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Uk Electricity Generation To Be Fossil Fuel Free By 2035?
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, stated that removing gas as a power source will help protect against price surges (during Conservative conference).Johnson has also confirmed plans to eliminate fossil fuels from the UK’s electricity generation process by 2035.The UK generated 43% of its electricity from renewable sources in 2020 but gas-fired power plants still account for a significant ...
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SoCalGas Successfully Tests Microgrid Demonstration Project in Downey
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) this week announced that its [H2] Innovation Experience in Downey is now using renewable hydrogen that is produced onsite. The project will demonstrate the resiliency and reliability of a renewable hydrogen microgrid that can power neighborhoods. The [H2] Innovation Experience features a nearly 2,000 square-foot home that can use reliable and clean hydrogen ...
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Centrica Business Solutions starts work on 50MW battery storage plant at former gas power station
Working in partnership with GE, the company has started construction on a 50MW /100MWh battery storage project at Brigg, which will provide energy storage for the 43 onshore wind farms across Lincolnshire, maximising the potential of every megawatt of green electricity and providing vital resilience for the grid. Storing renewable energy in this way makes it possible to better control the ...
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World's First "GridOptimal" Building is Sonoma Clean Power's Headquarters
Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) recently unveiled its new all-electric headquarters which features an innovative microgrid, and goes far beyond "net zero energy" standards by reducing greenhouse gas emissions on the State's electric grid. Located at 431 E Street in Santa Rosa, California, the two-year renovation transformed a 1979 structure into the world's first GridOptimal® building that enables and ...
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Pyrum and UNITANK Sign MOU to Build Several Pyrolysis Plants
Pyrum Innovations AG and UNITANK Betriebs- und Verwaltungs GmbH have agreed in a Memorandum of Understanding on the joint construction, operation and maintenance of pyrolysis plants for the recycling of end-of-life tyres. Pyrum Announce MoU for More Developments Do you want continue reading this story and to learn more about Pyrum Innovations and their MoU with UNITANK Betriebs- und Verwaltungs ...
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ecobee Launches Pilot Program with California Utility to Help Prevent Power Emergencies
ecobee, a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems, this week announced the launch of a pilot program with San Diego Gas & Electric designed to help prevent power outages caused by extreme weather, sustained high heat, and natural disasters. In the event of an emergency, eligible ecobee customers in SDG&E's service territory will receive a notification when slight, temporary temperature ...
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City of Boston - Mayor Wu Announces Next Steps for Municipal Energy Efficiency Upgrades
Thursday, September 15, 2022 – Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston will begin an inventory of all its exterior lights as a part of Renew Boston Trust (RBT), a self-funding finance mechanism that uses the cost savings from efficiency projects to pay for themselves. The City of Boston plans to convert all electric lighting to efficient LED fixtures in alignment with its ...
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Fraunhofer Institute Research Confirms Savings in CO2 for Pyrum’s Pyrolysis Process
Pyrum Innovations AG has for the first time obtained a determination of the CO2 savings of its pyrolysis process as part of a "Life Cycle Assessment" (LCA, eco balance) by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology. The results once again demonstrate the unique and sustainable efficiency of the Pyrum technology.Compared to the use of fossil raw materials, Pyrum’s ...
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The Pyrolysis Machine 2022
With the world currently facing an international waste problem, there has been an increased need for more effective waste management technologies. Many of the global waste eventually ends up accumulated in landfills, incinerated, or perhaps in our water ways and oceans. As you are aware, all these methods have shown to be ineffective in dealing with the trouble and get even triggered more ...
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Tidy Planet commissioned for first full-size RDF Small Waste Incineration Plant
Organic waste and Energy-from-Waste (EfW) solutions specialist, Tidy Planet, has sold a new plant to Brooke Energy, in Exeter. The Small Waste Incineration Plant (SWIP) is replacing a redundant biomass facility that Brooke Energy recently acquired. The new combined heat and power system will process three tonnes per hour – 24,000 tonnes per annum – of refuse derived fuel (RDF) from ...
