Sunrise brief: Biden to maintain solar tariff pause with a veto
Also on the rise: Green hydrogen production can be profitable in much of the U.S. Google partners for 500 MW environmental justice-focused distributed solar portfolio And more.
Green hydrogen production can be profitable in much of the U.S.
Green hydrogen projects can be profitable in “wide swaths” of the U.S., supported by new federal tax credits for clean hydrogen, according to a financial modeling analysis by the policy consultancy Energy Innovation.
Most solar won’t qualify for Inflation Reduction Act hydrogen incentive, per IEA data
An analysis by the International Energy Agency puts solar’s lifetime emissions, manufacturing included, at a level that would earn only 25% to 33.4% of the IRA’s $3/kg hydrogen incentive
Lazard LCOE report sees “zero cost” solar and wind due to IRA
The analyst group’s annual levelized cost of energy comparison shows increasing prices due in part to increased interest rates – with utility-scale solar power’s midpoint pricing up by 66%.
Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub applications seeking $7 billion in funds submitted across the U.S.
The DOE’s $7 billion Hydrogen Hub grant program closed its application window on April 7th, after giving encouragement to 33 applications seeking tens of billions in government funding.
Annual investment in low-carbon energy transition exceeds $1 trillion
Defying supply chain disruptions, and macroeconomic crises, global investment in low-carbon energy transition jumped 31% in 2022, drawing level with fossil fuels.
Largest rooftop terminal solar array designed for JFK airport
The 7.66 MW of solar, 4 MWh batteries microgrid is the first fully resilient airport array that can function offgrid. The planned upgrade is part of a new JFK terminal said to be valued at $9.5 billion–what would be the largest global project financing transaction on record.
Sunrise brief: Best practices for playing the solar procurement game
Also on the rise: More hydrogen production coming to California. Wyoming laws seek to kill net metering and EVs. And more.
Zero-emission hydrogen production facility planned for California
Element Resources to build a The Lancaster Clean Energy Center, a renewable hydrogen production expected to produce 20,000 tons of renewable hydrogen annually and expand Lancaster’s hydrogen leadership.
Sunrise brief: Silicon cost per watt down 96% over last two decades
Also on the rise: Waste-to-hydrogen facility to fuel transportation in California. BP to construct 134 MW project in Ohio for Meta. And more.
