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Almost a third of electricity was generated from wind power in 2023: Over half of the electricity generated in Germany in 2023 came from renewable energy sources ...
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Wind energy: Wind power was the most important source of electricity generation in 2023
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Wind power replaces coal as the main source of electricity
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Almost a third of electricity was generated from wind power in 2023: Over half of the electricity generated in Germany in 2023 came from renewable energy sources ...
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Wind energy: Wind power was the most important source of electricity generation in 2023
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Wind power replaces coal as the main source of electricity
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Renewable energy - Wind power instead of coal is the most important source of electricity generation
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Good balance for renewable energy: wind power is replacing coal as the most important source of electricity generation
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Tumble in storage battery costs to boost shift to renewables, says IEA: An expected sharp fall in battery costs for energy storage in coming years will ...
reuters.com/business/energy/tumble-storage-battery-costs-boost-shift-renewables-says-iea-2024-04-25/
China Carbon Permits to Benefit Clean Energy, Hasten End of Coal Plants - Bloomberg
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Planning hurdles holding back the power grid’s race to renewables: Wind and solar farms are waiting up to two years for planning permission ...
theage.com.au/business/the-economy/planning-hurdles-holding-back-the-power-grid-s-race-to-renewables-20240423-p5fm0u.html
Buildings as batteries? For net zero, we need bright spark ideas like this: Office blocks have an important part to play in our efforts to limit further climate ...
smh.com.au/business/the-economy/buildings-as-batteries-for-net-zero-we-need-bright-spark-ideas-like-this-20240423-p5flxo.html
56% at the start of the year: renewables are producing more and more electricity in Germany
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Erneuerbare-produzieren-immer-mehr-Strom-in-Deutschland-article24902492.html
New EPA rules would force some plants to capture emissions, shut down: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says new rules that would ...
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Quick Glance: New EPA Rules Target Emissions Reduction at Power Plants
- The Biden administration aims to compel coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or close down.
- The rules target limiting greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants and reducing toxic pollutants from coal-fired plants.
- The plan includes measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, toxic wastewater pollutants, and safely manage coal ash.
- The actions are expected to face opposition from industry groups and Republican-leaning states, while environmental groups see it as a crucial step in combating climate change.
California just went 9.25 hours using only renewable energy: California is breaking renewable energy records: Nearly every day for the last six weeks ...
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Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants
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JPMorgan warns of need for ‘reality check’ on phasing out fossil fuels: US bank says higher interest rates, inflation and global conflict have dented outlook for ...
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Quick Glance: JPMorgan warns of Need for 'Reality Check' on Phasing out Fossil Fuels
- JPMorgan warns of setbacks in transitioning to renewable energy due to higher interest rates, inflation, and global conflicts.
- Investment in renewable energy currently offers subpar returns, potentially leading to social unrest.
- JPMorgan forecasts increasing demand for oil and gas until 2030, highlighting challenges in transitioning to renewable energy.
- Wood Mackenzie warns of the impact of higher interest rates on transitioning to a global net-zero economy, especially for renewables and nuclear power.
Renewable energy is slashing emissions, now it’s cutting prices too: Wholesale electricity prices are down as the share of renewable energy in the grid continues ...
smh.com.au/politics/federal/renewable-energy-is-slashing-emissions-now-it-s-cutting-prices-too-20240422-p5flqy.html
The green energy ‘big bets’ Australia needs to go after: Sun Cable cofounder: Sun Cable’s cofounder wants Australia to think bigger about the green energy switch ...
smh.com.au/business/the-economy/the-green-energy-big-bets-australia-needs-to-go-after-sun-cable-cofounder-20240419-p5fl8z.html
A Golden Age of Renewables Is Beginning, and California Is Leading the Way: California has hit record-breaking milestones in renewable electricity generation ...
scientificamerican.com/article/a-golden-age-of-renewables-is-beginning-and-california-is-leading-the-way/
2023 was record year for wind installations: Research: Last year saw record wind power installations worldwide, with a total of 117 gigawatts in new capacity ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4597313-2023-record-year-wind-installations/
Australia's first solar garden sprouts in Grong Grong, taking the renewables boom to the community
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Horror scenario unfounded: Habeck: Electricity prices have fallen significantly since the nuclear power plant was shut down
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Habeck-Strompreis-seit-AKW-Abschaltung-deutlich-gefallen-article24871913.html
FDP plans reform of pensions, citizens' income and electricity - what it means for you
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2023 was a record year for wind power growth – in numbers: The global wind industry installed 117 GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best year ever for ...
