While many countries have been making progress in their energy transition away from fossil fuels, nearly half of European countries are still dependent on them as their primary source of electricity generation. Find out more in Visual Capitalist Europe’s Biggest…
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New battery is cheaper than lithium-ion with four times the capacity By Kristin Houser
18 January 2023Views: 208The challenge: A whopping 30% of global CO2 emissions are produced by coal-fired power plants, and decarbonizing the electric grid is a vital part of combating climate change. Read more in Freethink New battery is cheaper than lithium-ion with four…
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Despite global efforts to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, natural gas consumption reached a new all-time high in 2021, surpassing the previous record set in 2019 by 3.3%.Demand is expected to decline slightly in 2022 and remain subdued up to…
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These developing countries are leading the way on renewable energy By Dimitrios Papathanasiou
17 July 2022Views: 477Developing countries may not have the same public funds as richer countries, but they are attracting private investment to well-crafted, larger-scale renewable power projects, the World Bank says.Morocco has renewable energy projects that make up two-fifths of its installed energy…
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It is currently possible to drive a mid-size electric car 1.8 million kilometres using the same energy it takes to mine one single Bitcoin. If Sweden allow extensive mining of crypto-assets, there is a risk that the renewable energy available…
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Nuclear power has a big role to play in the energy transition. Here’s why By Marcello Losasso
5 August 2020Views: 528Our planet needs a new energy system able to sustainably provide a reliable and incessant supply of electricity. Nuclear is among the energy technologies available today with the lowest GHG emissions, producing only 15 grams CO2-equivalent per kWh, when considered…
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A Frenchman is credited with being the first to discover the photovoltaic effect that produces electricity from sunlight. The first solar panel was built in the US. But when Abu Dhabi decided to build the world’s largest individual solar power…
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How cities can stay cool on a warming Earth by George Sarraf, Christopher Decker, and Jad Moussalli
18 October 2019Views: 688A recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) projected that global demand for air conditioning will triple over the next 30 years because of growing populations and rising prosperity. The world’s population will increase by about 1 billion, reaching…
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Hundreds of thousands of people all across the country are looking at their electric bills and thinking the number looks far too high to be reasonable. Because of this, these same consumers are seeking out a variety of ways to…
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Hawaii just passed a law to make the state carbon neutral by 2045 By Adele Peters
16 June 2018Views: 1,161Hawaii is already a leader on climate. In 2015, the state passed a law to move to 100% renewable electricity by 2045 . In 2017, days after Trump announced that the U.S. would pull out of the Paris climate agreement,…