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Debunking the Myth: Hydrogen’s Abundance Does Not Equal Accessibility

March 11, 2025 admin climate change, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, hydrogen, iea, international energy agency (iea), natural gas, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 22:53:14 +0000

Saying hydrogen is abundant is like saying gold is easy to get—it’s out there, but extracting it is hard, expensive, and energy-intensive. The problem isn’t scarcity; the problem is accessibility. Hydrogen advocates often parrot the line that hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, implying that it’s naturally … [continued]

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India Adds 4 GW of New Coal-Fired Capacity for Second Straight Year

December 27, 2024 admin capacity, China, Coal, iea, India, International, news, power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:06:46 +0000

India added 4 GW of coal-fired power generation capacity this year, according to the country’s Central Electricity Authority, about the same amount of new coal-based generation it added in 2023. […]

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IEA Says Global Coal Use at All-Time High, Will Remain Strong

December 18, 2024 admin China, Coal, coal 2024, EIA, iea, International, news, power, Power Demand, u.s., uk

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:57:12 +0000

The International Energy Agency (IEA) in a new report said global use of coal, including for power generation, is expected to reach a record 8.77 billion tonnes this year. The […]

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THE BIG PICTURE: How Much Power Will Data Centers Consume? (Infographic)

December 3, 2024 admin AI, Business, data centers, energy security, global demand, grid, iea, infographic, Infographics, news, pjm, Power Demand, Renewables, Technology, trends, Virginia

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:07:22 +0000

Driven by artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and the digital transformation, U.S. data centers consumed an estimated 150 TWh of electricity in 2023—equivalent to around 3% of the nation’s power […]

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POWER Digest (December 2024)

December 2, 2024 admin Egypt, energy security, engie, engineering, Gas, greengo, iea, Ireland, Italy, masdar, natural gas, net-zero, news, power, renewable lubricants, Renewables, Research and Development, siemens gamesa, Solar, taipower, Taiwan, uk, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:02:19 +0000

Egypt Reducing Renewable Energy Target. Karim Badawi, petroleum minister for Egypt, said the country has cut the amount of renewable energy it will likely have online by 2040. Badawi on Oct. 20, speaking at

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