Highlights Triple-digit high temperatures forecast Day-ahead trading up sharply Power burn likely above five-year average The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on July 7 forecast record peakloads July 8-12, as Continue Reading
The European Parliament on Wednesday backed EU rules labelling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly, throwing out an attempt to block the law that has exposed deep Continue Reading
Shell Plc (SHEL.L) said on Wednesday it would start building a renewable hydrogen plant in the Netherlands, which according to the energy giant will be Europe’s largest once it is Continue Reading
European spot power prices dropped on Wednesday as wind supply in Germany is expected to nearly double, offsetting lower solar production throughout the region and lower French nuclear. “There is Continue Reading
There is a glaring problem in the energy transition that not many people are acknowledging. It is being built on the back of finite resources, and the mining industry is Continue Reading
The global offshore wind industry had a record year in 2021 in terms of new capacity but is still projected to fall short of the International Energy Agency’s net zero Continue Reading
The energy crisis in Germany risks becoming more severe in the coming days as wind power generation will dip amid low wind speeds this week, according to a Bloomberg weather Continue Reading
Green hydrogen is one of the most promising clean energy opportunities on the market, but it has proven to be prohibitively expensive. A combination of oil majors and governments are Continue Reading
A group of leading German companies along with Australia’s Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has released a green hydrogen roadmap, outlining a set of recommendations for government and industry, to meet Continue Reading
Airbus and Linde, a leading global industrial gases and engineering company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on the development of hydrogen infrastructure at airports worldwide. The Continue Reading
China may bar solar developers from building panels on farmland as the government weighs the importance of food security against its clean energy goals. Three ministries including the National Energy Continue Reading
A new battery from Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd promises to resolve one of the chief complaints that drivers have with electric vehicles: battery range. The next-generation Qilin battery—named after Continue Reading
CATL launched Qilin, the third generation of its CTP (cell-to-pack) technology. With a record-breaking volume utilization efficiency of 72% and an energy density of up to 255 Wh/kg, it achieves Continue Reading
A green hydrogen electrolyzer during the final stages of construction at Iberdrola SA’s Puertollano plant Spain. Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg After years of dabbling, major oil companies are finally planning the Continue Reading
Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday approved plans to require its 16 states to allocate a minimum amount of land to onshore wind farms, according to a ministry statement, as Berlin strives Continue Reading
While the hype around the potential of hydrogen power has been with us for decades, it is only recently that it has begun to recognize that potential. One of the Continue Reading
A grid-storage unit in West Sussex, U.K., part of a project from Renault SA and Connected Energy using second-life EV batteries from Renault vehicles. Millions of electric vehicles will be Continue Reading
U.S. renewable energy developers have delayed or scrapped several big battery projects meant to store electrical power on the grid in recent months, scuttling plans to replace fossil fuels with Continue Reading
President Joe Biden President Joe Biden is trying to promote solar development in the US using the same Cold War-era law Donald Trump invoked to prop up money-losing coal plants: Continue Reading
The Biden Administration is considering a giant offshore wind project in the Gulf of Mexico, an area with plenty of potential and a long history of energy production. The Gulf Continue Reading
President Joe Biden will declare a 24-month tariff exemption on Monday for solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations after an investigation froze imports and stalled projects in the United Continue Reading
A solar farm under construction in Portage, Pennsylvania. Photographer: Justin Merriman/Bloomberg President Joe Biden will take executive action to boost the US solar sector, seeking to revive clean energy projects Continue Reading
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday issued biofuel blending mandates for 2022 and the prior two years – with this year’s number below one proposed in December – while Continue Reading
June 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday issued biofuel blending mandates for 2022 and the prior two years – with this year’s number below one proposed Continue Reading
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to build 22 renewable energy projects, much of them solar-power facilities, as the state aspires to achieve a zero-emission grid by 2040. The Continue Reading
