Hindsight is a series from the Headway team looking back at predictions and promises from the past. Robert C. Seamans, the man President Gerald Ford had entrusted to deal with the energy crisis of the 1970s, didn’t think wind power had much of a future. In 1975, at the dedication of an experimental turbine in …
Predictions Favored Solar Over Wind Power. What Happened? Read More »
The investment in Above marks the Clean Growth Fund’s first UK solar investment. Image: The Clean Growth Fund. Venture capital fund the Clean Growth Fund has made its first investment into the UK’s solar sector, leading a £2.4 million investment in solar data and analytics company Above. The company was founded in 2016, and has …
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The 4.1MWp Manmoel Road solar farm in the UK. Image: STEAG Solar Energy Solutions. STEAG Solar Energy Solutions GmbH (SENS) is to build a new solar-plus-storage farm in Norfolk, with planning permission having recently been granted. SENS, which is a subsidiary of Essen-based energy company STEAG, is cooperating with Namene Solar Light Company for the project, which …
WASHINGTON — A growing number of Democrats in Congress want to move ahead with the climate portion of President Biden’s stalled spending bill, saying the urgency of a warming planet demands action and they believe they can muster enough votes to muscle it past Republican opposition. Faced with the possibility that Democrats could lose control …
‘Build Back Better’ Hit a Wall, but Climate Action Could Move Forward Read More »
Published: 11 Feb 2022, 12:53 Matthew Mendes has been appointed as CEO of the newly rebranded Pulse Clean Energy. Image: Pulse Clean Energy. Following last year’s acquisition, Green Frog Power has rebranded as Pulse Clean Energy and unveiled a target of 1GW+ of energy storage assets in the UK. The company was bought by Investment …
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Trina Storage commissioned and tested the 50MW/56.2MWh battery system. Image: Trina Storage Trina Storage has completed the supply of its first UK battery energy storage system (BESS), the 50MW/56.2MWh fully integrated grid-scale battery energy storage system owned by SMS plc. The BESS, which is located in Burwell was constructed by Ethical Power. Trina Storage, meanwhile, supplied, commissioned …
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Some energy experts say utilities would not be able to produce or buy enough renewable energy to replace what would be lost from the decline in rooftop solar panels — which supplied 9 percent of the state’s electricity in 2020, more than nuclear and coal put together. California would need to set aside about a …
A Fight Over Rooftop Solar Threatens California’s Climate Goals Read More »
“Try to consume your perishables right away,” says Ruth Santiago, an environmental lawyer from Salinas, Puerto Rico, who lost electricity for nearly two months after Hurricane Maria hit the island in September 2017. Fishermen sometimes paid Santiago in fish for her legal services. After she lost power, she emptied her freezer and cooked a big …
4 Climate Issues New York City Will Face Anne Barnard📍Reporting from New York City Juan Arredondo for The New York Times On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams named Rohit T. Aggarwala as New York’s chief climate officer. His mission: to protect the city from climate dangers like rising seas and intense heat, as experts warn that …
The solar tariff announcement came as the House of Representatives voted Friday morning to approve a bill that would devote nearly $300 billion toward scientific research, including $600 million in grants and loans to solar manufacturing. The Biden administration has also proposed substantial tax credits and other measures to spur the solar industry as part …
President Biden extends solar tariffs, with major caveats. Read More »