electrek.co/2024/04/17/2023-was-a-record-year-for-wind-power-growth-in-numbers/
Opinion | Trump’s Re-Election Would Be Disastrous for the Climate: The return of Trump to the White House would be disastrous for the planet.
nytimes.com/2024/04/20/opinion/trump-biden-climate-election.html
One year after the nuclear phase-out: were the concerns justified?: Power outages, imported nuclear energy, more coal: how justified were the concerns following ...
zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/deutschland/atomausstieg-versorgungssicherheit-strom-import-kohle-100.html
Wind energy: What high-altitude wind turbines can achieve: High-altitude wind turbines could supply twice as much energy as existing ones ...
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Pennsylvania governor eyes solar power for 50 percent of state agencies: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Monday announced the state’s efforts to make half ...
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How do you build without over polluting? That's the challenge of new Catan board game
npr.org/2024/04/22/1245096795/catan-board-game-climate-change-pollution
Sydney set for giant pumped hydro project to rival Snowy 2.0: A green energy company backed by WaterNSW plans to use an abandoned coal washery as the site for a ...
smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-set-for-giant-pumped-hydro-project-to-rival-snowy-2-0-20240408-p5fi6r.html
Amid decline, coal seeks new champions in Washington: The industry's most influential bipartisan backers are leaving, but others will take their place — at least ...
politico.com/news/2024/04/26/coal-fuel-future-decline-00153666
Wind-assisted vessels could make commercial shipping climate-friendly: Is a revolution in commercial shipping to take place? Eighty percent of all international ...
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Wind-assisted vessels could make commercial shipping climate-friendly: Is a revolution in commercial shipping to take place? Eighty percent of all international ...
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Anglo American rejects BHP's $39 billion takeover proposal: Anglo American rejected rival miner BHP Group's 31.1 billion pound ($39 billion) takeover proposal on ...
reuters.com/markets/commodities/bhp-shares-fall-36-after-making-39-bln-bid-rival-anglo-american-2024-04-26/
Quick Glance: BHP Proposes Acquisition to Anglo American
- Anglo American receives BHP buyout proposal, reshaping the copper market.
- The proposal involves BHP acquiring Anglo shares, sparking industry transactions.
- Anglo reviews proposals after profit decline, plans demergers to reduce South Africa exposure.
- The potential deal could make BHP the world's largest copper producer with market impacts.
More Americans worried about climate change, but few think Biden's climate law will help, AP-NORC poll says
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China Leads Global Coal Power Surge With New Plants, Capacity at Record: Global coal-power capacity rose to a record last year, led by a surge in new plants in ...
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China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate goals: China's coal consumption will fall by just one-third by 2040, according to a report ...
reuters.com/world/china/china-cant-quit-coal-by-2040-researchers-say-despite-global-climate-goals-2024-04-23/
Trump rails against wind energy in fundraising pitch to oil executives: “I hate wind,” the former president told oil industry officials at a recent Mar-a-Lago ...
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/04/17/trump-wind-power-oil-executives/
26 barges break loose in Pittsburgh, travel uncontrollably down Ohio River: More than two dozen barges broke loose on the Ohio River in Pittsburgh ...
nypost.com/2024/04/13/us-news/26-barges-break-loose-in-pittsburgh-travel-down-ohio-river/
Short-sighted energy policy: the nuclear phase-out is window dressing: The nuclear phase-out a year ago was wrong. Instead of new gas-fired power plants ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/klima-nachhaltigkeit/kurzsichtige-energiepolitik-der-atomausstieg-ist-augenwischerei-19659615.html
Nuclear phase-out: high electricity prices - Does Germany lack nuclear power plants?
