Climate
2022, April, 8, 10:35:00
U.S. WIND ENERGY 2,000 GWH
Wind turbines last Tuesday generated over 2,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity, edging out electricity generated by nuclear and coal (but still trailing behind natural gas).
2022, April, 6, 11:20:00
POLAND'S NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT
The Polish Energy Policy to 2040 assumes that in 2033 the first nuclear unit with a capacity of between 1000MWe and 1600MWe will begin operation. The next units will be implemented every two or three years.
2022, April, 5, 13:40:00
GLOBAL CLIMATE DISASTER
We are on a pathway to global warming of more than double the 1.5-degree (Celsius, or 2.7-degrees Fahreinheit) limit” that was agreed in Paris in 2015.
2022, April, 5, 13:35:00
U.S. CLIMATE CHANGES $2 TLN
The Office of Management and Budget assessment, tasked by President Joe Biden last May, found the upper range of climate change's hit to the budget by the end of the century could total 7.1% annual revenue loss, equal to $2 trillion a year in today's dollars.
2022, April, 5, 13:30:00
GLOBAL WIND CAPACITIES 837 GW
According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the global wind capacity increased by 93.6 GW in 2021 (+12%), to 837 GW.
2022, April, 5, 13:25:00
RENEWABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR TURKEY
According to the Turkiye Climate Change Perception Report, 79% of the participants see renewable energy as a good opportunity for economic development and 75% of them favor renewables for increasing the country's exports.
2022, April, 5, 13:20:00
TURKISH WIND POWER 25%
Turkey produced 203,069 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity from wind farms on Saturday, according to data provided by TEIAŞ.
2022, April, 5, 13:15:00
PORTUGAL RENEWABLES 80%, €25 BLN
Portugal aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and over €25bn should be invested in the energy sector in the next 10 years.
2022, April, 1, 11:15:00
GLOBAL CLIMATE DISRUPTION, HAVOC
“Despite growing pledges of climate action, global emissions are at an all-time high,” Mr. Guterres warned. And they continue to rise, he said, adding that “the latest science shows that climate disruption is causing havoc in every region already.
2022, March, 31, 13:40:00
CANADA'S CLIMATE PLAN $7.3 BLN
The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan is the first one issued under the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act. Canada will release progress reports in 2023, 2025, and 2027.
2022, March, 30, 10:25:00
HYDROGEN'S SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Tim Holt highlighted the Middle East's role in providing fuels like green hydrogen to countries like Germany, where it would be an important step in its energy diversification, as it would benefit from taking hydrogen from countries in the world that have the right conditions at lower cost to produce it.
2022, March, 30, 10:20:00
CHINA'S ENERGY GROWTH 2022
China will pursue its strategy to reduce the share of coal in its energy consumption, aiming to reach 17.3% of non-fossil energies in its total energy consumption in 2022, up from 16% in 2020.
2022, March, 29, 13:10:00
U.S., BRITAIN, BULGARIA ENERGY COOPERATION $1 BLN
The document regulates cooperation on the planning and implementation of projects for clean energy production, alternative and strategic gas supplies, security of energy supply, clean energy, and development of nuclear energy, the Ministry said.
2022, March, 29, 13:05:00
U.S. CARBON FREE ELECTRICITY 2035
The Biden administration has set a goal of a carbon-free electric sector by 2035.
2022, March, 29, 13:00:00
NORTH AMERICA'S VIRTUAL POWER PLANTS
Customers get a cost-effective way to generate their own power, a source of backup power in the event of grid outages, and payment for power they send back to the grid.