Once bustling with PV research and manufacturing, Germany’s “Solar Valley” fell quiet in recent years as China gained control of the global PV manufacturing sector. But the fabled valley may soon spring back to life.
Switzerland’s Meyer Burger, a long-time supplier of high-tech machinery to solar manufacturers, has acquired a former SolarWorld…
Although utilities have not yet seen substantive threats to their capital, they insist to federal regulators that potential future hurdles will require “adequate and timely” cost recovery from states.
National policies have laid a foundation for an open and competitive power market in China, the authors write.
The U.S. Department of Energy is soliciting public comment on how to enforce an executive order banning installation of bulk power system components from “adversary” nations. Among the topics: How much will this cost?
After effectively clinching the Democratic presidential primary, Joe Biden’s campaign began work with Senator Bernie Sanders in May to create a “unity task force.” The group hoped to propose policies that appeal to moderates and progressives alike, uniting Democrats ahead of the 2020 election.
The task force’s
PacifiCorp has begun soliciting bids for up to 4.3 gigawatts of solar, wind and battery storage projects, part of a massive clean-energy growth plan that will open the utility’s six-state territory to third-party renewable energy developers.
This week’s all-source request for proposals (RFP) unveils hard details of the procurement…
As renewable energy capacity continues to edge out fossil fuels, the clean energy revolution seems inevitable. But this clean future could be hamstrung unless we overcome “resource adequacy” challenges.
For the first time in 130 years, renewables surpassed coal as a U.S….
Through mid-June this year, wind and solar energy made up 12% of the total U.S. generation average, up from 10% in 2019, while distributed energy resources and storage is one of the “primary areas” for building new capacity over the midterm.
The U.S. electric grid has held up reliably during the pandemic. But if the economic shutdown stretches months — or longer — regulators are worried about potential supply chain and reliability issues.