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12.19.19 Wind 0

An Enercon project in Ersträsk, Sweden. The OEM will need plenty more deals outside of Germany to have a happy new year. (Credit: Enercon)

Chile a Bright Spot for Enercon as Turbine OEM Faces Harsh 2020

The manufacturer is in free fall following evaporation of German onshore market.

by Jason Deign

Year-End Developments in PG&E’s Bankruptcy: Clashing Short-Term and Long-Term Demands

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Year-End Developments in PG&E’s Bankruptcy: Clashing Short-Term and Long-Term Demands

A dispute with California’s governor over its bankruptcy plan underscores the disconnect between PG&E’s short-term financial imperatives and the state’s long-term energy resiliency needs.

by Jeff St. John | December 19, 2019

12.19.19 Policy 1

Does the U.S. energy system need radical reform?

The Case for Utility Business-Model Reform and Radical Climate Policy

On this week’s episode of Political Climate, we ask Vox’s David Roberts a wide range of questions on American politics and how to save the planet.

by Julia Pyper

12.19.19 Solar 1

Gridserve hopes to use the same model on the rest of its U.K. solar pipeline. (Credit: Gridserve)

Gridserve Takes a New Approach to the Tough UK Solar Market

British developer Gridserve connects a utility-scale project combining bifacial solar, trackers and a battery — all without subsidies.

by John Parnell

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12.18.19 Solar 4

State markets like Florida, Nevada and Texas are rapidly climbing the ranks.

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The US Residential Solar Market Is Set For Major Change in the 2020s

Incentives and falling costs took the market this far. Geographic diversification and home solar mandates could change the equation again.

by Austin Perea

12.18.19 Solar 16

The U.S. residential solar market is expected to grow to 3 gigawatts in 2020.

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SolarEdge and Enphase Now Control 80% of the US Residential Solar Inverter Market

The two inverter suppliers dominate within the growing home solar market, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest U.S. PV Leaderboard.

by Lindsay Cherry and Bryan White

12.18.19 Wind 0

Wood Mackenzie expects the U.S. to add nearly 50 GW of wind capacity in 2019-23.

The Wind PTC Cliff Is Looking Less and Less Scary

The American wind market was expected to continue putting up solid numbers, and that was before the latest PTC extension.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

12.18.19 Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 1

KPI-Based Guarantees Will Unlock 300MW of Commercial Storage-as-a-Service

Honeywell and NRStor C&I pair behind-the-meter commercial energy storage with smart dispatch.

by GTM Creative Strategies

12.18.19 Energy 0

A host of utilities, developers and the occasional oil major all want a piece of the U.S. clean power market.

7 European Companies Looking to Go Big in American Clean Power in 2020

More like the Beatles, less like Oasis: European companies want to build a lasting presence in U.S. clean power as the energy transition takes shape.

by John Parnell

12.18.19 Grid Edge 1

PG&E is rapidly deploying microgrids in Northern California ahead of next year's fire season.

US Microgrid Market Slowed in 2019. PG&E Could Single-Handedly Reverse the Trend

The bankrupt California utility seeks the biggest U.S. microgrid portfolio ever, to be built in record time — a potential inflection point for the market.

by Julian Spector

12.17.19 Solar 11

The cost of multi-silicon solar modules fell from $2 per watt to just over $0.20/W during the 2010s.

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Solar Technology Got Cheaper and Better in the 2010s. Now What?

No other power-generation technology matched solar’s pace of cost reduction this past decade. The game will change again in the 2020s.

by Xiaojing Sun

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12.17.19 Solar 45

Lawmakers agreed on funding, but not clean energy tax credits.

US Lawmakers Stiff Solar, Wind Gets Modest Victory in Tax Deal

Despite months of intense lobbying, the solar industry comes up empty-handed in end-of-year spending legislation.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

12.17.19 Wind 0

The portfolio acquired by Harbert includes wind farms in the U.S. and Canada. (Credit: GE)

GE Sells Stake in 800MW Portfolio of US Wind Farms

General Electric continues to shed renewables investments under new CEO Larry Culp.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

12.17.19 Wind 7

Cross-border collaboration is key to the initiative. (Credit: Siemens Gamesa)

How Europe’s Energy Islands Could Internationalize Offshore Wind Planning

European grid operators want to combine 10-gigawatt offshore turbine clusters, interconnectors and hydrogen. It no longer looks like a pipe dream.

by John Parnell

12.17.19 Energy Storage 7

What a Year! 10 Stories That Propelled Energy Storage in 2019

More batteries installed. More markets opening up. And grid storage making itself indispensable in unanticipated ways.

by Julian Spector

12.16.19 Energy 4

California's largest utility is still looking for a viable way out of bankruptcy.

Can PG&E Realistically Deliver on California Governor’s Demands?

California governor’s decision to reject PG&E’s reorganization plan has left the bankrupt utility scrambling to craft a new one.

by Jeff St. John

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12.16.19 Research & Analysis 1

Inadequate or poorly implemented market change is a risk to the energy transition.

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The State of Power Market Evolution in Europe

The electricity sector has been a cornerstone of the energy transition. But with the pace of change increasing, are power markets helping or hindering?

by David Linden and Peter Osbaldstone