. Nuclear is by no means ideal, but it is serving to bridge the gap to a zero-carbon future.

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