Alphabet Wants to Fix Renewable Energy’s Storage Problem — With Salt Alphabet Inc.’s secretive X skunk works has another idea that could save the world. This one, code named Malta, involves vats of salt and antifreeze. The research lab, which hatched Google’s driverless car almost a decade ago, is developing a system for storing renewable … Continue reading #Alphabet Wants to Fix Renewable Energy’s Storage Problem — With Salt
Alphabet could soon be competing with Tesla in renewable energy storage Alphabet’s secretive research lab X is developing a new way to store renewable energy that otherwise might be wasted — by using salt and antifreeze, reports Bloomberg. Researchers are developing a system that can be located anywhere, has the potential to last longer than … Continue reading #Alphabet could soon be competing with #Tesla in renewable energy storage
Why Court Victories for New York, Illinois Nuclear Subsidies Are a Big Win for Renewables A federal judge in New York ruled last week that the Empire State’s plan to subsidize nuclear power plants “is constitutional” and “of legitimate state concern.” It’s a significant win for the nation’s largest nuclear fleet owner Exelon, which has … Continue reading Why Court Victories for #New_York, #Illinois Nuclear Subsidies Are a Big Win for Renewables
Hawaii Utility’s 100% Renewable Energy Plan Gets the Green Light Hawaiian Electric Companies, tasked with powering multiple island grids with 100 percent green energy by 2045, has finally secured regulator approval for a plan to get there — as long as it includes customers and third parties in the mix. On Friday, the Hawaii Public … Continue reading #Hawaii Utility’s 100% Renewable Energy Plan Gets the Green Light
The Latest Trends in Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement Rocky Mountain Institute’s Hervé Touati explains the “winner’s curse” and why the corporate renewables market is about to really boom. We’re entering a new era in corporate renewable energy purchasing. The space has grown exponentially and diversified significantly since Google and Apple made their first renewable energy … Continue reading The Latest Trends in Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement
Can the world thrive on 100% renewable energy? A transition away from fossil fuels is necessary, but it will not be painless A WIDELY read cover story on the impact of global warming in this week’s New York magazine starts ominously: “It is, I promise, worse than you think.” It goes on to predict temperatures … Continue reading Can the world thrive on 100% renewable energy?
Microsoft defects from utility to purchase renewable energy It’s not just individuals who want choice in where they get their energy. Large tech companies are finding ways to divest from utilities and procure their own power from renewable sources. The latest in this trend is Microsoft. The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) has approved … Continue reading #Microsoft defects from utility to purchase renewable energy
China is crushing the U.S. in renewable energy China may be the planet’s biggest polluter but it’s also powering ahead of other countries on renewable energy. As the Trump administration yanks the U.S. out of the Paris climate change agreement, claiming it will hurt the American economy, Beijing is investing hundreds of billions of dollars … Continue reading China is crushing the U.S. in renewable energy
Renewables on the grid: Putting the negative-price myth to bed New, comprehensive analysis of electricity market price data confirms that renewable energy policies are not directly factored into electricity market prices. Three years ago, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) rebutted arguments that occurrences of negative prices at nuclear plants in Illinois were frequently caused … Continue reading Renewables on the grid: Putting the negative-price myth to bed
There’s Far More Opportunity Than Crisis in California Renewables Curtailment California curtailed renewables this spring. This sets off alarm bells in some quarters because it suggests that solar and wind are overbuilt and present a big challenge to the grid. The concerns, however, are misplaced, and solutions are at hand. Here’s the situation. The California … Continue reading There’s Far More Opportunity Than Crisis in California Renewables Curtailment
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