Renewable Energy
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Environment
Environment USAMore Coal Mines Close Than Open Worldwide, as Countries Go for Renewables
For the first time on record, more coal mines shut than opened on a global scale over the first six months of a year. That's according to the Global Energy Monitor, an American research and advocacy group that tracks fossil fuel development.
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Technology
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Environment
Environment DenmarkThis Country Will Be Able to Provide Electricity from Wind to 7.7 Million Homes
A historic climate agreement in Denmark will quadruple the country’s total offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 – allowing it to generate enough electricity to meet the demand of 7.7 million European homes.
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Environment United KingdomEnergy for 200,000 Homes From the World’s Largest Liquid Air Battery
An energy storage company is building the world’s largest liquid air battery, due to be operational in 2022, that could store renewable energy for weeks with the ability to power up to 200,000 homes for five hours.
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Technology
Technology GermanyThis Thing Floats in the Ocean and Makes Power
A German startup has developed a maritime platform that can generate off-grid renewable energy from waves, wind and solar sources. Its special power: a modular design, offering flexibility unique from other offshore wave energy conversion developments.
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Environment
Environment USACorona Lockdowns Lead to Less Carbon Emissions and More Renewable Energy
The COVID-19 lockdowns led to a reduction in demand for energy as restaurants, malls and offices temporarily closed. Thanks to this, the United States is – for the very first time – projected to produce far more electricity from renewable sources than from coal!
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Environment
Environment UAESolar Power Plant in the Desert Is the World’s Largest – and Breaks Another Record, Too!
UAE’s Abu Dhabi Power Corporation has attracted a record-breaking low bid of 1.35 U.S. cents per kilowatt hour for its 2GW solar photovoltaic project, now set to be both the world’s largest solar power plant and the world’s cheapest, too!
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Environment
Environment United KingdomHere Is Why Britain Broke a 140-Year-Old Record of Not Burning Coal for Power
As of the end of April, Britain has broken its personal record of days gone without using any coal-powered electricity – marking it the nation’s longest duration of generating electricity without coal since 1882!
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Environment
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Environment
Environment EuropeBright Side of Lockdown: Sharp Drop in Carbon Emissions in the Power Sector
COVID-19 has brought with it a positive outcome in the power sector: the first three months of 2020 saw coal-based power generation drop by over a quarter across the EU and the UK, in comparison to last year.