In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast that wind and solar energy will lead growth in U.S. power generation for the next two years. As a result of new solar projects coming on line this year, we forecast that U.S. solar power generation will grow 75% from 163 billion kilowatthours … [continued]
The Green Loan Principles are behind a massive $11 billion financing package for the huge new SunZia wind power and transmission project.
A couple of years ago when I visited the gigantic wind turbine test site at Østerild in northern Denmark, I wondered how big these things would end up being. It seems the efficiency limit is about to be within reach, and while this may not be the case in technical … [continued]
A new wind farm in Ukraine near the Russian front is the biggest investment in the nation’s power sector since achieving independence.
A couple of weeks ago, I presented to a group of institutional investors, clients of Jefferies Group investment bank. One of the big questions was regarding what they should be considering in terms of regional, national, and regulatory concerns for grid investments. That was worth a full article of its … [continued]
The enemies of offshore wind energy are claiming a victory this week, but they are about to lose the war. Offshore projects are continuing to make progress in the US, and new low cost wind turbine innovations are also taking shape. In the latest example, the Wyoming startup Airloom Energy … [continued]
And a second study indicates that having utility scale solar projects in neighborhoods doesn’t negatively affect real estate value.
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Drives Historic Private Sector Investment in Clean Energy Manufacturing; 450 Facilities Announced Totaling $160 Billion+
The site of a notorious nuclear disaster in Ukraine is being repurposed for wind power and other renewables as clean power advocates push for a green recovery.
Octopus Energy has assembled an army of 20,000 communities clamoring for local wind turbines and cheap electricity.
