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01.28.21 Energy 25

Deep Decarbonization: Infinity War

This week on The Interchange, we discuss the battle between electricity, hydrogen and carbon capture.

by Stephen Lacey

01.28.21 Grid Edge 0

Social Energy plans to expand home solar-battery aggregations from the U.K. to Australia, Japan and continental Europe. (Credit: Social Energy)

UK Solar and Battery Aggregator Social Energy Raises Cash, Plans Expansion

CarVal Investors makes “significant investment” in startup controlling batteries for U.K. grid services.

by Jason Deign

01.27.21 Energy 3

Granholm faced questions on the future of fossil fuels and her commitment to transitioning workers to new jobs.

Energy Secretary Nominee Granholm Talks Clean Energy Jobs at Confirmation Hearing

The Energy Secretary nominee who says she’s “obsessed with creating good jobs” pledged to support clean energy industries but shied away from condemning fossil fuels.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

01.27.21 Energy 16

President Biden's new executive orders range from federal clean energy and EV procurement and R&D to environmental justice. (Credit: GTM)

Biden Executive Orders Set Broad Federal Role in Clean Energy and Climate Change Mitigation

The orders combine federal clean energy and technology procurement, R&D support and environmental justice.

by Jeff St. John

10.21.21 Finance & VC

Where Will DOE’s Loan Program Make the Next Climate Tech Investments?

41 by Stephen Lacey

10.23.21 Fossil Fuels

What the Frack Is Happening With Natural Gas Prices?

15 by Stephen Lacey

10.14.21

With an Energy Crisis Brewing, No Peak in Sight for Emissions

9 by Stephen Lacey

01.27.21 Solar 1

Capital Energy was the big winner with 620 MW of wind projects. Iberdrola won 243 MW of solar capacity. (Credit: Iberdrola)

Onshore Wind Closes In On Solar in Spanish Auction

PV wins the bulk of capacity, but the average bid price was only a dollar below wind.

by Jason Deign

01.27.21 1

Grocery stores can save on power bills by running their refrigeration systems more intelligently, software startup Axiom Cloud contends.

A Defunct Energy Hardware Startup Is Reborn as Software-Centric Axiom Cloud

Providing thermal storage for grocery stores didn’t work out for Axiom, but its energy management software proved valuable on its own.

by Julian Spector

01.27.21 Grid Edge 2

Utilities are using ConnectDER's meter collar device to smooth solar installation costs and capture grid data. (Credit: ConnectDER)

Con Edison Tests ConnectDER as a Utility Touchpoint for Distributed Energy

Can a meter socket plug-in device bridge the rooftop solar (and battery, and EV charger) gap between utilities and customers?

by Jeff St. John

01.27.21 Solar 3

An Ocean Sun pilot on a reservoir in the Philippines. (Credit: Ocean Sun)

The Race Is On for Commercial Deployment of Solar in Open Seas

Commercial-scale ocean solar projects are expected within the next two years as Equinor joins the fray.

by Ben Willis

01.26.21 Energy 12

The Sierra Club's definition of what utilities must do to reduce carbon emissions is very different from how utilities have set their own targets.

New Report Shows Gap Between Utility Carbon Pledges and Climate Change Imperatives

The Sierra Club says utility pledges “greenwash” coal and natural gas. Utilities point to the costs of massive fossil plant shutdowns.

by Jeff St. John

01.26.21 Energy 2

Annual solar and wind deployment may need to double if the EU is to hit its new climate target. (Credit: Nordex)

New Climate Targets Will Require Europe to Double the Pace of Renewables Deployment

A new report finds that European renewables overtook gas and coal for power production in 2020, but there is more work to do.

by John Parnell

01.26.21 Energy 8

President Joe Biden campaigned on converting the nation to clean electricity. That could happen through a budget reconciliation deal, which only needs a slim majority in the Senate.

Can Biden Get a 100% Clean Energy Bill Through Congress?

Beating a Senate filibuster is unlikely, but some analysts see budget reconciliation as a way to enact a clean-energy transformation.

by Julian Spector

01.26.21 Grid Edge 0

Span's smart electrical panel now offers Alexa voice control as part of $20 million investment round. (Credit: Span)

Span’s $20M Round Adds Alexa Integration to Its Smart Home Electrical Panel

Tesla alum’s startup adds voice control for batteries, EV chargers and household loads.

by Jeff St. John

01.25.21 Solar 2

First Solar is scaling back its business outside of manufacturing.

First Solar Sells Off Majority of Development Pipeline

Texas-based Leeward Renewable Energy will obtain about 10 gigawatts’ worth of solar projects from the sale.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

01.25.21 Energy 2

Corporate giants are seeking federal policies to expand wholesale energy markets and harmonize decarbonization policies nationwide. (Credit: Google)

What the Biggest Corporate Energy Buyers Want From Federal Clean Energy Policy

Companies including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Walmart, Disney and Mcdonald’s lay out their policy priorities.

by Jeff St. John

Seeking a Better Way to Pinpoint the Value of Demand Response in California

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Seeking a Better Way to Pinpoint the Value of Demand Response in California

State agencies say data from August grid emergencies points to a performance failure. Demand response providers say the state’s market structures undercount their value.

by Jeff St. John | January 25, 2021

01.25.21 Wind 7