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Electrek Green Energy Brief Overview Updated October 26, 2021
Electrek Green Energy Brief
A daily technical, financial and political review/analysis of important green energy news
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories Yesterday
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Jaguar Land Rover will provide electric cars for delegates at COP26 in Glasgow.
- The floating offshore wind pipeline has reached 54 GW, and European countries lead.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 25
Spain-headquartered renewables giant Siemens Gamesa announced today that it will build a new offshore wind turbine blade factory in Virginia. The $200 million factory will be the first of its kind in the US.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 18
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The US has enough usable rooftop space to deploy solar that would match current generation levels.
- Renewables will make up most global generation increases to 2050, but will coal still hang around?
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 15
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Vattenfall says it will recycle all of its wind turbine blades by 2030.
- The US Department of Energy spends $61 million on 10 grid-interactive efficient buildings pilot projects.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 14
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Bighorn Solar is now powering a Colorado steel mill almost entirely with solar.
- sonnen and Rocky Mountain Power pioneer a new battery storage and solar program.
- Shell’s solar platform Silicon Ranch acquires Clearloop.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 13
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The US’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm orders 62 13 MW wind turbines.
- NOAA launches a newly redesigned climate website.
- Clean energy sourcing is key to reaching climate goals, finds a new report.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 12
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Hexicon’s tilted towers floating wind power platform earns a European patent.
- The Solar Energy Industries Association launches a new diversity certification program.
- The Argonne National Laboratory is offering a free 15-minute webinar about threats to rare earth minerals.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 11
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Ireland opens a consultation of its first offshore wind auction.
- North Carolina’s governor is about to sign a major clean energy bill. Here are 3 standouts.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 8
GM’s 62-kW induction EV motor will be used in all-wheel drive applications.
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- General Motors, GE Renewable Energy will develop a rare earth materials supply chain for EVs, renewables.
- Scotland may get an offshore wind farm underwater substation.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 7
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Scientists have taken another step toward making Li-ion battery recycling economical.
- The “world’s largest” floating wind farm is being planned off the coast of Scotland.
- Canadian clean energy company Amp builds a microgrid for a Native American tribe.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 6
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The US Energy Information Administration releases its International Energy Outlook 2021 report.
- Maine applies for a lease in federal waters for the US’s first offshore wind research site.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 5
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Gray County Wind Farm in Kansas is celebrating its 20th birthday.
- Austin approves a huge electric transit bus purchase – 197, to be precise.
- Clean energy now provides 25.22% of total US available installed generating capacity.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 4
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Tevva debuts an electric truck that’s ready for production at its new UK factory.
- The world’s longest subsea power cable, between the UK and Norway, goes live.
- ChargeUp Europe announces its 18th member.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories October 1
Source: EVgo
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Governors of five Midwestern states create an EV charging network.
- Natural gas prices have doubled in the US. Here are some cleaner alternatives.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 30
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Fossil fuel lobbyists are using Facebook ads to try to thwart crucial climate-change initiatives.
- GM says it will source 100% clean energy for its US sites by 2025.
- SolarReviews launches a new solar calculator that doesn’t require you to sign up.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 29
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Most planned US battery storage is paired with solar.
- The solar industry boosts its targets to 30% solar by 2030.
- Ceylon Graphite makes a lithium-ion battery breakthrough.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 28
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- GM endorses the EPA’s stricter emissions rule, and 22 states say it’s not enough.
- The US energy secretary details how the country can achieve a more resilient power system.
- Sri Lanka will stop building coal plants, aims to be net zero by 2050.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 27
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- A Democratic senator says the US dependency on China for solar must be cut.
- An old warehouse in Brooklyn gets a second life as an indoor soccer venue and a community solar host.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 24
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Two Arizona-based companies team up to produce batteries and convert truck fleets to electric.
- US hydropower generation is forecast to decline 14% in 2021 as a result of drought.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 23
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- A big clean energy project will go forward in Minnesota without impacting an ancient site.
- Ørsted completes a 227 MW solar farm in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, for Facebook.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 22
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Two huge infrastructure plans will power New York City with wind, solar, and hydropower.
- China pledges to end funding for overseas coal plants.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 21
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The UK and Dutch transport secretaries call for China and the US to take more dramatic steps.
- An abandoned 114-year-old paper mill in New Jersey gets a second life as a solar farm.
