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Ontario: Now is the time to increase renewable energy, not fossil gas

Enviromental Defense

But rather than ramping up the use of polluting fossil gas, this is the perfect moment for the province to transition to clean and safe renewable energy. Electricity nerds might be writing off the prospect of new gas plant contracts because of the forthcoming Federal Clean Electricity Regulations (CER).

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Unraveling LA’s Hydrogen Combustion Experiment

Legal Planet

Hydrogen’s supply-side has been buttressed by incentives from state and federal governments, refineries and utilities looking to extend the life of fossil fuel infrastructure, and renewable energy companies seeking to take advantage of the huge amounts of clean energy needed to produce green hydrogen.

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The European Energy Transition is well underway and accelerating

Edouard Stenger

Renewables now account for 44% of the EU electricity mix and wind power is now producing more electricity than natural gas. At the beginning of the year Spain, Germany and the Netherlands announced that they generated 50 % of their electricity from renewables in 2023. and 9 GW of onshore wind.

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Circle of Blue - Untitled Article

Circle of Blue

Hydropower generation across California and the American West has declined in this extremely dry year, meaning that electricity providers will lean more heavily on natural gas, solar, and wind power. Luckily, wastewater treatment plants have a source of renewable energy running right through their pipes.

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Ontario could easily phase out polluting fossil gas – if it wanted to

Enviromental Defense

A report commissioned by the Ontario Power Authority (now the Independent Electricity System Operator) identified 64 potential offshore wind power sites in the Great Lakes that could produce nearly 35,000 MW of electricity which is 50 per cent more than our current energy demand. Improve Energy Storage. As the U.S.

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Bad News: Ontario offers contracts for six new polluting gas projects

Enviromental Defense

In the middle of a climate crisis, Ontario is following through on what it said it would do by announcing a flurry of “naturalgas plant projects across Southern Ontario. Naturalgas… sounds good, right? The name is a misleading and cunning rebrand of fossil gas by the oil and gas industry.

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China displays low-carbon tech at the Winter Olympics?

A Greener Life

They have deployed energy-saving technologies such as low-carbon building materials including recycled cement, and what they call smart snowmaking which uses 20% less water than traditional technologies. Fully powered by renewable energy. million tonnes emitted for South Korea’s Pyeongchang Games in 2018.