Wind

Wind

Biden administration seeks to pave the way for 4.6GW of offshore wind off California’s coast

A plan to offer leases by 2022 is only the first of many steps to enable West Coast floating wind turbine farms.

By Jeff St. John . 27 May 2021
Transmission

The good news and bad news for clean energy from LBNL’s nationwide interconnection study

Solar, wind and energy storage projects make up a massive share of grid interconnection requests, but they’re taking longer to connect and dropping out more often.

By Jeff St. John . 26 May 2021
Wind

Newsletter: Gas pipelines down, wind turbines up

Utility cybersecurity issues, the Colonial pipeline shutdown, and a big win for offshore wind.

By Julian Spector . 13 May 2021
Wind

Big win for US offshore wind: Biden administration approves $2B Vineyard project

The bureaucratic breakthrough signals renewed federal support for up to 30 GW of East Coast offshore wind by 2030.

By Jeff St. John . 11 May 2021
Climatetech finance

Clubhouse with Canary: Cleantech investing in 2021

There's a new generation of cleantech investors leveraging more capital, more entrepreneurs and more risk than ever before.

By Eric Wesoff . 30 April 2021
Energy storage

Are market constraints hampering the evolution of ‘last-mile’ grid resources?

Future grids will need assets on standby for times when there isn't enough wind and solar. But how will these assets be valued and compensated?

By Jason Deign . 27 April 2021
Wind

Renewable energy in the time of floods, droughts and hurricanes

Renewable energy plants are built to last decades. How will climate change alter the weather patterns they're designed for in the years to come?

By Jason Deign . 19 April 2021
Clean energy

US now ‘halfway to zero’ on electricity-sector carbon emissions

An LBNL report highlights the technology and economic changes that broke through pessimistic forecasts — and the challenges of cutting the rest of the power sector’s carbon footprint.

By Jeff St. John . 13 April 2021
Clean energy

How cities and counties can grow their clean energy profiles

Local governments set records for clean energy procurement last year. A joint RMI-WRI report outlines numerous pathways to boost that growth.

By Jeff St. John . 6 April 2021
ENN

Legal settlement may salvage biggest wind project in Iowa history

The largest proposed wind energy project in Iowa’s history appears to be back on track this week after a tense period when it seemed the deal might fall apart over differences between a utility and large energy users.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 27 July 2016