The Biden government is targeting Beijing’s widespread use of industrial subsidies that give its companies an advantage over foreign rivals, an attempt that could lead to new sanctions on Chinese imports and further strain US-China relations. Government officials are considering opening an investigation into Chinese subsidies under Section 301 of the US Trade Law, which, … Read more
Time is running out quickly. The world’s wealthy nations, with their abundant greenhouse gas emissions, must finally venture out and begin accelerating fossil fuel phasing out at the accelerated pace the climate emergency requires. And if they can do that, they will clearly need to build wind and solar power capacity quickly to partially offset … Read more
By Clark Mindock (Sept. 10, 2021, 7:55 p.m. EDT) – A solar power cooperative organizer has no authority to sue over a Florida utility’s decision to reduce the amount it would use to buy back electricity from Private customers with solar panels pays. A Sunshine State appeals court has ruled. A three-person Florida appeals court … Read more
BOLINGBROOK – G&W Electric recently started building a solar powered microgrid at its headquarters. In the event of a power failure, the microgrid is automatically disconnected from the central power grid or “island” so that the company can continue to operate smoothly. G&W Electric is a global supplier of electrical power systems. It will install … Read more
Electric vehicles should be seen as part of the energy storage solution and not as a problem. Earlier this year, the Commons Transport Select Committee released a report calling on the government to put in place a clear framework for charging infrastructure for UK electric vehicles to meet the net zero targets. It also spread … Read more
Hear this story aired on WJCT News 89.9 An appeals court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit alleging Jacksonville’s public utility company violated state law when it amended a program that provides loans to customers who generate electricity from rooftop solar panels. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeals ruled that the Solar … Read more
Current events have made it clear that we cannot trust that the current will always last. Be it due to storms, earthquakes, or weather-related blackouts and blackouts, having a generator nearby is increasingly becoming a source of calm. (Bonus: For better or worse, it can make your house the most popular house on the block … Read more
After soaring in 2020, clean energy stocks saw a sharp correction about a week after 2021. We can see this in the exchange traded fund iShares S&P Global Clean Energy Index Fund (ICLN), which gained 137% in 2020 but has lost 18% to date. No wonder clean energy stocks needed a correction. This was an … Read more
Battery storage in the converted gas turbine halls of the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility. The recently completed 100 MW Phase II has stayed online. Image: Vistra Energy. The preliminary assessment of a battery module overheating incident that occurred over the weekend in the world’s largest project for battery energy storage systems (BESS), Moss Landing … Read more
Energy storage combined with solar energy in behind-the-meter (BTM) applications reached around 550 MW in 2020, which, according to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL), corresponds to around 17% of the total US battery storage capacity installed during the year. Berkeley Labs reports that residential complexes account for about two-thirds of total BTM solar storage capacity, … Read more
