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Capital Dynamics and Tenaska Partner on 4.8 Gigawatts of Solar Development

Nebraska-based Tenaska is finding growing success developing renewables projects for other big investors.

6 hours ago by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Manufacturing Europe’s Green Deal: Where Will All Those Batteries Come From?

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Manufacturing Europe’s Green Deal: Where Will All Those Batteries Come From?

Over the coming weeks, we’ll look at the companies poised to make the building blocks of Europe’s net-zero economy. First up: energy storage.

10 hours ago by John Parnell

Formosa 1, Taiwan's first offshore wind farm. The country wants 15.5 gigawatts by 2035. (Credit: Ørsted)

Microchip Giant TSMC Signs ‘World’s Largest’ Corporate Renewables Deal — for Offshore Wind

With its falling cost and high capacity factors, Ørsted and analysts expect more big corporate deals for offshore wind.

8 hours ago by John Parnell

The battle over renewables-linked transmission lines continues to rage across the U.S.

Grain Belt Express Transmission Line Wins Key Legal and Policy Battles in Missouri

Court approves Invenergy’s purchase of $2.3 billion transmission project, which would carry 4 gigawatts of Midwest wind power to PJM’s grid.

7 hours ago by Jeff St. John

An Anxious Accountant’s Journey to the Top

In this special podcast, we discuss how one finance expert overcame his anxieties and flourished in renewable energy.

12 hours ago by GTM Creative Strategies

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Tough Questions for Massachusetts in Weighing Solar Development Against Land Conservation

2 days ago by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Grid Edge Mega-Trends: The Challenge of Integrating Distributed Energy Resources on the Grid

6 days ago by Jeff St. John

Top 5 US Storage Owners: AES Comes At It From All Sides

1 week ago by Julian Spector

Orison's battery panel packs 2.2 kilowatt-hours, and homeowners can plug it in by hand. (Image: Orison)

June 29, 2020 Energy Storage

What If Consumers Could Just Buy Batteries and Plug Them In?

33 by Julian Spector

Tucson Electric Power is exiting its stake in coal-fired plants including the now-closed Navajo Generating Station.

June 29, 2020 Energy

2 More Western Utilities Move to Close Coal Plants Early, Shifting to Renewables and Storage

31 by Jeff St. John

A combined Sunrun/Vivint Solar would be the third-largest owner of U.S. solar capacity. (Credit: Sunrun)

July 7, 2020 Solar

Sunrun to Acquire Vivint Solar, Creating Home Solar Giant

8 by Emma Foehringer Merchant and Karl-Erik Stromsta

The push to use natural-gas-based blue hydrogen as a

07.01.20 Energy

Europe’s Green Hydrogen Revolution Is Turning Blue

68 by John Parnell

The more a mission threatens an existing market, the harder it will be to launch and sustain, the author writes.

06.26.20 Energy

The First Moonshot Didn’t Disrupt an Incumbent Industry. The Climate Moonshot Must

49 by Sara Hastings-Simon

06.29.20 Energy Storage

What If Consumers Could Just Buy Batteries and Plug Them In?

33 by Julian Spector

07.08.20 Energy Storage 1

U.S. firms are developing solid-state technology, but the batteries may be manufactured in Asia and Europe.

Investors Still Betting on Next Big Energy Storage Technology: Solid-State Batteries

Solid-state batteries could be safer and more energy-dense than lithium-ion products are today. The improved technology could hit the market by the mid-2020s, analysts say.

by Jason Deign

This 20-page report highlights several of the most promising innovations the solar industry has experienced or undertaken in the past several months.

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5 Breakthrough Innovations for the US Solar Industry

This 20-page report highlights several of the most promising innovations the solar industry has experienced or undertaken in the past several months.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant | July 7, 2020

07.07.20 Solar 0

What’s It Like to Be a Renewable Energy Project Developer?

We’re asking people with cleantech jobs to tell us what they do all day. Next up: K. Harley McDonald, senior business developer at Avangrid Renewables.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

07.07.20 Energy 27

Massive green hydrogen facility would be part of Saudi Arabia's planned Neom

World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project Unveiled in Saudi Arabia

Air Products, the world’s leading hydrogen producer, plans to power a huge green hydrogen plant using 4 gigawatts of Saudi renewable electricity.

by John Parnell

06.05.20 PODCASTS

A ‘Just Transition’ for Fossil Fuel Workers

This week on The Interchange podcast: If we phase out fossil fuels, what happens to the industry’s workforce?

by Stephen Lacey

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07.07.20 Solar 8

Sunrun to Acquire Vivint Solar, Creating Home Solar Giant

UPDATED: The leading U.S. home solar installer will gobble up its biggest rival, in a significant consolidation for the industry.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant and Karl-Erik Stromsta

07.06.20 Energy 9

Duke and Dominion canceled their Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Both are investing heavily in renewables.

