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Evolving Extreme Weather Risks Posing Unprecedented Insurance Woes for Renewables

October 18, 2022 admin Business, climate change, Extreme weather, gcube, hail damage, insurance, Markets, news, Renewables, risks, Solar, solar pv, supply chain, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:34:57 +0000

Unexpectedly steep financial losses suffered by the U.S. renewables market owing to a barrage of extreme weather events over the past summer suggest that project hardening strategies aren’t going far enough, a major renewables insurer is warning. GCube, an international insurer for wind, solar, wave, hydro, and tidal projects around the world in an update […]

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Risks and Opportunities: It’s an Interesting Time to Be in the Power Industry

July 1, 2022 admin Coal, finance, full coverage, Gas, Hydro, hydrogen, hydropower, lng, Markets, natural gas, news, Nuclear, opportunities, power sector, renewable energy, Renewables, risks, Solar, supply chain, supply chains, trends, Weather

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:11:00 +0000

War rages in Europe. Natural gas prices are through the roof. Drought threatens hydro production. Weather extremes are becoming commonplace. Supply chains are strained. Demand for electricity is headed

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Duke Energy, American Electric Power Separately Seeking to Go Net-Zero Carbon by 2050

September 19, 2019 admin AEP, carbon dioxide, ceres, climate change, Coal, dan bakal, decarbonization, duke, emissions, Environmental, Gas, Markets, net-zero, news, Nuclear, opportunity, Paris, Renewables, risks

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:11:08 +0000

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Two formidable U.S. coal power generators this week separately revised their their carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets. Duke Energy announced it would achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. American Electric Power (AEP), meanwhile, said it would extend its target from 60% to 70% from 2000 levels by 2030, and by more than 80% by 2050—but […]

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Fire risks from global warming spread to wet US Northwest

August 4, 2019 admin Fire, GLOBAL WARMING, latest news, Latest News Stories, risks, US news, us northwest, World, World News

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 22:43:49 +0000

ISSAQUAH, Wash. – Nestled in the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate for anxiety over wildfires.

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