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#solar To Surpass #wind In 18 Months
May 18 2018 01:00 PM | eds in Solar Power
Frost & Sullivan’s, recent analysis Global Power Industry Outlook, 2018, . . . which posits that solar will surpass wind in global energy capacity starting in 2020, . . . making it the f4th largest source of energy generation behind: . . . . . . co...
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Could Us Wholesale #energy Prices Fall 25%?
May 17 2018 12:25 PM | eds in Green Energy
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory says, . . . If Renewables make up 50% of our Energy generation, . . . USA Wholesale Energy prices, could fall 25% or more. These impacts indicate the need for, . . . more dispatchable resources that can, . . . qui...
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Britain’S #wind Farms Vs 8 Nuclear Plants
May 16 2018 12:45 PM | eds in Wind Power
Britain’s wind farms, provided more electricity than its . . . 8 nuclear power stations in the first 3 months of 2018, . . . marking the first time wind has overtaken nuclear across a quarter. At one point overnight on 17 March, . . . wind turbines br...
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Morocco: Worlds Largest Concentrated #solar Farm
May 16 2018 12:30 PM | eds in Solar Power
The site near the city of Ouarzazate, . . . aims to produce enough energy to power more than . . . 1,000,000 homes by the end of the year, and reduce carbon emissions by . . . 760,000 tons per year. The first phase was officially turned on in 2016. 5-...
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Costa Rica: Free From Fossil #fuels?
May 14 2018 12:55 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Costa Rica, in 2017 had, . . . 300 days, in which, . . . renewables met its entire demand for electricity. But, they have too manny cars, and trucks, . . . using gasoline, and diesel for transportation. 5-14-2018 Source: Costa Rica: Free From Fossil #...
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China Vs Usa: Green #energy Programs
May 13 2018 08:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
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Germany: #energy, Produced & Used Locally
May 13 2018 06:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
One remarkable feature of the German energy sector, . . . that is hardly likely to be ignored by visitors to the country, . . . is the localization of the electricity supply system. The decentralization strategy, (Die Energywende), . . . which forms th...
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Follow The Money: #nuclear Losing Money
May 12 2018 01:10 PM | eds in Non-Renewable
Exelon Generation, . . . reduced output Thursday night, and Friday morning, at . . . 4 of its nuclear units in Illinois. At least . . . 3 ramped down because of low power prices. 5-12-2018 Source: Follow the Money: #Nuclear losing Money
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Iceland: 80% #renewable Energy
May 12 2018 12:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Icelandic government has put in place, . . . a state-financed incentive program, . . . to increase the use of electric vehicles. With, 6,000 electric cars in 2018 VS . . . 90 in 2014. https://www.youtube....1&v=ha9ViEpbZiQ 5-12-2018 Source: I...
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Internet Shopping & #electric Delivery Trucks
Thanks in large part to the success of Amazon, and . . . other online shopping platforms, . . . the delivery business is booming, . . . particularly in urban areas, . . . where pollution from diesel-powered trucks, . . . has become a major concern for...
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