As Fossil Fuel Pipelines Fall to Opposition, Utilities See Renewable Energy as Safe Bet

Atlantic Coast and Dakota Access pipeline woes underscore trends pushing utilities toward clean power as a less risky business.

by Jeff St. John

07.06.20 Solar 2

Plugging in: Foreign clean energy companies are increasingly targeting China's market.

BP Links With JinkoPower to Bring Clean Energy to China’s Companies

Analysts expect more renewable energy deals from BP in the coming months as it prepares the details of its net-zero by 2050 strategy.

by John Parnell

Tough Questions for Massachusetts in Weighing Solar Development Against Land Conservation

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Tough Questions for Massachusetts in Weighing Solar Development Against Land Conservation

As solar projects proliferate, even some green-minded communities are anxious about the impact on open land.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant | July 6, 2020

07.05.20 Energy 11

The 600-mile Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline would have run through three states, cutting across the Appalachian Trail.

Dominion Sells Gas Business and Cancels Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Dominion and Duke Energy will walk away from the controversial pipeline project as U.S. utilities grapple with the future role of natural gas.

by Jeff St. John

07.03.20 Grid Edge 0

Production of Volkswagen's long-awaited ID.3 electric vehicle is now underway. (Credit: Volkswagen)

Europe’s Demand for Electric Cars May Get a Jolt From COVID-19 Response

Stimulus packages, falling costs and rising environmental awareness may rev Europe’s EV market quicker than expected, analysts say.

by John Parnell

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07.02.20 Solar 4

If approved by federal regulators, NERA's petition would cast a deep shadow over the U.S. rooftop solar market.

Group Seeking to Overturn State Net Metering Reveals Member With Utility Ties

The only publicly disclosed member of anti-net-metering group NERA happens to run a utility consultancy in New England.

by Jeff St. John

07.02.20 Energy Storage 3

Gearing up: The pilot will help pave the road for PGE's ongoing grid modernization plans.

Portland General Electric Jumps Into Virtual Power Plant Business

Oregon’s largest electric utility wants a better understanding of the value of home batteries in grid operation and planning.

by Julian Spector

07.02.20 Grid Edge 15

4 Things PG&E Must Do to Survive and Thrive as It Exits Bankruptcy

California’s largest utility has escaped from bankruptcy after 18 months. Its next challenges are the same ones that put it there in the first place.

by Jeff St. John

07.02.20 Wind 11

The U.K. must install 3 GW of offshore wind per year to reach its 2030 target. (Credit: Vattenfall)

Vattenfall Wins Approval for Huge Offshore Wind Farm as UK Struggles to Accelerate Market

The 1.8 GW Norfolk Vanguard project will move forward, but an even bigger Ørsted project was left waiting in a market with little time to spare.

by John Parnell

Grid Edge Mega-Trends: The Challenge of Integrating Distributed Energy Resources on the Grid

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Grid Edge Mega-Trends: The Challenge of Integrating Distributed Energy Resources on the Grid

DERs are the future of the power grid. Is it a future of expanding value across the grid, or increasing disruption?

by Jeff St. John | July 2, 2020

07.02.20 Policy 2

The Path to a Net-Zero Economy: Where Do We Stand?

On this week’s Political Climate, we discuss where we stand on the trajectory to net-zero emissions by 2050. Plus, we ask: Is the path to zero as inclusive as it should be?

by Julia Pyper

07.02.20 Solar 0

Engie will complete construction of 2 gigawatts of solar in the U.S. this year. Credit: Engie.

Engie and Hannon Armstrong Form Multi-Gigawatt US Renewables Partnership

The portfolio will stretch across five states and encompass both wind and solar projects.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

07.01.20 Grid Edge 15

Hitachi ABB Power Grids will combine high-voltage transmission with distributed energy assets and digital control systems.

Hitachi Completes Acquisition of ABB Power Grids to Tackle Renewable Energy’s Rise

The deal, worth up to $7.8 billion, follows moves by rivals GE and Siemens to refocus on clean energy integration and distributed energy digitization.

by Jeff St. John

Top 5 US Storage Owners: AES Comes At It From All Sides

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Top 5 US Storage Owners: AES Comes At It From All Sides

AES has one of the most diversified energy storage businesses on the planet, and it’s only getting started.

by Julian Spector | July 1, 2020

07.01.20 Energy 68

Europe’s Green Hydrogen Revolution Is Turning Blue

With the EU on the cusp of announcing its long-term hydrogen strategy, a huge question remains: Should blue hydrogen be excluded?

by John Parnell