WASHINGTON, D.C. — [This week] nearly 200 solar and storage companies sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for legislation to improve permitting, project siting, transmission, and public lands access for solar and solar plus storage projects. Market forecasts show that a range of policy and economic outcomes will determine the volume … [continued]
Offshore wind (OSW) in the United States has the potential to play a critical role in transitioning the nation to a clean energy future while improving the power system’s reliability and resilience, as well as providing economic opportunities and American jobs. From 2021 through 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy … [continued]
Image (cropped): Iron-air battery to provide long duration energy storage, courtesy of Form Energy via CEC
We recently got this from the NRDC, in an article, “We Can’t Let Aging Transmission Stall Clean Energy Progress,” published at CleanTechnica: “The good news is that there’s an abundance of clean energy waiting to get online. In fact, there are about 2,000 gigawatts of new resources — primarily renewables … [continued]
The Green Loan Principles are behind a massive $11 billion financing package for the huge new SunZia wind power and transmission project.
This Blog is part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2023 Climate & Clean Energy Developments. For more than a century, our power grids have served as the backbone of a system that has underpinned economic activity by delivering energy to homes, businesses, and industry. But the network was designed in … [continued]
ChatGPT and DALL-E generated image of professional and modern boardroom scene with a diverse group of investors examining various decarbonization options.
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]
Despite the racket raised by wind power opponents, the biggest wind project in the Western Hemisphere has officially started construction in New Mexico.
Despite the racket raised by wind power opponents, the biggest wind project in the Western Hemisphere has officially started construction in New Mexico.
Greenlink transmission lines would bring 8 GW of clean energy to Nevada communities
The massive new SunZia wind energy transmission line is closing in on the finish line, ESG or not (image courtesy of Pattern Energy Group).
The massive new SunZia wind energy transmission line is closing in on the finish line, ESG or not.
Many people want to build new transmission lines for renewable energy like solar and wind. We dive into the issues, pro and con, on this matter.
