Australia’s electricity grid – still dominated by fossil fuels – is to have a hefty “shadow” carbon price that will guide regulatory and policy decisions, and help meet the country’s ambitious renewable […]
Three steps forward, two steps back as Australia inches towards renewables targets
Australia continues to inch forward towards its renewables target of 82 per cent by 2030, with a big leap in construction and connections still needed over the coming five years. The latest […]
The Fed Blocks Stricter Global ESG Rules for Banks
The US Federal Reserve has blocked an attempt led by the European Central Bank (ECB) to make climate risks a pillar of global rules for banks and require them to report their […]
Germany shuts down seven brown coal power stations at end of winter
Seven lignite-fired power plant units with a combined capacity of 3.1 gigawatt were finally shut down in Germany at the end of March, after their decommissioning had been postponed due to the energy […]
Wasting Away Again in Butane Blendingville – Making the Most of Butane in the Gasoline Pool
Normal butane is an important gasoline blendstock, with a great combination of high octane and relatively low cost. It also has a high Reid vapor pressure, or RVP, which is a good […]
How energy storage insulates utilities against rising electricity costs
Energy storage deployment in 2023 set a record globally and more than doubled in the U.S., according to Bloomberg NEF’s Energy Storage Market Outlook. The report credited the rapid growth in energy […]
Dealing With The Flood of PHEVs That’s Coming
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A recent article at Wired makes some pretty good points about the new U.S. emissions regulations […]
IMO Agrees To First Tax On Shipping Emissions
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! You probably didn’t read about it, but the International Maritime Organization, an instrumentality of the United […]
MISO seeks FERC approval for new capacity accreditation process to bolster grid reliability
Dive Brief: The Midcontinent Independent System Operator on Thursday asked federal regulators to approve a capacity accreditation methodology that aims to better account for how much different resources bolster grid reliability during […]
Berkeley Will Repeal Its Landmark Ban on Natural Gas in New Homes
The city of Berkeley, Calif., has agreed to repeal a landmark climate rule that would have banned natural gas hookups in new homes, throwing into question the fate of dozens of similar […]