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12.17.20 Energy 11

Princeton study charts path to a carbon-free U.S. by 2050, if radical shifts in generating and using energy can start now.

Princeton Study Charts a $2.5T Pathway to a Net-Zero Carbon US

The report forecasts massive renewables investments and radical shifts in transport, heating and energy, as well as a relatively slight increase in energy costs.

by Jeff St. John

12.16.20 Energy Storage 5

A former power plant site in Queens will host a 100-megawatt battery being built by 174 Power Global under contract to Con Edison. (Credit: Getty Images)

Con Edison Contracts Its Biggest Battery to Date in New York City

A 400-megawatt-hour battery from 174 Global Power will balance NYC’s energy needs with increasing offshore wind power capacity.

by Jeff St. John

12.15.20 Energy 17

Jennifer Granholm has been picked to lead the Energy Department under the Biden administration. (Credit: Getty Images)

Biden Selects Granholm as Energy Secretary, McCarthy for Climate Czar

The Biden administration’s energy and climate policy takes shape with top picks for key agencies.

by Jeff St. John, Emma Foehringer Merchant

12.15.20 Energy 23

Last-minute additions to omnibus spending bill could boost R&D spending for a wide array of clean energy technologies.

Clean Energy Funding Finds Its Way Into Congressional Spending Bill

A wide array of research and development funding for renewables, grid, nuclear and carbon capture could make it into the law.

by Jeff St. John, Emma Foehinger Merchant

12.15.20 Energy 1

The sun shines over the Google solar field at the company's Saint-Ghislain, Belgium data center.

Inside Google’s Quest for 24/7 Clean Energy at Data Centers

In this bonus podcast, we look at how Google is scaling zero-carbon for warehouse-sized computers.

by Stephen Lacey

Will the US Seize on a ‘Critical Window’ to Create a National Green Bank?

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Will the US Seize on a ‘Critical Window’ to Create a National Green Bank?

Green bank advocates are framing 2021 as the year when the idea will get its day.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant | December 15, 2020

12.14.20 Wind 0

Avangrid Renewables' Kitty Hawk project would be the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm off the Virginia and North Carolina coasts.

Avangrid Submits Plan for 800MW First Phase of Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind Project

Avangrid’s project off Virginia and North Carolina coasts join gigawatts’ worth of offshore wind in the works along the Eastern seaboard.

by Jeff St. John

12.14.20 News 1

Duke, Dominion and Southern say the 15-minute trading platform could boost clean power and lower costs. Renewables advocates want deeper changes to Southeast energy markets.

Southeastern Utilities Launch Plan for Regional Energy-Trading Market

Utilities including Duke, Dominion and Southern tout the value of real-time trading, but proponents of clean energy want to see bigger steps.

by Jeff St. John

12.14.20 Energy 8

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hoping to create 250,000 jobs in the energy sector. (Credit: U.K. FCO)

New UK Proposals Chase More Nuclear and Higher Carbon Prices

Government confirms talks with EDF for a new 3.2-gigawatt plant and offers a glimpse of post-Brexit carbon trading.

by John Parnell

12.14.20 Grid Edge 1

NextEra Makes ‘Long Play’ on Fleet Electrification With eIQ Mobility Acquisition

Startup eIQ builds software to advise fleets on when and how to electrify operations. NextEra can help with the rest.

by Julian Spector

12.14.20 Grid Edge 3

Distribution grids will need more visibility as distributed energy grows.

Research Finds Unknown ‘Critical Points’ in European Grids

Finding from Depsys highlights need for network intelligence to speed the energy transition.

by Jason Deign

12.11.20 Energy 1

Revisiting Pandemic Predictions for Energy

This week on The Energy Gang: predictions about the pandemic that did (and didn’t) come true.

by Stephen Lacey

12.11.20 Grid Edge 5

California startup Swell is tapping into growing investor appetite for behind-the-meter energy resources that can also serve grid needs. (Credit: Swell)

Swell Readies $450M in Financing for Solar-Plus-Battery Virtual Power Plants

The California startup’s plans for virtual power plants in three states add to a group of fast-growing investments in distributed energy as assets.

by Jeff St. John

12.10.20 Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 10

The Bumpy Road to a Hydrogen Economy

In this week’s episode of The Interchange, we try to figure out where hydrogen is headed.

by Stephen Lacey

12.10.20 Grid Edge 3

California faces tough cost, reliability and technology choices when it comes to microgrid options for fire-prevention blackouts.

California Faces Big Challenges to Microgrid Plans for Wildfires and Outages

Proposed regulations have an uphill battle to speed PG&E’s switch from mobile diesel to cleaner, more cost-effective alternatives by 2021.

by Jeff St. John

12.10.20 Grid Edge 1

EV charging will account for gigawatts' worth of load on U.S. power grids, which could be both a threat and an opportunity for utilities. (Credit: Enel X)

Enel X and EnergyHub Team Up on Grid-Smart EV Charging

Enel’s JuiceBox smart chargers, plus EnergyHub’s distributed energy platform for utilities, take on EVs as the next grid frontier.

by Jeff St. John

12.10.20 5

5 Startups Working to End Utility-Caused Wildfires

The California Energy Commission is hoping to jump-start an industry focused on bringing wildfire resilience into the grid.

by Julia Pyper

12.09.20 Efficiency 20

Clean energy and health advocates are calling for California to expand regulations to require all-electric construction in new homes.

