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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

It’s a shockingly heady time for electricity. The push to quickly transition carbon-intensive activities away from fossil fuels while meeting the world’s growing energy needs has put electricity producers and consumers squarely in the forefront of the emerging clean economy. Subscribe here. Surge protection.

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55% of UK freight sector plans for battery EV fleet in five years

Envirotec Magazine

A new study, from Neos Networks, appears to find that over half (55%) of UK companies are actively planning to adopt battery electric vehicles (BEVs) across their fleet in as little as five years to align with net-zero targets. Does the industry truly believe in net-zero targets?

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A New Era Is Beginning for the Grid Edge. Is the Utility Industry Ready?

GreenTechMedia

As the 2020s progress, flexible energy portfolios will grow significantly as resources on either side of the meter proliferate in the U.S., These areas are regulatory reform, evolution of market models, the scale of grid edge investment around electrification, and de-risking grid edge investment. Europe, Asia and beyond.

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American Electric Power, Sempra launch sustainable finance frameworks

Renewable Energy World

American Electric Power – operator of the nation’s largest electricity transmission system – announced on Monday the launch of a Sustainable Finance Framework (SFF) to support the funding of social and environmental projects. San Diego-based energy infrastructure giant Sempra announced a similar SFF last week.

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From smart meters to big batteries, co-ops emerge as clean grid laboratories

Renewable Energy World

By Frank Jossi, Energy News Network. A wave of pilot programs by Minnesota electric cooperatives is saving customers money and providing useful data for larger utilities considering new technology and pricing models to encourage grid efficiency. Today, 44 member-owned electric co-ops serve about 1.7

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The Rules for Early-Stage Cleantech Venture Capital Investment in 2021

GreenTechMedia

Clean technology venture capital investment strategies for the next decade will look much different than those of the past two decades. In the first wave of venture green technology investing, firms sunk billions of dollars into companies whose success depended on replacing entire industrial ecosystems.

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Frances Sawyer Is Helping Rural Electric Co-Ops Lead on Clean Energy

Elemental Excelerator

The Elemental Policy Lab Fellow is working with rural leaders and electric cooperatives to accelerate federal funding implementation. Picture this: It’s 1937, and more than half of all American households have had electrical power since 1925. In March 1938, with a $200,000 loan made possible by Franklin D.