Clean energy
Companies and cities are taking the lead on clean energy purchases. When will market rules catch up?
A new report from the World Resources Institute breaks down the best ways to incentivize smart procurement.
By Jeff St. John .
Wind
Wind
California aims for 7.6GW of offshore wind by 2035
California wants to build a floating wind industry from scratch to meet its clean energy goals. A big new central procurement target will help, offshore wind backers say.
By Jeff St. John .
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Wind
California offshore wind could save billions and help prevent blackouts. What's holding it back?
A new study highlights the myriad benefits of offshore wind — and the major infrastructure barriers to building it along the West Coast.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
Here's how we can build clean power infrastructure at huge scale and breakneck speed
A new report outlines the radical reforms and paradigm shifts that decarbonization will demand.By Jeff St. John .
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Climatetech finance
Think the climatetech SPAC scene in the US is wild? You should see what’s happening in China
China has many more publicly traded cleantech companies than the U.S., thanks to its robust solar and EV supply chains.By Hara Wang .
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Hydrogen
Newsletter: The physical footprint behind the hydrogen economy hype
If the world goes big on green hydrogen, it would entail a massive buildout of wind and solar.By Julian Spector .
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Policy & regulation
Newsletter: Clean energy wins in Michigan and California
Start your Monday with two accounts of cleaner energy beating out dirtier options.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
California just OK'd a massive new buildout of renewables and clean storage
A plan to replace the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with 11.5 GW of zero-carbon capacity — and no natural gas — will test the grid value of renewables and batteries.By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
Federal plan for regional cooperation on transmission infrastructure could boost clean energy
FERC tackles the thorny problem of interstate transmission planning. -
Policy & regulation
Illinois and North Carolina are hashing out the future of clean energy, and it's getting dramatic
Hope you had a restful weekend. Time to kick off the week with two states hashing out the future of clean energy.By Julian Spector .
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Workforce diversity
Charging Up: Vestas North America gets a new president and more women’s career moves in cleantech
A former FERC chair takes a new perch, hydrogen experts land at Lifte H2 and Hydra Energy, and women assume new leadership roles at CarbonQuest, Smart Wires, WeaveGrid and Arcadia.By Eric Wesoff .
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