Sunrise brief: FERC Commissioner Allison Clements describes the path forward for renewables
Also on the rise: Solar PV LCOE expected to slide to $0.021/kWh by 2050, DNV says. Vermont utility announces emissions-free “zero outages” initiative. And more.
Vermont utility announces emissions-free “zero outages” initiative
Green Mountain Power targets zero power outages by 2030, backed by a strong contribution from solar, wind, and energy storage linked in microgrids.
Growth of solar, wind cuts emissions in global electricity sector
Wind and solar are the only sources of electricity that have substantially increased in terms of generation and their share in the global energy mix, according to UK consultancy firm Ember.
Massachusetts can save 4.6 million metric tons of carbon by changing solar development strategy
A report from the Massachusetts Audubon Society highlights the need for alternative development strategies like rooftop solar to preserve the sequestered carbon of forests.
October 14 eclipse to cost U.S. states up to 17% of daily solar generation
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that North and South America are set to experience an annular eclipse on October 14, which means that some regions could lose a significant portion of their daily solar energy production. The path of the eclipse tracks across the southwestern United States, from Oregon to Texas, before continuing through Mexico, Central America and ending in Brazil, though impacts will be seen across all of the contiguous US and the top of South America.
Payne Institute report assesses supply chain variables for critical minerals
Multi-disciplinary experts from the Colorado School of Mines worked together to assess the social economic and policy implications of the race to secure an ethical and reliable domestic supply chain.
Dragonfly Energy, Aqua Metals eye a closed lithium loop in Nevada
Battery supplier Dragonfly Energy has built a lithium-based battery cell using materials recovered by Aqua Metals from recycled batteries.
Global carbon emissions-free electricity reaches 38%
A report from two senior U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers shows the march toward an increasingly carbon-free global electricity sector.
Sunrise brief: Los Angeles, Austin and Vermont plan to exceed 90% carbon-free power by 2030
Also on the rise: Honeywell invests in ESS to advance adoption of iron flow battery energy storage. Panasonic introduces half-cut HJT residential solar module, and more.
Los Angeles, Austin and Vermont plan to exceed 90% carbon-free power by 2030
A dozen U.S. utilities have targeted at least 80% carbon-free generation by 2030. The Smart Electric Power Alliance hopes that their strategies to get there will influence other utilities to accelerate their own clean energy commitments.