- A large luxury home builder will now include solar on all their new California homes.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 20
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- There are currently more than $127 million in clean energy projects in West Virginia.
- Dominion Energy proposes the largest solar and storage expansion in Virginia’s history.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 16
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- At $2.3B, Vineyard Wind is one of the largest clean energy project investments in the US.
- Rochester is New York State’s largest municipality to launch a community choice clean energy program.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 15
EGEB: Illinois to shut all fossil fuel plants by 2045 and invest $580M a year in renewables [Update]
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The governor of Illinois has signed a bill that makes the state a US clean energy leader.
- Here’s the Democrats’ plan for clean electricity in the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The California State Legislature passed a bill that will accelerate offshore wind farm deployment.
- As electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles increase, the grid must be updated at the same time – study.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 14
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- If just six countries took action now, it would eliminate 82% of the remaining coal pipeline.
- Solar is growing, but prices increased for the first time in seven years due to supply chain constraints.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 10
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- US airlines boost their 2030 SAF target from 2 billion to 3 billion gallons.
- Clean energy has a diversity problem, a new study confirms.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 9
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- 6.1 GW of global offshore wind was installed in 2020, down slightly from a record 6.24 GW in 2019.
- More than half of the world’s fossil fuels have to stay buried to slow global warming.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 8
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- A technique used to improve wind farms’ performance makes them quieter, too.
- The leading source of energy in Brazil in 2020 is hydropower, but solar is the rising star.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 7
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Denmark’s and Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm was inaugurated yesterday.
- A judge denies another bid to halt excavation at the largest-known lithium resource in the US.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 6
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- German wind turbine maker Nordex unveils its first 6 MW onshore turbine.
- More than 200 health journals globally call for emergency climate change action.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 3
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Shell’s ubitricity will install 50,000 on-street EV chargers in the UK.
- Two New York State villages have launched an opt-out community choice solar program.
- EV charging company Wallbox launches an “ultrafast public charger.”
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 2
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The US saw a record-breaking solar panel shipment boom in 2020.
- US onshore wind energy saw record growth in 2020 – more than any other energy source.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories September 1
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Scientists in Australia claim they’ve developed “true” bifacial solar cells.
- A Tennessee utility-scale solar farm will be the first in the US to be financed by corporate carbon offsets.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 31
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Hurricane Ida will affect the price of gas for ICE-car drivers across the US.
- Were widespread power outages from Hurricane Ida avoidable?
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 30
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The end of leaded gas use globally will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths.
- Electrifying transport could add $47 billion annually to the US Southeast’s economy.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 27
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Maryland is funding 36 public fast chargers and 145 workplace charging ports.
- The Inc. 5000 2021 list is out, and solar has a solid foothold in the Top 20.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 25
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Siemens boosts its US EV charger manufacturing with over 1 million more chargers in the next four years.
- The battle for most humongous offshore wind turbine gets a new competitor in China.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 20
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Swedish venture HYBRIT ships its first batch of steel made with green hydrogen instead of coal.
- Korean researchers say they can recycle solar panels into high-performance solar cells.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 19
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Four in five US homeowners with solar and storage feel prepared to weather a power outage.
- Average construction costs for US wind farms dropped by 27% from 2013 to 2019.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 18
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- If Congress provides tax credits for the solar industry, it could grow rapidly by 2035.
- First Solar breaks ground on a $680 million, 3.3 GW solar factory in Ohio.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 17
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- The Linden Hawk Rise 4.5 MW community solar project in New Jersey nears completion.
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, launches an Electrified Dealer Program to help car dealers sell EVs.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 16
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Three standout solar, storage, and financing trends emerged between July 2020 and June 2021.
- India reaches a milestone of 100 gigawatts of clean energy.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 13
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- A Florida solar boot camp provides guaranteed jobs for young adults.
- The Swiss government says it can reach net zero by 2050 – with fossil fuels.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 12
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Canada’s Prince Edward Island buys 35 more Lion electric school buses, reaching 47 total.
- LG Electronics will cut emissions in its major products by 2030.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 11
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Microsoft signs a power purchase agreement with Ørsted to buy solar energy in Texas.
- Canadian solar panel maker Heliene opens a second US manufacturing site, in Florida.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electrek Green Energy Brief Stories August 10
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Ørsted says Block Island is offline for summer maintenance, and rumors are flying.
- Tampa just committed to 100% clean energy by 2035, but there’s a hitch.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
