Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

Renewable energy generation increases faster than any other technology. The good news : EIA is projecting that the share of renewables more than doubles to 44 percent of the US electricity generation mix by 2050, surpassing natural gas as the leading source of power.

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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. GW of gas capacity set to retire, but also slightly outpacing the planned additions of wind power.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Above, wind turbines turn in Sidenreng Rappang, Indonesia. By Leigh Hartman When Son Nguyen lived in the US, he saw rapidly advancing electric vehicle technology and heard stories from back in Vietnam about air pollution. Above, a VinFast vehicle charges in Quang Ninh, Vietnam, in 2021. © Zul Kifli / AFP / Getty Images.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

During the Texas power outages in 2021, Minnesota gas utilities were stuck buying gas at Midwest wholesale prices 4500% higher than usual, passing astronomical bills onto Minnesota consumers—many of whom are already struggling with energy burdens that are higher than average. Source: MISO LRTP Report.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The World Bank predicts that the demand for neodymium for energy technologies in 2050 will be 37% of total 2018 neodymium production. Global demand for neodymium for wind turbines is estimated to increase 48% by 2050. Our modern technological world wouldn’t function without rare earth elements. It is used to make luminous paint.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 2, 2024

Then came a crescendo: Solar and wind generated more than 5 percent of monthly electricity for the first time in 2013, passed the 10 percent point in 2017, and soared past 15 percent in 2021. Solar and wind hit their current peak on the graph in April 2023, at more than 21 percent. kilowatt-hours in 2023.

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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. Carbon capture can use a variety of techniques to remove emissions from industrial and power production operations post-combustion. Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6 Associated Submitted Action Proposals: n/a).

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 6, 2022

In 2021, the fund was in jeopardy due to declining hydropower generation. The fund balance was cut in half , dropping from $146 million in January 2021 to $74 million by the end of the year. The replacement technology needs to compensate for the range of grid services provided by Glen Canyon, which is more than capacity and generation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

PG: Accelerating the deployment of renewable energy creates new opportunities in solar-array and wind-facility installation, which, for example, increases the demand for electricians, pipefitters and welders. Our 100-percent RES scenario triggers a significant decline in fossil fuel use.

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Cresforum

MARCH 10, 2022

In the Unites States’ march to transition to clean energy and reduce greenhouse gasses, resilience may be the most important word to summarize 2021. In 2021, solar and wind power were built at a record pace due to surging demand by companies, households and sound economics. gigawatts commissioned in 2021 compared to 18.7

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

COP27 has been called the “Implementation COP” recognizing the need to make good on previous big commitments and plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including those made in 2021 at COP26 in Glasgow. At COP26 in Glasgow (2021) we saw commitments to establish green shipping corridors via the Clydebank Declaration.

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Frontiers

APRIL 24, 2023

Author: Sorcha Brennan Professor Jayati Ghosh taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi for nearly 35 years, and since January 2021 she has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has authored and/or edited 20 books and more than 200 scholarly articles.

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E2 Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Policymakers and stakeholders have long advocated for updating the Zoning Resolution, which was enacted in 1961, to facilitate modern green technologies such as solar panels and electric vehicles. A “fully-electrified building” is an existing building that complies or is retrofitted to comply with the requirements of Local Law 154 of 2021.

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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. That’s enough to power 39 million homes. Building from the ground, or seabed, up.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Wind power costs fell by half from 2008 to 2021. I don’t mean to imply that technological progress will automatically fix things. Fourteen states now have net-zero emissions targets for the economy as a whole, and sixteen have zero-carbon targets for the grid. Utility-scale solar was an even more dramatic story.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 18, 2023

A proposed offshore wind procurement bill in Maine would go a long way to enable the state to meet its climate and clean energy targets and become a national leader in floating offshore wind technology. NREL and DNV expect floating offshore wind costs to dip to $60 to $80/MWh by 2030 and $45 to $50/MWh by 2035.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

The progress in the numbers The new numbers are from the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA), which collects data from power plant operators from across the country. Solar power increased the most among renewable electricity sources in percentage terms, up 24 percent. It supplied 10.5 percentage points).*

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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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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. In its most severe appraisal of the loss of wind capacity, ERCOT expected 8% of wind power compared to capacity.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 16, 2022

Evidence is accumulating that climate change contributes to conditions that provide more power to storms capable of producing tornadoes. Advances in science and technology help predict tornado activity, so there is rightfully more focus ( here , here , and here ) on improving communication to residents so that they may seek shelter.

