EGEB = Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political roundup/analysis of news about green energy, such as wind, solar, sustainable technology, and electric vehicles.
Heat pump installation has to become more affordable to make adoption more compelling in the US, but in the meantime, there are ways to mitigate that cost.
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In a first, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized two offshore wind energy areas (WEAs) off Oregon’s coast.
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Meet PairTree – a solar-powered canopy that charges EVs off-grid – that’s made by US-based solar charging infrastructure manufacturer Paired Power.
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SANY Renewable Energy, a wind turbine manufacturer in China, has built the world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade.
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A poll released today reveals that a clear majority of US coastal residents support offshore wind development.
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Europe’s coal electricity generation tanked by 26% and gas by 15% in 2023, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember.
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EVs, PHEVs, and hybrids made up 16.3% of total light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales in the US in 2023 – Tesla’s price cuts were a big reason.
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The UK slashed value-added tax (VAT) to zero for folks installing battery storage in their homes from February 1, 2024.
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Xcel Energy just announced its big solar and wind plans in the US Midwest – here’s the lowdown.
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The UK’s Inyanga Marine Energy Group is going to build Southeast Asia’s first tidal energy plant, which will power an off-grid island.
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WindFloat Atlantic – the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm – has now been online for three years and continues to break its own power output records.
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Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s largest EV battery maker, is going to build its own $1.83 billion offshore wind farm.
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Oxford PV, a spin-off from the University of Oxford, says it’s achieved the world record for the most efficient solar panel.
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Octopus Electric Vehicles just launched DriveFree, a used EV leasing program, and it comes with unlimited free home charging.
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) just finalized stove energy efficiency standards to save consumers money and reduce emissions.
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Taos Ski Valley Resort in New Mexico wrote in an e-newsletter today that it has deployed the “first, fully electric snowcat in North America.”
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Republicans have vowed to tear apart the Inflation Reduction Act, but the chief executive of NextEra Energy, the US’s largest renewable developer, says that’s “unlikely” if they win the election.
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Ørsted dealt New Jersey a massive blow by canceling 2.2 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind last year, but the state just added 3.7 GW of new projects to its pipeline.
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The US’s largest solar + battery storage project, Edwards & Sanborn, has come online in Kern County, California.
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The Strauss Wind Project in Santa Barbara County, the first wind farm on California’s coast, is now online.
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New York’s South Fork Wind has become the first utility-scale offshore wind farm to generate power in the US.
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The Biden administration has updated the roadmap for solar development to 22 million acres of federal lands in the US West.
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The US Department of Defense will install rooftop solar on the Pentagon as part of the Biden administration’s plan to “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader.”
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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that solar and wind will lead US power generation growth for the next two years in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook.
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