By Kelsey Misbrener The Sierra Club, joined by the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Interfaith Power & Light and Delegate Kumar Barve, released a bipartisan poll showing Marylanders overwhelmingly want to move beyond coal and into a clean energy future. The poll, conducted by Ferguson Research and Hart Research Associates, found that 70% of Marylanders…
By [email protected] New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Tuesday signed an executive order backing a goal of 7.5 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035, more than doubling the state’s existing 3.5-gigawatt target for 2030. By the mid-2030s, offshore wind could provide New Jersey with half of its electricity, Murphy said in a speech alongside former…
By [email protected] Democrats in the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday unveiled draft legislation in the latest attempt to extend tax credits for renewable technologies. The Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now, or GREEN, Act would extend the investment tax credit for solar and offshore wind for five years, and keep a 60…
By Kelsey Misbrener On November 15 the South Carolina Public Service Commission issued a crippling order to the solar industry after months of debate regarding how the state’s utilities set the rate paid to large solar facilities. The Energy Freedom Act directs the Commission to level the playing field between utilities and the solar industry,…
By Kelsey Misbrener For New York City to achieve its climate and clean energy goals in the most cost-effective way, a diverse and growing coalition of major labor, business and environmental groups are urging Mayor Bill de Blasio to issue a new competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) to meet the city’s renewable electricity needs. The…
By [email protected] A coalition of industry, power and oil and gas firms in the U.K. are collaborating on a net-zero industrial cluster that they believe will establish a template for any country seeking a carbon-neutral economy. Earlier this year, the U.K. became the first major economy to set a target of net zero by 2050….
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By Robin Lancaster New Jersey boosts offshore wind goal to 7.5GW Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
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By Kelsey Misbrener The Pennsylvania Solar Center, a new statewide solar energy resource hub established to guide non-profits and small businesses through the solar purchase process and connect them to qualified installers and financing, has officially opened in Pittsburgh. A project of The New Sun Rising, its 501(c)3 non-profit fiscal sponsor, the PA Solar Center…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Lyft is renting electric cars to its drivers in Colorado. Hyundai has confidence in truck platooning. California bans GM and others who want to limit its clean-air authority. Hybrid versions of Ford’s biggest SUVs are on the way. And another Presidential candidate looks at transportation and clean energy. All this, today…
The acceleration of offshore wind development in new markets boosted several countries in the latest renewable energy country attractiveness index (Recai) from advisors EY. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
French developer Neoen has agreed with battery supplier Tesla to increase the Hornsdale Power Reserve by 50%. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
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