Renewables: Page 20
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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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Bipartisan group of senators urges Biden to increase tariffs on Chinese solar imports
“China’s aggressive subsidies for its own solar manufacturing industry demonstrate its intent to control the industry globally,” two senators from Georgia and one each from Florida and Ohio wrote.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 1, 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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Severe weather can have long-term impact on solar generation: NREL
Given the increasing frequency of severe weather, the solar industry may need to adopt more stringent guidelines for durability, a researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory said.
By Emma Penrod • 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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Dominion’s 2.6-GW offshore wind farm gets federal approval to begin construction
The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project awaits an air quality permit from EPA, but Dominion expects to complete the facility in late 2026.
By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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Entergy wins, wind developers lose with MISO, SPP transmission constraints: NBER paper
Without the constraints, two Entergy utilities would have had $930 million less in operating profits in 2022, a possible incentive to oppose new transmission, the paper said.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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DOE invests $254M in industrial emission cuts, decarbonizing technologies
In addition to awarding $171 million to 49 projects, the U.S. Department of Energy said it is accepting applications for $83 million to cut emissions from hard-to-decarbonize industrial sectors.
By Nish Amarnath • Jan. 30, 2024 -
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Duke, NextEra, other utilities are uneven advocates for climate policy, says nonprofit
Examining the 12 largest electric utilities, corporate sustainability nonprofit Ceres found all of them have lobbied both for and against Paris Agreement-aligned climate policies.
By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 30, 2024 -
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Developers rebid offshore wind contracts in New York’s fourth solicitation as Equinor and BP split
Sunrise Wind developer Ørsted also plans to split from project partner Eversource and acquire its 50% stake in the project, if the state approves its proposal.
By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Deep DiveNew solutions emerge to better integrate renewables into the grid, Xcel, Eversource and others say
Requiring the 400+ GW of battery capacity in U.S. interconnection queues to have grid-forming capabilities could enable variable renewables growth “cheaper and faster than adding new transmission,” one expert said.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 25, 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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New Jersey approves two offshore wind projects totaling 3.7 GW
“New Jersey now has more than 5.2 GW contracted, marking substantial progress toward its 11 GW by 2040 goal,” the Oceantic Network said in a statement.
By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 25, 2024 -
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US solar industry awaits federal moves on interest rates, tax credits as global M&A activity drops 15%
Global corporate solar funding rose to $34.3 billion last year with help from IRA incentives, while high interest rates slowed acquisition activity, said Mercom Capital Group CEO Raj Prabhu.
By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 24, 2024 -
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California draft offshore wind plan addresses infrastructure, floating platform challenges
The state estimates that its coast contains 35.8 GW to 59.6 GW of potential offshore wind capacity.
By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 23, 2024 -
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NERC issues 3-year plan for setting reliability standards for wind, solar, storage
The plan responds to a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order driven by concerns about inverter-based resources tripping offline. The new reliability standards are scheduled to take effect by the end of the decade.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 23, 2024 -
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$104M for clean energy projects in 31 federal buildings announced by DOE
The selected projects are expected to save over $29 million in energy and water costs, generating an additional 27 MW of clean energy capacity, the U.S. Department of Energy says.
By Nish Amarnath • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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Federal programs create little incentive for companies to make low-carbon hydrogen: IEEFA
Hydrogen producers could gain greater financial benefit from incentives for carbon capture than from the hydrogen production tax credit, which imposes caps on emissions, IEEFA analysts say.
By Emma Penrod • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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Deep DiveRenewable Energy Outlook: Addressing supply chain, project hurdles could see dividends in 2024
It may be a blessing in disguise for the offshore wind industry that so many developers had to delay or cancel projects last year, one attorney said.
By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 18, 2024 -
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BLM proposes to open 22 million acres in Western states to solar development
The agency says the proposal would direct development away from sensitive resources and toward transmission lines, but some environmental advocates say the plan would harm pristine habitat.
By Emma Penrod • Jan. 18, 2024 -
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OpinionEnough with disinformation about community solar compensation
Whether for systems on single-family homes and multiunit buildings or in community settings, excessive compensation creates a significant economic burden for the very customers who can least afford it.
By Michael Backstrom • Jan. 18, 2024 -
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SRP’s residential rooftop solar program violates PURPA, Vote Solar tells FERC
Federal regulators should launch an enforcement action over Salt River Project’s allegedly discriminatory solar rates, according to Vote Solar and two SRP customers.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Sponsored by We Recycle SolarHow to craft a better solar panel decommissioning plan
Solar owners need to fully understand the costs associated with decommissioning and put realistic strategies in place.
Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Renewables growth puts COP28 goals within reach, but acceleration is needed: IEA
Renewable energy generation is on track to increase 2.5 times by 2030 instead of tripling as it needs to, said the International Energy Agency.
By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 12, 2024 -
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US gas-fired capacity to grow, even under 95% carbon reduction scenario: NREL
Fossil-fueled power plants without carbon capture equipment would produce 14% of U.S. electricity by 2050, according to “mid-case” modeling by a DOE laboratory.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 12, 2024 -
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Rhodium: US greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2023, despite economic growth
The power sector had an 8% drop in emissions last year, with natural gas and renewables both seeing increased generation, according to Rhodium.
By Lamar Johnson • Jan. 11, 2024
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