Let’s explore ideas, questions, and solutions on how to build this future. It’s time to create a dialogue on how to achieve a realistic path forward to a 100% renewable energy system. There are complex and varied challenges to address as we work to find limitless paths to get us there – let’s explore what is being done today and what we can do in the future to build a cleaner tomorrow.
There are several economic and environmental arguments for the $1.9 billion Pacific Transmission Expansion. The undersea power line would run south from San Luis Obispo County, hugging the California coast for 200 miles before making landfall in or near Los Angeles. Read more →
Amazon was the number one U.S. corporate buyer of renewable energy in 2020, procuring more than 3.16 GW. Utility-scale solar power also was the most sought-after renewable resource among the country’s major corporations. That’s according to the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA), a member-based organization that represents and advocates on behalf of many of the nation’s largest corporate energy purchasers. Read more →
Shell Energy Europe BV has agreed to supply Amazon.com Inc. with renewable energy, which will help the U.S. online retailer power its business completely using clean energy by 2025 which is five years ahead of Amazon’s target. Read more →
In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Global Warming of 1.5°C report stated, to have a shot at achieving the Paris Agreement's stretch goal of limiting warming to 1.5° Celsius above pre industrial levels, every nation must cut its carbon-dioxide emissions in half by 2030—and neutralize them by 2050. Read more →
March 31, 2021
Capable of ramping up to 10+ MW in two minutes using carbon neutral fuels, Wartsila offers affordable path to 100 percent renewables Read more →
The U.S. is on the path to cutting out coal completely as the cost of renewable energy falls and the push for carbon-free power picks up steam. A new report from global wealth management company Morgan Stanley projects coal-fired power generation is likely to disappear from the U.S. power grid by 2033 and will largely be replaced by renewable energy resources. Read more →
California is leading the way to a cleaner, green power generation future. As the state marches closer to 100% RPS for power generation, there will be challenges at a system level. Join as we review intensive power system models and discuss the optimal path forward to a 100% renewable energy future in California.
Israel Hurtado is Managing Partner of Energetica Sustentable (Sustainable Energy), which is a legal and regulatory consulting firm specializing in energy and infrastructure projects. He is also the founder of the Mexican Hydrogen Association and honorary President of the Mexican Academy of Energy Law which unites lawyers specializing in energy. Read more →
Christian Soto is currently in Senior Business Development with an emphasis on renewable energy and energy storage systems at Enel Green Power. Soto has more than 10 years of professional experience in the electricity sector, which includes energy related partnerships with several organizations in Latin America. Read more →
