78% of Trump voters support Biden’s clean energy incentives
Support for Biden’s federal clean energy incentives cuts across party lines – 78% of 2020 Trump voters support them.
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Trump won – what now for US clean energy?
Donald Trump will push fossil fuels and undo renewable energy policies, but it ultimately won’t stop clean energy’s momentum.
Expand Expanding CloseWhy repowering wind farms is wind power’s next big thing
Renewables developer Exus Renewables North America is giving a $200 million upgrade to Somerset County, Pennsylvania’s 139 megawatt (MW) Twin Ridges Wind Farm – here’s why repowering projects like this are the future of the wind industry.
Expand Expanding CloseA wind farm in Texas will help power Rivian’s Adventure Network
Rivian will power its DC fast-charging network with renewable energy company RWE’s Champion Wind farm in Texas.
Expand Expanding CloseRenewables now make up 30% of US utility-scale generating capacity
Renewables now claim a 30.1% share of total US utility-scale electrical generating capacity, according to new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla needs to come clean about HW3, 2025 GMC Sierra leaks, and big windmills
On today’s exciting episode of Quick Charge, we think Tesla needs to come clean about what’s happening with HW3, GMC leaks 2025 Sierra EV Denali pricing online, and charging up your Nissan and VW might have just gotten a whole lot easier.
Expand Expanding CloseRenewables could meet almost half of global electricity demand by 2030 – IEA
With solar leading the way, renewables could meet almost half of global electricity demand by the end of this decade, says a new IEA report.
Expand Expanding CloseEnel signs a PPA with Tate & Lyle for Texas wind
Enel North America has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with food and beverage giant Tate & Lyle North America for clean power from Texas wind.
Expand Expanding CloseTripling renewables globally by 2030 is doable, says new IEA report
A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report roadmaps how it’s feasible to triple renewables and double energy efficiency globally by 2030 “with the right enabling conditions.”
Expand Expanding CloseGlobal wind turbine order intake reached new highs in H1 2024
Global wind turbine order intake reached new highs in H1 2024, with 91.2 gigawatts (GW) of activity, a 23% increase year-over-year, thanks to the Asia-Pacific region.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US announces the Gulf of Maine’s first offshore wind lease sale
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Maine for up to 13 GW of clean energy capacity.
Expand Expanding CloseA 350-mile electricity transmission line in Nevada is now approved
The massive Greenlink West Transmission Project in Nevada got the final green light this week by the US Department of the Interior.
Expand Expanding CloseUS electricity demand is about to surge – here’s what needs to happen
After decades of stable electricity demand in the US, a new report from ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) predicts a significant surge starting this decade.
Expand Expanding CloseThese solar + wind + storage EV chargers replace streetlights
San Diego-based Beam Global (Nasdaq: BEEM) has launched EV chargers powered by solar, wind, and battery storage that replace streetlights.
Expand Expanding CloseClean energy jobs grew by 142,000 in 2023, doubling US economic growth rate
The US clean energy sector had a banner employment year in 2023, adding 142,000 jobs, which accounted for more than half of new energy sector jobs overall.
Expand Expanding CloseRenewables now make up 30% of US power capacity – FERC
Renewables – solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydropower – are now 30% of total US electrical generating capacity, according to analysis of FERC’s mid-year data.
Expand Expanding CloseUS power grid boosts capacity by 20.2 GW in the first half of 2024
In the first half of 2024, the US power grid got a major boost, with developers and power plant owners adding a hefty 20.2 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity.
Expand Expanding CloseGlobal wind capacity will more than double by 2030 (but it’s a shortfall)
National targets set by governments add up to just over a doubling of the global wind capacity by 2030, but fall short of tripling, according to a new report.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a first, wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in the EU in 1H 2024
Wind and solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU during the first six months of 2024 for the first time ever in a half-year period.
Expand Expanding CloseCalifornia achieves 100 days of 100% electricity demand met by renewables
In a major milestone, July 28 marked the 100th day of a 144-day stretch in which California supplied 100% of its electricity demand with renewables.
Expand Expanding CloseNordex debuts a US wind turbine optimized for lower wind speeds
German wind turbine maker Nordex Group today debuted a 5-megawatt (MW) wind turbine for the US market that “significantly increases yield” in lower wind speeds.
Expand Expanding CloseSolar + wind now make up more than 20% of US electrical generating capacity
Solar and wind now make up more than 20% of total US electrical generating capacity, according to new data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Expand Expanding CloseChina is on track to reach its clean energy targets this month… six years ahead of schedule
China, the world’s largest pollution emitter, is going green with clean energy alternatives and doing so quickly. Recent energy reports detail the nation’s commitment to implementing solar and wind power, so much so that it is expected to achieve its 2030 clean energy targets by the end of the month.
Expand Expanding CloseChina is building a mammoth 8 GW solar farm
State-owned power company China Three Gorges Renewables Group will build an 8 GW solar farm as part of a nearly $11 billion integrated energy project.
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