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Massachusetts issued emergency revisions to its main solar support program last month to help an industry struggling with the coronavirus lockdown. But developers say the changes will have opposite their intended effect, causing the cancellation of hundreds…

Buckle up. Electric vehicle sales are expected to take a big hit this year amid the current health and economic crisis. Industry analysts say the long-term prospects for EVs remain strong, but the jury’s still out on how quickly the market will rebound.  …

Southern Company has joined other major U.S. utilities in setting a net-zero carbon target for 2050, aiming to balance the emissions from its sizable fossil fuel-fired generation fleet and sprawling natural gas business with reductions to be gained by…

Throughout his 15 years working in renewables, Benoit Allehaut has completed a number of ‘mission impossibles’: he's made a career in an emerging industry nicknamed 'the solarcoaster' for its ups and downs, he’s established himself as an expert on both…

In early April, Wood Mackenzie’s solar team reduced the outlook for U.S. commercial solar in 2020 by half due to the coronavirus pandemic. The downgrade represents approximately 1 gigawatt of lost demand over the next two years. (For context, 14.4 gigawatts…

Coronavirus will create a $400 billion hole in energy investment in 2020, but the power sector is faring relatively well compared to oil and gas, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Going into 2020, the IEA had expected a 2 percent increase in…

New Jersey looked like the promised land for energy storage. The state already has the seventh largest U.S. installed solar capacity, ahead of nearby New York and Massachusetts. Gov. Phil Murphy campaigned in 2017 on a clean energy platform that pushed for…

Wisconsin utility Alliant Energy will spend $900 million buying 675 megawatts of utility-scale solar projects as it moves to replace uneconomic coal-fired plants with renewables.   Alliant, which serves about 1 million customers in the Midwestern states of…

Earlier this month Hawaiian Electric announced a slew of solar-plus-storage projects to continue its shift to fossil-free energy. Tucked inside that announcement was a big development: a massive grid-tied battery that will take over crucial duties from the…

The first major green hydrogen project to exclusively target the transport sector was revealed in Denmark on Tuesday. Offshore wind market leader Ørsted will work in and around Copenhagen to decarbonize transport on land, at sea and in the air, partnering…

The world’s biggest wind turbine will be used at the largest U.S. offshore wind project, and the result may be the first American offshore turbine factory. Siemens Gamesa said it’s considering establishing the first global factory for its new 14-megawatt…

A fundamental problem facing subsidy-free solar and wind in renewables-heavy grids is emerging as coronavirus cuts energy demand in Europe, experts have told GTM. The fall in demand is driving up the proportion of clean energy on many grids and highlighting an…

While COVID-19 continues to have devastating consequences across the globe, the lockdown triggered by the virus has driven a material reduction in atmospheric CO2 levels. In cities like Beijing, Los Angeles, London and New Delhi, air quality is now cleaner…

Icebreaker, the only advanced offshore wind project in the Great Lakes, appears to be dead in the water. After years of permitting battles, the Ohio Power Siting Board this week approved the Icebreaker project. But its approval comes with a “project…

A recent petition to FERC could trigger nationwide changes to solar net-metering. On April 14, the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to assert jurisdiction over any on-site, behind-the-meter…

The Covid-caused economic crunch has been difficult for both fossil resources and renewables. But there are positive developments in battery storage and renewable electricity generation. We'll discuss those trends on this week's Energy Gang podcast. First,…

Airborne wind energy players are still hustling to get generators up in the air despite the major setback suffered by sector frontrunner Makani Power this February, when it lost Google's parent Alphabet as an investor. At least three European startups say…

Amazon will add 615 megawatts of solar projects to its existing and announced renewables portfolio of more than 2.9 gigawatts, the technology and shipping giant said on Thursday. The projects will go up across the world — in Australia, China and the United…

The skies may look clearer these days. But don’t get too excited. Levels of smog and other short-lived climate pollutants (remember HFCs?) are still high and climbing.
 The good news: there’s a long track record of international cooperation to get these…

Right up until the global economy stopped in March, the voluntary carbon offset market was surging. In 2019, offset sellers saw a five-fold increase in purchases, after years of low demand in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Flight-shamed consumers were…