wiwo.de/unternehmen/energie/ein-jahr-atomausstieg-fehlen-deutschland-die-kernkraftwerke/29753670.html
Two countries in Europe are powered by 100% renewable energy as wind capacity soars
euronews.com/green/2024/04/17/wind-energy-saw-record-growth-in-2023-which-countries-installed-the-most
Offshore wind projects have been dogged by inflation and culture wars. Now they’re making a comeback
cnn.com/2024/04/18/climate/offshore-wind-us-costs-inflation/
Why East Germany is experiencing a green revolution: Billions are currently being invested in chip factories and green technologies in eastern Germany ...
stern.de/panorama/wissen/warum-ostdeutschland-eine-gruene-revolution-erlebt--34607506.html
Wind farm stopped: Siemens Gamesa turbine loses huge rotor blade: 34 Siemens Gamesa turbines work in a wind farm near Oslo. Most recently, almost half of them ...
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Liquefied gas is too expensive: RWE boss: Industry will not fully recover: The move away from Russian natural gas has led to significantly higher energy costs in ...
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Despite the energy transition: economics expects high electricity prices in the future
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The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.: A rarely used technique to upgrade old power lines could play a big role in fixing one of the ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/09/climate/electric-grid-more-power.html
A corporate lobby swayed Centre's decisions while its members filled BJP's coffers.
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Agreement of the traffic light faction: New solar package to promote the expansion of balcony power plants
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Finally! Tough new safety rules on silica dust are out to protect miners' lungs: Addressing a problem first identified 50 years ago, federal regulators say ...
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/16/1245011608/silica-dust-mine-safety-coal-black-lung-final-rule
Chevron arm launches $500 million fund to invest in low carbon technologies
reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/chevron-arm-launches-500-million-fund-invest-low-carbon-technologies-2024-04-16/
Solar energy for the socket: “Solar package” simplifies the use of home power plants
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BLUETTI expands its Solar+ program to three more states: Following a successful launch in Texas last year, BLUETTI is expanding its Solar+ program to California ...
electrek.co/2024/04/12/bluetti-expands-its-solar-program-to-three-more-states/
Southeast Asia 'woefully off track' on green investment, Bain says: South East Asia is
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King Charles is bringing green ideas home to Sandringham: King Charles III is making plans to install around 2,000 solar panels in the grounds of Sandringham ...
cnn.com/2024/04/26/uk/royal-newsletter-king-charles-sandringham-solar-farm-plans-intl-gbr-scli/
US power system set to cut coal use to record lows: Utilities in the United States are on track to cut the share of coal in national power generation to record ...
reuters.com/business/energy/us-power-system-set-cut-coal-use-record-lows-maguire-2024-04-09/
Eintracht Frankfurt: Ekitiké is now forgoing so much coal | Sports: Hugo Ekitiké will stay at Eintracht Frankfurt until 2029. What he earns now compared to his ...
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Paul Hansch is the last coal dealer in Emden: Paul Hansch, the last coal dealer in Emden, shares vivid memories of his craft and the family tradition since 1925 ...
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TotalEnergies sees first quarter earnings drop on lower gas prices: Declining natural gas revenues dampened the company’s performance in the first quarter of ...
euronews.com/business/2024/04/26/totalenergies-sees-first-quarter-earnings-drop-on-lower-gas-prices
FG will stem irregular migration to Europe — Tinubu: President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said Nigeria’s high-grade lithium deposits can power the clean energy ...
punchng.com/fg-will-stem-irregular-migration-to-europe-tinubu/
US’s power grid continues to lower emissions—everything else, not so much: Excluding one pandemic year, emissions are lower than they've been since the 1980s ...
arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/uss-carbon-emissions-drop-slightly-mostly-due-to-using-less-coal/
Bitcoin is a climate sinner, right? This is how “green” mining could work: Bitcoin mining is considered extremely harmful to the environment because it uses ...
