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Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

New IRENA report highlights hydropower’s evolving role

February 13, 2023

Via: IRENA

Current trends in the power sector have prompted changes in the role of hydropower, creating a need to adjust the way these assets are designed, operated and maintained, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). […]


Energy Economics

U.S., Others Tout $20 Billion Plan to Move Indonesia Away from Coal, Toward Renewables

November 15, 2022

Via: Power Magazine

The U.S. and other countries have announced a $20 billion financing plan to help Indonesia more quickly shutter the country’s coal-fired power plants and decarbonize its power generation sector. “We’ve built a platform for cooperation that can truly transform Indonesia’s […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels

Coal Shipments to Power Sector at Lowest Level in 14 Years

May 13, 2021

Via: Power Magazine

Shipments of coal to U.S. power plants in 2020 fell 22% year-over-year, according to data released May 13 by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency said the U.S. power sector received 428 million short tons (MMst) of coal […]


Domestic, Energy Consumption

Why Coal Lost—and Can It Recover?

July 28, 2020

Via: Power Magazine

Coal burn in the power sector has fallen off a cliff. Demand peaked at 1.045 billion tons in 2007. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates consumption in 2020 will be 377 million tons, a drop of 64% in little […]


News and Policies, U.S.

US benchmarking analysis shows growing momentum for decarbonisation

July 13, 2020

Via: World Nuclear News

The Benchmarking Air Emissions analysis is a collaborative effort between Ceres; Bank of America; power producers Entergy, Exelon, and Tenaska; and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The current issue is the 16th in a series that began in 1997, […]