Renewables
U.S. nuclear lab partnering with utility to produce hydrogen
Thursday, November 12, 2020, 6:24 AM MST
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility…
Glass shortage threatens solar panels needed for climate fix
Thursday, November 5, 2020, 6:19 AM MST
The world’s biggest solar power company says a shortage of glass is raising costs and delaying production of new panels,…
‘Hydrogen wars’ pit Europe versus China for $700 billion business
Monday, November 2, 2020, 6:11 AM MST
Niels-Arne Baden has a problem: the factory he’s building for Green Hydrogen Systems is too small. Plans for the Denmark…
World’s top wind turbine maker ups the stakes in offshore race
Friday, October 30, 2020, 6:49 AM MDT
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturer, will buy out its offshore joint venture partner in an…
Alaska village turns to biomass heating for cheaper energy
Thursday, October 29, 2020, 6:13 AM MDT
An Alaska island village plans to use an advanced version of an ancient renewable energy system to lower its high…
Hydrogen mega-project in Australia on approval fast-track
Friday, October 23, 2020, 6:34 AM MDT
An ambitious hydrogen project in western Australia that seeks to become the world’s largest renewable energy export facility got a…
Wind, solar are cheapest power source in most places, BNEF says
Monday, October 19, 2020, 6:37 AM MDT
Wind and solar power are the cheapest form of new electricity in most of the world today. That’s the analysis…
Feds fund small nuclear reactor ahead of national strategy to adopt more of them
Friday, October 16, 2020, 6:21 AM MDT
An Ontario nuclear power company is getting $20 million from Ottawa to try to get its new small modular reactor…
Wind turbines the size of skyscrapers coming from MHI Vestas
Thursday, October 15, 2020, 6:35 AM MDT
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S is set to join the giants of the offshore-wind world by building a skyscraper-sized turbine…
Israel’s OPC to invest $200 million in U.S. solar projects
Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 6:31 AM MDT
Israel’s OPC Energy Ltd. will invest nearly $200 million in the “rapid growth” of a recently-acquired renewable energy business in…
Trump pushes to cut solar-tariff loophole for two-sided panels
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 7:12 AM MDT
Solar manufacturers and installers fell sharply Monday after President Donald Trump moved to eliminate a loophole his administration granted in…
Solar pushes aside coal as the cheapest fuel for power, IEA says
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 6:22 AM MDT
Solar is set to overtake coal this decade as the world’s favorite fuel to generate electricity, the International Energy Agency…