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Oman and UAE sign pacts, MoUs in various fields: A memorandum of understanding in the field of investment was signed between the Ministry of Commerce ...
timesofoman.com/article/144701-oman-and-uae-sign-pacts-mous-in-various-fields
Breakthrough for renewable energy? Bundestag approves solar package: The Bundestag has passed Solar Package I. A law that could advance the energy transition in ...
schwaebische-post.de/welt/wirtschaft/bundestag-beschliesst-solarpaket-durchbruch-fuer-erneuerbare-energie-zr-93035382.html
State-run energy firms line up for green IPOs: Nearly a dozen issues to follow NTPC Green Energy's proposed Rs 10,000-crore offer.
financialexpress.com/market/ipo-news-state-run-energy-firms-line-up-for-green-ipos-3468655/
Energy-Hungry AI Is Eating the Planet. But Is It Also Humanity's Best Hope?: AI has the potential to help humanity build a more sustainable future ...
pcmag.com/articles/power-hungry-ai-is-eating-the-planet-is-it-also-our-best-chance-to-save
Hannover 96: Contract extended! Ron-Robert Zieler | Sports: Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler stays at Hannover 96 - and avoids a lot of coal!
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Energy transition: heat and cold from underground - Golem.de: Aquifer storage, i.e. water-bearing layers in deep rock, could significantly improve the climate ...
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Mpumalanga carbon capture pilot project completed: The initiative aims to capture air pollution and store it in the ground
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India expects annual power output to grow at fastest in over a decade: India expects power generation to grow 9.3% to 1,900 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) during ...
reuters.com/world/india/india-expects-annual-power-output-grow-fastest-over-decade-2024-04-26/
China Carbon Permits to Benefit Clean Energy, Hasten End of Coal Plants - Bloomberg
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Saudi Arabia desperately looking for investors to fund Neom 'The Line' project: Saudi Arabia is facing difficulties in funding its $500 billion Neom megaproject ...
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Battery storage costs could fall up to 40 percent by 2030: IEA: A steep decline in battery costs will be the primary driver in the transition from fossil fuels ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4621374-energy-battery-storage-costs-steep-decline-iea/
Why State wants private schools to reduce fees: The ministry also wants private schools to adopt use of clean energy.
nation.africa/kenya/news/education/why-state-wants-private-schools-to-reduce-fees-4602984
Japan and EU to unify subsidy rules for EVs, solar panels: TOKYO/BRUSSELS -- Japan and the European Union will agree as early as May to create common rules on ...
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Kiwis are learning how to fight climate change – polls: Bucking a common misconception, New Zealanders no longer say recycling is the most effective action they ...
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Clearing the air: Wind farms more land efficient than previously thought: Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable. However ...
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Why Copper Shortages Could Threaten the Energy Transition: Avoiding a climate catastrophe is often portrayed as a question of political will ...
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United Tractors ramps up capex, continues diversification to non-coal sectors - Companies - The Jakarta Post
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Climate change and the environment take a back seat in Emmanuel Macron's speech on Europe
lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2024/04/26/climate-change-and-the-environment-take-a-back-seat-in-emmanuel-macron-s-speech-on-europe_6669674_114.html
The 10 coal kings of German sport! HE collects more than all footballers | Sports
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Carbon at any cost can only end in catastrophe: Concentration of atmospheric carbon stood at 427.04 parts per million on April 17 having risen from 424 ...
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Wind power discussion in Baden-Baden goes into the next round: Baden-Baden should not “overshoot” when it comes to wind power, said Green Party member of the ...
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NRG's WA Parish coal plant will get pollution caps, EPA says: An environmental town hall in Fort Bend brought regional EPA officials in conversation with locals ...
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Portmore JUTC fleet receives 12 new buses: KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet serving commuters in Portmore ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/24/portmore-jutc-fleet-receives-12-new-buses/
Stranded ships exit Baltimore port via temporary channel: Four cargo ships, stuck for about a month at the Port of Baltimore by the ruins of the collapsed ...
reuters.com/world/us/stranded-ships-exit-baltimore-port-via-temporary-channel-2024-04-26/
Saarland: How green steel will change work at the Dillinger Hütte: Steel has been produced in the blast furnace at the Dillinger Hütte for over 300 years - with ...
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How Rheingauwind promotes a wind power project in Kiedrich: On June 9th, the citizens of Kiedrich can speak out for or against wind turbines in their area ...
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Heubach presents his wind power plans in the town hall: Where and how many wind turbines could be built near Heubach, what local residents should get out of it ...
gmuender-tagespost.de/ostalb/rosenstein/heubach/heubach-stellt-seine-windkraftplaene-in-der-stadthalle-vor-93034231.html
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