Follow @EngelsAngle The U.S. can nearly reach the Biden administration’s goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions with the approval of a bipartisan infrastructure bill and $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote to colleagues Wednesday. CNN first reported the analysis by Schumer’s office that said the bills would position the U.S. …
This Op-Ed was contributed by Michael Parr, executive director of the Ultra Low-Carbon Alliance The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued a sobering report that confirms what’s increasingly obvious in our daily lives: we’ve polluted the atmosphere with so much carbon that we have already “locked-in” a 1.5-degree C rise in average global …
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) curtailed 1.5 million MWh of utility-scale solar-powered electricity generation in 2020 — 5% of total utility-scale production — according to a new report by the Energy Information Administration. The data represents an increasing trend of monthly solar curtailments in the state since January 2015. CAISO is expected to add …
EIA: Curtailments of solar electricity generation continue to increase in California Read More »
Contributed by Neha Palmer, CEO of TeraWatt Infrastructure Electrified transport is about to come in a tidal wave to North America. As the rate of adoption of personal electric vehicles (EV) accelerates, the electrification of commercial electric fleets of medium- to heavy-duty vehicles is quickly following suit. Corporate sustainability goals, ESG investments, and government policy …
Widespread electrified transport is coming fast— Are we ready? Read More »
Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) dominated new U.S. electrical generating capacity additions and increased their contribution to the nation’s electrical production in the …
Renewables made up 92% of new generating capacity in the U.S. in the first half of 2021 Read More »
Vestas, a global manufacturer and installer of wind turbines, has received orders for 50 megawatts from the Project Joint Venture between V-Ridium Power Group and KGAL in Poland. Vestas will supply and install turbines at the 15 MW Podlasek and 35 MW Wólka Dobryńska projects, both with anticipated commissioning by the end of 2022. “We’re pleased …
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Installation of the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm — a 48 MW project off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland — has been completed. The Kincardine Offshore Wind farm is expected to generate up to 218 GWh of clean electricity each year, enough to power 55,000 Scottish households. The project is comprised of a 2MW …
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This piece begins less like an article and more as an open conversation. So, of course, that conversation began on the platform known for facilitating civil discourse on nuanced topics: Twitter. Jigar Shah, the director of the Loan Programs Office of the U.S. Dept. of Energy, and a longtime renewable energy entrepreneur, launched a discussion …
‘Desperate’ for workers, will clean energy embrace fossil fuel professionals? Read More »
By Todd Olinsky-Paul, Clean Energy Group / Clean Energy States Alliance With the long-anticipated approval of its new Statewide Electric Storage Program, Connecticut has just leapfrogged the rest of New England to become the new regional leader in distributed battery storage program development. The new program adopted by the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is a …
Connecticut powers into the lead with breakthrough customer battery program Read More »
Contributed by Austin Pierce, John Michael, and Kelly Rondinelli of Vinson & Elkins Shipping keeps the world moving; but what moves the ships? As part of the increasing global push to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, significant attention has been paid to the energy and power sectors. However, pressure is also mounting to …
