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How renewables can play a bigger part in Canada's electricity system

Corporate Knights

Renewable power is being deployed at a breakneck pace globally , with wind and solar set to lead record-breaking growth around the world this year, according to the latest report from the International Energy Agency. But they don’t necessarily fit into the categories that come to mind when we think about power.

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Leading Industry Publication: Black & Veatch Remains Among Global Critical Infrastructure Leaders as Sustainability, Decarbonization Solutions Drive Growth

3BL Media

As a global leader in renewable energy infrastructure, Black & Veatch served a port-marshalling role and developed a unique, customized environment, health and safety (HSE) program for the Vineyard Wind off of Massachusetts’ coast – the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States.

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BloombergNEF Announces 11 Climate Innovators As the Winners of the 2024 BNEF Pioneers Award

3BL Media

PVcase is a software company aiding in site selection, design, development and permitting of solar projects. While renewables are already being installed at record levels globally, annual solar and wind installations will need to increase threefold by 2031 and sixfold by 2050 to reach net-zero emissions.

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Ramping Up Renewables Can’t Provide Enough Heat Energy in Winter

Gail Tverberg

The category “Natural Gas, etc.” Wood chips or other commercial wood purchased to be burned is also in this category. Solar energy is most abundantly available in the May-June-July period, making it a poor candidate for fixing the problem of the need for winter heat. US residential use of energy, based on EIA data.

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Cisco’s Sustainability 101: What Are Smart Grids?

3BL Media

Power plants — including solar, wind, and geothermal — can be located at a wide range of locations across the network. solar) and their consumption patterns can be difficult to predict based on the power they can generate. Today, electricity grids are more dynamic. Consumers can also be producers of energy (e.g.

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Walmart Allocates over $1 Billion to Renewable Energy, Sustainable Buildings, Circular Economy

ESG Today

Eligible categories for investment under Walmart’s green bond framework include renewable energy, high-performance buildings, sustainable transport, zero waste, and circular economy, water stewardship, and habitat restoration and conservation.

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Whirlpool Corporation Releases 2023 Sustainability Report

3BL Media

The company saw a ~7% reduction in scope 3 category 11 GHG emissions, staying on track to reduce emissions from products in use by 20% by 2030, compared to a 2016 baseline. The company’s 13 global refurbishment centers collected 410,803 products and refurbished 251,931.

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