Dive Brief: Schneider Electric has created an online regulatory compliance tool aimed at helping building owners and operators calculate their carbon emissions and energy use intensity and identify potential reduction measures, the […]
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UK SMR Competition Narrows Contenders to Four Nuclear Designs
The UK government has narrowed its shortlist of technologies competing in its flagship Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition to four candidates. On Sept. 25, it announced that Westinghouse, GE-Hitachi Nuclear […] The […]
The wait for pumped storage hydro support in Scotland continues
The UK government is going hell for leather on renewables; however, the SNP is questioning how Labour aims to store electricity without pumped storage hydro. Angus and Perthshire Glens MP Dave Doogan […]
RTOs could fast-track power projects in interconnection queues under House bill
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. U.S. grid operators could fast-track their review of power plants in their interconnection queues if the plants will improve grid […]
US needs vertically integrated solar manufacturing to fight China’s market dominance: RE+ speakers
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: In order for U.S. solar manufacturing to catch up with China, vertical integration of the solar supply chain […]
MISO advances $21.8B regional transmission portfolio, including 765-kV backbone
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator is advancing a $21.8 billion regional transmission expansion plan that would create a 765-kV backbone […]
OPEC and IEA Oil Demand Views Are A World Apart
The OPEC oil cartel and the IEA, the International Energy Agency created in response to the Arab oil embargo in the 1970s, have grown so far apart in their forecasts of global […]
First Solar inaugurates 3.5GW thin-film solar manufacturing facility in Alabama
With this latest facility launch, First Solar increased its US domestic manufacturing capacity—which includes the Alabama facility plus three operational facilities in Ohio—to nearly 11GW, while its annual nameplate global capacity will […]
A Step-by-Step Guide to EV Fleet Transition
Making the Electric Move More Manageable Electric vehicles (EVs) are the future of the automotive industry because they eliminate emissions and are easy to maintain. However, the transition can be challenging for […]
IEA: World can meet COP28 climate targets with ‘additional international efforts’
Meeting the former goal, for instance, would require a tripling of global installed renewable power generation capacity from around 3,690GW in 2022 to over 11TW by the end of the decade. The […]