Renewables: Page 7

  • GRID Alternatives employees Jimmy Chit Ming Cheung (L) and Edward Aguilar carry a panel as they install no-cost solar panels on the rooftop of a low-income household on October 19, 2023 in Pomona, Cal
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    State distributed solar policy actions up 12% in Q2, with biggest focus on net metering: report

    Last quarter, 44 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico took 182 policy actions on distributed solar, the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center found.

    By • July 18, 2024
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    Opinion

    Nowhere to sell: As local bans proliferate, renewable energy companies must prioritize politics

    The polluters who want to kill the energy transition have created political headwinds that are grinding the transition to a halt for everyone else, including the companies that really do want to move away from dirty fuels.

    By Ayelet Hines • July 17, 2024
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    The 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.

    By Utility Dive staff
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    California, Gulf of Mexico are exciting frontiers, says RWE’s US offshore wind CEO

    “What I'm excited about right now is what I see as those signs of maturation, and that momentum building in the offshore wind sector here,” said Sam Eaton, RWE’s Offshore Wind U.S. CEO. 

    By • July 16, 2024
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    BlackRock updates climate stewardship policies, targeting $150B in funds

    The policies will initially apply to 83 European investment funds with $150 billion in assets under management and prioritize sectors and companies “critical” to the clean energy transition.

    By Lamar Johnson • July 16, 2024
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    DOE to deploy over 3,000 solar + storage home systems in 2024 for most vulnerable Puerto Ricans

    DOE’s Solar Access Program could incentivize installation of up to 30,000 home energy systems for low-income households facing frequent power outages and other challenges.

    By • July 16, 2024
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    Amazon hits renewable energy goal early, reduces carbon emissions

    The e-commerce giant said it met a goal to match all of its electricity consumption with renewable energy seven years early and decreased overall emissions by 3% in 2023.

    By Zoya Mirza • July 15, 2024
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    Cushman & Wakefield, Catalyze partner to increase renewable energy installations

    Expanding the use of solar and energy storage technology at U.S. commercial and industrial facilities can reduce emissions and save money, the companies say.

    By Nish Amarnath • July 15, 2024
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    Hydrogen too costly for clean baseload generation but could serve as long-term storage: report

    The cost of clean hydrogen-fired generation would far outstrip other forms of clean baseload energy, including nuclear, according to analysis by the Clean Air Task Force.

    By Emma Penrod • July 12, 2024
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    Supreme Court’s Chevron ruling creates power sector uncertainty: Moody’s

    “The lack of clarity on future EPA mandates increases uncertainty and makes it more difficult for power companies to determine their most appropriate and cost-effective generation mix,” Moody’s said.

    By • July 12, 2024
  • A rooftop solar installation against the backdrop of the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building in midtown Manhattan.
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    New analysis finds potential tariffs could ‘seriously hinder’ US solar deployment: ACORE

    Tariffs requested in April by a coalition of solar manufacturers could raise U.S.-made module costs by 10 cents/watt and imported module costs by 15 cents/watt, according to a report from ACORE and Clean Energy Associates.

    By • July 11, 2024
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    Dominion to pay $160M for Avangrid offshore wind lease as report describes new industry momentum

    An American Clean Power Association report, released Tuesday, forecasts $65 billion in private offshore wind investment in the U.S. by 2030.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    DC Circuit vacates FERC Western refund decisions, rejects Duke challenge to network upgrade orders

    In separate decisions, PacifiCorp and other power sellers won their case against FERC refund orders stemming from a 2020 Western heat wave while Duke was found liable for network upgrade costs for a proposed solar project.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    Global solar and wind capacity will more than triple to 8 TW by 2033: Wood Mackenzie

    Global energy storage will grow by 636% to add nearly 2,789 GWh of capacity over the next decade, according to WoodMac's latest global market outlook.

    By • July 9, 2024
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    The imperative of integrated system planning

    Integrated system planning can help transform complexity to achieve a reliable, resilient and decarbonized grid.

    July 8, 2024
  • U.S. President Joe Biden (C) signs The Inflation Reduction Act with (L-R) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rep. Kathy Catsor (D-FL) in the State Dining Room of the White House.
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    IRA’s impact grows clearer in H1 2024 as guidance and incentives spur investment

    The biggest IRA story of 2024 “is the dollars flowing out the door from the feds to the states, to not-for-profit entities, to municipalities,” AEU's Harry Godfrey said.

    By • July 3, 2024
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    BOEM issues key approvals for New Jersey, Massachusetts offshore wind projects

    Once completed, Atlantic Shores South will deliver 2.8 GW to New Jersey while New England Wind will deliver 2.6 GW to Massachusetts.

    By • July 3, 2024
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    Google invests in BlackRock-owned solar company to aid net-zero goals

    The tech giant will invest in the buildout of Taiwan’s clean energy capacity for the rights to procure up to 300 MW of solar power from New Green Power’s development pipeline.

    By Lamar Johnson • July 2, 2024
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    BOEM greenlights lease sales for up to 6.3 GW of Central Atlantic offshore wind

    One 101,443-acre lease area is offshore Delaware and Maryland, while the other is 176,505 acres offshore Virginia.

    By • July 1, 2024
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    Higher renewables costs, uncertainty show need for diverse energy resources: Lazard report

    Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy+ report showed tailwinds for energy storage but a notable increase in costs for new-build renewables since 2021.

    By Brian Martucci • June 28, 2024
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    Fervo, Southern California Edison ink record-setting 320-MW geothermal deal

    SCE will buy power from the 400-MW Cape Station project that Fervo is building in Utah, with the initial 70-MW phase of the project expected to be operational by 2026 and the second phase by 2028.

    By • June 28, 2024
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    California finalizes plan to meet offshore wind goal of 25 GW by 2045

    The strategic plan, released Tuesday, emphasizes the need for a streamlined permitting process, a buildout of port infrastructure and strategies for reducing ecological impacts.

    By • June 27, 2024
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    ExxonMobil taps Air Liquide for low-carbon hydrogen project

    The industrial gases company will invest up to $850 million to build and operate four air separation units to boost the oil giant’s Texas hydrogen project.

    By Zoya Mirza • June 27, 2024
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    Opinion

    America will need 500 TWh more power in 2028. This simple solution could help.

    To help solve our grid load dilemma, the U.S. could produce at least 166 terawatt hours of renewable electricity just with the methane captured from biogas projects and recycling our organic waste.

    By Patrick Serfass • June 27, 2024
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    Recheck launches residential solar verification platform with partners SEIA, Sunrun

    “I think [lack of trust] is a problem that could get worse, and we want to help the industry come together and stop it in its tracks,” said Recheck CEO Tim Trefren.

    By • June 26, 2024
  • A worker installs solar panels at the construction site of a new solar energy park as wind turbines spin behind on April 06, 2023 near Prenzlau, Germany.
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    IRS finalizes guidance on wage and apprenticeship requirements to increase IRA incentives

    By the end of the year, the IRS and the Labor Department also plan to sign an agreement to collaborate on outreach and enforcement for these rules.

    By • June 25, 2024