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Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip The European Union is prioritizing green hydrogen in its net-zero push. The UK government unveiled a strategy last month to produce 5 gigawatts of low carbon hydrogen by 2030, capitalizing on its rapidly expanding offshore wind power industry. The government expects its offshore wind generating capacity to quadruple to 40 GW by 2030.…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip While the world waits for cost-effective and scalable long-duration energy storage to support the around-the-clock deployment of power generated by renewable sources, fossil fuels will continue to play a significant role in the energy mix to provide reliability to the grid and industries. Seemingly counterintuitive on the surface, investments in the infrastructure that…

Contributed by Won Shin, Vice President of Products, ONYX Insight Every megawatt-hour counts. To the wind industry, to the energy transition, and perhaps most of all, to the sustainability of the planet. Therefore, every megawatt-hour lost is a problem. Downtime, maintenance, deratings, and other issues all result in lost energy and the industry has been…

Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law School and Rachel Stevens, Vermont Law School The Biden Administration has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help Puerto Rico transition to a greener and more resilient energy future, but it’s on the verge of making a multibillion-dollar mistake. Since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, many residents and environmental advocates have…

Originally published on ILSR.org Nearly seven gigawatts of new power generation capacity came online in the second quarter of 2021. Renewable energy generation capacity growth was comparable to last quarter, while new fossil gas construction dropped dramatically. In four of the last eight quarters, the fossil gas contribution to new power generation capacity has been less…

Shell has signed agreements to deploy more than 800 MW of solar power generation in the U.K. The company signed a framework agreement with Green Power to develop 700 MW of utility-scale solar projects with potential co-located battery storage. A separate agreement with Clearstone Energy will deploy 100 MW of utility-scale solar generating capacity in…

The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab) launched six innovative finance solutions to drive private capital towards climate action in developing economies. The six instruments seek to unlock $380 million in climate finance from commercial, concessional, and philanthropic investors for sustainable energy access, food systems, and urban infrastructure. This Lab cohort also includes…

Governments need to move faster and more decisively on policy measures to enable low-carbon hydrogen to help the world reach net-zero while boosting energy security. This is according to the latest report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Global Hydrogen Review 2021, that states the nascent hydrogen market is on the cusp of significant cost declines…

Contributed by Jared Wigginton Federal wildlife laws present significant obstacles to developing and operating wind energy and transmission projects.  Although not intended to, these projects inevitably will harm or kill (“incidentally take”) some protected migratory birds, eagles, and/or other species.  To shield themselves from liability for this incidental take, developers must obtain and comply with…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip Massachusetts has found early success with its behind-the-meter energy storage incentive program. The ConnectedSolutions program compensates residential and commercial customers for allowing utilities to draw from energy from their grid-connected batteries and/or to curtail energy use via smart thermostats or electric vehicle charging at times of peak electric demand. Launched in 2019, ConnectedSolutions…