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How cheap can energy storage get? Pretty darn cheap
If current trends hold, world is on trajectory for energy storage cheap enough to allow 24/7 clean energy in next 15-20 years
Ramez Naam

Nov 10, 2015

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Renewables: does the IEA continue to underestimate them?
In a new market report on renewable energy, the IEA notes that renewables will represent “the largest single source of electricity growth over the next 5 years.
Karel Beckman

Oct 7, 2015

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Exit ahead – Shell at the end of the oil superhighway
Shell’s departure from the Arctic is another sign that the End of the Oil Age is in sight.
Karel Beckman

Sep 30, 2015

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When fuels compete: the new dynamics of global energy markets
Rapid change is sweeping across the energy world: fuels are increasingly encroaching on each other’s territory and the silos of regional markets are breaking down.
Christophe Brognaux

Sep 22, 2015

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Head of UK’s National Grid says “idea of large power stations for baseload is outdated”
Steve Holliday, CEO of National Grid, believes the idea of large coal-fired or nuclear power stations to be used for baseload power is “outdated”.
Karel Beckman

Sep 15, 2015

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Graph of the Day: Big carbon cuts will not pull down economy
Graphs compare economic growth under 26% emissions reduction target by 2030, and 45%. Can you spot the difference?
Giles Parkinson

Sep 3, 2015

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Energy prices not making Germany uncompetitive
Despite claims to the contrary, Germany’s energy costs per unit of manufacturing one of lowest in the world, even with the Energy Transition.
Craig Morris

Aug 4, 2015

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Danish offshore wind: half the cost of new nuclear in UK
Danish offshore wind now costs roughly half of what the new nuclear plant at Hinkley in the UK will cost.
Mike Parr

Jun 23, 2015

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New Vattenfall CEO: “What is true for E.On, pretty much true for us”
Vattenfall’s CEO Magnus Hall likens the selling of its lignite operations in Germany to E.On’s recent decision to dump centralised fossil fuel generation.
Sonja van Renssen

Dec 15, 2014

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Why Google gave up on renewables (hint, they don’t understand energy)
It has now been proven beyond doubt that “renewables simply won’t work”. Why not? Well, because Google says so.
Karel Beckman

Nov 25, 2014

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