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By Mark Gongloff Given America’s political environment, you would be forgiven for thinking the country has slipped into a dark age of energy recidivism; burning oil, gas and coal left and right; and tossing wind and solar farms on the scrap heap. In reality, this is looking a lot like a golden age for renewable …
Trump Is Aiding a Golden Age for Renewable Energy Read More »
Summary Tariff and price floors target supply chains dominated by China US solar manufacturers praise action as support for domestic production and investment Implementation delayed until December 4 Aug 6 (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday imposed a series of price floors and a 15% tariff on products made from polysilicon, the raw material …
Trump Unveils Trade Actions to Compete with China on Solar and Chips Read More »
By EnergyNow Editorial Staff The debate over renewable and conventional energy is too often presented as a choice with wind and solar on one side, oil, natural gas, nuclear and hydro on the other. That framing may be politically convenient for anti-oil and gas groups and politicians, but it bears little resemblance to the way …
(Reuters) – Trump administration policies that scaled back federal support for clean energy have led to the cancellation or delay of $83 billion in investment across hundreds of projects, according to a report released on Tuesday by labor and environmental coalition BlueGreen Alliance. The report was unveiled as labor leaders met with Senate Democrats …
Trump Cuts to Clean Energy Linked to $83 Billion in Delayed or Canceled Projects Read More »
A brief summary of the most recent Energy Institute publication By William Lacey [image] Any of you who follow me know that I love this time of year. The Energy Institute publishes a global energy summary of energy consumption (and a bunch of other data) for broad consumption by the public. What I love about …
COMMENTARY: 2025 Review of Global Energy Consumption – William Lacey Read More »
Summary FCC revives effort to ban Chinese inverters, sources say Ban could come before year end, sources say Europe banned Chinese inverters from some energy projects in May (Reuters) – The Trump administration is drafting a ban on imports of foreign inverters, which connect solar projects and batteries to the grid, over concerns China …
US Working on Ban Targeting Chinese Energy Inverters, Sources Say Read More »
(Reuters) – Trump administration policies that have stalled permits for renewable energy projects are putting more than $121 billion of investment at risk and slowing development of wind, solar and storage capacity needed to meet rising power demand, according to a report published on Monday. The findings by energy research firm Wood Mackenzie highlighted tension between President Donald …
Summary Solar companies rushed to secure tax credits before deadline, creating a years-long project pipeline Early data shows ending subsidies could raise renewable energy prices 40–120% Project developers say solar will be competitive without tax credits as electricity demand and prices surge (Reuters) – U.S. solar developers have secured federal subsidies for a wave of …
Trump Clean Energy Tax Credit Cutoff Drives Project Rush as Prices Set to Soar Read More »
By Colleen Howe BEIJING, June 25 (Reuters) – China is aiming for half of its electricity to come from non-fossil sources by 2030, up from a 42.3% target for 2025, according to a five-year plan for the energy sector released on Thursday. Here are other key points from the plan: China is aiming for wind …
China Targeting Half of Power From Non-Fossil Sources by 2030 Read More »
(Reuters) – U.S. energy storage developers installed 9.7 gigawatt-hours of new capacity in the first quarter of 2026, marking a record high for the quarter, an industry report showed on Thursday. Energy storage capacity grew 32% in the quarter from a year ago despite federal actions the industry says are slowing clean energy development, …
US Energy Storage Additions Hit a First-Quarter Record, Report Shows Read More »
