Renewables Beat Coal in Germany Power Mix for First Time
Renewable energy muscled out coal to become Germany’s biggest source of electricity for the first time last year, helped by a surge in solar panel installations and coal-plant closures.
China Approves 720-MWh Battery Storage Pilot in Renewable Push
China approved its first large battery storage pilot project as it seeks to maximize clean energy output and improve grid stability.
Clean Energy and Savings Drive Ballot Measure in Ohio
Voters in a Columbus, Ohio, suburb will decide Tuesday whether to let city officials try to negotiate for cheaper and cleaner electricity on their behalf.
It's Not Just Facebook and Google Buying Clean Power Anymore
Businesses with more modest appetites for electricity -- including Swiss Re AG, Nestle SA and others -- are increasingly banding together to line up deals for clean power, broadening a market long dominated by tech giants, according to a report Thursday by Bloomberg NEF.
Germany To Auction 8GW of Wind, Solar Capacity from 2019-21
Germany’s ruling coalition sealed a long-awaited plan to boost auctions of wind and solar power, brushing aside the political turmoil that’s dogged the alliance since the summer and making good on election promises.
Dominion Energy Launches Green Bonds Program
Dominion Energy on Friday said that it had closed its inaugural offering of green bonds. The $362 million in privately placed bond proceeds will be used to reimburse Dominion Energy for previously deployed capital related to the acquisition, development and/or construction of 20 merchant solar projects with a total capacity of 574 MW of renewable energy.
ENGIE NA Starting Kansas Wind Project under PPA with Brown-Forman
ENGIE North America has made a $228 million investment in the East Fork project, the second phase of the Solomon Forks Wind project under construction. Together, the two will generate 472 MW of clean energy to Brown-Forman Corp. under a PPA.
Putting PURPA Under a Microscope
A 40-year-old law that’s been key to the growth of renewable energy in the U.S. may be due for an overhaul.
Wind Turbine Manufacturers Hit Turbulence
The shakeout in wind turbine manufacturing industry is starting to produce winners and losers after increasing competition gutted margins. Wind is one of the lowest-cost forms of energy generation and getting cheaper, with turbine prices down more than 50 percent in the past decade. That has hurt profit and spurred gloomier market outlooks from wind machinery makers from General Electric Co. to Vestas Wind Systems A/S.
Mixed Results for Renewable Energy Agenda in the 2018 Midterms