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.
A plan to help finance what will likely become mandatory power plant upgrades to withstand more extreme weather in the wake of the February power crisis received preliminary approval in the Texas House. Read more →
The new CEO of SunPower Corp. - a veteran of Amazon.com Inc. - wants to make the rooftop solar-buying process easier for homeowners. in an interview Wednesday. “Until we make getting solar as simple as buying a book on Amazon, we’re not going to stop,” SunPower Chief Executive Officer Peter Faricy said. Read more →
The electricity powering most of Tucson, including the University of Arizona, got a little cleaner the week of May 3, as Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) switched on its biggest solar and wind power plants to date. Read more →
Bloomberg NEF calculates that meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement with a combination of zero-carbon electricity and hydrogen would require more than $60 trillion of power sector investment, plus more than $30 trillion of investment in hydrogen production and transport by 2050. Read more →
Decarbonizing energy and other industries globally using hydrogen will require investment of almost $15 trillion between now and 2050, the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) said in a report in April. The ETC is an international coalition of executives from the energy industry committed to achieving net zero emissions by mid-century, a goal set by the Paris climate agreement. Read more →
Cleantech startup incubator Greentown Labs officially opened its Houston facility in April, marking Earth Day and the one-year anniversary of the city unveiling its first Climate Action Plan. The 40,000-square-foot space has room for 50 startups with more than 300 employees working in clean technology. Read more →
Bruce Tsuchida is a Principal at the Brattle Group. He specializes in the analysis of renewables ranging from the wholesale electric markets and modeling, operations, valuations of transmission and generation assets, deliverability analysis, RTO cost benefit analyses, market power studies, as well as contract evaluations for regulatory filings by utilities and other market participants. Tsuchida’s Read more →
Cassandra Heller has 15 years of experience in the global energy industry, focusing on various topics over the years such as thermal power, network distribution management, and offshore oil & gas before joining Wärtsilä as an area Business Development Manager for Central America and the Caribbean. Cassandra is now focused on energy storage and optimization Read more →
