TEDx Talks Published on Sep 28, 2016 The energy industry hasn’t seen significant innovation in years. As we advance, we need to realize that past solutions won’t create the sustainable solutions we need today. Mohamadou “Bella” Bah is a student
The energy manhattan project that will change everything | Jeff Chamberlain | TEDxNaperville
TEDx Talks Published on Dec 24, 2014 This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. We’re all handcuffed by a terrible weakness in our energy system. At work, in our homes, and across
Africa’s Clean ENERGY REVOLUTION: Future MEGAPROJECTS
Africa’s population explosion presents humanity us with a once-in-our-species chance to make our fastest growing area leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past to instead embrace the renewable energy of the future.
The future of Clean Energy Jobs
Environmental Defense Fund Published on Mar 8, 2018 The clean energy and sustainability job industry remains a growing source of employment for over 4 million Americans, compared to the coal industry, which employs only 160,000 workers. Clean energy and sustainability
Michigan, Louisiana press utilities to return tax savings to customers
AUTHOR:Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHEd Feb. 23, 2018 Dive Brief: Regulators in Michigan and Louisiana are pressing utilities to return federal tax savings to customers as soon as possible, rather than withhold the largesse resulting from corporate rates declining to 21% from
Make, buy, or partner: New business model innovation for U.S. utilities
PUBLISHED: Feb. 27, 2018 In the midst of the energy transformation, holding onto a “business as usual” agenda can put incumbent utilities at risk of disruption, if not obsolescence. Discover three new business model innovation paths that can help your
Do new rooftop solar price projections mean ‘if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em’ for utilities?
AUTHOR: Herman K. Trabish PUBLISHED March 1, 2018 Rooftop solar’s 2030 price could be $0.05/kWh and drive 30 GW/year of new capacity, DOE finds Uility-scale wind and solar generation is now putting coal and nuclear plants out of business and is
IRS: Residential storage eligible for ITC when charged by onsite solar
AUTHOR: Gavin Bade@GavinBade PUBLISHED March 5, 2018 Dive Brief: The Internal Revenue Service on Friday released a private letter ruling determining that a residential energy storage facility may qualify for federal solar tax credits if it is charged completely by an onsite
All in or half there: Maryland Legislature debates two different RPS bills
AUTHOR: Peter Maloney@TopFloorPower PUBLISHED March 7, 2018 Dive Brief: Maryland is poised to expand its renewable
Maryland is 290K shy of its EV goal; Can a broad stakeholder process get it there?
AUTHOR: Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED March 7, 2018
Canada approves disputed Northern Pass transmission line
AUTHOR: Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED March 7, 2018 BRIEF Canada’s National Energy Board has approved Hydro-Quebec’s application to construct an international transmission line to New Hampshire as part of the disputed Northern Pass transmission project. In January, Massachusetts selected Northern Pass to help the
Hip Hop Caucus Launching Weekly Radio Show and Podcast to Power Climate Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2018 CONTACT: Mark Antoniewicz, mark@hiphopcaucus.org, 202-506-5882 Cutting-edge show infuses climate and culture to tell the stories that inspire action to stop climate change and protect the frontline communities fighting for their existence Washington, D.C. – On
GE aims to enhance solar, wind power performance with new storage platform
AUTHOR: Peter Maloney@TopFloorPower PUBLISHED March 7, 2018 Dive Brief: General Electric has launched an energy storage platform and says its first order, for a 20 MW, 80 MWh project, will be deployed late next year. GE’s Reservoir storage platform is based
A Game-changing Shift in the Way Power is Provided
Authored By Carlos Koeneke, Vice President Project Engineering, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc. Published: February 13, 2018 As the utilities industry enters its second decade of deregulation, the power market has changedconsiderably, and is still in flux. But great change brings
EPA moves to give states more leeway on coal ash
AUTHOR: Gavin Bade @GavinBade PUBLISHED March 2, 2018 Utility Dive Dive Brief: The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed a new rule that would give states and utilities more flexibility in the disposal of coal ash. EPA’s proposal would make a dozen changes
The $9.45 billion Oncor-Sempra deal is now in the hands of Texas regulators
Author: Jeff Mosier, Energy and Environment Writer Dallas Morning News Published 2/27/18 The difficult four-year effort to find a new parent company for Oncor, which owns most North Texas power lines, is now one step away from completion. A Delaware
Power companies pull workers from Puerto Rico as many remain without power
BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN – 02/27/18 01:22 PM EST THE HILL © Getty Power companies contracted by the U.S. government to restore power in Puerto Rico are pulling workers from the island, as many of the territory’s residents still lack power five
Five energy industry trends of tomorrow impacting companies today
AUTHOR: Alan Russo PUBLISHED: Feb. 28, 2018 Utility Dive Energy is a long game, and all stakeholders have made a long-term affirmation that we are headed toward a more renewable future, REC Solar Senior Vice President Alan Russo writes. I’s plain to see
Finance, not technology, could be the key innovation for flow batteries
AUTHOR:Peter Maloney@TopFloorPower: PUBLISHED Feb. 27, 2018 Utility Dive Lthium-ion batteries rule the market for energy storage. Flow battery makers want a share of that market, but they have a tough time competing on costs. At GTM Media’s Energy Storage Summit in December,