Batteries/Storage
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AustraliaBatteries/StorageClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridHeat & TemperatureLegal & RegulatoryOff-GridPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Coal Plants Failed, Renewables Shone as Epic January Heat Wave Hit Australian Grid
Australia’s mammoth coal plants failed while its wind and rooftop solar installations shone during a major January heat wave in Victoria state, according to ... -
‘Timid’ Transit Operators Have Canada Missing Out on Electric Bus Conversions
With electric buses on track to replace 270,000 barrels per day of diesel fuel this year, Canada is at risk of “missing the bus” ... -
Batteries/StorageDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Apple Pushes Suppliers to Adopt 100% RE Targets
Tech giant Apple has nearly doubled the number of suppliers it has convinced to adopt 100% renewable energy targets, bringing the total to date ... -
AsiaAustraliaBatteries/StorageCanadaChinaElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Energy Storage to Become ‘Key Grid Asset’ with 13-Fold Growth Through 2024
The capacity of energy storage systems around the world is set to increase thirteenfold over six years, from 12 gigawatt-hours of installed capacity in ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCanadaElectricity GridJobsPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Canadian Utilities Need 20,500 New Workers by 2022 to Replace Departing Boomers
Canada’s utilities will need at least 20,500 new workers by 2022 to keep power plants and transmission systems in operation, the Electricity Human Resources ... -
Air & MarineBatteries/StorageCanadaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydroPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National Governments
B.C. Seaplane Company Sets Out to Become World’s First All-Electric Airline
Nanaimo, British Columbia-based Harbour Air is setting out to become the world’s first all-electric airline—not by developing a new fleet for delivery in the ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsPathways to 1.5SolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionWind
Renewables Make Decarbonization $15 Trillion Cheaper, Promise $160 Trillion in Savings by 2050
The plummeting cost of solar and wind farms, coupled with government policies driving faster electrification, has cut the cost of reaching global climate goals ... -
Batteries/StorageEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
U.S. House May Consider 30% Tax Credit for Energy Storage
U.S. politicians are making another attempt to introduce a tax credit for investments in batteries and other energy storage systems, and may extend the ... -
Chu: Renewables at 1.5¢/kWh Could Lead to a ‘Partial Hydrogen Economy’
Scientists should start thinking about what they’ll be able to do with renewable electricity in the near future when its cost falls to 1.5 ... -
Batteries/StorageDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Florida Utility to Replace Two Natural Gas Plants with World’s Biggest Battery
Florida Power & Light has announced plans to build the world’s biggest battery and charge it from an existing solar power plant to replace ... -
AfricaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCanadaCitiesCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEuropeFood SecurityForests & DeforestationJobsMethanePathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarSouth & Central AmericaTransitUnited StatesWalking & BikingWind
Lookback from 2050: NPR Essay Shows How We Got Climate Change Under Control
It’s 2050. We’ve got climate change under control. And we got the job done through mass electrification, reimagining cities, protecting forests, and changing the ...
