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America’s Drastic Shift: What Are the Paths for Energy and Climate?

America’s Drastic Shift: What Are the Paths for Energy and Climate?

On this week’s Energy Gang episode: What happens next in Congress?

by Stephen Lacey
Energy 4
Plug Power's partnership with SK Group will offer entry into Asian markets for green hydrogen for transport and power. (Credit: Plug Power)

Plug Power Raises $1.5B to Tap Into Green Hydrogen Economy in Asia

Investment from South Korea’s SK Group will fund fuel cells and green hydrogen electrolyzers for transport and energy.

by Jeff St. John
Energy 2
The Surprising Ways America Can Hit Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

The Surprising Ways America Can Hit Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

On this week’s Interchange, Jesse Jenkins walks through the different ways America could zero out carbon dioxide.

by Stephen Lacey
Grid Edge 1
The project will help avoid or delay infrastructure investments and avoid system-balancing costs. (Credit: National Grid)

New UK DERMS Project Targets Flexibility Across Distribution and Transmission Grids

Smarter Grid Solutions to work with the regional DNO and U.K. system operator on the whole-system platform.

by John Parnell
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Energy Storage 2
Fluence had solid capitalization from its initial backers, but why say no when there's $125 million on the table?

Why Fluence, the AES-Siemens Joint Venture, Just Raised $125M From Qatar

Fluence wants to grow its large-scale storage business faster to match an accelerating market.

by Julian Spector
Perspectives 3
Decisions made about today's smart meter deployments could affect the energy transition for decades to come.
Industry Perspective

We Already Have the Key to a Clean Energy Economy. We’re Just Not Using It

Smart meters can optimize the grid and empower customers — if regulators and utilities can ensure they’re used that way.

by Nora Mead Brownell and Josh Brumberger
Energy 11
Tuesday's runoff election in Georgia gave U.S. Senate control to Democrats.

Warnock, Ossoff Win Senate Seats in Georgia, Widening Potential for Clean Energy Policy From Congress

The Senate will be evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, giving a tie-breaking vote to incoming Vice President Kamala Harris.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
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Google Nest and other major behind-the-meter flexibility providers say California's regulations need to change to enlist demand response to prevent grid emergencies.

California’s Big 2021 Decision on Grid Reliability: Expand Supply or Manage Demand?

Google Nest and other distributed energy providers demand fast action to bolster behind-the-meter flexibility.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 10
Renewable energy can weaken the inertia needed to keep power grid frequency stable, forcing grid operators to find new ways to measure and manage it.

Reactive Technologies: Pinpointing the Inertia of Renewable-Powered Grids

Accenture investment to expand the U.K. company’s active grid measurement tech for grid operators including National Grid and AEMO.

by Jeff St. John
Energy 54
Small modular reactors stand a chance of being built by decade's end under new government funding programs.

Nuclear Enters 2021 With Buoyant Global Outlook for Small Modular Reactors

SMRs get a boost with policy moves in the U.S., U.K. and Canada.

by Jason Deign
Energy 2
Crop-waste-to-solar PV, axis-free wind power, subsurface ocean and earth energy, and new batteries and fuels.

6 Out-of-the-Ordinary Energy Concepts From 2020

Even COVID-19 didn’t lock down the ingenuity of energy entrepreneurs this year.

by Jason Deign
Grid Edge 1
The grid edge in 2020 was driven by decarbonization and climate change pressures, and by policy and technology advances.

Greentech Media’s Must-Read Grid Edge Stories of 2020

Decarbonization, resiliency, distributed energy market policy and M&A in the year of COVID-19.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 3
Aggregated energy companies racked up new customer fleets and bigger investments in 2020.

10 Victories for Virtual Power Plants in 2020

When life went virtual, virtual power plants came alive.

by Julian Spector
Energy Storage 2
Greentech Media reviews the highlights of a record-breaking year for energy storage.

Greentech Media’s Must-Read Energy Storage Stories of 2020

An attempted shortlist of the major breakthroughs in the energy storage industry’s biggest year ever.

by Julian Spector
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Renewable energy developers are awaiting a restart of South Africa's long-delayed national procurement program.

South Africa Renewables Developers Impatient for New Bidding Opportunities in 2021

A stop-gap procurement ending this month raises hopes for a new bid window soon.

by Jason Deign
Solar 7
Clean energy and energy storage advocates are still pursuing a list of federal policies that didn't make it into this week's spending and relief bill.

What Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Did, and Didn’t, Get from Congress This Week

Yes on tax incentives, R&D funds and opening public lands. No on storage ITC, direct pay and a clean energy standard.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 4
Behind-the-meter batteries like this AMS installation in Irvine can provide grid services and on-site backup power plus load management. (Credit: AMS)

PG&E’s Latest Energy Storage Procurement Includes Fleet of Behind-the-Meter Batteries

Distributed batteries join utility-scale energy storage projects to balance California’s solar-powered grid.

by Jeff St. John
Energy 43
Solar, wind tax credit extensions and clean energy R&D funding have made it through both houses of Congress.

Congress Passes Spending Bill With Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package

UPDATE: Legislation includes energy R&D investment plan and key renewable energy tax credit extensions, but no “direct-pay” provisions.

by Jeff St. John
A new GTM Squared report examines the complexities of state DER integration efforts in the U.S.
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The States of DER Integration 2021: A GTM Squared Report

A new GTM Squared report examines the complexities of state DER integration efforts in Arizona, California, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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Grid Edge 6
Why Cities Are the Growth Market for African Minigrids

Why Cities Are the Growth Market for African Minigrids

Villages get donor financing, but urban and ‘peri-urban’ areas are where minigrid developers are finding customers.

by Jason Deign
Energy 1
Listeners Choose the Top Energy Storylines of 2020

Listeners Choose the Top Energy Storylines of 2020

On the final episode of The Energy Gang in 2020, we unpack a wide range of stories across tech, business, finance and politics.

by Stephen Lacey
Finance & VC 0
The Virtuous Climate Tech Cycle of 2020

The Virtuous Climate Tech Cycle of 2020

In this week’s episode of The Interchange: why are climate-oriented public companies doing so well?

by Stephen Lacey
Energy 2
Clean energy jobs offer higher pay and better benefits than the majority of jobs lost in this year's economic downturn, research says.
Industry Perspective

Clean Energy Can Power America’s Economic Recovery

Clean energy jobs offer high pay and benefits — but federal policies are needed to ensure their rebound.

by Gregory Wetstone, Bob Keefe
Grid Edge 32
Renewables could double by 2030 with key Biden administration steps, but hitting 50 percent will take stronger federal action.

Report Outlines How US Could Reach 50% Renewables by 2030

Biden administration actions could double renewables by 2030, but new laws will be needed to achieve greater gains, Wood Mackenzie finds.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 5
The battery is expected to come online in summer 2021.

Google to Test Data Center Battery Backup That Also Serves the Grid

Google wants to “make the most” of required data center backup systems on its quest for 24/7 clean energy.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant