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08.21.19 Wind 7

Green power: giving the people what they want.

Sizing Up the Corporate Renewables Market

Just how big could corporate wind and solar procurement get? A new analysis from WoodMac and the American Wind Energy Association tries to find out.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

08.19.19 Research & Analysis 40

Research Spotlight

Texas’ Power Price Spike and Designing Markets for a Carbon-Free Grid

The Texas power market is designed to play chicken with blackouts. Is the model sustainable in a high-renewables system?

by Matt DaPrato

08.19.19 Research & Analysis 13

Research Spotlight

The Energy Transition in 4 Charts

A peek at Wood Mackenzie’s latest outlooks for solar, wind energy storage and carbon emissions.

by Mike Munsell

08.16.19 Wind 19

California's untapped offshore wind market holds enormous promise and challenges.

California Community Choice Aggregator Sees Promise in Floating Offshore Wind

Monterey Bay Community Power is exploring the possibility of a huge floating offshore wind project with developers EnBW and Trident Winds.

by Jeff St. John

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08.11.19 Wind 28

The U.S. has just 30 megawatts of offshore wind capacity today, but gigawatts on the horizon.

Vineyard’s Delay Exposes Challenges for Fast-Moving US Offshore Wind Market

The first large-scale U.S. offshore wind project has hit a potentially serious snag. The industry is assessing the knock-on effects.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

08.08.19 Wind 3

EnBW is building its first projects in the German North Sea, due for completion later this year.

How EnBW Plans to Become the Next Big US Offshore Wind Player

The German utility is focused on New York and New Jersey, the “largest regional offshore wind market in the world right now.”

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

08.02.19 Wind 18

More U.S. wind farms than ever before have entered construction or late-stage development.

US Wind Farm Development Reaches Record High in Q2

Completed capacity in the first half of the year improved on 2018 by 53 percent.

by Julian Spector

08.02.19 Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 0

Watt It Takes: Nest Co-Founder Matt Rogers on Thinking Differently About the Smart Home

In this edition of Watt It Takes, Rogers digs into the origins of Nest.

by Stephen Lacey

08.01.19 Wind 2

Offshore Wind Tax Credits Could Be Included in a Fall Tax Extenders Package

Lobbying efforts are underway to persuade Republicans from coastal states with a heavy oil-and-gas industry presence that offshore wind development means jobs.

by Justin Gerdes

07.31.19 Wind 8

Not all wind turbine OEMs would feel the impact of expanded tower tariffs equally.

US Wind Boom Faces New Threat From Proposed Tower Tariffs

A push for new import tariffs on wind turbine towers could put some projects underwater as the PTC phases down, according to a Wood Mackenzie analysis.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

07.25.19 Wind 3

American Electric Power's revenues were down in Q2, but CEO Nick Akins is optimistic about a major new wind power initiative.

AEP CEO: New 1.5GW Wind Plan a ‘Very Different Proposition’ Than Failed Wind Catcher

How AEP’s new deal with Invenergy is designed to avoid Wind Catcher’s regulatory hurdles. Plus, a home-state utility’s view of Ohio’s controversial House Bill 6.

by Jeff St. John

07.24.19 Solar 13

Florida-based NextEra develops wind, solar and energy storage projects across the U.S.

NextEra Sees Little Threat to Wind and Solar From Fading Tax Credits

Wind and solar will be cheaper than nearly any other form of U.S. generation in the 2020s, with or without federal subsidies, the nation’s leading developer says.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

07.15.19 Wind 3

The U.S. wind market remains in flux as the PTC phases down.

AEP Seeks Approval for 1.5GW Wind Development in Oklahoma

Regulators shot down AEP’s 2 GW Wind Catcher. Now its utilities in Texas and Oklahoma are back with a slimmed-down proposal.

by Jeff St. John

07.08.19 Wind 3

Research Spotlight

Global Wind Power Capacity to Grow by 60% Over Next 5 Years

Wood Mackenzie provides a region-by-region glimpse into the future of the global wind market.

by Luke Lewandowski

06.20.19 Wind 36

European countries have taken different approaches to developing offshore transmission infrastructure.

Who Should Build the Coming US Offshore Grid?

Analysts expect other developers to join Anbaric in seeking to build a transmission backbone for wind farms facing New York and New Jersey.

by Justin Gerdes

06.14.19 Wind 36

Another Wind PTC Extension? No Thanks, Many in Industry Say

The U.S. wind market is losing the main subsidy that’s fueled its spectacular rise to 100GW. Not everyone is sad to see it go.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

06.06.19 Wind Markets & Policy 4

What might help spur more wind development in Africa?

Research Spotlight

Africa’s Wind Project Pipeline Grows to 18GW

There is growing momentum behind the development of long-term incentive mechanisms to support African wind markets.

by Sohaib Malik

06.02.19 Wind 5

Charlie Baker, Massachusetts' Republican governor, has been a critical supporter of offshore wind.

Massachusetts Officials Recommend Another 1.6GW of Offshore Wind

The Bay State should schedule several more offshore wind solicitations running into the mid-2020s, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources concluded.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

05.31.19 Solar 6

Tricky line: China wants to reduce its subsidy burden while maintaining a stable renewables market.

Research Spotlight

Is China Ready for Subsidy-Free Renewables?

