U.S. electricity generation from wind turbines decreased for the first time since the mid-1990s in 2023 despite the addition of 6.2 gigawatts (GW) of new wind capacity last year. Data from our […]
Solar tariffs are in the spotlight again. Our current approach isn’t the answer.
Dan Whitten is founder of Athanor Public Affairs. With the news surrounding new tariffs proposed by U.S. manufacturers on Asian solar products, it feels like the American solar industry and the Biden […]
Glimpse of the Future – Upcoming W2W Maintenace Will Tighten Permian Oil Takeaway, Wreak Havoc on Prices
The largest crude oil pipeline exiting the Permian Basin by volume — Wink to Webster (W2W) — is planned to be offline for maintenance for the first 10 days of June. This is […]
Batteries smash more records as they shift solar to evening peak in one of world’s biggest grids
The records continue to tumble in California, one of the world’s biggest state grids, with battery storage playing an increasingly dominant role soaking up solar in the middle of the day and […]
Solar is now being installed faster than any technology in history
In 2023, solar PV and wind comprised about 80% of global generation capacity additions (and 99% in Australia). This is compelling market-based evidence that solar PV and wind are the best options […]
DOE sets 2-year deadline for federal transmission permitting, cutting average timelines in half
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Department of Energy will issue permitting decisions for proposed transmission lines on federal land within two years of applications […]
Florida Power & Light doubles planned storage deployments to more than 4 GW over 10 years
Dive Brief: NextEra Energy and its subsidiary companies are planning to ramp up their deployment of energy storage in response to surging demand and improved economics, company leaders said Tuesday during NextEra’s […]
The eyes in the sky fighting climate change, one methane leak at a time
Canadian satellite operator GHGSat is proving the power of its technology via Financial Times – Energy https://ift.tt/JDXVqL5
Plug-in Hybrids Can Buy Us Valuable Time, But They Could Also Become an Obstacle For Charging Infrastructure
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A month or so ago, I explored some ways we could manage a likely onslaught of […]
U.S. natural gas-fired electricity generation consistently increased in 2022 and 2023
Electricity generation from units that primarily consume natural gas in the U.S. Lower 48 states has increased for all hours of the day since 2021, according to data reported on Form EIA-930, […]
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