By Richard Brooks Key take-aways from Connecticut DEEP’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP):Six key objectives: Decarbonizing the Electricity Sector Securing the Benefits of Competition & Minimizing Ratepayer Risk Ensuring Energy Affordability and Equity for all Ratepayers Optimal Siting of Generation Resources .. Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The…
By Enno Peters This article contains still images from the interactive dashboards available in the original blog post. To follow the instructions in this article, please use the interactive dashboards. Furthermore, they allow you to uncover other insights as well. Visit ShaleProfile blog to explore the full interactive dashboardThese interactive presentations contain the latest oil…
By Richard Brooks The Solarwinds incursion has damaged government credibility with regard to our ability to defend against sophisticated, nation state cyber threats and software supply chain risks. This posting from Brad Smith of Microsoft has several recommendations that are worthy of consideration, to help prevent more attacks. But one recommendation in particular can have…
By [email protected] Throughout his campaign, President-elect Joe Biden made it clear that building back better with clean energy would mean millions and millions of new jobs for Americans. And he’s right: Clean energy jobs are, in fact, better jobs. The proof is in the numbers. A recent analysis of federal data shows workers in the…
By [email protected] It’s been a great year for “climate” oriented public companies. Virtually every clean energy or climate company has dramatically outperformed market indices and most now have record-high equity value. So what’s going on here? And what might it mean for the next generation of climate technology companies? In this final episode of the…
By [email protected] The U.S. can get half of its electricity from renewables by 2030 — but it will take more than executive actions from the incoming Biden-Harris administration to get there. So finds a new report from Wood Mackenzie analyzing the investments and policy changes needed for the U.S. grid to reach 50 percent renewables…
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By Emma Wang OverviewThis course provides an in-depth analysis of EPC contracts, their interface with other project documents and their role in the project lifecycle. It discusses key risk allocation issues, and the structuring of the contract in a project financing context. You will be introduced to the key terms and negotiation issues in EPC…
By Emma Wang OverviewThe ‘hydrogen economy’ was first described 50 years ago, but failed to develop. Now hydrogen is making a comeback, with unprecedented momentum from both policymakers and industry amid a background of energy decarbonisation. Nevertheless, given its failure in the past, current investors and business developers in the sector are strongly advised to…
By Emma Wang Overview At the beginning of 2020, the LNG business was looking forward to another year of expansion after a successful 2019 during which production increased by 42.5 mt and final investment decisions (FIDs) were taken on 71 mtpa of liquefaction capacity. COVID-19 has radically changed those expectations. LNG production continued to increase…
By Energy Innovation Five years ago at the annual Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris, France, member countries of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established ambitious targets and financial mechanisms to curb climate change, with the ultimate aim of limiting warming to well below 2° Celsius by 2100. The plan…
By WPED Staff Dominion Energy announced today the company has filed with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) the required Construction and Operations Plan (COP) to build the 2,640-MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project, the largest planned offshore wind farm in the United States. “This is an important step in the process…
By [email protected] Vestas, the world’s largest maker of wind turbines, has taken a 25 percent stake in the renewable asset manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The €500 million ($612 million) deal will include an upfront payment of €180 million, followed by €320 million as a performance-based earn-out. CIP runs seven funds, with a total of…
By [email protected]a.com The European Union wants to build 40 gigawatts of green hydrogen electrolyzers by 2030 and estimates that 80 to 120 gigawatts of solar and wind will be needed to power them. That’s a new headache for Europe’s grid operators. Decarbonization is expected to double the demand for electricity as transport and heat are…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) The Tesla Model Y is a finalist for our yearly accolade. More Americans are interested in electric cars, with some asterisks including charging. And Canoo has shown an electric delivery van that thinks around the box. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. California-based Canoo on Thursday revealed a sharp-looking…