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Investments in off-grid power in Africa and Asia have skyrocketed in the last five years. Thirty times more money went into the sector in 2018 compared with 2013. More than $500 million dollars was invested in electrification in 2018, for the first time, an…

Fossil fuels, primarily gas, are a fixture in millions of American homes and businesses, but the building sector’s climate impact hasn’t received the same scrutiny as coal and gas in the power sector or oil in the transportation sector. Fortunately,…

Google spinout Dandelion Energy wants to push home geothermal heating to new heights in 2020. The company, which emerged from the X "Moonshot Factory" in 2017, has grown to around 100 employees and installed hundreds of sites in New York State. It continues…

A German startup aims to sell a self-charging electric car covered in solar panels from 2022 after raising nearly $60 million in a recent 50-day crowdfunding campaign. Munich-based Sono Motors expects its €25,500 ($27,600) electric car, the Sion, to benefit…

The first step to change is admitting you've got a problem.  “BP gets it.” That was one of several mantras to appear during new CEO Bernard Looney’s two-and-a-half-hour flag-planting welcome party on Wednesday. Looney takes over from veteran Bob Dudley…

China produces a majority of the world's battery cells, but that manufacturing powerhouse is slowing down due to coronavirus. The Chinese government has imposed provincial travel bans and factory closures to fight the spread of the virus, which has killed more…

The 2020s will be a new chapter for the wind industry, according to Wood Mackenzie research, as offshore wind’s share of total wind demand shoots up to 25 percent by 2028 (from 10 percent last year). Onshore wind matured as an industry over the past 10…

When looking at U.S. renewable energy markets, Texas and California are the leaders in wind and solar, respectively. There is more than 27 gigawatts of wind in Texas, according to AWEA and 25 gigawatts of solar in California, according to SEIA. But as we’ve…

We’re off to the races! The Democratic primary started slow off the blocks in Iowa, but the nomination process is now well underway following the New Hampshire vote. What have we learned so far in this election? Where have we seen climate and energy play in?…

SunPower is not out of the woods yet on financial pains associated with its restructuring and updated business plan, but the company logged a profitable Q4 — its second that year — and an overall positive 2019. Those results offer tailwinds as the company…

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced this week that it has contracted for 484 megawatts of solar power in the past two months, part of its push to expand its clean energy portfolio and reduce its reliance on coal power.  The awards announced this week,…

Republican representatives unveiled the “Trillion Trees Act” on Wednesday, the first of what they are framing as a three-part climate plan expected to include later installments focused on clean energy and conservation. The bill would compel the…

The energy transition is well underway, and it no longer relies on incentives, according to Antonio Cammisecra, head of global power generation for European utility giant Enel and CEO of subsidiary Enel Green Power. "Subsidies are not needed anymore,”…

The new CEO of BP has said it is time for the company to reinvent itself as the firm announced a major reorganization and a net zero deadline of “at least” 2050. Bernard Looney took over from long-time CEO Bob Dudley last week and is scheduled to discuss…

Vineyard Wind’s trailblazing offshore wind farm for Massachusetts will not reach completion in 2022, with the developer bowing to reality after the federal government confirmed a later-than-hoped permitting deadline for the project. Last week the Bureau of…

Dominion Energy, Virginia’s dominant utility, is racing to get ahead of the expanding clean energy ambitions of state Democratic legislators. On Tuesday Dominion announced a 100 percent net-zero emissions plan on the eve of a key vote for even more…

European oil majors and utilities are snapping up huge volumes of solar projects so far this year, with France's Total leading the way. Total confirmed Tuesday that it will add another 2 gigawatts of capacity in Spain, including a development pipeline of 1.2…

Real Goods Solar ended its corporate life on the industry's periphery last month, penniless and trading for pennies. But this isn't just any bankruptcy. A decade earlier, Real Goods Solar grew organically and through acquisition and pulled in tens of…

The tariffs that the Trump administration imposed on imported solar cells and modules in 2018 proved sufficient to boost some U.S. module manufacturing, according to a review by the U.S. International Trade Commission released late last week, but the duties…

California’s big three investor-owned utilities want to invest more than $10 billion over the next three years on reducing the threat of wildfires caused by their power grids. Now it’s up to state regulators to decide which parts of their plans will move…