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Report: Global electricity access up but sustainable development goals are not being met
A new report produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) and released this week says that despite significant progress in recent years, the world is falling short of meeting the global energy targets set…
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Report: Global electricity access up but sustainable development goals are not being met
A new report produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) and released this week says that despite significant progress in recent years, the world is falling short of meeting the global energy targets set…
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U.S. DOE announces $6.6 million available through Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program
The Water Power Technologies Office of the U.S. Department of Energy is now accepting applications for $6.6 million in the latest round of funding under section 242 of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT). Source: Renewable Energy
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U.S. set to overtake South Korea in 2019 as world’s largest grid-connected battery energy-storage market
The United States in 2019 will become the world’s largest market for grid-connected battery energy storage, as solar-plus-storage and peaking capacity requirements drive increased procurement, according to IHS Markit. Source: Renewable Energy
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Geothermal industry gets boost with discoveries of ‘blind’ systems
This week the University of Nevada, Reno announced two discoveries in the Great Basin by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology using a previously untried method for finding unknown, hidden geothermal resources. Source: Renewable Energy
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Oil companies join corporate lobbying push for U.S. carbon tax
Oil companies, automakers and consumer products manufacturers will unleash a campaign for a U.S. tax on carbon dioxide emissions even though it may lead to higher prices for their products. Source: Renewable Energy
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Oil companies join corporate lobbying push for U.S. carbon tax
Oil companies, automakers and consumer products manufacturers will unleash a campaign for a U.S. tax on carbon dioxide emissions even though it may lead to higher prices for their products. Source: Renewable Energy
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Xcel Energy sets course for coal-free, renewable-heavy future
This week, Xcel Energy announced plans to retire its last two coal plants in the Upper Midwest a decade earlier than scheduled. The acceleration of the coal closures is part of the company’s clean energy transition that includes expanding wind and solar, using natural gas and operating its Monticello nuclear plant until at least 2040.…
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Duke Energy gets approval for solar + battery microgrid and standalone battery system
This week, Duke Energy announced that regulators have approved two projects involving energy storage worth about $30 million. Source: Renewable Energy
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Flow battery company joins Power Africa to help power renewable microgrids
On Monday, Portland-Oregon-based flow battery manufacturer ESS announced that it has joined Power Africa, a U.S. government-led partnership coordinated by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), as a private sector partner. ESS is the program’s first flow battery partner. Source: Renewable Energy