Supercharging decarbonization through intelligent technologies
Integrating digital tools into the world's energy systems could reduce carbon emissions by more than 50%, a new review has found.
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Austria fails to win over neighbours for nuclear phase-out
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, on his first trip abroad Thursday since being re-elected, failed to persuade the governments of four central European countries to give up on nuclear energy which they largely depend on.
Jan 16, 2020
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House size a factor in tackling global climate emergency
New research led by the University of St Andrews reveals that in order to achieve ambitious global climate change targets, energy policy must factor in that average space per person is increasing in homes.
Dec 18, 2019
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Enough ambition (and hydrogen) could get Australia to 200% renewable energy
The possibilities presented by hydrogen are the subject of excited discussion across the world—and across Australia's political divide, notoriously at war over energy policy.
Nov 21, 2019
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The transition from fossils to renewables and its impact on consumer prices
The transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energies is a global pursuit. But it's faster and more intensive in some countries than others. Take the case of South Africa. Heavily dependent on coal, the country is proceeding ...
Nov 11, 2019
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Business
Study shows regulators are allowing utilities higher returns
For many years, all electric utilities in the U.S. were regulated monopolies. Although some states deregulated electricity generation over the past 20 years, electric utility companies in other states today remain monopolies. ...
Oct 21, 2019
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A decade of renewable energy investment, led by solar, tops US $2.5 trillion
Global investment in new renewable energy capacity this decade—2010 to 2019 inclusive—is on course to hit USD 2.6 trillion, with more gigawatts of solar power capacity installed than any other generation technology, according ...
Sep 5, 2019
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California's rooftop-solar boom leaves equity gap
California leads the nation in the adoption of rooftop solar systems, but information on which communities do, and do not, benefit from these installations has been limited to broad income classifications and anecdotal observations. ...
Aug 21, 2019
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Mercedes want to abandon combustion engines by 2039
German giant Mercedes-Benz said Monday it wants to stop selling traditional combustion engine cars by 2039 and plans for its new vehicles sold worldwide by that time to be carbon-neutral.
May 13, 2019
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Explaining the plummeting cost of solar power
The dramatic drop in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, which has fallen by 99 percent over the last four decades, is often touted as a major success story for renewable energy technology. But one question has never ...
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