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Study shows natural gas, wind and solar to be cheapest technologies for generating electricity

November 18, 2018

energy market, industry, natural gas, solar, wind

“Changing market conditions have made natural gas, wind and solar energy the lowest-cost technologies for new electricity generation for most of the U.S., according to updated research released today by The University of Texas at Austin’s Energy Institute.” Click here to read more from Tech Explore.

Solar and wind industries unite to rewrite electric market rules

October 18, 2018

Sarina Soor

economy, renewable energy, solar, wind

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“A new solar and wind group in Washington is writing new wholesale electric market rules for federal regulators in an effort to “level the playing field” by increasing the amount of electricity that comes from renewables. Grid specialists for the new Wind Solar Alliance plan to ask federal and state regulators, lawmakers and U.S. governors…

New Jersey approves largest single-state offshore wind solicitation to date

September 28, 2018

Sarina Soor

clean energy, new jersey, offshore wind, wind

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“The new order marks the first step in meeting New Jersey’s goal to deploy 3,500 megawatts of offshore wind by 2030. A few days earlier, Governor Phil Murphy called on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) to open two additional 1,200-megawatt offshore wind solicitations, the first in 2020 and the second in 2022.…

Developers see value in California offshore wind development

September 14, 2018

Sarina Soor

offshore wind, renewable energy, wind

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“Now that offshore wind energy has taken a strong position in New England’s future power planning, due in part to unexpectedly competitive prices, developers are looking toward new markets. State mandates and contractual commitments promise to make offshore wind a key part of the East Coast power mix by the mid-2020s. But offshore wind is…

Northern California offshore wind takes next step

September 14, 2018

Sarina Soor

humboldt, renewable energy, wind

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“The Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA), with support from a consortium of private companies, has submitted a lease application to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to advance the development of an offshore wind energy project off the coast of Humboldt County in Northern California.” Click here to read…

In West Texas where wind power means jobs, climate talk is beside the point

September 14, 2018

Sarina Soor

renewable energy, texas, wind

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“Wind turbines bring jobs, tax dollars for new schools, income security for farmers and energy independence. To these Texans, climate change has little to do with it. As discussions around climate change in America have become partisan, so have those around kilowatts—but not here. There was money to be made, and these students—like the Texan…

Navy now considering plans for ocean wind farms — and Morro Bay is a top prospect

September 6, 2018

Sarina Soor

renewable energy, wind, wind farm

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“Despite a lack of publicity, activity on the West Coast has been moving along — ”quite a bit of it,” according to Morro Bay city administrator Eric Endersby. Endersby has been working to help Seattle-based Trident Winds find a home in Morro Bay for a multimillion dollar project that would tie into the grid in…

U.S. Wind power is ‘going all out’ with bigger tech, falling prices, reports show

August 24, 2018

Sarina Soor

wind

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“Wind power capacity has tripled across the United States in just the last decade as prices have plunged and the technology has become more muscular, the federal government’s energy labs report. Three new reports released Thursday on the state of U.S. wind power show how the industry is expanding onshore with bigger, more powerful turbines…

Hummingbird Energy Storage Project Proposed In Northern California

July 19, 2018

Sarina Soor

renewable energy, solar, wind

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“esVolta, a developer and owner of utility-scale energy storage projects across North America, has been selected by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) to build an energy storage system in Santa Clara County, Calif. The Hummingbird project is designed to provide an affordable and reliable capacity resource for PG&E and to support California’s transition to…

Hummingbird Energy Storage Project Proposed In Northern California

July 19, 2018

Sarina Soor

renewable energy, solar, wind

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Energy Community sets stage for clean energy transition in South-East Europe

July 13, 2018

Sarina Soor

global energy transition, renewable energy, solar, wind

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“While the European Union has been busy with the new Clean Energy Package, some important developments are also taking place in South-East Europe, where the Energy Community Treaty operates. Just as elsewhere in the world, the decarbonisation of the power sector is the first major challenge for the Energy Community contracting parties on the road…

California Offshore Wind Resources

July 5, 2018

Sarina Soor

offshore wind, wind

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This map depicts potential wind resources off the California coast in several different ways, including average wind speeds over different time intervals. Click here to learn more.

As subsidies wane, market forces drive the growth of renewables

July 5, 2018

Sarina Soor

renewables, solar, wind

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“Competitive bidding on new power installations is becoming increasingly common worldwide, with solar and wind energy now reaching parity with fossil fuels in many countries. But the rise of renewables auctions carries risks, including the elimination of smaller green energy producers.” Click here to read more from yale360.

U.S. Wind Turbine Database

June 15, 2018

Sarina Soor

renewable energy, wind, wind turbine

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Explore this database by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Berkeley Lab that maps every utility-scale wind turbine in the United States. Click here to learn more.

12 hours of energy storage enough for U.S. to run on 80% solar+wind

June 15, 2018

Sarina Soor

renewable energy, solar, storage, wind

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“Scientists in California have modeled a solar-heavy/wind power electricity grid, without nationwide HVDC, that could reliably deliver 80% of U.S. electricity needs. 100% of needs would require 3 weeks of energy storage.” Click here to read more from PV Magazine.