Minimum Offer Price Rule or MOPR topic ruled stakeholder discussions for a while at PJM Interconnection. This saga started in 2016 with Calpine complaining at FERC about “price suppression” due to state […]
Californication – Renewable Diesel Buildout Driven by Low Carbon Fuels Standards
With the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow just over a month away, it’s natural to reflect on the progress achieved since the Paris Agreement (signed at COP 21), which […]
Is China Really Turning Its Back On Coal?
We are seeing a turnaround in China’s energy strategy as the country finally pledges to end the construction of new coal plants overseas, having strongly backed coal developments at home and abroad […]
The World’s Fastest Growing Shale Play Keeps On Breaking Records
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale play, having registered strong growth in oil and gas production and well activity levels in recent months, has emerged as the world’s fastest growing major shale basin, a […]
SEIA calls for solar to reach 30% of US electricity generation by 2030
The Techren solar project in Nevada. Image: Nextracker. The US should aim for solar to account for 30% of the country’s electricity generation by 2030, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association […]
Denver creates new role to advance building decarbonization incentives
Dive Brief: The city of Denver’s climate office is working to hire a building decarbonization incentives manager. Believed to be the first position with that title, city officials say the new hire […]
At mid-year, U.S. renewable energy production hits all-time high
Domestic production of renewable energy (i.e., biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) reached an all-time high in the first six months of this year, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of […]
Nuclear power’s long decline in shadow of wind and solar
The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2021 (WNISR) was released overnight. For nearly 30 years, these reports have provided important factual antidotes to industry promotion and obfuscation. This year’s report is the […]
Carbon Market Mechanisms Around The World
The following is an excerpt from a new CleanTechnica report, The Carbon Cure: Effective Actions to Combat Climate Change through Carbon Markets. For more on the types of carbon markets across the world and their role […]
The Renewable Revolution Could Save The World $26 Trillion
An economic model of “decisive transition” away from fossil fuels and toward a clean energy economy shows that rapid decarbonization not only wouldn’t break the bank — it would save the world […]
