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Political economy of US green industrial planning

Political economy of US green industrial planning

August 4, 2022 | ,

E3G has released a briefing paper titled “The Political Economy of US Green Industrial Planning: Building State Capacity for Deep Decarbonization”. This briefing outlines the opportunities to embed deep decarbonization, as well as the risks. It concludes with recommendations for three priority capacities to build: public financing and asset management; supply chain and productive capacity monitoring; and formalized sectoral investment targeting and coordination.

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ARENA announces $43 million Industrial Energy Transformation Studies Program

ARENA announces $43 million Industrial Energy Transformation Studies Program

June 15, 2021 |

On behalf of the Australian government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced the upcoming launch of the $43 million Industrial Energy Transformation Studies Program. It has been announced as part of the Federal Budget and aims at identifying opportunities to reduce energy costs and emissions in the industrial sector.

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Creative Energy and BC Hydro to collaborate to decarbonize downtown Vancouver

Creative Energy and BC Hydro to collaborate to decarbonize downtown Vancouver

March 11, 2021 |

Creative Energy is proposing a bold new plan with the help of BC Hydro to bring low-carbon energy to its existing and future customers in downtown Vancouver. The current customers in the area receive the electricity for their heating requirements from Creative Energy’s plant that burns natural gas to produce steam. Using renewable energy renewable electricity sold by BC Hydro, the Creative Energy Decarbonization Project will add new electrode steam boilers to the existing natural gas-powered steam plant.

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Virtual power plants to become a key driver for renewables adoption and integration

Virtual power plants to become a key driver for renewables adoption and integration

December 17, 2020 |

A VPP is essentially a network that aggregates multiple smaller-scale generation sources, alongside energy storage systems and flexible power consumers. These VPPs relieve grid load with smart software applications that will enable the balancing and management of power sources to support both the integration of intermittent renewable sources and the adoption of more distributed energy resources (DERs), largely in rooftop solar.

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Australian and Japanese companies study the potential of deep-sea carbon capture

Australian and Japanese companies study the potential of deep-sea carbon capture

December 11, 2020 |

Australian and Japanese companies are exploring the potential of capturing carbon dioxide from industries in Asia and storing it off the coast of Australia, on the ocean floor. Australian company, Transborders Energy Pty is leading the ‘deepC store project’ along with its partners which include Tokyo Gas Co. and Kyushu Electric Power Co. The team is exploring the possibility of shipping emissions across the Asia-Pacific region using a floating hub to inject the material under the seabed.

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First Solar joins RE100 initiative

First Solar joins RE100 initiative

August 6, 2020 |

First Solar has announced a commitment to power 100 per cent of its solar manufacturing operations across the globe with renewable energy by 2028. The commitment was announced after First Solar joined RE100 initiative.

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Trends that show the economic benefits of US climate action

Trends that show the economic benefits of US climate action

July 28, 2020 |

The US has made substantial progress towards a low-carbon economy over the past several years. According to research, the benefits of US climate action in today’s economic reality are evident. Strong climate action and investments in low-carbon infrastructure can be effective ways to recover from Covid-19 and secure the economy’s long-term success.

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