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We Need Large-Scale Solar. A New Agreement Points the Way Forward

Union of Concerned Scientists

The solar energy sector is big and getting bigger. That’s a really good thing given the central role we expect and need solar to play in a just transition away from fossil fuels. Those factors combine to make large solar a very attractive prospect, one that potentially offers the lowest costs for customers.

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Reevaluating the Role of Fossil Gas in a Decarbonizing Grid

Union of Concerned Scientists

But gas power plants have also played an important role in helping to maintain the overall reliability of the electricity grid by meeting peak power demands, such as on hot summer days when people turn on their air conditioners. In this plan, almost all of this coal and gas generation is replaced with wind and solar.

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Bolivia has high solar power potential but faces challenges scaling up

A Greener Life

Perched at 3,730 metres above sea level in the community of Ancotanga, the Oruro solar power plant is one of the flagship projects in Bolivia’s energy transition. million barrels of oil equivalent of useful energy that fossil fuels are expected to provide in Bolivia by 2040, according to a WWF Bolivia evaluation.

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The Carbon Capture Boondoggle Begins To Unwind 

Enviromental Defense

The Carbon Capture Facility at the Boundary Dam Power Plant in Saskatchewan went into service in 2014. Photo by Sask Power via Flickr Creative Commons Playing Pretend with the Planet Building out carbon capture on a large scale would require a huge network of dangerous pipelines to transport the carbon to storage sites.

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Even record renewable energy growth did not hamper the fossil fuel sector in 2022

A Greener Life

But despite this, it did not shift the dominance of fossil fuels. Last year a total of 266 gigawatts (GW) of renewables was installed, with solar power leading the field. Unfortunately, coal is the fossil fuel accounting for the highest share of emissions. to its highest level since 2014.

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U.S. EIA: U.S. Electricity Generation From Natural Gas Now Falling Like Coal In Face Of New, Cheaper Renewable Power Plants

PA Environment Daily

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. The forecast share of generation for U.S.

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Analysis: Can Inner Mongolia reach peak carbon this decade?

A Greener Life

The other is to improve the energy structure, replacing fossil fuel sources with alternatives. billion) over the three years 2014–16. But as far as the Inner Mongolian government is concerned, its coal power , coal-chemical, steel and aluminium plants have been built in response to national policies. billion yuan (US$1.7