Renewables: Page 11
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Michigan governor expected to sign clean energy bill that includes incineration
A suite of clean energy bills would transition the state to clean energy by 2040. It counts an existing WTE facility in Kent County as clean while also supporting the use of landfill gas systems and anaerobic digestion.
By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 22, 2023 -
Equinor-BP’s 2.1-GW offshore Empire Wind project receives federal approval
The U.S. offshore wind industry remains financially troubled, but industry groups are hopeful about recent moves forward for major projects.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 22, 2023 -
Explore the Trendlineâž”
adamkaz via Getty ImagesTrendlineThe Energy Transition to Renewables
New policy and business actions are giving a significant boost to renewable energy in the U.S., but opposition is growing and grid interconnection, permitting, labor and other challenges remain.
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Opinion
The Southeast Energy Exchange Market launched a year ago. It still isn’t delivering on its promises.
Over the past year, SEEM’s poor performance has proven its critics right and demonstrated that the energy trading platform is in dire need of a substantial overhaul if it is to be either lawful or beneficial.
By Nick Guidi and Chris Carmody • Nov. 22, 2023 -
Ørsted, Eversource install New York’s first offshore wind turbine
This is the first of 12 turbines for the 130-MW South Fork Wind project. The state expects all of them will be installed by early 2024.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 21, 2023 -
Fossil fuel makes up 1% of Colorado generation in 2040 under least-cost approach: state study
The study will be used as part of legislative talks next year on expanding Colorado’s clean energy goals beyond its 80% carbon emissions reduction target for 2030.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 21, 2023 -
DOE grants aim to expand clean energy workforce, enhance building efficiency
The $40 million-plus funding will add new building training and assessment centers and industrial assessment centers, which provide technical assistance to commercial and institutional buildings and some manufacturers.
By Joe Burns • Nov. 20, 2023 -
Proposed IRA guidance offers some clarity for offshore wind, battery industries
The Treasury Department proposal aims to more clearly define energy storage technology and clarify what parts of an offshore wind project are eligible for the investment tax credit.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 20, 2023 -
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Sponsored by TransectNavigating the trends of 2024: Automation, AI, and the role of sheep in project success
As we approach 2024, developers and innovators can’t help but wonder what new technology and trends will enter the renewable energy arena in the coming year.
Nov. 20, 2023 -
Deep Dive
More powerful, resilient and versatile: The next generation of solar tech is emerging
“This is a great time to be involved with solar technology,” said Chris Deline, head of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s photovoltaic field performance group.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 16, 2023 -
DOE proposes easing environmental reviews for certain storage, solar, transmission projects
The proposed “categorical exclusions” would speed project reviews, the Department of Energy said Thursday.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 16, 2023 -
Biogas more cost-effective than solar to power new green hydrogen facility: H2B2
The company will use both solar and biogas to power its SoHyCal facility but says that state incentives make biogas the more cost-effective source for powering the electrolysis process.
By Emma Penrod • Nov. 16, 2023 -
7 lessons for Rocky Mountain Power and its partners from virtual power plant pioneer Soleil Lofts
The apartment complex in Herriman, Utah — a collaboration among Rocky Mountain Power, sonnen and the Wasatch Energy Group — is powered by 5 MW of solar panels and has a battery in each of its 600 units.
By Patrick Cooley • Nov. 15, 2023 -
Taking Charge: ‘Ocean drones’ can address offshore wind’s labor pains: OPT CEO
“If you look at what happened 10 years ago with aerial drones, I think uncrewed surface vehicles are now at a similar stage of their evolution,” said Philipp Stratmann, CEO of Ocean Power Technologies.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 15, 2023 -
Clean energy manufacturing is on the rise in New York
The state has established multiple funding programs to entice sustainable production and development, bringing wind energy companies, heat pump manufacturers and others to the area.
By Sakshi Udavant • Nov. 14, 2023 -
All hands on deck needed to build IRA-driven infrastructure, federal officials say
“By 2035 alone we're going to need to add about 75,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines,” said Jesse Jenkins, head of the ZERO Lab at Princeton University.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 14, 2023 -
Duke Energy initiates first test of end-to-end green hydrogen system at its DeBary power plant
The company’s interest in green hydrogen comes from a fuel diversity perspective, but it also sees promise in the fuel's ability serve as seasonal energy storage.
By Emma Penrod • Nov. 14, 2023 -
Despite rising prices, market faces a glut of renewable energy projects, analysts say
The enormous number of renewable energy projects in queues around the country suggests the vast majority will never be built, according to Ascend Analytics.
By Emma Penrod • Nov. 10, 2023 -
Solar likely to outpace hydropower’s annual generation in 2024: EIA
From 2009 to 2022, installed solar capacity increased at an average rate of 44% per year, said the Energy Information Administration.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 9, 2023 -
DOE taps Sunnova, Sunrun, others, to receive $440M for rooftop solar and batteries in Puerto Rico
Eight companies and nonprofits will install solar and battery systems for low-income households and those where a resident has an energy-dependent disability.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 8, 2023 -
Kentucky PSC partly approves PPL’s $2.1B plan to retire coal, add gas, solar and storage
The commission approved a 125 MW/500 MWh battery energy storage facility, which it said will give LG&E/KU insight into operating and integrating large-scale storage to meet customer demand.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 8, 2023 -
Google taps ‘carbon-intelligent’ computing platform to help maintain grid reliability in power crises
The platform, originally built to help Google achieve 24/7 clean energy use, has proven to be effective as a demand response mechanism, Google says.
By Emma Penrod • Nov. 7, 2023 -
Dominion lowers cost estimates for power from offshore wind farm, seeks possible partner
The utility will decide by early 2024 whether or not to take on a partner for its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, said CEO Bob Blue.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 6, 2023 -
Deep Dive
Duke, others leverage new IRA rules to finance clean energy, but cost, complexity are hurdles
New tax credit provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act could more than triple the $20 billion annual tax equity market that today finances clean energy in the U.S., if various challenges can be overcome.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 6, 2023 -
AEP aims to sell retail, distributed energy and solar operations by mid-2024
American Electric Power also plans to soon launch a sale process for its stakes in two transmission companies and make a decision on selling its share of Transource Energy, CEO Julie Sloat said.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 6, 2023 -
IRA clean energy projects could create 403,000 jobs: E2 report
The report put electric vehicles first in terms of expected job creation from the first year of the Inflation Reduction Act, at about 240,000, followed by about 62,400 energy storage jobs and about 47,200 solar jobs.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 2, 2023