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King Coal will disappear… And King Solar will replace it

Edouard Stenger

King Coal is still the first source of electricity , but this will be very temporary as wealthy nations are ditching it as fast as they can to the benefit or wind and solar. I wrote about it before, both solar photovoltaic and wind power are on exponential curves. These are good news for our climate and our common future.

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Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority To Buy More Wind Energy From Western PA Energy Consortium

PA Environment Daily

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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How Much Land Would it Require to Get Most of Our Electricity from Wind and Solar?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Most studies show that achieving these targets will require an unprecedented increase in wind and solar power to decarbonize the power sector and meet the increased demand for zero- carbon electricity to replace fossil fuels in building, industrial and transportation sectors. times current levels by 2035.

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Analysis: Can Inner Mongolia reach peak carbon this decade?

A Greener Life

The Energy Foundation China predicts that Inner Mongolia will be one of the last provinces to reach peak carbon, sometime between 2026 and 2030. The National Development and Reform Commission’s Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection said in a statement that energy intensity increased 9.5%

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The Bumper Crop of New State Climate Policies Since July.

Legal Planet

In 2026, the threshold will drop to 50,000 square feet. In addition, the Energy Commission adopted a new “virtual power plant” rule, allowing consumer-owned batteries to be aggregated and treated as power plants when they deliver power to the wholesale electricity market. The package also includes six other laws.

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Policy News: June 28, 2021

ESA

billion in FY 2026. The bills reauthorize the Department of Energy Office of Science and the National Science Foundation through 2026. billion in FY 2026. billion by FY 2026. Innovation and Competition Act increases authorized NSF funding to $29 billion by FY 2026. billion by 2026. billion by 2026.

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