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GE Is Banking on Africa’s Burgeoning Power Market

May 16, 2019 admin africa, Business, climate change, Coal, financing, Gas, ge, geothermal, Hydro, International, ipps, Markets, news, offgrid applications, Renewables, Solar, solar pv, southern africa power pool, Technology, White Paper, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 13:43:35 +0000

Sub-Saharan Africa’s power generation capacity is projected to surge 4% annually through 2040, and its current energy mix—which is today dominated by hydro and coal—will likely be more diversified as interest rises in renewables such as solar and wind, General Electric (GE) said in a white paper released in May, surveying market opportunities in the […]

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EIA: Gas, Renewables Outpacing Coal for Power Generation

May 10, 2019 admin biomass, Business, Coal, DOE, EIA, ercot, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, hydropower, michael bloomberg, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Research and Development, Sierra Club, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 16:54:21 +0000

The percentage of coal-fired generation in the U.S. electricity mix will continue to decline, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said May 9, with gas-fired generation accounting for at least 40% of the nation’s power this summer and output from renewables continuing to rise. EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) said coal-fired units will produce only […]

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Q&A With Geothermal Experts

May 1, 2019 admin Bill Gates, Business, DOE, egs, enhanced geothermal systems, forge, geothermal, geothermal resources council, Heat, iea, International, international geothermal association, news, Renewables, Research and Development, Technology, torsten rosenboom, Warren Buffett, Water, watson farley & williams, will pettitt, world bank

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 04:01:04 +0000

Geothermal energy has been around forever, used as a heating source across the world. Today it has surfaced as another renewable resource, with advancements in drilling technology bringing down costs and opening new areas to development. In conjunction with the feature article on geothermal in the May 2019 issue of POWER, we sought opinions from […]

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THE BIG PICTURE: Cost of Power Comparison

April 1, 2019 admin Business, Coal, cost of power, csp, finance, fuel cell, fuel cells, Gas, gas combined cycle, gas peaking, geothermal, Infographics, lazard, lcoe, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, solar pv, Technology, unsubsidized costs, Wind

Credit to Author: Tracey Lilly| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 04:00:32 +0000

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Trump Ended War on Fossil Fuels, but Focus Needed on CCS [PODCAST]

March 22, 2019 admin barry worthington, carbon capture and storage, CCS, climate change, Coal, energy efficiency, Environmental, Fossil Fuels, Gas, geothermal, International, news, Nuclear, power podcasts, Renewables, Solar, Technology, the power podcast, united states energy association, USEA, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:21:15 +0000

The United States Energy Association (USEA) is an association of public and private energy-related organizations, corporations, and government agencies that helps increase understanding of the world’s energy issues. Barry Worthington has been the executive director of the USEA for more than 30 years. During that time, he has seen the association grow from a two-person, […]

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Renewables Provided 18% of U.S. Power Generation in 2018

March 20, 2019 admin biomass, Business, EIA, geothermal, Hydro, Markets, news, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:09:44 +0000

Renewable generation in the U.S. has doubled over the past 10 years. In 2018, generation from solar, wind, hydro, and other renewables soared to a record 742 TWh—or 17.6% of total U.S. generation. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), since 2008—when renewables provided 382 TWh—wind generation rose from 55 TWh and generated 275 TWh […]

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POWER Notebook: Alabama Power Says Closing Coal Plant Will Cost $740 Million

March 3, 2019 admin ALABAMA, alabama power, biomass, Business, Coal, Georgia, geothermal, hanwha, Hawaii, International, Japan, news, ormat technologies, Renewables, silicon ranch, Solar, Southern Company, toshiba

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2019 21:57:24 +0000

Several developments worldwide impacted the power generation landscape in the past week, including more news about the closure of a coal-fired power plant in Alabama, the restart of a geothermal facility in Hawaii, and construction of a biomass-fueled power plant in Japan. In addition, a company said it plans a $150 million investment in three […]

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POWER Digest [March 2019]

March 1, 2019 admin Business, Canada, Coal, coal plant, distribution system, Europe, exxonmobil, Gas, geothermal, International, Japan, Kyushu, news, news briefs, Nuclear, petrovietnam, power digest, Renewables, Taiwan, Technology, transition, Vietnam

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The Distribution System Is Newest Energy Transition Frontier in Europe. The European power sector is urging member states and regulators within the European Union (EU) to speed up development of

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10 Takeaways from the IEA’s Newest World Energy Outlook

January 1, 2019 admin Business, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Environmental, flexibility, Fuel, Gas, general, geothermal, History, iea, International, investment, news, Nuclear, ownership, Power Demand, power supply transformation, renewable costs, Renewables, Solar, Technology, timeline, variable sources, wholesale power markets, Wind, world energy outlook 2018

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

The International Energy Agency (IEA) deemed growth and disruptions of the world’s power sector so significant to the future of energy, it dedicated—for the first time—a four-chapter “special focus”

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In Energy Policy Pivot, France Will Shutter 14 Nuclear Reactors

December 2, 2018 admin biogas, biomass, Business, climate change, Coal, energy policy, Energy Storage, Environmental, France, future energy mix, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, International, news, Nuclear, Offshore, onshore, policy planning, Renewables, Solar, strategy, Wind

France will shut down 14 of its 58 nuclear reactors by 2035 as well its remaining four coal power plants by 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron said November 27 in a lengthy speech that sought to clarify the country’s future energy direction. According to the World Nuclear Association, France’s nuclear power share has steadily expanded […]

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