#TheFutureIsClean #CleanEnergyNow -- “In reaching this milestone, we are on the path to securing our energy system so families and businesses are no longer exposed to #fossilfuel markets we can’t control.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/evans-more-greenpeace-north-sea-b2799508.html

#TheFutureIsClean #LeaveOilInTheGround #LeaveGasInTheGround

“We built our last gas-fired facility in 2022, at $785/kW. If we wanted to build that same gas-fired combined cycle unit today…$2,400/kW,” he said. “The cost of gas-fired generation has gone up three-fold.”

Not only are gas turbine costs shooting up, but the backlog of orders means that they are hard to come by in the near-term. On top of that, gas plants can take several years to build."

https://gasoutlook.com/analysis/costs-to-build-gas-plants-triple-says-ceo-of-nextera-energy/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20built%20our%20last%20gas,gone%20up%20three%2Dfold.%E2%80%9D

#LeaveFossilFuelsInTheGround
#RenewableEnergyNow
#CleanEnergyNow
#TheFutureIsClean #TheFutureIsGreen

A leading U.S. coal producer is partnering with a major developer of #renewableenergy projects to put #solarenergy and battery storage installations on reclaimed mine lands in Illinois and Indiana."

https://www.powermag.com/leading-u-s-coal-producer-developing-solar-energy-storage-at-former-mines/

#TheFutureIsClean #TheFutureIsGreen
#ThereIsNoPlanetB

“When the sun is shining and wind is blowing, #renewablegeneration produces energy at zero marginal cost, and “baseload” energy simply can’t compete.

“Flexibility is key in our current and future energy mix, and the shift away from “baseload and peaking” to “#renewables and firming” is already well underway.”

https://reneweconomy.com.au/nuclear-too-slow-to-replace-coal-and-baseload-simply-cant-compete-with-wind-and-solar-aemo-boss-says/

#ThereIsNoPlanetB #TheFutureIsClean --- "It’s amazing what investing in clean technology can do. A 10% drop in emissions in a single year!" --- Dr. Jonathan Foley Executive Director, #ProjectDrawdown

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/03/15/germanys-emissions-fell-by-record-101-in-2023-how-are-they-cleaning-up-their-act