Renewables
Climate tech’s shaky footing in 2025 â This Week in Cleantech
This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes.
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Renewables
Factor This finance and development roundup: Atlas Renewable Energy, Exowatt, Lightshift Energy, Omnidian, OnePlanet, Standard Solar, Trina Storage
This week saw finance and project development updates from Atlas Renewable Energy, Exowatt, Lightshift Energy, Omnidian, OnePlanet, Standard Solar, and Trina Storage.
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Renewables
Electricity demand is skyrocketing; US manufacturers don’t have time for a trade war and tax credit uncertainty
Back-and-forth tariff policies threaten the business plans of American manufacturers who depend on imports to create domestic jobs.
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Power Grid
Why more electric utilities are trying on the ‘Apple Watch’ of the power grid
Grid-enhancing technologies like Heimdall Power’s Neuron can unlock more than 40% more capacity on high-voltage power lines.
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How utilities can ‘shield’ equipment from wildfire risk
In this episode of the Factor This podcast, Hexion discusses its wildfire resiliency solution for utility customers,
Trump’s clash with offshore wind escalates â This Week in Cleantech
This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less.
DTECH Data Centers & AI 2025
May 27-29, 2025 | San Jose, CA
Tackling booming data center growth to shape the future of the grid.
Advocates say clean energy tax credits further Trump agenda regardless of climate benefits
A study shows the credits generate millions in economic value for Iowa.
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New solar grassroots advocacy platform launched to protect clean energy tax credits
With both chambers of Congress preparing to return to Washington to negotiate a budget reconciliation package, SEIA is hoping to mobilize people across the country…
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Cool solar tech: Who’s ready for AI-powered construction robots and quantum dots?
Cosmic Robotics, an AI-powered construction company, and UbiQD, a quantum dot manufacturer, could both help the U.S. solar industry.
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US solar manufacturers, rejoice! Southeast Asian solar imports tariffed into oblivion
Commerce has made final affirmative determinations in a major solar cell antidumping duty and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) case.
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AES Indiana honors Earth Day with two new clean energy projects
The utility announced the full operations of the Pike County Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and approval by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to…
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State-owned Ukrainian hydro company receives first tranche of EBRD loans to rebuild destroyed generation
The purpose of the project is to restore some of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure that was damaged or destroyed as part of the Russian military invasion,…
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This new tech catalog could help streamline hydropower development for utilities
The Hydropower Technology Catalog is designed to help utilities identify the best components for hydropower construction or upgrades.
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Utah governor considers emergency declaration as drought worsens in southern Utah and Lake Powell levels drop
According to the Utah Rivers Council, Lake Powell is about 70 feet above the minimum level for the Glen Canyon Dam to generate hydroelectric power.
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Hawaii PUC approves amended contract with Wailuku River Hydroelectric on Hawaii Island
The Hilo plant has supplied the island’s grid with up to 12.1 megawatts (MW) of run-of-river energy since 1993.
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Vast majority of Canadians support new hydro development, survey finds
Affordability, economic benefits, and reliability are top drivers of public support across age groups and political affiliations.
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CT electric bills to drop slightly following new PURA ruling
State regulators on Wednesday approved a slight decrease in Connecticut electric rates over the next year, driven largely by more favorable conditions surrounding the purchase…
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New Jersey Governor wants feds to investigate higher PJM electricity prices
The fight between New Jersey Democrats and the stateâs electric grid operator escalated this week, with Gov. Phil Murphy asking federal officials to investigate whether…
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At Trump’s request, FERC Commissioner Phillips steps down
With Phillips’ departure, Democrats lose their majority in FERC, resulting in a 2-2 split on party lines.
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For $2.4 billion, this bill aims to lower CT electric bills. Why are both parties split?
Despite some bipartisan support, a bill by Democratic state Sen. John Fonfara has also stoked inter-party divisions.
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As wildfires intensify, utilities want liability protections. But then who pays?
Power companies say they face bankruptcy or rate hikes due to growing risk.
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Mar 27
Power Grid
Modern Grid Operationsâ Dependence on Advanced Planning
The electric grid is becoming increasingly complex with higher penetrations of distributed energy resources (DERs), hyperscaling demand driven by large loads from the use of…
Sponsored By:
EPE
EPE
Mar 26
Power Grid
How Alectra Energy Solutions and Caterpillar helped a Large Manufacturer Solve Their Rising Energy Costs Through Assets, Technology and Financial Structuring.
March 26th 2ET- Join Caterpillarâs Stephanie Baughman and Dean Musser as they shine the spotlight on a project that did just that, bringing together the expertise of an equipment and technology provider and a local utility affiliate to deliver near-term and future energy cost savings to a large industrial customer.
Sponsored By:
Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc.
Mar 26
Power Grid
Realizing autonomous energy systems with generative AI Tackling an increasingly complex energy grid with minimal human intervention
This panel will explore the intersection of generative AI (GenAI)and autonomous energy systems (AES) in tackling increasingly complex energy landscapes. As renewable energy sources, electric…
Sponsored By:
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services