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This Week in Cleantech – Live from RE+ 2024

This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.

Can PJM fix its battery storage problem?

09.20.2024

A new report argues that PJM is preventing use of a tool that could expedite BESS entry.

Plan would make 1 million acres of federal land in Oregon available for solar energy projects

09.20.2024

Officials at the federal Bureau of Land Management announced they have finalized a plan to add Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming to its existing Western Solar Plan – an Obama-era project that expanded permitting for solar projects on federal land.

Lawsuits buffet US offshore wind projects, seeking to end or delay them

09.19.2024

The court cases represent another hurdle the nascent industry must overcome, particularly along the East Coast where opposition to offshore wind farms is vocal and well-organized.

WPTO announces two hydropower testing and funding opportunities

09.19.2024

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) announced a new funding opportunity for wave energy testing and for developers to receive hydropower testing support.

‘Discriminatory’ and ‘unreasonable’ — Big Tech reacts to AEP’s proposed data center rates

09.19.2024

In direct testimony to Ohio’s Public Utilities Commission last month, several individuals, including consultants and tech employees, opposed AEP’s request, arguing that the new rates would be “discriminatory” and “unreasonable”

ET PV: The University of Toledo is testing tech for space solar with terrestrial applications

09.18.2024

Dr. Randy Ellingson and his team are developing new tandem thin-film solar technologies and proving their resilience for use in space.

Energy equity, renewables and addressing the consequences of rising energy burdens

More than ever, utilities need energy equity programs to relieve the financial pressures on families, writes contributor Duane S. Baldwin, who shares lessons le…

North Carolina appeals court upholds Duke Energy’s lower net metering rates

Judges rule state regulators had “de facto” performed a study of rooftop solar’s costs and benefits, as required by law. …

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The new facility in Golden, Colorado will accelerate laboratory-scale innovations in energy materials to market-ready products and processes….

Oregon tribe sues over federal agency plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction

The lawsuit, filed by the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, alleges the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management “failed to take a …

U.S. polysilicon manufacturer eyes mid-October for first Qcells shipment

After several delays, REC Silicon says its almost ready to deliver the first commercial shipment of solar grade polysilicon to Qcells, a key step forward in its…

U.S. finalizes Section 301 tariffs, doubling rate on solar panels

Starting this month, the tariff rate on Chinese solar panels will double and the tariffs on lithium-ion batteries will more than triple….

MISO and its market monitor differ on storage’s role in transmission planning

MISO’s Long Range Transmission Plan (LRTP) faces new challenges as it moves toward the approval of its $20 billion Tranche 2 Portfolio in December 2024, writes …

Clean energy laws and funding fuel Michigan jobs and economic growth, new study says

The report estimates Michigan families will save an average of 297ayearontheirenergybillby2030and297 a year on their energy bill by 2030 and 297ayearontheirenergybillby2030and713 a year by 2040 compared to if these policies we…

Want lower emissions? Build more transmission, PNNL says

A new report examines how new transmission and renewable energy projects in the Western United States could bring economic benefits and reduce carbon dioxide em…