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Tag: energy policy


Commercialization, Renewable Energy

How will the energy crunch impact the transition to renewables?

October 21, 2021

Via: Renewable Energy World

Record-high natural gas prices are fueling an energy crunch ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, leading to power shortages in parts of the world. Anne-Sophie Corbeau, an energy policy researcher at the University of Columbia, believes the ongoing energy […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Nuclear part of US Northwest’s optimal clean energy mix, study shows

February 4, 2020

Via: World Nuclear News

The study by San Francisco-based consulting group Energy + Environmental Economics (E3) was commissioned by Energy Northwest as part of long-term effort to evaluate all carbon-free options that can maintain system reliability while ensuring residents of Washington state have enough […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

US committee hears plea for Green Nuclear Deal

January 22, 2020

Via: World Nuclear News

Shellenberger was speaking as an expert witness at the 15 January hearing, An Update on the Climate Crisis: From Science to Solutions. The president of research and policy organisation Environmental Progress, he was one of a panel of five expert […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Supporting structures of wind turbines contribute to wind farm blockage effect

December 12, 2019

Via: Science Daily Energy

Scientists from Cranfield University and the University of Oxford present a theoretical model for estimating the aerodynamic effects of wind turbine towers on the performance of wind farms. Using what is called a two-scale coupled momentum balance method, the group […]


News and Policies, World

As China rapidly adopts clean energy, use of traditional stoves persists

December 5, 2019

Via: Science Daily Energy

China is ahead of most low- and middle-income countries in its energy transition: hundreds of millions of rural homes started using clean fuels such as electricity and gas in recent decades. Despite this, many Chinese homes continue using their traditional […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Study shows where global renewable energy investments have greatest benefits

November 12, 2019

Via: Science Daily Energy

Researchers measured two types of benefits — climate benefits (reductions in carbon emissions) and health benefits (decreased mortality attributable to harmful air pollution) — and developed a user-friendly model to compare how those benefits vary based on where renewable energy […]


News and Policies, State

California’s High Gasoline Prices Are No Accident

October 10, 2019

Via: Forbes

An October 8 CNN story about gasoline prices carried this headline: “California gas prices soar above $4, reaching the highest price in five years.” One can only wonder if most Californians understand that that is all part of their state […]


News and Policies, World

New EU Energy Chief To Put Connections And Security At Heart Of Green Deal

October 4, 2019

Via: Forbes

In the European Union, no discussion of energy issues these days comes without a discussion about climate change. The bloc’s energy policy must now be in line with its climate objectives – something reflected in the new organization of the […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Extending The Lives Of Nuclear Energy Plants Will Help To Combat Climate Change Threat

July 15, 2019

Via: Forbes

The U.S. president thinks climate change is a hoax. But his administration is touting nuclear energy, saying that it can produce carbon-free power around the clock. Setting aside the apparent contradictions, the policy is spot-on. If the objective is to […]


News and Policies, World

UK commits to net-zero emissions by 2050

June 27, 2019

Via: World Nuclear News

This comes after legislation was passed in the upper house of parliament, the House of Lords, last night and the House of Commons, the lower house, on 24 June. Energy and Clean Growth Minister Chris Skidmore signed the order paper […]


News and Policies, State

New Jersey unveils clean energy master plan

June 12, 2019

Via: World Nuclear News

New Jersey’s state agencies were directed to prepare the Draft 2019 Energy Master Plan (EMP) under an executive order signed by Governor Phil Murphy in May 2018 alongside legislation establishing the state’s Zero Emissions Certificate (ZEC) programme. The plan has […]


Domestic, Energy Consumption

U.S. Energy After 2020: Between Fossil Fuels And Climate Change

March 29, 2019

Via: Forbes

America’s energy future hangs in the balance. Robert Mueller’s report cleared President Donald J. Trump of collusion with Russia during the 2016 presidential elections, and it appears not to find sufficient evidence to bring charges for possible obstruction of justice. […]


Energy Economics

Clean energy ecosystem proposed for USA

February 8, 2019

Via: World Nuclear News

Advancing the Landscape of Clean Energy Innovation was commissioned by the Breakthrough Institute and prepared by consulting group IHS Markit and the non-profit Energy Futures Initiative, under the leadership of former US Secretary of Energy and Energy Futures Initiative founder […]


Conventional Fuels, News and Policies, Nuclear, State

Connecticut signs up for nuclear electricity

January 2, 2019

Via: World Nuclear News

In June 2017, Connecticut passed a law allowing nuclear power plants to bid into markets with other zero-carbon resources such as wind, solar and hydropower. However, the timescale applied to at risk plants in draft versions of the request for […]


Energy Economics, News and Policies, State

California Vs. Texas: Electricity — Comparing The Two States 1 In 5 Americans Call Home

October 25, 2018

Via: Forbes

The two most-populous states, California and Texas, are home to one in five Americans. More alike than different in many aspects—diverse population and economy, abundant natural resources—the two states differ in one important respect: policy. With some exceptions, California is […]


Energy Economics

No Energy Policy, No Problem For US Oil Producers

October 22, 2018

Via: Forbes

It is a cliché to say the United States has no energy policy, and in the formal sense, it’s true. The federal government has never passed sweeping legislation aimed at advancing U.S. energy security that addresses both supply and demand. […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Nuclear key to Ontario prosperity

August 1, 2018

Via: World Nuclear News

Blueprint for making Ontario open for business is a 90-page collection of letters directly addressing each of the province’s cabinet ministers, sent by the OCC on the 16 July resumption of the province’s legislative session. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, […]


News and Policies, State

How Did Virginia Get So Far Behind on Energy Efficiency?

December 28, 2017

Via: Energy Collective

In the past year, numerous reports from research institutes, industry think tanks, and government entities have exposed Virginia’s poor energy efficiency performance. Considering the clear economic and environmental benefits that energy efficiency provides to Virginia’s businesses and residents, and in […]


News and Policies, U.S.

Senate Tax Bill Offers Benefits for Advanced Energy, But Faces an Uncertain Vote

November 27, 2017

Via: Energy Collective

If you are looking for information to share at the Thanksgiving table about how the tax bills pending in Congress will affect the advanced energy industry, you’re in luck. A whirlwind November brought proposals from House and Senate Republican leadership, […]


News and Policies, U.S.

How Would Energy Prices Adjust to the Border Adjustment Tax?

March 8, 2017

Via: Energy Collective

In a recent Saturday Night Live episode, Baldwin-as-Trump is casting about for clever ways to get Mexico to pay for the border wall. But with each attempt, the joke is on him, and Americans are left footing the bill. The […]