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01.08.21 Policy 1

America’s Drastic Shift: What Are the Paths for Energy and Climate?

On this week’s Energy Gang episode: What happens next in Congress?

by Stephen Lacey

01.07.21 Energy 4

Plug Power's partnership with SK Group will offer entry into Asian markets for green hydrogen for transport and power. (Credit: Plug Power)

Plug Power Raises $1.5B to Tap Into Green Hydrogen Economy in Asia

Investment from South Korea’s SK Group will fund fuel cells and green hydrogen electrolyzers for transport and energy.

by Jeff St. John

01.07.21 Energy 2

The Surprising Ways America Can Hit Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

On this week’s Interchange, Jesse Jenkins walks through the different ways America could zero out carbon dioxide.

by Stephen Lacey

01.07.21 Grid Edge 1

The project will help avoid or delay infrastructure investments and avoid system-balancing costs. (Credit: National Grid)

New UK DERMS Project Targets Flexibility Across Distribution and Transmission Grids

Smarter Grid Solutions to work with the regional DNO and U.K. system operator on the whole-system platform.

by John Parnell

01.07.21 Energy Storage 2

Fluence had solid capitalization from its initial backers, but why say no when there's $125 million on the table?

Why Fluence, the AES-Siemens Joint Venture, Just Raised $125M From Qatar

Fluence wants to grow its large-scale storage business faster to match an accelerating market.

by Julian Spector

01.07.21 Perspectives 3

Decisions made about today's smart meter deployments could affect the energy transition for decades to come.

Industry Perspective

We Already Have the Key to a Clean Energy Economy. We’re Just Not Using It

Smart meters can optimize the grid and empower customers — if regulators and utilities can ensure they’re used that way.

by Nora Mead Brownell and Josh Brumberger

01.06.21 Energy 11

Tuesday's runoff election in Georgia gave U.S. Senate control to Democrats.

Warnock, Ossoff Win Senate Seats in Georgia, Widening Potential for Clean Energy Policy From Congress

The Senate will be evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, giving a tie-breaking vote to incoming Vice President Kamala Harris.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

01.05.21 6

Google Nest and other major behind-the-meter flexibility providers say California's regulations need to change to enlist demand response to prevent grid emergencies.

California’s Big 2021 Decision on Grid Reliability: Expand Supply or Manage Demand?

Google Nest and other distributed energy providers demand fast action to bolster behind-the-meter flexibility.

by Jeff St. John

01.04.21 Grid Edge 10

Renewable energy can weaken the inertia needed to keep power grid frequency stable, forcing grid operators to find new ways to measure and manage it.

Reactive Technologies: Pinpointing the Inertia of Renewable-Powered Grids

Accenture investment to expand the U.K. company’s active grid measurement tech for grid operators including National Grid and AEMO.

by Jeff St. John

01.04.21 Energy 54

Small modular reactors stand a chance of being built by decade's end under new government funding programs.

Nuclear Enters 2021 With Buoyant Global Outlook for Small Modular Reactors

SMRs get a boost with policy moves in the U.S., U.K. and Canada.

by Jason Deign

12.31.20 Energy 2

Crop-waste-to-solar PV, axis-free wind power, subsurface ocean and earth energy, and new batteries and fuels.

6 Out-of-the-Ordinary Energy Concepts From 2020

Even COVID-19 didn’t lock down the ingenuity of energy entrepreneurs this year.

by Jason Deign

12.30.20 Grid Edge 1

The grid edge in 2020 was driven by decarbonization and climate change pressures, and by policy and technology advances.

Greentech Media’s Must-Read Grid Edge Stories of 2020

Decarbonization, resiliency, distributed energy market policy and M&A in the year of COVID-19.

by Jeff St. John

12.29.20 Grid Edge 3

Aggregated energy companies racked up new customer fleets and bigger investments in 2020.

10 Victories for Virtual Power Plants in 2020

When life went virtual, virtual power plants came alive.

by Julian Spector

12.28.20 Energy Storage 2

Greentech Media reviews the highlights of a record-breaking year for energy storage.

Greentech Media’s Must-Read Energy Storage Stories of 2020

An attempted shortlist of the major breakthroughs in the energy storage industry’s biggest year ever.

by Julian Spector

12.28.20 0

Renewable energy developers are awaiting a restart of South Africa's long-delayed national procurement program.

South Africa Renewables Developers Impatient for New Bidding Opportunities in 2021

A stop-gap procurement ending this month raises hopes for a new bid window soon.

by Jason Deign

12.24.20 Solar 7

Clean energy and energy storage advocates are still pursuing a list of federal policies that didn't make it into this week's spending and relief bill.

What Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Did, and Didn’t, Get from Congress This Week

Yes on tax incentives, R&D funds and opening public lands. No on storage ITC, direct pay and a clean energy standard.

by Jeff St. John

12.23.20 Energy Storage 4

Behind-the-meter batteries like this AMS installation in Irvine can provide grid services and on-site backup power plus load management. (Credit: AMS)

PG&E’s Latest Energy Storage Procurement Includes Fleet of Behind-the-Meter Batteries

Distributed batteries join utility-scale energy storage projects to balance California’s solar-powered grid.

by Jeff St. John

12.22.20 Energy 44

Solar, wind tax credit extensions and clean energy R&D funding have made it through both houses of Congress.

Congress Passes Spending Bill With Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package

UPDATE: Legislation includes energy R&D investment plan and key renewable energy tax credit extensions, but no “direct-pay” provisions.

by Jeff St. John

GTM Squared

The States of DER Integration 2021: A GTM Squared Report

A new GTM Squared report examines the complexities of state DER integration efforts in Arizona, California, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

by Jeff St. John | December 21, 2020

12.21.20 Grid Edge 6

Why Cities Are the Growth Market for African Minigrids

Villages get donor financing, but urban and ‘peri-urban’ areas are where minigrid developers are finding customers.

by Jason Deign

12.20.20 Energy 1

Listeners Choose the Top Energy Storylines of 2020

On the final episode of The Energy Gang in 2020, we unpack a wide range of stories across tech, business, finance and politics.

by Stephen Lacey

12.18.20 Finance & VC 0

The Virtuous Climate Tech Cycle of 2020

In this week’s episode of The Interchange: why are climate-oriented public companies doing so well?

by Stephen Lacey

12.18.20 Energy 2

Clean energy jobs offer higher pay and better benefits than the majority of jobs lost in this year's economic downturn, research says.

Industry Perspective

Clean Energy Can Power America’s Economic Recovery

Clean energy jobs offer high pay and benefits — but federal policies are needed to ensure their rebound.

by Gregory Wetstone, Bob Keefe

12.18.20 Grid Edge 32

Renewables could double by 2030 with key Biden administration steps, but hitting 50 percent will take stronger federal action.

Report Outlines How US Could Reach 50% Renewables by 2030

Biden administration actions could double renewables by 2030, but new laws will be needed to achieve greater gains, Wood Mackenzie finds.

by Jeff St. John

12.17.20 Energy Storage 5

The battery is expected to come online in summer 2021.

Google to Test Data Center Battery Backup That Also Serves the Grid

Google wants to “make the most” of required data center backup systems on its quest for 24/7 clean energy.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

What the Coming Wave of Distributed Energy Resources Means for the US Grid

Extreme Weather Keeps Maxing Out the Grid

A Wartime Plan for Electrifying America

An Island’s Path to 100% Renewables

Greentech Media Chronicled Clean Energy Before It Was Cool

Are Batteries at a Turning Point?

Vestas Ventures Makes First Investment With Stake in Wooden Tower Start-Up

Vestas Launches World’s Largest Turbines as 'Big 3' Competition Ramps Up

BP, RWE and EnBW Win Big in UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

Grid Edge

America’s Drastic Shift: What Are the Paths for Energy and Climate?

Plug Power Raises $1.5B to Tap Into Green Hydrogen Economy in Asia

The Surprising Ways America Can Hit Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

New UK DERMS Project Targets Flexibility Across Distribution and Transmission Grids

Why Fluence, the AES-Siemens Joint Venture, Just Raised $125M From Qatar

We Already Have the Key to a Clean Energy Economy. We’re Just Not Using It

Warnock, Ossoff Win Senate Seats in Georgia, Widening Potential for Clean Energy Policy From Congress

California’s Big 2021 Decision on Grid Reliability: Expand Supply or Manage Demand?

Reactive Technologies: Pinpointing the Inertia of Renewable-Powered Grids

Nuclear Enters 2021 With Buoyant Global Outlook for Small Modular Reactors

6 Out-of-the-Ordinary Energy Concepts From 2020

Greentech Media’s Must-Read Grid Edge Stories of 2020

10 Victories for Virtual Power Plants in 2020

Greentech Media’s Must-Read Energy Storage Stories of 2020

South Africa Renewables Developers Impatient for New Bidding Opportunities in 2021

What Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Did, and Didn’t, Get from Congress This Week

PG&E’s Latest Energy Storage Procurement Includes Fleet of Behind-the-Meter Batteries

Congress Passes Spending Bill With Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package

The States of DER Integration 2021: A GTM Squared Report

Why Cities Are the Growth Market for African Minigrids

Listeners Choose the Top Energy Storylines of 2020

The Virtuous Climate Tech Cycle of 2020

Clean Energy Can Power America’s Economic Recovery

Report Outlines How US Could Reach 50% Renewables by 2030

Google to Test Data Center Battery Backup That Also Serves the Grid