Puerto Rico Keeps Getting Hammered By Political Storms
Rooftop solar is booming in Puerto Rico, but facing the cold shoulder toward renewables that is fashionable in Washington, DC today.
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Climate Activists Should Use Antitrust Laws Against Big Oil
Two scholars see a new way that claims against Big Oil could succeed in court. They recommend using antitrust law in the climate fight.
Puerto Rico Contemplates A Reunion With Spain
Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. America’s fake president, a/k/a King Donald I, has a facility for looking at a map of the world and redrawing the boundaries of countries in his mind. In Puerto Rico, some residents have been having similar thoughts. What if … [continued]
Enphase Expands Support For North America Grid Services Programs
Enphase has made some big announcements recently. One was about a new residential battery for Europe. Another is the expansion of its support for Colorado, Nova Scotia, and Puerto Rico virtual power plants programs. Virtual power plant programs are exciting because they allow homeowners to share electricity stored in their … [continued]
Big Oil Must Deliver The Goods Under Landmark Climate Litigation Ruling
Climate litigation activity is heating up in the US, including a new lawsuit against coal and oil companies that has just moved closer to the discovery stage.
U.S. DOE Announces $584.5 Million Loan Guarantee to Subsidiaries of Convergent Energy and Power Inc.…
Convergent will build and operate utility-scale solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico, improving grid resilience and reducing costs for ratepayers. The U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO) today announced the closing of a $584.5 million ($559.4 million in principal and $25.1 million in capitalized interest) loan guarantee to subsidiaries of … [continued]
US DOE — Flurry of Solar & Wind Power Announcements
As Joe Biden’s time leading the United States approaches an end, various government agencies have been sprinting to get things done before they are at risk of being dropped and forgotten. Rather than try to cover each of these separately, let’s quickly roll through some of the announcements, and you … [continued]
Clean Energy Cybersecurity, Clean Energy Tech Startups, and Clean Energy & Manufacturing Innovation in Underserved…
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is out with another round of cleantech announcements today. Clean Energy Cybersecurity First of all, the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator (CECA) program, working with the US DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) as well as some utilities, is moving forward … [continued]
Solx Will Manufacture Solar Panels In Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has been in the news lately after a so-called comedian at a Republican campaign event referred to it as cesspit of human garbage floating in the Atlantic Ocean. Nearly a decade ago, after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, a US president gave Puerto Rico the back of his … [continued]
Reality Check: Generator-Centric Disaster Response Is Out of Gas
To most, flicking on the lights every morning is not a matter of life or death. It’s just part of the morning routine, coming somewhere after stopping the alarm and before starting the coffee maker. But, as Hurricane Beryl demonstrated earlier this summer, access to electricity can become an extremely … [continued]