The Biden administration is likely to raise ethanol blending mandates for 2021 above the figure it proposed in December to align with actual U.S. consumption levels, according to two sources Continue Reading
Northern European countries are discussing plans to create a common power grid under the North Sea to connect future offshore wind farms as they seek to strengthen energy security, but Continue Reading
If it escapes into the air, this green fuel can contribute to global warming — which is why scientists say we need to limit leaks. A world desperate for a Continue Reading
IHI’s deep-ocean Kairyu has two counterrotating turbines. Tested in one of the world’s strongest ocean currents, a prototype generator could herald the start of a new stream of renewable energy Continue Reading
The Biden administration has released the lease terms for offshore wind projects that would place hundreds of turbines in California’s coastal waters — the first such project off the nation’s Continue Reading
TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy 50% of Clearway Energy Group, the fifth-largest renewables company in the United States, marking the French group’s largest U.S renewables Continue Reading
Topsoe intends to construct the world’s largest and most advanced industrial-scale electrolyzer production plant. The plant will produce high-temperature Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cells (SOEC)—which have a higher energy efficiency that Continue Reading
High hydrocarbon prices make renewables more attractive for power generation. LCOE report: “wind and PV generation costs remain lower than fossil fuel alternatives. Rising costs of hydrocarbons have outpaced growing Continue Reading
Members of the media took a tour April 11 to Dominion Energy’s offshore wind farm pilot project off Virginia Beach. Dominion Energy built wind turbines off the coast of Virginia Continue Reading
Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark will on Wednesday announce a joint pledge to build at least 150 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind in the North Sea by 2050, Danish Continue Reading
The invasion of Ukraine has put the US and Europe on a wartime mission to abandon Russian fossil fuels. This series looks at speeding up zero-carbon alternatives by lowering political Continue Reading
Global addition of 320 GW forecast Solar booming, onshore wind limited Policy lag threatens 2023 stasis Global additions of renewable power capacity are expected to increase by over 8% in Continue Reading
The group behind the Texas Gulf Coast’s bid to become a hydrogen hub are hoping that the Corpus Christie port could become a strategic export hub for selling clean hydrogen Continue Reading
European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton and European electrolyzer manufacturers last week met in Brussels to discuss how to increase industry’s capacity to produce electrolyzers used to produce clean Continue Reading
Highlights Lake Powell water supply forecast at 59% of normal Lower Colorado River Basin ranges from 58% to 97% June on-peak power forwards reach package highs May 5 Southwestern snowpack Continue Reading
Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam at El Capitan Reservoir is capable of storing over 36 billion gallons of water, enough to supply every resident in Continue Reading
The European Union should set an ambitious goal for boosting solar energy capacity across the region as it seeks to free itself from a dependency on Russian gas, according to Continue Reading
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is launching the US’ most comprehensive end-to-end hydrogen study and demonstration facility, which will examine the future potential of the zero-carbon fuel hydrogen as Continue Reading
The Southern California Gas Co. Playa del Rey underground natural gas storage facility in the Playa del Rey neighborhood of Los Angeles.Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg Utilities that run on natural gas Continue Reading
Waiver to allow ‘small’ increase in ethanol demand: S&P Global Waiver is not a ‘silver bullet’ for gas prices: White House Ethanol groups want to see action toward a permanent Continue Reading
The U.S. solar industry is warning of a big slowdown in project installations this year as global supply chain disruptions and the threat of new U.S. tariffs on panel imports Continue Reading
Electric power sector generation from renewable sources totaled 795 million MWh in the United States in 2021, surpassing nuclear generation. Electric power sector generation from renewable sources totaled 795 million Continue Reading
In 2022, for the first time ever, Europe is set to install more than four gigawatts of offshore wind capacity in a single year. The previous record, set in 2019, Continue Reading
China is set to install a record amount of wind and solar power capacity this year as the country strives to meet climate goals while reducing its reliance on the Continue Reading
Wind turbines in the U.S. produced more electricity than coal or nuclear plants on March 29 for the first time on record, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Thursday. That Continue Reading
