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Clean Energy’s Ever-Changing Policy Risk

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As an intern in Lehman Brothers’ global power group in 2008, she watched the collapse of the investment bank happen in real time. Later, as a wind and solar developer in Italy, she watched European markets grind to a halt after feed-in tariffs were slashed. And in the U.S., And in the U.S.,

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South Carolina’s Past Failures and New Policies Contribute to a Brighter Future for Solar and Battery Storage

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By Shelley Robbins, Clean Energy Group. In those states, where clean energy is now gaining a stronger foothold, valuable lessons can be found. Actions by these states to change the direction of energy policy are a powerful confirmation that clean energy is a viable, cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels.

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The Era of ‘Super-Hybrid’ Renewables for Oil Majors?

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Some of them include floating solar panels. In this episode of The Energy Gang , we'll explore the " super-hybrid " approach to renewables. Another major utility is getting out of America’s largest coal plant and making investments in solar-generated hydrogen. Bloom Energy is even making electrolyzers.

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$1T of Potential Losses in the Pipeline for Oil and Gas Financiers

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The only climate trend more powerful for global financial institutions than the drive to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 is the momentum to exit oil and gas. According to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), more than 50 globally significant financial institutions have put in place an oil and gas exit policy.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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The Economic Case for Electrifying Everything

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A respected squad of researchers did the math on a swap-out of every aging boiler, truck and power plant in the U.S. Our guest co-host this week is Melissa Lott of the Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy. GTM : New Jersey PSEG Seeks to Sell Merchant Fossil, Solar Fleet. Come hang out with us! Sign up here. Learn more.

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A Solar CEO’s 2020 Forecast: Local Developers Continue to Shine

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When we started Sol Systems around a dinner table in 2008, PV modules cost $3/watt — and that was a recent breakthrough. As we noted last year , solar energy technology continues its path to global dominance. Solar is now the least expensive source of electricity in two-thirds of the world.