Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Read the full story from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The next 30 years of solar energy is likely to look very different than the past 30.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Ontario recently re-contracted four gas-fired power plants to generate electricity for the province and appears poised to contract more in the near future. . Take Action: Tell Ontario To Stop Using Fossil Gas Power. Yes, Ontario needs new electricity generation. But there are loopholes.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2023

The country will also target 5,000 kilometres of new transmission lines, an 8% reduction in overall energy demand, and one gigawatt (GW) of distributed generation, with the government putting the plan’s estimated costs at US$86.6 These targets represent a potentially significant shift in Argentina ’s energy mix.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 25, 2021

And now in their latest green move, they’re branching out into energy as they’re to sell renewable energy to households, starting at home in Sweden. Affordable renewable electricity. Building the biggest renewable energy movement. Households will then pay a fixed monthly fee plus a variable rate.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2023

ReImagine Appalachia Faith In Action will host an April 13 webinar on Solar-Powered Faith Community & Houses Of Worship - Saving Money & Ethical Labor from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Participants will learn about how nonprofit entities including houses of worship can help grow solar in our communities.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

Josh Shapiro joined Department of General Services Secretary Reggie McNeil, Constellation President & CEO Joseph Dominguez, and Lightsource bp Senior Vice President Alyssa Edwards to unveil the Commonwealth’s renewable energy initiative, the Pennsylvania Project to Utilize Light and Solar Energy (PA PULSE).

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A Greener Life

MAY 20, 2022

The new 100 MW Oruro solar plant is a boost to Bolivia’s energy transition, but there are obstacles to harnessing the radiation potential of its western highlands. 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.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

Fossil gas power plants currently provide the largest source of electricity generation and capacity in the United States. However, as we replace fossil fuels with clean electricity for heating and transportation to meet our climate goals, these peak demands will increasingly shift to the winter in many parts of the country.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

For California power grid experts, September is a nerve-wracking month, still very much part of danger season on the West Coast. At any point in the summer, extreme heat could trigger electricity supply shortages and rotating power outages. But September is the month when this type of power outage is most likely in California.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 30, 2023

Solar panels in the Bavarian Holledau region in Au, Germany. By Anders Lorenzen The renewable energy sector experienced record growth in 2022 of 1%. They still account for 82% of the global energy supply according to the industry’s Statistical Review of World Energy released this week.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

by Kerry Rippy (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. Department of Energy projects that renewable energy will be the fastest-growing U.S. energy source through 2050. This is one reason that the U.S.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

by Kerry Rippy (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. Department of Energy projects that renewable energy will be the fastest-growing U.S. energy source through 2050. This is one reason that the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 25, 2022

Today, the regional entity overseeing much of the electric power grid in the Midwest—the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)—approved a set of major new transmission system upgrades that will bring billions of dollars in benefits to the region while better enabling states and utilities to pursue transitions to clean energy.

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Environmental Leader

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A solar power project for a school system in Virginia is expected to significantly cut energy costs. The post Virginia School District Solar Project to Offset Electricity Needs appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Physics World

JUNE 28, 2021

A device that can generate electricity while desalinating seawater has been developed by researchers in Saudi Arabia and China, who claim that their new system is highly efficient at performing both tasks. The device uses waste heat from the solar cell for desalination, thereby cooling the solar cell.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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. The company sells electric motorbikes in Danang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and is exploring the reuse of electric batteries and how to power its factory with green energy.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 22, 2022

We all know that to successfully address climate change we need to phase out fossil fuels and switch to electric power. A s we transition our homes and vehicles to electric power, it’s imperative that the electricity sector be clean. Take Action: Tell Ontario to phase out polluting gas power.

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Environmental Leader

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A solar power project for a school system in Virginia is expected to significantly cut energy costs. The post Virginia School District Solar Project to Offset Electricity Needs appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental Leader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The US Department of Energy released a study last Wednesday that suggests solar power could provide 35% of the nation’s electricity supply by 2035 and 45% by 2050. The post Solar Could Supply Nearly Half of US’s Electricity Needs by 2050: DOE appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Pennsylvania Solar Center hosts an August 18 Renewable Energy Policy Webinar - Time To Take Action -- from 12:30 to 1:30. Their agendas are filling up fast, and we need you to keep the sun shining bright on Pennsylvania solar policy!

