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President Donald Trump has replaced Neil Chatterjee, the Republican chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, with James Danly, another Republican who has taken a more conservative approach to federal energy policy at an agency already facing…

Americans are waiting with bated breath for the results of a long and contentious election. At the time of publication, former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden looks poised to take the White House, while Republicans are likely to hold on to the Senate. But…

This week: the future of the planet depends on the mail.  The votes are still being counted, but it’s increasingly likely that Joe Biden will become America’s next president. As of Thursday morning, when we recorded this episode of The Energy…

Duke Energy’s third-quarter earnings report on Thursday revealed success in managing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on its multi-state utility operations. But it also highlighted the near-term steps it’s taking to achieve its clean energy…

Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft acquired the U.K.-based PV developer Solarcentury this week. The move gives the hydropower giant a solar boost and, for Solarcentury, makes the task of delivering its substantial pipeline that bit easier. The £118…

Kettles, washing machines, cookers, heating, plug-in electric vehicles — these are some of the appliances that will be powered by offshore wind someday, prime minister Boris Johnson promised U.K. citizens in an October speech. But to make that promise a…

Need a distraction while waiting for election results? Shayle Kann and Adam James have you covered, with an energy-themed version of the British game show "Would I Lie to You?" Here are the rules: Each person selects three energy related facts or stories. Any…

The votes are still being tallied to determine whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden will become the next President of the United States. But despite still-undecided outcomes in states including Maine, Georgia and North Carolina as of Wednesday morning, it appears…

Long Island could become a hot spot for replacing old fossil-fueled power plants with batteries. The geography of the island constrains access to electricity; it relies on a fleet of aging oil- and gas-fired power plants to meet peak demand. That practice…

Exelon Corp. confirmed Tuesday that it is exploring a plan to separate its multi-state utilities businesses from its generation business, which is preparing to close two of its 21 nuclear power plants due to money-losing market conditions.  CEO Chris Crane…

Recent years have seen energy storage installations dominated by lithium-ion battery technology around the world. But pumped hydro, for decades the only utility-scale storage asset available, and still the leader with 95 percent of storage’s global…

SolarEdge is feeling the pinch of the COVID-19 pandemic in the form of a slower-than-expected recovery for its customers in the commercial solar market. The pandemic also delayed the launch of the company's residential battery system, as SolarEdge aims to…

Led by Brazil, Mexico, and Chile, 2020 will be one of the biggest years for solar demand in Latin America, despite coronavirus-related setbacks. And from 2020-2025 utility-scale and distributed solar will both grow in many countries in the region, with…

The United States’ competition with China, which last year escalated to a trade war that cost tens of billions of dollars, has been a primary focus of the current administration’s effort to ‘put America first.’ But from the steep economic costs of that…

Clean energy and climate change have received unprecedented attention in the 2020 U.S. presidential contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The candidates hold strikingly opposed views on decarbonizing the economy and leading global partnerships to…

Global turbine leader Vestas has taken sole control of its offshore wind joint venture, a move that says a lot about Vestas' current standing in the sector and even more about where wind power is headed. The €700 million ($814 million) all-stock deal…

Arizona may soon join a lengthening list of states pledging to reach 100 percent carbon-free power by 2050, although a final decision on its plan to get there won’t be made until after Tuesday’s election.  Thursday’s 3-2 vote by the Arizona Corporation…

Across the U.S., governments at all levels are prioritizing climate action and setting intense carbon reduction goals. New York and Pennsylvania, along with 24 other states, have joined the U.S. Climate Alliance, which pledges to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)…

Some see rooftop solar panels and batteries as a business opportunity, or a path to energy independence. For firefighters, they pose new types of risk that they ignore at their own peril. The rooftop solar industry is growing steadily, and now tens of…

Growing competition for wind turbine service revenue is forcing original equipment manufacturers to up their game in another important service for the equipment they make — remote diagnostics.  This month, for example, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy…