Tag: renewables

February 10, 2022

All market indicators show that distributed energy resources (DERs) boom will continue into this year and beyond. In fact, a recent Frost & Sullivan report states the global annual investments in DERs will increase by 75% by 2030. We’ve seen […]

February 8, 2022

The study, IH 2022 Corporate Energy Market Outlook, states that corporates bought a record 31.1GW of renewable energy capacity in 2021 up from 25.1GW in the previous year. The capacity was bought through power purchase agreements, with 137 corporations in […]

February 3, 2022

The Biden administration has made clear its intention to promote the transition to clean energy, setting ambitious goals like carbon neutrality for the power sector by 2035 and for the entire country by 2050. A critical step toward these goals […]

January 18, 2022

Decarbonisation is the lynchpin of the global strategy to meet the 1.5-degree warming scenario influencing companies’ planning. According to Wood Mackenzie’s new Corporate power and renewables: 5 things to look for in 2022 report, the complexity of achieving project progress […]

January 6, 2022

Global energy solutions company, Aggreko, recently published the results of a survey conducted to understand the pain points, challenges and opportunities around using hybrid technologies to shift from conventional to renewable power. PEI writer Pamela Largue spoke to Carsten Reincke-Collon, […]

December 9, 2021

New York’s 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) now dominates the state’s policy debates and agenda on power system transformation, but regulators’ foundational Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiatives and regulatory proceedings remain vital, those whose created and […]

November 22, 2021

The Senate must now take up the bill with moderate Democrats expressing objections to several key provisions. The White House released a framework of the bill last month. In total, the latest ‘Build Back Better’ budget reconciliation framework stands at […]

November 18, 2021

In addition to supporting policies, the report states that these records will be the result of utilities and energy stakeholders finding new ways to finance renewables deployments and to optimise infrastructure management. Key study findings include: Up to 44 GW […]

November 17, 2021

The goals of the expansion are to ensure energy security and decarbonisation, improve customer services and prepare for future business models. The investment will be directed into offshore and onshore wind, solar, batteries, flexible generation and hydrogen energy technologies and […]

November 2, 2021

Alliant Energy has announced its plan for a solar energy and storage facility at the site of the former Duane Arnold nuclear power plant near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The project when complete would position Alliant as the largest combined solar […]

November 1, 2021

I have long been a supporter of nuclear power. I’ll admit I’m biased, having spent 13 years in the U.S. Navy’s nuclear power program and having worked for several more years in the commercial nuclear industry at the Quad Cities […]

October 29, 2021

Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions will develop a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission system to connect the Sunrise Wind power plant with the grid. The project will provide the first offshore wind project in the US to connect to […]

October 25, 2021

UGI Utilities has received regulatory approval from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (“PA PUC”) to purchase renewable natural gas as part of a five-year pilot program. The pilot, the first of its kind in Pennsylvania, is intended to explore how […]

October 22, 2021

Increasingly urgent calls for governmental policies to address climate change, customer preferences favoring decarbonization, and the fast-paced evolution of energy technology are crashing up against sluggish century old regulatory paradigms. The challenge to integrate renewables and electric vehicles. to support […]

October 18, 2021

A crucial new program stands at the heart of the climate investments in Congress’s high-stakes negotiations around a trillion dollar budget reconciliation package. The Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) is an innovative policy that’s a key piece of our once-in-a-generation […]

October 12, 2021

The aim is to help speed up the growth of the clean hydrogen market by investing in projects across the hydrogen value chain. The fund has a target to reach €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) with initial commitments by participating companies […]

October 11, 2021

Decarbonization is a topic that presents dramatic long-term change for electric utilities. The goal to achieve significant GHG emissions reduction over a 10- to 30-year horizon also requires utility leaders to take a portfolio-based view of GHG reduction. Early efforts […]

October 1, 2021

The Decoding Wind’s Future study states that successful renewable energy operators will need to be responsive to pricing mechanisms and tailor their operations to improve profitability. Three ways wind energy sector players can do so include: Eliminate silos: The study […]

September 27, 2021

Renewco Power has been launched by a team of energy sector entrepreneurs to speed up the energy transition, mitigate climate change and address energy poverty by providing consumers with affordable electricity. The company has secured £24 million ($32.7 million) in […]

September 23, 2021

Some 15 mayors have signed the declaration to increase the pace at which their cities are deploying renewable energy resources to create healthier communities, improve air quality, create green jobs and protect their most vulnerable residents from the impacts of […]