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Usa: Puerto Rico #energy Plan By June
Apr 12 2018 12:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
More than 50,000 power customers remain in the dark, nearly . . . 7 months after Hurricane Maria. Officials are looking at integrating renewable energy sources, and . . . building micro grids around industrial sites. Assistant Energy Secretary Bruce...
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Follow The Money: Australian #energy
Apr 09 2018 01:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Australian Energy Market Operator, fsays that by 2050, up to . . . 45% of all demand in Australia, . . . will be served by distributed generation, . . . primarily rooftop solar and battery storage, but, also demand response. Networks owners and ge...
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Follow The #money: $10 Billion = 10 Gigawatts
Apr 05 2018 05:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
French utility company EDF has a goal of . . . 100% carbon-free power by 2050. Energy storage will be a big part of achieving that goal. The company already has . . . 5 gigawatts of installed grid-scale storage, but plans to increase that to . . . 15...
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Fcc Approves: #internet Satellite Network
Apr 05 2018 01:45 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Federal Communications Commission, . . . approved an application by SpaceX, . . . to provide broadband services, . . . using satellite technology in the United States, and . . . around the world. 4-4-2018 Source: FCC approves: #internet satellite...
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Follow The #money: Royal Dutch Shell
Apr 02 2018 01:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Shell sketches a future, . . . with drastically fewer fossil fuels. Global coal demand has already peaked, . . . oil demand could peak around 2025, and . . . natural gas could peak around 2035. 4-2-2018 Source: Follow the #Money: Royal Dutch Shell
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Follow The Money: Greece Save's #energy
Apr 02 2018 01:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Greece, . . . which has been going through an economic crisis, . . . will increase the share of renewable energy in its energy mix to . . . 50% by 2030. In addition, the energy consumption, . . . will be reduced by 30%. 4-2-2018 Source: Follow the M...
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Follow The #money: Us$5.8-Trillion
Apr 02 2018 01:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The increasing global market for . . . low-carbon goods, and services is now worth . . . US$5.8 Trillion, and . . . is expected to keep increasing by . . . 3% a year. China, France, Germany, Britain, and others . . . have all announced they will...
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Follow The Money: #non-Renewable Firstenergy
Apr 01 2018 11:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp, . . . its subsidiaries, and . . . FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co, . . . filed for Chapter 11 protection, . . . in Federal Court, . . . in Akron, Ohio. FirstEnergy Solutions has around . . . $3.6 billion of debt, abou...
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Follow The Money: Russian #gas
Mar 22 2018 01:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Cold snaps in New England, . . . caused gas prices, to be the highest in the world, which in turn . . . caused the natural gas tanker Gaselys, from Russia . . . to land in U.S. markets in New England. 3-22-2018 Source: Follow the Money: Russian #Gas
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How Many People Have No Access To Electricity?
Mar 19 2018 02:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Across the globe, . . . 1.2 billion people are living with . . .little or no access to electricity. BRINGING LIGHT TO THE DARK CORNERS OF THE WORLD The future is bright for BoxPower, . . . even if the for-profit company is not yet profitable. "W...
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Israel: #solar Power Record
Mar 19 2018 01:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
At precisely 12:07 P.M. . . . solar energy was producing . . . 13.4 % of the total electricity being consumed in the country, . . . a new record, the Israel Electric Corporation said. In 2018, rhe world’s tallest Solar Tower, . . . 820 feet. in Ashe...
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Shell, Bp, & Dong: Going #renewable?
Mar 19 2018 01:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Energy demand is increasing, and . . . a greater proportion is being met by renewable, and . . . sustainable energy generation instead of traditional fossil fuels. Shell, is diversifying its approach to energy, . . . adopting a greater portfolio of ....
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Japan: #fukushima's 7Th Anniversary
Mar 11 2018 12:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Japanese marked the 7th anniversary of a tsunami, . . . that took more than . . . 18,000 lives, and . . . triggered a nuclear disaster. Cleaning up the still-radioactive Fukushima nuclear plant site, . . . remains a daunting challenge, that is expecte...
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Follow The Money: Kentucky #coal
Mar 10 2018 01:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Arlie Boggs Elementary sits between . . . Kentucky’s two tallest mountains in a remote area, . . . that once had a booming coal economy. Ten years ago there were over a . . . thousand coal miners employed here in Letcher county. Today, there are just 2...
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Follow The Money: Utilities Are Freaking Out!
Mar 08 2018 03:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Because, after rising for 100 years, . . . electricity demand is flat, . . . causing, Utilities to freak out, and . . . it's all our fault. Demand for utility power has been flat for 10 years, and . . . most forecasts expect it to stay that way. T...
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Follow The Money: #climate Action
Mar 05 2018 01:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
US Utilities: . . . . . . DTE Energy, . . . . . . Consumers Energy, . . . . . . Duke Energy, and . . . . . . many other utilities are committing to cutting emissions, . . . Because, solar and wind energy are cheaper, and . . . getting cheaper all the t...
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Global #internet Satellites
Mar 04 2018 08:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Traditional communications satellites operate at an altitude of about . . . 22,000 miles. Satellites in low-earth trajectories operate (LEO), . . . 200 to 1,200 miles above Earth, and orbit it roughly every . . . 90 minutes. The LEO satellites will ne...
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Chicago: #microgrid Cluster
Mar 03 2018 02:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
ComEd Wins Approval for the . . . 1st utility-scale microgrid cluster in the nation, a . . . $25 million project, expected to demonstrate, . . . an eventual retooling of today’s centralized electric system, into a . . . "Grid-of-Microgrids....
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#renewables: Could Meet 80% Of Us Demand
Feb 28 2018 02:30 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Miami: Wind and solar power could meet . . . 80% of US demand for electricity, . . . as long as improvements are made in, . . . transmission, and storage, researchers said. Until a few years ago, . . . these renewable energy sources were thought, . ....
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India: To Buy 10,000 Electric Cars
Feb 28 2018 01:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
India's Government-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), . . . has announced that it will procure . . . 10,000 electric cars through a global tender, . . . to supply them to the government of Andhra Pradesh. EESL has already given order...
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Arctic: #climate Change
Feb 26 2018 01:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Arctic is changing. . . . Temperatures are increasing twice as fast as the global average, and . . . sea ice is retreating quicker than predicted. Warmer temperatures, and declining sea ice, . . . pulls foreign animals, and plants to the Arctic, ....
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#tesla Semi Trucks: Payback 1.5 Years
Feb 25 2018 02:20 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
DHL thinks that, the period of time, . . . that it takes to pay off the difference in initial costs, . . . as compared to a conventional diesel semi truck, . . . before net savings kick in, would be under . . . 1.5 years, based on cost savings on: . ....
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California: #battery Revenue Stacking
Feb 19 2018 03:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The value of a front-of-meter battery energy storage system in California, . . . could double, or even treble, . . . by adding more than one revenue stream to a project. The rule making proposal also adheres to . . . 3 guiding principles: . . . . . ....
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Con Edison: Tesla Batteries?
Feb 19 2018 02:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
“Stacking” battery storage uses, . . . to capture the benefits from a number of value streams: . . . . . . Transmission Capacity, . . . . . . Distribution Capacity, . . . . . . Spin, . . . . . . Energy, . . . . . . Frequency Regulation, and . . . . . ....
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Australia: "stunned" By Low #renewable...
Feb 17 2018 11:10 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Powershop, owned by New Zealand’s biggest utility Meridian Energy, . . . had been seeking around . . . 300GWh of wind, and solar capacity, but, because of the low prices, it has signed up for nearly . . . 800GWh, and the PPAs last until 2030. 2-17-201...
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