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IRENA Report: Renewable Power Remains Cost-Competitive amid Fossil Fuel Crisis
Costs for renewables continued to fall in 2021 as supply chain challenges and rising commodity prices have yet to show their full impact on project costs. The cost of electricity from onshore wind fell by 15%, offshore wind by 13% and solar PV by 13% compared to 2020. Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021, published in July by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), shows that ...
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Lebanon left without power as grid shuts down
Lebanon has been left without electricity, plunging the country into darkness amid a severe economic crisis. A government official told Reuters news agency the country's two largest power stations, Deir Ammar and Zahrani, had shut down because of a fuel shortage. The power grid "completely stopped working at noon today" and was unlikely to restart for several days, they said. For the past 18 ...
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Denmark's Energinet selects Hitachi Energy's Lumada APM for Asset Management
Hitachi Energy this week announced that Energinet, Denmark's national transmission system operator (TSO), has accelerated their digital journey with the selection of Hitachi's industry-leading Lumada Asset Performance Management (APM) solution. This latest collaboration between Hitachi Energy and Energinet will help the TSO better assess grid reinvestments needed to achieve their 2030 carbon ...
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Bosch Industrial Boilers at the Drinktec trade fair, Munich
At the Drinktec trade fair in Munich, Bosch Industrial Boilers is presenting its heating and process heat solutions for drinks manufacturers, breweries and dairies from 12th to 16th September 2022. Faced with very high energy prices, unreliable fuel supplies and ambitious climate targets, a future-proof supply with steam and heat is an important factor for the sector. The experts at Bosch ...
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NREL Study Identifies the Opportunities and Challenges of Achieving the U.S. Transformational Goal of 100% Clean Electricity by 2035
What would it take to decarbonize the electric grid by 2035? A new report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) examines the types of clean energy technologies and the scale and pace of deployment needed to achieve 100% clean electricity, or a net-zero power grid, in the United States by 2035. This would be a major stepping stone to economy-wide decarbonization by 2050.The study, ...
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New electric steam boiler from Bosch supports a carbon-neutral future
100 per cent electric and fully carbon neutral with green electricity: Bosch Industrial Boilers presents the new ELSB electric steam boiler for industrial and commercial steam generation, continuing to offer more green technologies which conserve resources, reduce emissions and protect the environment and climate. "We are making it possible for industries globally to switch to sustainable ...
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Summit Utilities, Support RNG Biogas Plant Resilience with CHP
Clarke Energy has secured a project to build and supply a 280kW combined heat and power (CHP) system to support the operation of a biogas plant treating dairy farm waste in Maine, USA. A CoEnergy 280NC combined heat and powered system with black start capability and a 500kW KOHLER natural gas fired back up generator will help support Peaks Renewables’ biogas plant’s energy ...
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Xcel Energy Takes Step to Add Significant Carbon-Free Energy to Its Upper Midwest System
Xcel Energy announced this week it is seeking proposals to add significant carbon-free energy for its customers in the Upper Midwest through new renewable energy projects and energy storage projects. The company is seeking proposals from developers for at least 900 megawatts of electric generation to meet customers' energy needs and help the company reduce carbon emissions by 85% in the region by ...
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Survey: 9 out of 10 Consumers Make Direct Link Between Climate Change and Rising Energy Bills
A recent consumer study by Schneider Electric has revealed that nearly 9 out of 10 (86%) global consumers believe climate change will lead to rising energy bills and individuals should play a larger role on climate change. Key findings from consumer study include: 7 out of 10 (72%) consumers consider reducing carbon footprints a personal priority Over half (55%) place importance on their homes ...
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Beston Installs Pyrolysis Plant in Egypt
One of China’s most prominent equipment suppliers, Beston, has recently sent a pyrolysis plant to Egypt. The leading manufacturer of Chinese pyrolysis equipment has a long list of clients around the world, including one in the UK. It recently added an Egyptian company to its list of clients with the delivery of a pair of BLJ-16 Beston pyrolysis machines. The un-named client was reported to ...
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