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OpinionAs abuse allegations proliferate, we must advance human rights across the renewable energy value chain
It’s imperative that renewable energy developers, investors, buyers and producers don’t make things worse for the very communities already enduring the brunt of climate disasters.
By Malayah Redmond • Dec. 8, 2022 -
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California offshore wind auction garners $402M in bids on first day
The West Coast’s first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale could support 4.6 GW of emerging floating turbine technologies.
By Elizabeth McCarthy • Dec. 7, 2022 -
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TrendlineThe 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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BLM advances 1 GW of solar in Arizona, sees potential for 31 GW of clean energy on Western public lands
The Interior Department is advancing renewable projects on public lands in the West and seeking comment on an update to its 2012 impact analysis of solar development in the region.
By Diana DiGangi • Dec. 7, 2022 -
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NREL unveils benchmark for tracking long-term cost trends in latest solar and storage price report
New “minimum sustainable price” figures from NREL should help industry and government officials distinguish between short- and long-term price fluctuations in renewable energy, report authors say.
By Emma Penrod • Dec. 6, 2022 -
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Clean energy groups dismayed by preliminary determination in solar panel tariff case
The clean energy sector has warned that throttling the global supply of solar panels could set back the development of U.S. capacity.
By Diana DiGangi • Dec. 5, 2022 -
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10 must-read utility sector stories from 2022
Reliability, security and affordability concerns are rising in a U.S. power sector increasingly focused on decarbonization and electrification. Utility Dive has rounded up some of our top stories so far on these and other trends in 2022.
By Larry Pearl • Dec. 5, 2022 -
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Sponsored by Panasonic Eco SystemsFrom solar installer to home energy solutions provider: why installers need to think beyond panels
As more homeowners look to electrify their homes, solar installers have an opportunity to serve their customers' holistic home energy needs — and differentiate themselves from competitors.
Dec. 5, 2022 -
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Wind energy industry struggles to find qualified workers: NREL
The wind industry is struggling to find experienced workers to fill open roles, while applicants report barriers to entry-level jobs that would provide that experience.
By Diana DiGangi • Dec. 1, 2022 -
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Meta tops list of US corporate solar adopters with 3.6 GW, more than Amazon and Apple combined: SEIA
Companies in the U.S. have ratcheted up their adoption of solar, while more than 75 multinational companies have committed to work with 14 countries in what could represent more than $100 billion in clean energy investments.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 29, 2022 -
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Deep DiveHigh electricity rates impede crucial but costly technology investments to manage rising DER levels: utilities
Utilities want distribution system technologies for more DER visibility and control. But advocates want a new national stakeholder dialogue about the timing of spending for DER integration.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 29, 2022 -
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DOE to test rapidly deployable, portable wind turbines for military use, disaster relief
Researchers will ship wind turbines in 20-foot containers to remote locations to see if they can provide “fast, reliable” and renewable power in emergency and military scenarios.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 28, 2022 -
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DOE awards $100M for innovative floating wind, pumped storage and other emerging clean energy tech
Energy officials look to scale up and bring to market innovative energy technologies that would reduce costs for pumped storage and offshore wind farms.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 23, 2022 -
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Tampa tries sidewalk solar panels as backup power for traffic lights
The Florida city started using solar sidewalks for backup power after 2017’s Hurricane Irma created lengthy power outages at intersections. It assessed the technology's performance this fall during Hurricane Ian.
By Maria Rachal • Nov. 22, 2022 -
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California moves to accelerate fossil-free energy and vehicles to further cut climate gases and other pollution
An updated greenhouse gas reduction plan from the state’s Air Resources Board incorporates new clean energy laws and directives and includes the potential use of carbon capture to curb emissions at fossil-fueled power plants.
By Elizabeth McCarthy • Nov. 21, 2022 -
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OpinionSecond-life EV batteries can bolster the energy storage market — if major challenges can be overcome
With 80% of a battery’s capacity left at the end of its useful life in a vehicle and current constraints on supply chains for new batteries, repurposing electric vehicle batteries seems like a no-brainer.
By Emily Goldfield • Nov. 21, 2022 -
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New York OKs major transmission line for Eversource and Ørsted’s Sunrise offshore wind project
State regulators on Thursday also advanced four onshore wind farms, which, along with the Sunrise project, will provide New York with 1.48 GW of renewable energy.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 18, 2022 -
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FERC orders reliability standards, registration requirements for wind, solar, storage to protect the grid
The agency is acting partly in response to reliability risks of inverter-based resources unexpectedly tripping offline.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 18, 2022 -
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Sunrun among 240+ companies pressing Commerce Department to reject Auxin solar tariff petition
The department’s preliminary determination, due Dec. 1, could destabilize the solar industry “with the ink barely dry on the historic IRA,” SEIA and the companies said Wednesday.
By Emma Penrod • Nov. 17, 2022 -
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OpinionCross-border power trade can help leaders at COP27 facilitate emissions reductions
Enhancing cross-border power trade can help achieve global greenhouse gas reduction goals by efficiently integrating low-cost renewable resources while improving electricity affordability and security.
By Jennifer Chen, Edmund Downie and Noah Kittner • Nov. 16, 2022 -
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Deep Dive
US can reach 100% clean power by 2035, DOE finds, but tough reliability and land use questions lie ahead
New aggressive planning is needed to identify the long-duration storage technologies and find the land to grow enough resources to reach the Biden administration’s net zero emissions goals, a DOE national lab reports.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 15, 2022 -
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OpinionThe Inflation Reduction Act leaves low-income homeowners out of the clean energy transition. Or does it?
The IRA has a major flaw in one of its most popular provisions – the residential tax credit for solar and battery storage. Low-income homeowners often do not have a tax liability and cannot access this 30% tax credit.
By Shelley Robbins • Nov. 15, 2022 -
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DOE offers nearly $350M for pilot projects advancing long-duration energy storage
Up to 11 demonstration projects would enable energy storage over long durations as more renewable sources become available.
By Stephen Singer • Nov. 15, 2022 -
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US renewables, storage sectors set to avoid tougher building standards that industry said could kill projects
Solar Energy Industries Association-proposed code changes that are less stringent than those a FEMA advisory panel proposed for solar and storage projects won initial International Code Council approval.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 14, 2022 -
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OpinionThe clock is ticking: Urgent steps New York must take to achieve its climate targets
New York needs to act now to improve climate resilience, electrify the transportation system, decarbonize the gas system, and identify equitable economy-wide solutions to cut carbon emissions.
By Mary Barber • Nov. 11, 2022 -
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SMUD tests tool to accelerate rooftop solar interconnections
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District project “has worldwide potential,” according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and can “easily handle hundreds of applications daily.”
By Robert Walton • Nov. 10, 2022
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