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Iberdrola saw rising profits in the first quarter and expects that upward trend to continue throughout 2020, as the Spanish utility group and global renewables giant plans to invest its way out of the coronavirus crisis. Earlier this month Iberdrola set out…

Huawei, Sungrow and SMA remained the solar inverter market leaders for the fifth year running, based on a new Wood Mackenzie report on the inverter market in 2019. These top three vendors have now held the same positions from 2015 to 2019. Fimer (ABB) saw the…

The coronavirus pandemic may be crushing the electric vehicle market for 2020, but Amply Power CEO Vic Shao doesn't see that as a threat to the fleet electrification trend. On Tuesday, he revealed a datapoint that bolsters that argument: his fleet…

Harley-Davidson, the iconic American motorcycle maker, reaffirmed its commitment to electric models this week in a first-quarter earnings call overshadowed by COVID-19. The company launched its first electric motorcycle, the $29,799 LiveWire, last August.…

Abu Dhabi has set a world record-low solar price as authorities confirmed the winning bid in a 2-gigawatt tender. Upon its expected completion in mid-2022, it would be the largest single-site solar energy project in the world. The Al Dhafra project had…

Distributed wind is often forgotten in discussions about clean energy sources. So much so that when Congress passed a clean energy tax extenders package in December 2015, distributed wind — picture the turbines installed at schools, industrial parks and…

The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on the U.S. economy, and while electric utilities may be relatively sheltered from the storm that’s overtaking other economic sectors, they are not immune.  In the past month, crashing oil prices have roiled…

Abandoning fossil fuels for electricity generation by 2030 would save money for countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to new research into renewable energy in the area. A feasibility study of 100 percent renewable electricity systems…

Is the avanlanche of money that was chasing renewable energy projects before the coronavirus crisis rolling on or grinding to a halt? The headlines still show plenty of deals closing. Developers are clinching power purchase agreements, assets are changing…

The New York Public Service Commission has approved plans for an offshore wind solicitation of at least 1 gigawatt, and possibly 2.5 gigawatts, to help meet the state’s ambitious clean energy goals.  But with the coronavirus pandemic causing disruptions…

As consumers and businesses grapple with the impacts of COVID-19, which is already shifting daily load shapes and electricity demand, regulators across the country are responding. Interestingly, in a handful of states, regulators are linking recovery efforts…

Startup FreeWire Technologies raised another $25 million to commercialize its electric car chargers, which are designed to reduce the infrastructural costs of installation. The Bay Area company finished development of its Boost Charger, which delivers fast…

When we started making our podcasts seven years ago, it was clear that the energy transition would be a difficult one.  Both shows were designed as a forum to grapple with tough issues in an accessible, candid way. The clean energy industry has faced its…

Locked-down South Africa will need to restart its renewables procurement program “very soon” to hit targets in its latest Integrated Resource Plan and put a year of severe power outages behind it. The plan calls for a gigawatt of PV and 1.6 gigawatts of…

Stephen Coughlin is stepping down as CEO of Fluence, the joint venture between AES and Siemens that became one of the world’s largest energy storage integrators after launching in 2018. Coughlin led the transition into a global supplier of battery systems,…

The coronavirus outbreak has led to novel attempts at adaptation in the U.S. rooftop solar industry. Most companies are shifting sales online. Others have started giving solar energy away for next to nothing. Sunrun recently introduced a limited-time offer…

Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of the passage of perhaps the most ambitious law ever adopted by a U.S. city to reduce planet-warming emissions from buildings. Local Law 97, one of 10 bills in the sweeping Climate Mobilization Act, requires New York…

Google’s highly ambitious goal to power all its data centers with clean energy on a 24/7 basis could get a boost from an in-house experiment that shifts server computing loads with the carbon intensity of the grid — if it can be scaled up across its…

John Kerry isn’t pleased.  As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the former senator and secretary of state says a profound lack of leadership is causing the United States to fall behind on climate action and clean energy innovation. In…

The start of 2020 has already seen significant momentum at the grid edge. Even under pandemic restrictions, distributed energy resource project lifecycles are ongoing. Distributed energy resources (DERs), sensors, and smart meters are enabling utilities and…