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GWEC and UN Global Compact launch global roadmap for offshore wind
To increase the role played by offshore wind energy in mitigating climate change, deployment needs to ramp up across the globe. A new roadmap launched by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the UN Global Compact aims to achieve that goal. An increasingly busy marine space is one of the key barriers to increasing…
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GWEC and UN Global Compact launch global roadmap for offshore wind
To increase the role played by offshore wind energy in mitigating climate change, deployment needs to ramp up across the globe. A new roadmap launched by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the UN Global Compact aims to achieve that goal. An increasingly busy marine space is one of the key barriers to increasing…
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Virginia GOP targets clean energy law, but options for rollback are limited
By Mason Adams, Energy News Network Newly emboldened Virginia Republicans are vowing to roll back the state’s landmark clean energy reforms enacted by Democrats over the last two years. Virginia voters last week elected Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin as governor and a Republican majority in the House of Delegates, ending two years of unilateral Democratic…
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An insider’s look at the Glasgow climate summit – talks intensify, amid grandstanding and anger outside
Rachel Kyte, Tufts University Young people poured into the streets of Glasgow on Nov. 5, 2021, angry and impatient as the first week of the U.N. climate summit ended. Their anger is matched by anxiety in the conference halls as the enormity of what has to be achieved in such a short period of time…
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Virginia GOP targets clean energy law, but options for rollback are limited
By Mason Adams, Energy News Network Newly emboldened Virginia Republicans are vowing to roll back the state’s landmark clean energy reforms enacted by Democrats over the last two years. Virginia voters last week elected Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin as governor and a Republican majority in the House of Delegates, ending two years of unilateral Democratic…
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NYPA launches hydrogen gas blending demonstration project
Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip The New York Power Authority is exploring the ability of transitioning a natural gas-fired turbine to run on green hydrogen with a demonstration project at Brentwood Power Station. CRDX is providing its hydrogen gas blending system for the first-of-its-kind demonstration project, which will analyze the effects of different concentrations of hydrogen blended with…
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An insider’s look at the Glasgow climate summit – talks intensify, amid grandstanding and anger outside
Rachel Kyte, Tufts University Young people poured into the streets of Glasgow on Nov. 5, 2021, angry and impatient as the first week of the U.N. climate summit ended. Their anger is matched by anxiety in the conference halls as the enormity of what has to be achieved in such a short period of time…
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The Reality of Going to Net Zero Carbon Emissions
With the number of companies making commitments to shift to 100% renewable energy doubling since 2017, it is important for both companies and individuals to understand the technical aspects of achieving net-zero. In this webcast, learn about Schneider Electric’s journey to become ranked the world’s most sustainable corporation by Corporate Knights. John Westerman, Schneider Electric’s…
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Microgrid lab opens at University of Central Florida
Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip A microgrid control lab opened at the University of Central Florida on Tuesday, the product of a partnership between Florida Power & Light and GE Digital to simulate a modern grid control room and accelerate research. The Microgrid Control Lab features control center equipment and software that UCF engineering faculty and students will…
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How hydropower can support a stable, low-carbon grid and healthy rivers
Contributed by Gia Schneider Last summer saw the second consecutive August my home state of California has faced a strained electric grid and associated grid outages. Climate change-induced heat waves are once again increasing demand for electricity just as the impacts of wildfires, drought and a diminished snowpack have coalesced to reduce electricity supplies and…