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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.
Green Energy Stories October 21
Denmark-headquartered Ørsted is the largest offshore wind company in the world. David Hardy, who became CEO of Ørsted Offshore North America in October 2020, testified today on Capitol Hill, before the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Energy Subcommittee. Here’s what he said this morning.
Clean energy employment reached 12 million globally in 2020, up from 11.5 million in 2019, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), the eighth edition of “Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2021.”
The UK’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, soon to be the world’s largest when it’s completed next year, just achieved a couple of major construction milestones.
Green Energy Stories October 20
US Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV) opposes his own political party’s clean energy program. And since not a single Republican will support the infrastructure bill that contains the program, Manchin has disproportionate power to sink the US plan to decarbonize in order to slow global warming and meet the Paris Agreement target of net-zero by 2050. Why does he oppose it? The Charleston Gazette-Mail spelled it out yesterday.
Green Energy Stories October 19
Berkeley, California-based carbon transformation company Twelve and Tulsa-based Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) today announced that they have produced the first fossil-free jet fuel from carbon dioxide using an electrochemical process. The project received funding from the US Air Force.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) is projecting that there will be 22% more coal-fired electricity generation in the US in 2021 than in 2020 due to higher natural gas prices – but the coal spike won’t last.
Green Energy Stories October 18
South Korea today announced its commitment to slash its emissions by 40% of 2018 levels by 2030, compared to an initial 26.3% goal that the country set in 2020.
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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy Stories October 12
Electrek spoke with Rick Bohan, VP of sustainability at the Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents 92% of US cement manufacturing production capacity and has distribution facilities in every continental US state. Cement is the second-most-used construction material on the planet.
In November 2020, PCA announced an industry-wide ambition to develop a road map by the end of 2021 to help its member companies achieve carbon neutrality across the concrete value chain by 2050.
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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy Stories October 8
Zhongshan, China-headquartered MingYang Smart Energy is in the process of building the largest offshore wind turbine yet: the MySE 16.0-242 wind turbine. Once it launches, it will dwarf the 14-megawatt (MW) GE Haliade-X. Why do they keep getting bigger?
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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy Stories October 6
Ørsted’s Skipjack Wind 1 will be a 120-megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm in Maryland that will power 40,000 homes once it goes live in the second half of 2026. It will generate $225 million in economic investment and create nearly 1,400 jobs in the state. Large offshore wind farms give rise to other projects, such as a new $20 million maintenance facility in Maryland for Skipjack Wind 1, which the Danish wind giant announced today.
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.
Green Energy Stories October 5
GE Renewable Energy today announced that its Haliade-X offshore wind turbine prototype is now running at 14 megawatts in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This means that GE Renewable Energy is now the first to operate a wind turbine at a power output this high.
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.
Green Energy Stories October 4
British prime minister Boris Johnson will officially announce this week at the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester that all of the UK’s electricity will be sourced from clean energy by 2035, according to the Times. But not everyone is happy that nuclear will be included in the mix.
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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy Stories September 30
There’s a tariff battle under way within the US solar industry. On one side are project builders that rely on imported materials, and on the other side are domestic manufacturers.
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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy Stories September 27
A 10.5 gigawatt (GW) solar and wind farm will be built in Morocco’s Guelmim-Oued Noun region, and it will supply the UK with clean energy via subsea cables. The twin 1.8 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables will be the world’s longest.
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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy Stories September 23
The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and more than 35 other industry and environmental organizations, including the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April to set national targets to curb the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in refrigerators, air conditioners, and other appliances.
The EPA delivered today. It’s the first time the federal government has set national limits on HFCs. It’s also the Biden administration’s first concrete regulatory step to tackle emissions since the US’s announcement that it would slash emissions 50% by 2030.
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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy Stories September 17
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.
Green Energy Stories September 16
Most of the materials required for batteries and other clean energy technology are dirty to mine. They’re also mostly controlled by China. Can a recycling technology startup change that?
Electrek spoke with Megan O’Connor, cofounder and CEO of Nth Cycle, a Beverly, Massachusetts-based developer of a recycling technology that extracts critical metals from batteries for a second life, about how to enable a clean, domestic, and streamlined supply of critical minerals for the clean energy transition. Nth Cycle’s technology was developed at Harvard and Yale universities.
In April, Nth Cycle received $3.2 million in seed funding led by Boston-based clean energy venture capital company Clean Energy Ventures.
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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy Stories September 14
Oil giant Chevron USA and Gevo, a Douglas County, Colorado-headquartered renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, today announced a letter of intent to jointly invest in building and operating one or more new facilities that will process inedible corn to produce sustainable aviation fuel.
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.
Green Energy Stories September 13
Missouri’s largest wind farm has been switching off at night since April 19 to avoid killing endangered and threatened bats. Is this good environmental stewardship, or is it throwing out the baby with the bathwater?
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy 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.
Green Energy 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.
