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Environmental Progress
APRIL 20, 2021
This fundamental reality has been obscured by the high complexity of wholesale electricity “markets,” which were created by government policies and regulations and mask the high cost of integrating variable renewable energy sources — until, that is, disaster strikes. 14] The average age of a unit of wind or solar is 6.3 But if the U.S.
A Greener Life
JULY 23, 2021
Japan, a long-time supporter of nuclear power, now has serious hydrogen ambitions. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be powered by hydrogen. The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. photo credit: Kim Kyung-Hoon / Alamy.
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Enviromental Defense
MAY 18, 2021
The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. So why is Ontario planning to ramp up the lone fossil fuel in the mix, when so many other governments are racing to do the opposite to cut carbon emissions? Source: IESO [link].
A Greener Life
JUNE 18, 2021
A person walks past solar panels of the Isyangulovo solar power plant in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan. It is also one of the key areas of concern for France, the UK (where the next climate summit will be held in November) and for Germany, where the Green Party is expected to play a significant role in the next government.
Legal Planet
MAY 26, 2022
The British government is firmly in the grip of the Conservative Party. The Climate Change Act of 2008 was amended in 2019 under a coalition government of the Conservatives and their North Irish allies. In 2022, the government adopted a new energy policy to combat dependence on Russian oil. I’ll post about that next week.
Environmental Progress
MARCH 11, 2021
4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. While there has been talk of bringing solar manufacturing to the U.S. 5] The U.S.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 27, 2024
However, government policymakers in Washington and various states are pulling at these loose threads, threatening to unravel the entire network. Key findings of the report Include: -- Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power Dominate: Fossil fuels, along with nuclear power, currently provide nearly all the power (92%) in the PJM grid. [
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