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Green new deal electricity – what really bothers the feds
For more than 100 years, electricity has been reliably provided to end users through a centralized generation and transmission model. Large coal, hydro and (later) nuclear generating facilities produced huge amounts of electricity and, through a spider’s web of high voltage transmission lines, sent the power to distribution substations which in turn, through a secondary…
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Starbucks makes 'two-sided' investment in Texas solar farms
Starbucks Corp. is boosting its investments in clean power. Source: Renewable Energy
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Siemens Gamesa signs major French offshore wind deal
France’s plans to develop its offshore wind industry have taken a significant step forward with the signing of a deal with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE). Source: Renewable Energy
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PSC approves 5-fold solar expansion in Wisconsin
Last week at its Open Meeting, the Wisconsin Public Service Commission approved five interrelated cases that will lead to a five-fold expansion of solar energy in Wisconsin. Source: Renewable Energy
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Can the US government stop utilities from attempting to kill solar in Montana?
In the years since its passage, Section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) has provided one of the few options for small producers of renewable energy to access electric generation markets controlled by monopoly utilities. The law requires a monopoly utility to purchase the output of certain small power producers known as…
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Clean energy industry applauds Puerto Rico’s new 100 percent clean energy law
On Thursday, Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rosselló signed into law the Puerto Rico Energy Public Policy Act which lays the groundwork for the island’s transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2050. Source: Renewable Energy
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Get ‘renewable therapy’ during next week’s Solar Education Week
The Redford Center, a California-based non-profit co-founded in 2005 by Robert Redford and his son, James, announced that every morning, from April 15-22, 2019, the organization will post an episode a day of “Renewable Therapy for Climate Anxiety,” a conversational mini-series featuring Filmmaker, James Redford, and Matthew Nordan, clean energy investor and managing partner at…
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Vattenfall pilots salt technology with 10x the capacity of water storage
Experiments have shown the ability to store ten-times the capacity of water, and for months on end. It is hoped the technology will help overcome any weather-related fluctuations in renewable generation from wind or solar. Source: Renewable Energy
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Saudi windpower market set for 6 GW growth
Saudi Arabia will become a regional heavyweight in windpower by the early 2020’s, according to new research. Source: Renewable Energy
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Saudi windpower market set for 6 GW growth
Saudi Arabia will become a regional heavyweight in windpower by the early 2020’s, according to new research. Source: Renewable Energy