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(Source: GAF Energy). GAF Energy announced the release of a solar roof system incorporating nailable shingles. The new product is called Timberline Solar. GAF said shingles are installed like a traditional roof “with only a nail gun required.” The company says Timberline combines solar technology with traditional roofing processes, allowing for faster installation. GAF plans…

Solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (including biomass, geothermal, and hydropower) added more than 2,250 MW of new generating capacity each month during 2021.   That was according to the SUN DAY Campaign, which based its finding on data from both the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The…

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced a new effort to study the effects of high wind loads on concentrating solar power (CSP) plant technology. NREL and the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), both under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), will take two field measurements at wind developer Acciona Energy’s Nevada Solar One facility. Researchers…

Carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 were the lowest in nearly 40 years, according to a 2021 year-end report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions totaled 4.6 billion metric tons, down 11% from 2019. That represented the nation’s lowest total since 1983. EIA cited lower energy demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as…

As the top energy regulator, FERC had a busy year in 2021. FERC was actively involved in the investigation into the Texas winter event, and the joint report with NERC did not find fault with renewables. FERC has opened several lines of inquiry into building the future grid. But FERC needs to do more in…

By Marriele Mango, Clean Energy Group 2021 was another year of severe weather and power outages. No region of the country was immune. In Texas, an isolated and fossil-fuel dependent grid was unable to withstand record-low winter temperatures, resulting in almost the entire state without power and at least 200 dead. Hurricane Ida decimated Louisiana’s…

Colorado-based Scout Clean Energy acquired the 369 MW, $400 million Blue Sky Solar project from its original developer, RES (Renewable Energy Systems). The approved development plans call for the solar facility to be located on 2,700 acres of land in Grundy County, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Blue Sky is…

EPRI Staff The past 12 months have been positively electric for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). From working with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a national EV charging infrastructure blueprint to speaking at COP26 about numerous EPRI-led decarbonization research initiatives, it has been a whirlwind of a year. Let’s hop in our…

By Jonathan Cristiani, Black & Veatch Many climate activists and clean energy enthusiasts warn against the continued use of, and investment in, natural gas infrastructure, insisting it isn’t a substitute for clean energy. They are correct.  Ultimately, the U.S. should not plan to maintain its current fossil-based natural gas systems indefinitely. However, at this point in…

By David Stent On Thursday the 19th of August, the Climate Council in partnership with the law firm Shearman & Sterling, hosted an intriguing panel to discuss a major topic in the energy industry: Will low-carbon hydrogen be the silver bullet in APAC? Hydrogen has widely been earmarked as the ‘golden key’ solution to unlocking a future…