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Acoel

JULY 30, 2021

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Jeff Thaler. “I Like Dangerfield, advocates for the clean energy technology known as offshore wind power (OSW) have confronted a regulatory field of danger from hesitant environmental and utility regulators, legislators, beachfront home owners, and a most difficult set of critics—fishermen.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 23, 2023

Tidal energy is emerging as another clean energy source alongside offshore wind farms and wave energy technology. This regularity complements other existing renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. And let me tell you, its development will be something to watch. What is tidal energy?

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A Greener Life

JUNE 6, 2021

In addition, the partners will apply for funding through the EU programme “Important Projects of Common European Interest” (IPCEI) during the first quarter of 2021. We have direct access to the supply of green electricity from wind power – and thus the possibility of actually producing green hydrogen in relevant quantities.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Energy from the sun and wind never runs out and is used again and again. Rechargeable large-scale batteries can be charged with solar or wind power and cycled thousands of times in their lifetime. A 2021 study by Bamana et al. By contrast, nearly every part of a renewable energy grid can be circular.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] Electricity experts are not able to clearly answer the question, “who is in charge of planning, developing and ensuring the integrity of the future power system?” [3]

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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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ESA

AUGUST 30, 2021

UN plans virtual Biodiversity Conference in October 2021 and in-person meeting in April and May 2022. 16, 2021 ). 16, 2021 ). President Joe Biden issued an executive order in January 2021, putting a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on public lands. International. Scientific Community. More News: U.S.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. , 4, 2021); Complaint, North American Sugar Industries Inc. 4, 2021).]] Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. , Specifically, American Sugar claims that two Chinese companies—Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, Co. 4, 2021).]].

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Economic development and innovative energy technology is always welcome in the State of Ohio, but not at the expense of rural communities who do not want them.’”. — Matt Huffman, Ohio State Senate majority leader. An Illinois congressman has introduced a bill that would help the city build a wind power project in Lake Michigan.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Fossil fuel, they argue, will still be needed in the near term as a backstop for the intermittency of solar and wind power and to keep consumer power bills affordable. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory. Some scientists and energy experts say the U.S. Pennsylvania is banking on it.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 24, 2022

10:00 a.m. -- Independent Fiscal Office: FY 2021-22 Revenue $48.15 Other States/National/International -- Bloomberg: World’s Dirtiest Oil And Gas Fields Are In Texas, Russia And Turkmenistan -- The Economist - Technology Quarterly: How To Fix The World’s Energy Emergency Without Wrecking The Environment - Safe Supply v. Billion, $6.24

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ESA

JULY 12, 2021

Congress funded the DOE Office of Science at $7 billion in FY 2021. billion for NOAA, a 19% increase over FY 2021 levels. White House: A prominent critic of the Trump administration’s scientific policies, Gretchen Goldman, has joined Biden White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. billion by 2026. Executive Branch.

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ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

The Intergovernmental Panel on Panel on Climate Change released its sixth assessment report , ahead of the UN Conference of Parties Climate Meeting in Glasglow, Scotland in October and November 2021. by George Cahlink, E&E Daily, 8/12/2021 . degree Celsius of warming earlier than previously predicted.

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ESA

JUNE 28, 2021

Congress funded the DOE Office of Science at $7 billion in FY 2021. The Senate voted to overturn this rule in April 2021. White House: The Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a request for information to help improve the effectiveness of federal scientific integrity policies. billion by 2026. Executive Branch.

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