The clock is ticking for the Chinese government to achieve its wind and solar power parity targets by the end of 2020.

by Angel Hang

05.29.19 Wind 0

Germany’s Onshore Wind Market Struggles to Rebound After Permitting Setbacks

Onshore wind installations crashed to their lowest level in nearly 20 years in Germany in the first quarter of 2019. Can the world’s third-largest wind market recover?

by Jason Deign

05.22.19 0

The U.K. offshore wind industry is hoping to see record volumes at record-low prices.

Zero-Subsidy Offshore Wind Bids Unlikely in UK’s Upcoming Auction

The cannabalization effect of surging renewables output means new plants may need subsidies even if they come in at record-low prices. But U.K. auctions “always throw up surprises,” says one expert.

by Jason Deign

05.22.19 Wind 23

US Wind Industry’s Response to Solar’s Rise: Embrace It

In a sign of the times, the American Wind Energy Association trade group will expand its flagship annual conference to include solar and storage.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

05.16.19 Wind 9

Wind has dominated the corporate renewables market in the U.S., but solar is beginning to close the gap.

Research Spotlight

Wind Living in Solar’s World: A Strategy for the US Wind Industry

Solar power represents the biggest threat to the U.S. wind market, writes WoodMac’s Dan Shreve. But the rivalry will be impacted by many complex factors.

by Dan Shreve

05.06.19 Wind 2

More than 11 gigawatts of wind capacity changed hands across Europe in 2018.

Institutional Investors Fuel M&A Frenzy in Europe’s Wind Market

A swell of project acquisitions is driving investment growth in Europe’s wind market. “There’s a huge amount of capital stored up which can’t find deals,” says one financial adviser.

by Jason Deign

04.26.19 Wind 7

Among Western wind turbine OEMs, only Vestas, GE and Siemens Gamesa are still trying to win market share in China.

Research Spotlight

The Challenging Path Forward for Western Turbine OEMs in China

The recent failure of Western turbine suppliers to secure any deals out of a 6-gigawatt Chinese wind power auction underscores their long road ahead in the world’s largest market.

by Angel Hang

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Hawaiian Electric Seeks Bids for 900MW of 'Dispatchable Renewables,' Storage and Grid Services

Already Cheaper Than Gas, China's Renewables to Undercut Coal by 2026

Walmart Sues Tesla Over Rooftop Fires It Blames on Faulty Solar Systems

Elon Musk at Model Y Reveal: ‘This Is the Year of the Solar Roof and Powerwall’

California Proposes $100M in Energy Storage Incentives to Boost Wildfire Resiliency

Ameresco Plots Larger Role for On-Site Solar and Storage

The New Normal for the Grid: Batteries

GlidePath Took on Storage in Texas. Now It Wants to Add Batteries to Wind

New England's Municipal Utilities Get a Taste for Battery Storage

Sizing Up the Corporate Renewables Market

California Community Choice Aggregator Sees Promise in Floating Offshore Wind

Vestas Profit Falls as Trade Tariffs Bite Wind Supply Chain

Hawaiian Electric Seeks Bids for 900MW of 'Dispatchable Renewables,' Storage and Grid Services

Already Cheaper Than Gas, China's Renewables to Undercut Coal by 2026

Walmart Sues Tesla Over Rooftop Fires It Blames on Faulty Solar Systems

Renewables May Prove Cheaper Than 96% of Coal Plants Worldwide by 2030

The Key to Unlocking ‘Renewables as Baseload’ Is the Control System

A Look at Chevron’s Dip Into Clean Energy Investing

Financing Considerations for Commercial Solar into 2020 and Beyond

Global energy storage markets: Drivers, opportunities and risks

ArcGIS® Anchors Grid Modernization

Wind Markets & Policy

Sizing Up the Corporate Renewables Market

Texas’ Power Price Spike and Designing Markets for a Carbon-Free Grid

The Energy Transition in 4 Charts

California Community Choice Aggregator Sees Promise in Floating Offshore Wind

How Did Eccentric Newcomer Energy Vault Raise So Much Money?

US Farmers Look to Harvest Solar Power

Hawaiian Electric’s Landmark Integrated Grid Planning at the Crossroads

Vineyard’s Delay Exposes Challenges for Fast-Moving US Offshore Wind Market

How EnBW Plans to Become the Next Big US Offshore Wind Player

US Wind Farm Development Reaches Record High in Q2

Watt It Takes: Nest Co-Founder Matt Rogers on Thinking Differently About the Smart Home

Offshore Wind Tax Credits Could Be Included in a Fall Tax Extenders Package

US Wind Boom Faces New Threat From Proposed Tower Tariffs

AEP CEO: New 1.5GW Wind Plan a ‘Very Different Proposition’ Than Failed Wind Catcher

NextEra Sees Little Threat to Wind and Solar From Fading Tax Credits

AEP Seeks Approval for 1.5GW Wind Development in Oklahoma

Global Wind Power Capacity to Grow by 60% Over Next 5 Years

Who Should Build the Coming US Offshore Grid?

Another Wind PTC Extension? No Thanks, Many in Industry Say

Africa’s Wind Project Pipeline Grows to 18GW

Massachusetts Officials Recommend Another 1.6GW of Offshore Wind

Is China Ready for Subsidy-Free Renewables?

Germany’s Onshore Wind Market Struggles to Rebound After Permitting Setbacks

Zero-Subsidy Offshore Wind Bids Unlikely in UK’s Upcoming Auction

US Wind Industry’s Response to Solar’s Rise: Embrace It

Wind Living in Solar’s World: A Strategy for the US Wind Industry

Institutional Investors Fuel M&A Frenzy in Europe’s Wind Market

The Challenging Path Forward for Western Turbine OEMs in China