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Environmental Leader

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Solar powered electricity, including distributed rooftop systems, increased by. The post Electricity from Renewables Exceeded Expectations in 2021, EIA Data Show appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 21, 2022

The most consequential vote to advance a clean energy future won’t be happening in Washington, D.C., It will be happening in the (virtual) boardroom of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which has authority over the bulk electric transmission system across much of the Midwest. or your state capital next week.

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Acoel

MAY 18, 2021

Yet Mainers are questioning whether to accept a new 145-mile electric transmission line that will bring hydropower from Quebec into the New England power grid, removing 3.0 Million tons of regional CO2 per year, and providing energy cost savings to Mainers ($40 million per year in savings) and others in New England. Stay tuned.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Specifically, it is important to understand that solar is not being sited in equal quantities on these three types of land, as farmland hosts far more solar projects (33%) than either grassland (6%) or forests (4%). For comparison, nearly 3% of solar power is currently sited in urban areas. [1].

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Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Chris Johnston is co-author of The Arrival of the Electric Car – An Overview of the EV Revolution Happening Now. The fastest way to shift the transportation sector to environmental sustainability is to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). This makes EVs two to three times more efficient than gas-powered vehicles.

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Environmental Leader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The US Department of Energy released a study last Wednesday that suggests solar power could provide 35% of the nation’s electricity supply by 2035 and 45% by 2050. The post Solar Could Supply Nearly Half of US’s Electricity Needs by 2050: DOE appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

This article first appeared on TribLive.com August 2, 2023 -- Local nonprofits with a commitment to clean energy/utility efficiency can win $50,000 and media coverage through a new program from Citizens Financial Group and Trib Total Media. The deadline is August 18. Volunteer support from Citizens also will be provided.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2023

The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides unprecedented incentives to go solar. Learn how schools can access this funding to save money by permanently reducing your electric bill! Join Philadelphia Solar Energy Association and PHENND Sustainability for a preview of the Solar Schools Toolkit.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 22, 2022

Sharma said the ADB has instructed the ministry to choose the three best sites to begin installing solar farms. “We The Himalayan country currently depends on hydropower for nearly all its electricity generation. Photo credit: Department of Renewable Energy, MoEA Bhutan. Solar energy has become competitive.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

“Clean, renewable solar energy is so important for Pennsylvania’s air quality and reaching one gigawatt is proof that we are making progress towards Pennsylvania’s Solar Future,” said DEP Interim Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. AEPS is administered by the PUC, in collaboration with DEP.

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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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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

degree pathway and don’t hinder the transition to renewable energy. At COP28, countries promised to transition away from fossil fuels and triple renewable energy in the next six years. Taxpayer money should go to climate solutions – like wind and solar power and energy storage.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

“Why pay for polluting energy from a dirty power plant hundreds of miles away when Pennsylvanians can just soak up the sun on our rooftops?” Small-scale solar energy, of which rooftop solar is the largest component - is growing rapidly in the United States, producing 10 times as much power in 2022 as a decade earlier.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The government hopes that this will double the renewable energy electricity capacity which was secured in the scheme’s third round. But the fastest renewable energy technology globally – solar PV – and the cheapest new energy technology in the UK – onshore wind – only receive a meagre £10 million.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

.” The partnership between the family-owned Bluenergy and Udinese is not new as the utility has been a partner of the Serie A outfit since 2018, supplying the club with energy exclusively from renewable sources for the last few years, and recently they acquired naming rights to the stadium.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2023

The province’s electricity operator, the IESO, has already started the process by offering contracts to two new gas plants – one in Windsor and one in Thorold, near St. Those two plants alone are going to cost us – ratepayers i.e. people who use electricity – just over $1.1 Catherines. Take action here.

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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. What are the main solutions?

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