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Barclays ceases direct funding of new fossil fuel projects
The London-based bank will also require all its portfolio energy companies to report their scoped emissions reductions targets and any expansion plans by Jan. 1, 2025.
By Lamar Johnson • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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FirstEnergy increases 5-year spending plan 44%, to $26B, drops 2030 carbon goal
The company abandoned its plan to cut carbon emissions 30% below 2019 levels by 2030 amid tightening power supplies in the PJM Interconnection, but it still intends to be net carbon neutral by 2050.
By Ethan Howland • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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TrendlineSustainability
Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.
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Fluence’s backlog hits record $3.7B as company focuses on domestic energy storage manufacturing
Fluence is also on track to begin manufacturing battery modules at a facility in Utah this summer, allowing it to tap into the “domestic content” tax credit included in the Inflation Reduction Act.
By Kavya Balaraman • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Shell rebrands climate tech company Studio X as Onward, eyes net-zero economy
The updated energy venture falls in line with the oil major’s goal to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Recurrent Energy raises $160M, secures Microsoft as client for solar project
The tech giant will be the sole purchaser of all the energy and renewable energy credits produced by the Louisiana-based Bayou Galion Solar project.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 9, 2024 -
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Green investor Brookfield scores $10B for latest energy transition fund
The fund will invest in the expansion of clean energy, the development of sustainable solutions and the decarbonization strategy of companies from high-emitting sectors.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 8, 2024 -
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Ikea makes strides in reducing carbon footprint, attributes progress to clean energy initiatives
The home furnishings retailer said its greenhouse gas emissions declined by 11.5% from the previous year and it has updated its climate strategy to reach net zero by 2050.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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2024 US power sector outlook
The U.S. clean energy transition is expected to accelerate in 2024 but faces question around transmission, financing, federal elections and other issues.
By Utility Dive staff • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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Schneider Electric hit by ransomware attack against its sustainability business division
The company said the attack directly impacted its EcoStruxure Resource Advisor platform, which is used by more than 2,000 companies worldwide to monitor energy and resource data.
By David Jones • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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Sponsored by PXiSE Energy SolutionsHow a BESS can improve green hydrogen economics
Why including a BESS in your green hydrogen project configuration is a wise investment.
Jan. 29, 2024 -
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NextEra CEO downplays chance of Inflation Reduction Act repeal if Trump re-elected
Investors have expressed concern about political uncertainty and ongoing market volatility in the renewable energy sector, but NextEra CEO John Ketchum said market disruption has only made the company stronger.
By Emma Penrod • Jan. 26, 2024 -
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BlackRock commits $500M to energy storage and solar project developer Recurrent Energy
The investment allows the asset manager to have a 20% stake in the company and marks the inaugural transaction by its fourth climate infrastructure fund.
By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 25, 2024 -
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Deep DiveUtility Business Outlook: Power prices stay elevated as elections sow uncertainty for clean energy plans
For utilities and the clean energy sector, 2024 could bring “an exceptional level of volatility and opportunity,” according to Bank of America Global Research analysts.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 23, 2024 -
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Apex Clean Energy enters joint venture to own US energy storage projects
The venture, called SA Grid Solutions, has kicked off operations with ownership of the Great Kiskadee utility-scale battery project.
By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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BlackRock to buy Global Infrastructure Partners in $12.5B deal, cites clean energy trends
Through the deal, BlackRock will add GIP companies such as Competitive Power Ventures, Eolian and Terra-Gen Power to its portfolio.
By Lamar Johnson • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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DC government, ratepayer advocate oppose Exelon utility’s multi-year rate plan
The opposition reflects emerging concerns about rising electric rates, per Paul Patterson, a Glenrock equity analyst. “We’re beginning to see — in certain jurisdictions — regulatory pushback,” he said.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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Chesapeake, Southwestern Energy create new natural gas giant with $7.4B merger
The combined portfolios, which will operate under a new company, will create the largest natural gas producer in the United States.
By Lamar Johnson • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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FERC allows activist investor Elliott to buy up to 20% of NRG Energy stock
The decision comes as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is considering changing its policy on investment firm purchases of utility stock.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 11, 2024 -
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9 US power sector trends to watch in 2024
The U.S. march toward a decarbonized electric system will continue in 2024 as policymakers and others work to balance, climate, reliability, affordability and other goals.
By Robert Walton, Ethan Howland, Diana DiGangi, Larry Pearl, Kavya Balaraman and Emma Penrod • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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Qcells to supply Microsoft with 12 GW of solar panels in expanded partnership
Microsoft is committed to going carbon-negative by 2030 and aims to achieve 100% electricity consumption coverage with renewable energy by 2025.
By Sara Samora • Jan. 9, 2024 -
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Amazon to generate hydrogen on-site with Plug Power’s electrolyzer system
The low-carbon hydrogen generated at an Amazon fulfillment center in Colorado will power forklift trucks and help lower emissions.
By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 5, 2024 -
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First Solar $700M sale of advanced manufacturing tax credits likely first of many such deals: CPA
Current economic conditions and provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act’s 45X tax credit make such deals a particularly appealing option to solar companies looking to grow, according to a Moss Adams CPA.
By Emma Penrod • Jan. 4, 2024 -
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Pattern Energy secures $11B in financing, starts full construction on SunZia wind, transmission projects
The scale of the SunZia project and its multifaceted financing show the renewable energy space can secure capital at levels previously only seen in traditional generation, Pattern executive Daniel Elkort said.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 3, 2024 -
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Avangrid ends PNM acquisition bid, sees ‘no clear timing’ to resolve New Mexico PRC’s rejection of deal
New Mexico regulators denied the merger in 2021 over concerns of reliability risks, the potential for higher electricity prices and slower development of renewable resources.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 2, 2024 -
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Exelon, ComEd, Ameren outlooks lowered by financial firms after regulator rejects grid plans
While recent Illinois Commerce Commission decisions may hurt the utilities’ credit and financial outlook, consumer advocates said the agency’s actions protect ratepayers.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 21, 2023
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