Tag: electricity
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Latin America can play ‘outsized’ role in shift from fossil fuels, report says
International Energy Agency says region could drive energy transition at home and globally, but faces challenges in finance, policy and inequality Latin America could play an increasingly influential role in the global transition to clean energy, a new report from the International Energy Agency has said. The IEA’s Latin America Energy Outlook has highlighted how the region’s…
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U.S. electricity demand is set to explode. That will make it harder to cut climate pollution
The United States is poised to burn a lot more natural gas in the coming years to meet soaring electricity demand, potentially locking in decades of emissions that are raising global temperatures. U.S. greenhouse gas emissions barely budged in 2024, despite huge investments the country has made in clean energy under the Inflation Reduction Act, a landmark climate…
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PureSky Energy inaugurates a 4.4 MW solar farm with energy storage in the United States
A 4.4 MW solar farm coupled with a 1.4 MW energy storage solution has been commissioned in Massachusetts. This project highlights the economic and political dynamics of hybrid infrastructures in the energy sector. A 4.4 MW community solar farm located in Sandwich, Massachusetts, recently began commercial operations. Equipped with a 1.4 MW energy storage solution,…
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Wind power tops nuclear in Sweden for first time, trade group says
Electricity output from wind hit a record high in Sweden in 2024, with wind exceeding nuclear power for the first three-month period ever in the last quarter, the Swedish Wind Energy Association (SWEA) said in a statement. In December, wind was the largest source of electricity for the first time, ahead of hydro and nuclear…
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Technology breakthroughs are unlocking geothermal energy’s vast potential in countries across the globe
Largely untapped underground energy source can help meet world’s rapidly growing demand for electricity, but cost reductions are needed to drive new generation of projects With global electricity demand set to grow strongly, new technologies are opening up the massive potential of geothermal energy to provide around-the-clock clean power in almost all countries around the…