Bernie Sanders wants renewable energy to power U.S. homes and vehicles by 2030 — and he wants to do it by enlisting the federal government in building and running new solar, wind and geothermal electricity projects.
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Ireland’s renewables expansion to attract massive investment says report
Ireland is set to add 5.8 GW of non-hydro renewable power capacity over the next decade to reach a total 9.6 GW by 2030.
The energy transition is underway: 10 charts tell the story
The renewable energy transition promises to reduce carbon emissions, but it’s happening at different speeds around the world. Read on for some key insights from BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2019, which provides a detailed road map to the future.
Net zero carbon emissions ‘impossible’ without hydrogen says UK energy alliance
The UK’s North West Hydrogen Alliance (NWHA) is calling for government investment in hydrogen projects to meet ambitious carbon reductions targets in Britain.
On the brink of blackouts, Texas makes case for power plant boom
It may be time to start building power plants in Texas again.
U.S. announces changes to implementing regulations of the Endangered Species Act
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has unveiled changes to the implementing regulations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that Interior says is “designed to increase transparency and effectiveness and bring the administration of the Act i…
BNEF says corporate energy market is strong
Coming on the heels of Gap’s announced 90-MW PPA with Enel Green Power, BloombergNEF released its 2H 2019 corporate energy market outlook in which it said that corporations signed contracts to purchase 8.6 GW of clean energy in 2019 through July, up fr…
Vattenfall combines wind, solar, batteries in Netherlands energy park
According to Vattenfall, the project will help provide less pronounced energy peaks and an overall more efficient use of energy infrastructure
In battle to break up utilities, Arizona steps to the front line
Of all the efforts to break up utility monopolies in the U.S., the one unfolding in Arizona may be the most important to watch.
Dominion Energy plans four energy storage pilot studies in Virginia
The four proposed central Virginia lithium-ion projects will cost about $33 million to build and offer 5-years’ worth of test data, according to Dominion.
Sunverge raises $11 million for utility distributed energy resource controls
The round was led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund with participation from Equinor Energy Ventures and Evergy Ventures
Forecast shows continued decline for coal
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its Short Term Energy Outlook for 2019 and we have summarized the key highlights for you below.
The hydrocarbon era’s spectacular end
Dustin Yellin, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based artist whose intricate 3D photomontages adorn the likes of New York’s Lincoln Center, wants to draw your gaze to climate change. Not in a subtle way, either. He plans to stand an oil supertanker on its end in the g…
How the tech giants are fueling a solar revolution
From the way we shop to the way we socialize, the internet affects nearly everything we do these days. This dramatic change in our way of life has been fueled by a handful of large tech companies, companies that are increasingly going all in on solar.
Fabric-based solar cells on the horizon
New textile-based solar cells developed by Fraunhofer researchers, semitrailers could soon be producing the electricity needed to power cooling systems or other onboard equipment. In short, textile-based solar cells could soon be adding a whole new dim…
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Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, NextEra plan combined wind, solar, energy storage project
The Skeleton Creek project will be located in three Oklahoma counties
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BNEF: Energy to storage increase 122X by 2040
According to the latest forecast by BloombergNEF (BNEF), energy storage installations (not including pumped hydropower) around the world will multiply exponentially, from 9GW/17GWh deployed as of 2018 to 1,095GW/2,850GWh by 2040.
Democratic debate 2019 takeaways
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders stuck together, Pete Buttigieg took the middle path, Marianne Williamson took on racism and Beto O’Rourke faded into the background.