Scientific American

JANUARY 14, 2022

Shipping delays and rising a equipment costs could hamper installations. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

schools to obtain solar power and benefit from cost savings, educational opportunities, and climate protection. One component of that goal is renewable energy procurement for its facilities. With 26 facilities generating on- and off-site solar energy, we can offer key insights on the transition to renewable energy.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

CCS is a multi-billion dollar boondoggle that doesn’t come close to the hype, has significant safety risks, and is a substantial distraction from real climate solutions, such as building more renewable energy, increasing electricity transmission infrastructure, and developing and using storage technology. Want proof?

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Electric vehicles are “the most direct and efficient solution to improving the air quality in Vietnam , and in other countries in Southeast Asia,” Nguyen told Vietnam Investment Review in 2022. Dat Bike is one of numerous partners the US government works with to meet this rapidly growing demand for clean energy. © Dita Alangkara/AP.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

Solar energy production starts to dwindle by September. Solar power peaks earlier in the summer when the days are longer. By September, the sun sets earlier in the evening, and solar power production tapers off when people are still using substantial amounts of electricity in the evening. heat pumps !).

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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. These top-line figures, however, are only indicative. Some of these are exceptionally burdensome.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 23, 2022

Read the full story from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Solar energy is taking off in the United States. Energy Information Agency projects that solar power will account for nearly half of all new electricity-generating capacity in 2022.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2022

On September 21, 2022, the New York Times published an essay by Gabriel Popkin titled “Are There Better Places to Put Large Solar Farms Than These Forests?” For comparison, nearly 3% of solar power is currently sited in urban areas. [1]. By Matthew Eisenson.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Small-scale solar in Pennsylvania produced 2.3 times more energy in 2022 than it did 5 years prior according to Rooftop Solar on the Rise , a new report released by PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center on February 13. Residential solar in the state grew 207% from 2017 through 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The GIANT Company recently announced a long-term renewable supply agreement with Constellation to power its Pennsylvania operations including select stores, fuel stations and perishable distribution centers with renewable energy. In June 2020, The GIANT Company completed a two-phase solar project at its Carlisle, Pa.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2022

By Sharon Pillar, Executive Director PA Solar Center The recently passed [federal] Inflation Reduction Act offers a number of incentives that make transitioning to solar power very attractive to homeowners, businesses, and other organizations. Click Here to sign up for regular updates.

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A Greener Life

MAY 23, 2024

A solar-powered charging station in Yibin, south-west China. Two-way charging could give vehicles like these the potential to stabilise power supplies by discharging stored electricity back to the grid. Most EV owners live far from where renewable energy is generated, in the West. Photo credit: Wang Xi / Alamy.

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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). It also ignores the reality that gas power plant failures correlate with outages that occur in extreme weather.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The article first appeared in The Bucknellian on October 7, 2022 -- Bucknell University is known for many things—stellar academics, superb facilities and superior athletics, but one aspect of the college that is increasing in size and scope is the campus’ focus on green and renewable energy.

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A Greener Life

JULY 7, 2021

New research from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) confirms renewables are continuing to outpace fossil fuels on cost. They found that the share of renewable energy that achieved lower costs than the most competitive fossil fuel option doubled in 2020. Photo credit: IRENA. By Anders Lorenzen.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Kaitlyn Spangler, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Geography at Penn State, will deliver the talk "Towards solar justice in Pennsylvania: tensions of land, farming, and power" at 4:00 p.m. Spangler’s talk is part of the fall 2022 EESI EarthTalks series, “Exploring the Multiple Dimensions of Solar Energy.”

