Results for: solar

May 1 2023

Storm-Battered US Power Grids Need Intervention Now

Americans are finding themselves in the dark more often these days, as increasingly severe weather events knock out power grids across the country.

April 26 2023

Liebreich: The Next Half-Trillion-Dollar Market – Electrification of Heat

In January this year, BloombergNEF announced that investment in the clean energy transition had broken through the $1 trillion mark in 2022, for the first time matching the total investment in fossil fuels.

April 20 2023

Hydro-Québec’s $6 Billion New York Line on Track for 2026 Start

Canadian power major Hydro-Québec expects to start exporting electricity from Québec to New York via the $6 billion underground and underwater Champlain Hudson Power Express by May 2026.

April 5 2023

Energy transition’s new industrial landscape

Energy transition investment exceeded $1.1 trillion dollars in 2022, and for the first time equaled investment in upstream oil and gas and unabated fossil fuel-based power generation.

March 24 2023

Coal Clings On as Climate Time Bomb Nears the Point of No Return

A post-pandemic resurgence in coal use shows how the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel won’t be an easy habit to kick.

March 21 2023

1H 2023 Energy Storage Market Outlook

Energy storage hit another record year in 2022, adding 16 gigawatts/35 gigawatt-hours of capacity, up 68% from 2021.

March 17 2023

Tech Firms Seal US Dominance in Corporate Clean Power Purchasing

US firms are the most prolific buyers of clean energy.

March 8 2023

A Power Grid Long Enough to Reach the Sun Is Key to the Climate Fight

A 152-million-kilometer supersized grid is what’s needed to power a greener future and avert climate disaster, according to BloombergNEF.

March 1 2023

New Study: Clean Energy Transition Now Hard-Wired Into the U.S. Economy

Eleventh annual edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook highlights national data on the U.S. energy transition in 2022 Washington, D.C. – Despite a tumultuous year in 2022, the U.S. economy is now firmly on the clean energy transition path to drive down emissions and create economic opportunities. Investment in clean energy generation and […]

February 9 2023

Aluminum, Copper Use to Shrink in Future Wind and Solar Farms

The three pillars of the energy transition – wind, solar and battery plants – are becoming more efficient in their use of metals.