Enel Reveals Plan to Add 1GW of Batteries to US Renewables Fleet by 2022.
The global renewables powerhouse will kick off its renewables-plus-storage hybrid strategy at a solar project in Texas.
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Botswana plans more coal-fired power as African solar accelerates
An African economic leader like Botswana should embrace solar to reduce subsidies and tariff hikes. As Sub-Saharan solar ambition has scaled up, Botswana has
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EDF Renewables, NV Energy announce major new solar+storage project in Nevada.
EDF Renewables plans to build a 200-megawatt solar plant with a 180-megawatt/720-megawatt-hour battery for Nevada utility NV Energy, the developer announced Wednesday, adding to the growing list of large solar-and-storage projects under construction within the state and the broader region.
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AES: Global solar investment could total $613 billion from 2021-2025.
As much as $613 billion could be invested globally in new solar generation between 2021 and 2025, AES Corporation estimated July 30.
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Bangladesh taking second look at 28GW of planned coal-fired generating capacity.
Bangladesh’s minister of power, energy and mineral resources, Nasrul Hamid, surprised energy watchers recently when he said the country is planning to “review” all but three of 29 planned coal plants.
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California utility PG&E, Tesla begin construction on 182.5MW/730MWh battery storage project.
A massive battery storage project is officially underway in Monterey County, California, with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Tesla beginning construction on one of the largest battery energy storage installations in the world.
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Offshore Wind Helps Clean Energy Weather The Covid-19 Storm.
While the Covid-19 pandemic has devastated huge swathes of the global economy over the past six
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UN climate chief on coronavirus and climate change: We must ‘address these two fundamental, existential crises together’.
Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, continues to wrangle world leaders to make and meet ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions — even amid the pandemic.
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Shell and Eneco's offshore wind farm to include floating solar and hydrogen production.
A consortium made up of Shell and Eneco is to develop an offshore wind farm that will incorporate a range of "technology demonstrations" including floating solar and hydrogen produced by electrolysis.
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On reflection: is COVID-19 a hurdle or a ramp for climate strategies?
For investors concerned about climate change it’s the number one question: what impact will the Covid-19 pandemic and the massive economic and social response to it have on efforts to address the growing climate emergency?
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Leadership on climate needed: CSIRO report.
Australia's national science agency has called for leadership on climate change, amid concerns the public -and the public service - do not fully understand the risks it posed.
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EBRD provides €160 million loan to Public Power Corporation of Greece.
EBRD supports PPC in Greece with working capital during coronavirus pandemic €160 million loan to ensure stability of energy sector and support decarbonisation Engagement under Bank’s Vital Infrastructure Support Programme
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'There’s still a choice': New Zealand's melting glaciers show the human fingerprints of climate change.
New research has found extreme melting of the country’s glaciers in 2018 was at least ten times more likely due to human-caused global heating
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'Worst-case' CO2 emissions scenario is best for assessing climate risk and impacts to 2050.
The RCP 8.5 CO2 emissions pathway, long considered a "worst case scenario" by the international science community, is the most appropriate for conducting assessments of climate change impacts by 2050, according to a new article published today in the Proceedings of the National Acad
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Nature-Based Solutions Can Help Rebuild Economies After COVID-19.
Government investment in coastal wetlands protection and restoration is pathway to green recovery The world is facing unprecedented challenges in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, with millions affected by the loss of lives and livelihoods.
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It’s No Fluke! Battery Storage Is Booming Big Time on the Monterey Bay Coast.
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis hasn’t prevented the nascent battery storage industry from growing over the past several months.
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Miombo woodlands: ‘Forgotten’ southern African dryland forests.
Missing from the global discourse on climate change and biodiversity
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Two Canadian ice caps have completely vanished from the Arctic, NASA imagery shows
Scientists gave the caps 5 years to live in a 2017 study. Climate change killed them in record time.
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Eight guidelines for restarting the economy in the name of sustainability.
Nidec ASI, the commercial platform of the Nidec Group, has decided to elaborate some guidelines for a green restart inspired by concepts of sustainability and circular economy which focus on the transformation towards an “All Electric” world. It is a responsibility that the globally pre
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How Underwater Microphones Are Helping Scientists Measure Climate Change.
Melting and crumbling glaciers are largely responsible for rising sea levels, so learning more about how glaciers shrink is vital to those who hope to save coastal cities and preserve wildlife.
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