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 9, 2022

On June 30, 2022, the State of California joined the State of New York in adopting legislation that allows state authorities to bypass local laws in permitting large-scale renewable energy projects. Credit: New York Office of Renewable Energy Siting. Law § 94-c(2)(h). 94-c(4)(g). 94-c(5)(e) (emphasis added).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This is a little different than other similar sounding policies like Renewable Energy Standards, which can create some confusion. But while a Renewable Energy Standard treats all sources of qualifying renewable energy equally, the LCFS has a more complicated approach, based on lifecycle analysis.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1

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Physics World

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

China, the world’s biggest producer and consumer of glass, will host China Glass 2022 in Shanghai alongside a number of satellite events 11–15 April. In renewable energy, glass is used for concentrated solar power, photovoltaics and the fibreglass of wind turbines. Supporting the UN’s sustainability goals.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2022

-- Clean Energy Cooperative, Honesdale, Wayne County “On behalf of the Clean Energy Cooperative, I would like to thank the PA Solar Center for this recognition,” said Chris Weigand, President of Clean Energy Cooperative. The Co-op offers its members a version of community solar.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. 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). I’ll start off with the good.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. Fifty percent came from coal and 20 percent came from fossil gas.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

“Solar arrays, like the original wind and water-powered feed grinders (still in use in parts of Pennsylvania), are fueled by the elements. The Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) : The MPC highlights the importance of local renewable energy development in its preamble.

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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. Large solar provided 3.5 It supplied 10.5

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2022

The building, which is currently being constructed, will be built to a gold level of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Construction is expected to be complete by fall 2022. For information on similar funds across the state, visit the PUC’s Sustainable Energy Fund webpage.

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A Greener Life

MAY 28, 2023

A small town generating its own power, a city school equipping its rooftop with solar panels, and a company building solar water heaters that help to cut energy bills: small-scale initiatives across Argentina are showing the active role people can play in building a renewable energy-powered future.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. According to a May 2022 report , utility companies cut power to US households more than 3.6

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Law Columbia

APRIL 1, 2024

Opponents emphasized visual impacts (or, as they put it, “the inconsistency of the industrial solar facility with the rural character of the area”), as well as concerns about the loss of farmland. Notwithstanding this opposition, Oak Run also found significant local support. Smaller projects are permitted at the county level.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Critics of wind and solar routinely raise concerns about how much land would be required to decarbonize the US power sector. NREL LAND-USE MODELING Total area occupied by wind turbines and solar photovoltaic infrastructure (solid colored boxes) is roughly equal to the land occupied by railroads. Map courtesy NREL: Denholm et al.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 19, 2023

According to the country’s Finance Division , as of April 2022, just under 60% of total installed generation capacity used fossil fuels, including gas, oil and coal. Just 3% of generated electricity in the 2022 fiscal year came from non-hydropower renewables.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

. -- WESA: New Energy Co-Op Aims To Make Switching To Solar More Affordable And Easy To Understand In Allegheny County -- PA Cap-Star: Renewable Energy Project Backlog Hampers Projects, Industry Group Says; 13 GW Of Solar Power Waiting In PA Alone Would Create 45,000 Direct Jobs -- WHYY: Got An Idea To Address The Impacts Of Climate Change Along The (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2022

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal A solar power boom generated by new renewable energy mandates is unfurling in the Chesapeake Bay region. Virginia, for example, was ninth in the nation for new solar capacity in 2021. Studies find that sheep farmers often are paid $300–$500 an acre.

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E2 Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

The decision is in response to a request by the petitioner, Auxin Solar, Inc., The Department of Commerce announced Aug. 23 it is delaying the issuance of the preliminary determination in the Auxin circumvention investigation until Nov. The date had been set for Aug.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last month, the British-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported that London-based HSBC, one of the world’s top-10 biggest banks, has helped raise $47 billion for the fossil fuel industry since its 2022 announcement that it would not finance new gas and oil infrastructure. trillion to $1 trillion.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

The last parcel of this property was put under conservation easement in March, 2022. farms annually. -- Pennsylvania American Water for their Paperless Billing / Tree Planting Campaign: In April 2022, Pennsylvania American Water launched a campaign to reduce paper in the environment and plant trees across the Commonwealth.

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