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ChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydroPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
China Relaxes Limits on New Coal Plants, But Analysts See Renewables Boom Continuing
The last few days have seen conflicting analysis of China’s recent decision to allow new coal plant construction in 11 of its provinces, with ... -
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 ... -
Northern Holland Installing World’s Biggest Floating Solar System
A company in The Netherlands has begun work on the world’s largest floating solar installation, a network of 73,500 panels on 15 islands on ... -
BuildingsCitiesDrive to 1.5Energy Access & EquityOff-GridPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Booming Community Solar Sector Promises Access for Low-Income Households
Determined to make good on the promise of equity contained in the phrase “community solar,” more than a dozen U.S. states and non-profit developers ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
