Recent ArticlesA bill increasing Nevada’s renewable portfolio standard to 50 percent by 2030 cleared the state assembly on Friday with zero "no" votes, sending it to Governor Steve Sisolak’s desk. The bill unanimously passed the Senate on Tuesday. The governor’s office did not respond to an immediate request for comment on Friday, but Sisolak is widely expected to sign the legislation, called SB 358. The governor, a Democrat, campaigned on support for a higher renewable portfolio standard. The law also h...
The solar industry hates stasis, which is exemplified by industry members’ self-proclaimed rides on “the solar coaster.” Solar trade shows and conferences are filled with companies looking to provide solar with its “next big thing.” One of solar energy’s (literal) shiny new objects — bifacial modules — has been a hot topic at these conferences and in news articles for a few years now. Until recently, most of the potential benefits of bifacial modules have remained… potential. However, bi...
The tech giants are all going long on renewables, but Amazon seems to be going long on oil and gas. A new story from Gizmodo details Amazon’s budding romance with the fossil fuel industry, even as it also lags behind its peers in buying clean energy for its operations. Other tech companies are using their analytics to help extract more fossil fuels — but is the extent of Amazon’s pursuit unique? Then, a new study shows that three-quarters of all coal in the U.S. is more expensive than n...
It's not that Invenergy was ever shy about its storage ambitions. The Chicago-based developer, which has built 22,600 megawatts of wind, solar and natural-gas generation, entered the storage market in a big way back in 2015. It delivered two 31.5-megawatt projects within six months of each other, outranking any other batteries installed in the U.S. that year. Then the company went quiet — a fittingly massive followup didn't materialize. Until early this year, when Invenergy revealed that...
New York City is on the verge of enacting one of the most ambitious citywide building energy efficiency laws in the country, aimed at getting its biggest buildings — including landmarks like the Empire State Building and Trump Tower — to shave their carbon emissions footprint by 40 percent by 2030 or face financial penalties. Backers of the bill say it’s an important step to help meet New York state’s broader climate change goals, and could pave the way for similar efforts in cities across...
