AUSTIN, Texas — [This week], the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 819 by a 22-9 vote, restricting new clean energy projects in a way that will harm much-needed energy generation in the state. The legislation adds onerous requirements to new solar projects that would not apply to other energy sources … [continued]
The global outlook for renewable energy is looking rosy, while coal continues its slide into the dustbin of history.
Canada is once again flirting with the idea of an east-west energy corridor. The vision sounds big and bold: a designated path across the country to carry everything from crude oil to natural gas, hydrogen to electricity. In this rapid, Trump-inflected election cycle, political leaders are lining up behind the … [continued]
The UK firm Highview Power is bringing its liquid air energy storage system to four locations in Scotland and England, providing long duration storage for wind and solar energy.
The new Mojave Micro Mill near Bakersfield, the first new steel mill built in California in 50 years, will be powered by renewable energy.
The leading Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar is expanding into the green hydrogen field with a focus on low cost alkaline electrolyzer technology.
The storm over tariffs continues as the so-called president keeps talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time.
In recent months I’ve been assisting with strategy for a couple of emerging European NGOs on key decarbonization acceleration approaches, and one of the key participants asked me an interesting question this morning. This piece answers the question. The first NGO is Supergrid Europe, a Brussels-based organization which will be … [continued]
In the upside down world of US energy policy, the nation’s vast potential for offshore wind energy has been sidelined by a swipe of President Trump’s pen, costing thousands of supply chain jobs all over the country. Woe is us. Elsewhere around the world, though, the offshore wind industry is … [continued]
When Donald Trump wrongly claimed that wind power turbines cause cancer, he may have been using an old and tired tactic from the Republican playbook, which is to lie or blatantly lie in order to smear something or someone. The goal is to create fear, uncertainty, and doubt. His claim … [continued]
