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Renewable America's Ranch Sereno Clean Power Project land parcel.

Local Energy, Global Lessons: How Ranch Sereno Models the Future of Community-Centered Energy

Clean energy isn’t just about power — it’s about people. The Ranch Sereno project shows how solar developers can navigate community opposition by designing projects to serve multiple local needs. As a solar developer, I’ve experienced firsthand how renewable energy projects can struggle to address community opposition, navigate complicated permitting … [continued]

ChatGTP generated panoramic image of a giant engineer standing in the Atlantic, holding a power cable connecting the continents

HVDC Transmission Between Europe & North America Makes Fiscal Sense

As someone who spends a lot of time looking at HVDC electricity interconnectors globally, and holding the position that HVDC is the new pipeline, I’m very pleased with the latest Ember report, Security and efficiency: The case for connecting Europe and North America. Let’s step back. I’m sure many of … [continued]

GM and EVgo surpass 2,000 public fast charging stalls in the U.S. Image from EVgo.

EVgo Shares New Construction of 7,500 High-Power Fast Charging Stalls, Bringing Total To 10,000 Fast…

EVgo has just announced that it is planning to build 7,500 more high-power fast charging stations in the US in the next 5 years. By 2029, the company will have more than tripled its network footprint thanks to this expansion, which will bring its owned and operated network to at … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a ship labeled "H2" partially built and rusting in an abandoned ship construction yard

More Hydrogen Maritime Trials Surface From Sargasso Sea

Recently I published a roundup of quite awful hydrogen maritime trial efforts, and ended with a request that if others knew of more, they should share. A few additional ones bubbled up and there were a couple of minor corrections and delightful additions. I encourage those who haven’t read the … [continued]

Midjourney-generated image of a bird's eye view of transmission grid.

New Report Establishes Baseline for Clean Energy Deployment in Energy Communities

For the first time, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 included place-based federal tax incentives for projects located in “Energy Communities,” which might alter the economic equation of where projects should be located. Storage projects may be eligible for a 10-point increase in the Investment Tax Credit (e.g., from 30% … [continued]

Hand and engine crews conduct mop up operations on the Barry Point Fire to make sure that there are no hotspots left. Photo by Bureau of Land Management: Oregon.

USA’s Largest Solar & Storage Project Approved — Emission-Free Electricity for 800,000 Homes

In an effort to meet strong renewable energy requirements, Oregon just authorized the largest solar farm in the state, and seemingly the nation. It is situated on around 10,000 acres of active farming in Morrow County. In order to counteract the detrimental effects on the local agricultural sector, the huge … [continued]