The practice of “sweating” Australia’s aged coal-fired power generators – keeping them in the electricity mix past their use-by date – risks exposing grids to substantial shortfalls in supply, a new report […]
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Global solar module shipments hit 703 GW in 2024
The new edition of the International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaic (ITRPV), published this week, reports that average PV module prices last year dropped by 33% compared to the end of 2023. This […]
GM & Mary Barra Place A $35 Billion Bet On EVs
GM and its CEO, Mary Barra, are fully committed to the EV Revolution even as tariffs and consumer sentiment put obstacles in the way. The post GM & Mary Barra Place A […]
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me – Gas Prices at Permian’s Waha Hub Roar Higher, Devastating Shorts
What happens when almost everybody is on the same side of a trade and the fundamentals flip? Yup, max pain. Everyone races for the exits at the same time, sending the market […]
Belgian grid operator warns of PV overproduction, curtailment in spring
Belgian grid operator Elia says that rapid solar fleet growth is driving earlier seasonal overproduction peaks, raising curtailment risks this spring. It plans to expand flexibility measures to stabilize the high-voltage network. […]
UK grid connection reform to unlock 65GW of utility-scale solar
According to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), companies are currently waiting up to 15 years to be connected, with the length of the queue growing tenfold in the […]
SMRs, not large reactors, are ‘future of nuclear power’: ITIF
Dive Brief: Small modular reactors are more likely than larger designs to achieve long-term “price and performance parity” with conventional energy sources, such as gas, but only with substantial, ongoing support from […]
The POWER Interview: Electrification Key to Total Decarbonization
The transition toward electrification has challenges, such as the need for more infrastructure to support charging of electric cars and trucks, and other transport vehicles. The residential and commercial and industrial sectors […]
EPA grants exemptions to mercury, air toxics rule to more than a third of US coal capacity
The Environmental Protection Agency is giving more than a third of U.S. coal-fired capacity two-year exemptions from the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule, according to a list of affected power plants […]
Solar advocates lobby on strong fundamentals amid political uncertainty
Dive Brief: As industry advocates seek to keep the solar-boosting elements of the Inflation Reduction Act intact, they’re making the case to lawmakers that solar energy is boosting American manufacturing while helping […]