Debate on All-Electric New Buildings in California Is Coming to a Head

Clean energy groups, utilities and corporate giants are running out of time on the push for all-electric baselines to limit new natural gas build-out.

by Jeff St. John

12.09.20 Energy 4

Virginia's gigawatt-scale renewable growth plans aren't enough to zero out the state's carbon footprint.

Report: Virginia’s 100% Clean Energy Law Insufficient to Tackle Climate Change

Cash-strapped legislatures are confronting climate change amid a pandemic, and current policy likely needs expansion.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

12.09.20 Energy 6

Heat pump installs will need to ramp up substantially to keep pace with government targets.

Can Flexibility Unblock the UK’s Heat Pump Potential?

Annual heat pump installs will have to increase by a factor of 30 to meet government ambitions. Integration with flexibility technologies could hold the key.

by Catherine Early

12.08.20 Energy 8

A global consortium including ACWA, CWP, Envision, Iberdrola, Ørsted, Snam and Yara targets 25 gigawatts of green hydrogen production by 2026.

Coalition Aims for 25GW of Green Hydrogen by 2026

Seven firms join forces for fiftyfold scale-up of global hydrogen production capacity.

by Jason Deign

12.08.20 Grid Edge 0

The U.K.'s decarbonization plans require substantial grid investment. (Credit: National Grid)

UK Regulator Approves £40B of Grid Investment, But Is It Enough?

The new spending framework won’t raise consumer bills, but network firms are unsure if it’s enough to hit net-zero targets.

by John Parnell

12.07.20 Energy Storage 5

Southern California Edison's second major battery procurement so far this year will bring 590 megawatts online by 2023.

Southern California Edison Inks Another Massive Round of Utility-Scale Battery Contracts

A total of 585 megawatts of utility-scale projects with Recurrent, NextEra and 174 Power Global/Hanwha Group, plus a 5-megawatt behind-the-meter contract with Sunrun.

by Jeff St. John

12.07.20 Grid Edge 6

OhmConnect's Resi-Station will provide 550 megawatts of power to California by toggling devices in thousands of homes. (Image credit: OhmConnect)

OhmConnect Raises Infrastructure Funding for 550MW ‘Power Plant’ of Home Demand Flexibility

Google-affiliated Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners invested $80 million in the power plant, $20 million in the company.

by Julian Spector

12.07.20 Grid Edge 5

Dynamic line rating can find unused capacity and test the health of transmission systems — if utilities and regulators can set rules for using it and investing in it.

Dynamic Line Rating: Expanding Transmission Grid Capacity for Clean Energy

European and U.S. utilities and regulators are taking the next steps to boost renewable integration by tracking power line capacity in real time.

by Jeff St. John

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

What the Coming Wave of Distributed Energy Resources Means for the US Grid

Extreme Weather Keeps Maxing Out the Grid

A Wartime Plan for Electrifying America

An Island’s Path to 100% Renewables

Greentech Media Chronicled Clean Energy Before It Was Cool

Are Batteries at a Turning Point?

Vestas Ventures Makes First Investment With Stake in Wooden Tower Start-Up

Vestas Launches World’s Largest Turbines as 'Big 3' Competition Ramps Up

BP, RWE and EnBW Win Big in UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

Grid Edge

Princeton Study Charts a $2.5T Pathway to a Net-Zero Carbon US

Con Edison Contracts Its Biggest Battery to Date in New York City

Biden Selects Granholm as Energy Secretary, McCarthy for Climate Czar

Clean Energy Funding Finds Its Way Into Congressional Spending Bill

Inside Google’s Quest for 24/7 Clean Energy at Data Centers

Will the US Seize on a ‘Critical Window’ to Create a National Green Bank?

Avangrid Submits Plan for 800MW First Phase of Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind Project

Southeastern Utilities Launch Plan for Regional Energy-Trading Market

New UK Proposals Chase More Nuclear and Higher Carbon Prices

NextEra Makes ‘Long Play’ on Fleet Electrification With eIQ Mobility Acquisition

Research Finds Unknown ‘Critical Points’ in European Grids

Revisiting Pandemic Predictions for Energy

Swell Readies $450M in Financing for Solar-Plus-Battery Virtual Power Plants

The Bumpy Road to a Hydrogen Economy

California Faces Big Challenges to Microgrid Plans for Wildfires and Outages

Enel X and EnergyHub Team Up on Grid-Smart EV Charging

5 Startups Working to End Utility-Caused Wildfires

Debate on All-Electric New Buildings in California Is Coming to a Head

Report: Virginia’s 100% Clean Energy Law Insufficient to Tackle Climate Change

Can Flexibility Unblock the UK’s Heat Pump Potential?

Coalition Aims for 25GW of Green Hydrogen by 2026

UK Regulator Approves £40B of Grid Investment, But Is It Enough?

Southern California Edison Inks Another Massive Round of Utility-Scale Battery Contracts

OhmConnect Raises Infrastructure Funding for 550MW ‘Power Plant’ of Home Demand Flexibility

Dynamic Line Rating: Expanding Transmission Grid Capacity for Clean Energy