Clean Energy Spending Grows, but Big Investments Continue in Coal and Other Fossil Fuels
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Aaron Larson
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May 25, 2023
The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects investment in clean energy technologies, including “renewable power, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emission fuels, efficiency improvements and end-use renewables and electrification,” to exceed $1.7 trillion…
IEA: Renewables Will Lead Global Generation in 2025
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Darrell Proctor
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November 10, 2020
The world’s power generation is about to become even more green, according to a new publication from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The group on Nov. 10 published its "Renewables…
THE BIG PICTURE: The Need for Power Flexibility
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Sonal Patel
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December 2, 2019
In its November 2019–issued World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests that if countries pursue currently stated policies, the combined generation share of wind and solar photovoltaic could…
Nuclear Performance Improves, but More Reactors Needed
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Aaron Larson
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September 25, 2019
“The world’s nuclear plants continue to perform excellently,” Agneta Rising, director general of the World Nuclear Association, wrote in the preface to the recently released World Nuclear Performance Report 2019.…
The Clean Energy Conundrum
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POWER
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July 1, 2019
The worldwide movement toward a clean energy future is barreling ahead. Most clean energy advocates seem to focus on wind and solar power as their resources of choice, and it…
Nuclear Power Needed for Clean Energy Future
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Aaron Larson
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May 30, 2019
“Without action to provide more support for nuclear power, global efforts to transition to a cleaner energy system will become drastically harder and more costly,” Fatih Birol, executive director of…
Strong policy and falling battery costs drive another record year for electric cars
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Press Release
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May 30, 2018
Latest IEA report finds that charging infrastructure, more battery improvements and the supply of core materials will be critical to sustaining growth The number of electric and plug-in hybrid cars…
Report: Global Coal Demand Drops Second Year in a Row
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Abby Harvey
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December 18, 2017
Global coal demand fell nearly 2% in 2016, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Coal 2017 Analysis and Forecasts report, released December 18. “Demand for coal has now dropped…
IEA Paints Picture of World Dominated by Renewables and Natural Gas
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Abby Harvey
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November 14, 2017
In the next 25 years, the world will turn increasingly to renewables and natural gas to meet energy demand, turning away from coal, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA)…
Power Market Deregulation Transforms Mexico
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POWER
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September 1, 2017
Mexico’s energy reform, which began in 2013, has opened up key parts of the country’s electricity sector to new market participants, foreign investors, and innovative technology. Prior to the reform,…