The French firm TotalEnergies will not build offshore wind farms in the US, but it's a big world out there. This is the Seagreen wind farm in Scotland, courtesy of TotalEnergies.
NORTHEAST — Today, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont sued the Trump administration over the U.S. Department of the Interior’s $1 billion buyout of TotalEnergies’ offshore wind leases, a move that led the company to abandon its U.S. offshore wind projects in exchange for doubling down on … [continued]
Albany, NY — New York lawmakers and the public were given their first look at the Transportation and Economic Development (TED) section of NY’s $268.5 billion state budget, mere hours before voting, concluding a secretive and one-sided negotiation process that delayed the State’s fiscal plan by nearly two months. Among … [continued]
The French firm EDF Group has not yet given up its leases to develop two offshore wind farms in the US through its subsidiary Atlantic Shores (cropped, courtesy of EDF).
The French firm EDF Group has not yet given up its leases to develop two offshore wind farms in the US through its subsidiary Atlantic Shores.
Annual reports show progress toward net-zero goals NEW YORK — The Sierra Club applauds New York City Comptroller Mark Levine and trustees of three of NYC’s public pension systems for releasing new climate reports showing continued progress toward their net-zero by 2040 goals. The reports from NYCERS, TRS, and BERS affirm the pension systems as … [continued]
When the federal EV incentives were removed because of the efforts of some Republicans, it was predicted that US EV sales would plunge. They did go into slumps for many, but not all, electric vehicles. There was a little boost for EV sales still remaining in the form of state … [continued]
Massive offshore wind turbine blades await installation at the new Sunrise Wind project, off the coast of Long Island in New York State (courtesy of Ørsted).
In yet another symbol of defeat for Trump’s war on offshore wind, the first turbine has been installed at the 924-megawatt Sunrise Wind project in New York.
Homeowners in New York state are eligible for incentives to purchase home energy management and battery storage systems. The incentives come from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and virtual power plant (VPP) programs provided by National Grid’s ConnectedSolutions and Orange & Rockland Utilities’ Smart Savers … [continued]
While exploring the exhibits at the New York Build Expo, I came across the Armstrong booth. Initially, nothing particularly interesting stood out. It just looked like traditional acoustic ceiling tiles. However, I asked if they had anything new and relevant to clean technology, and they pointed me to their new … [continued]
Six new public EV fast chargers were just installed at a ShopRite store in Paramus, New Jersey. Each of the new chargers can charge at a high rate — up to 350 kW. These are very fast, and much faster than Level 2 chargers which deliver about 30-40 miles per … [continued]
The 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is finally beginning to deliver electricity to the US grid, having survived the Trump chopper (cropped, courtesy of Dominion Energy).
The 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind has survived the Trump chopper and is delivering electricity to the US grid.
