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06.06.17 Nuclear 0

Perry on Clean Energy Leadership: ‘I Hope China Will Step In’

Meanwhile, China and California sign an agreement to deepen cooperation on cleantech development.

by Julia Pyper

06.05.17 Markets & Policy 4

Nevada Legislature Boosts Renewables Target to 40% by 2030, Overcoming Casino Opposition

Pushback from casinos came as a surprise to clean energy advocates. The bill now heads to Governor Sandoval.

by Julia Pyper

06.05.17 Fossil Fuels 8

AEP CEO: We’re Moving to a Clean Energy Economy, Regardless of Trump’s Paris Accord Withdrawal

“The economics themselves have changed dramatically.”

by Julian Spector

06.05.17 Grid Optimization 0

Invenergy Launches a New Venture Fund to Support a Digital Layer for the Electric Grid

General Electric and WEC Energy Group are partners.

by Stephen Lacey

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06.05.17 18

Mining Firms Hurt by ‘Ridiculously High’ Energy Prices in Australia Mull Renewables

Mining operations have faced a doubling of power prices in the country. Localized renewable energy may be one answer to the problem.

by Jason Deign

06.02.17 Policy 31

The Fallout From Trump’s Paris Dropout

Here’s the good, the bad and the ugly among the reactions to Trump’s historic decision.

by Katie Fehrenbacher, Julia Pyper

06.02.17 Markets & Policy 37

SunPower CEO: Paris Accord Withdrawal to ‘Deprive Us of Innovation’

Corporate leaders within and outside of the cleantech sector see business risks stemming from Trump’s decision.

by Julia Pyper

06.02.17 Policy 5

Industry Perspective

Mission Innovation Is in Trouble. Here’s How to Save It

President Trump wants to walk away from energy innovation, but the rest of the world has an opportunity to keep pushing it forward.

by Daniel L. Sanchez and Varun Sivaram

GTM Squared

The Trophy for Lowest-Price Solar-Plus-Storage Moves From Island to Desert

Plus, hip new lingo from First Solar, battery boomtown in Austin, and what a grid-connected storage system has in common with your smartphone.

by Julian Spector | June 2, 2017

06.02.17 Policy 48

Trump’s Promise to ‘Renegotiate’ the Paris Climate Deal Is Pure Political Theater

On this week’s Energy Gang podcast, we react to the president’s climate ruse.

by Stephen Lacey

May 26, 2017 Mobility

Report: There’s an Auto Industry Death Spiral Coming

38 by Katie Fehrenbacher

May 24, 2017 Residential Solar

Can a Startup Compete With Tesla’s New Solar Roof?

41 by Eric Wesoff

June 1, 2017 Electric Vehicles

5 Things to Know About Tesla’s Model Y

16 by Katie Fehrenbacher

05.30.17 Policy

Trump Economic Adviser: Wind and Solar Can Make America a ‘Manufacturing Powerhouse’

125 by Stephen Lacey

05.25.17 Wind Markets & Policy

US Wind Adopts a ‘New Attitude’ to Confront a Looming Downturn

100 by Julia Pyper

06.01.17 Policy

World Leaders Shut Down Trump’s Paris Climate Speech: ‘There Is No Legal Basis for Anything’

70 by Julia Pyper

06.01.17 Policy 70

World Leaders Shut Down Trump’s Paris Climate Speech: ‘There Is No Legal Basis for Anything’

President Trump wants to exercise his negotiating skills. He’s probably not going to use them.

by Julia Pyper

06.01.17 Policy 9

Trump Budget Would Shutter DOE’s Central Policy Research Team

The proposal comes just weeks after the administration launched high-profile research projects on grid reliability and cybersecurity.

by Julian Spector

05.31.17 Grid Optimization 3

Drift Is a New Startup Applying Peer-to-Peer Trading to Retail Electricity Markets

The company is taking all the hottest tech in Silicon Valley and bringing it to New York’s retail energy market.

by Stephen Lacey

05.31.17 Regulation & Policy 1

Global Green Energy Job Count Approaches the 10 Million Mark

A snapshot of the world’s 9.8 million jobs in the renewable energy workforce.

by Jeff St. John

05.30.17 Policy 125

Trump Economic Adviser: Wind and Solar Can Make America a ‘Manufacturing Powerhouse’

His message on coal didn’t go over very well.

by Stephen Lacey

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05.30.17 People 0

Energy Jobs: Tesla, Proterra, Ford Motors, Eos, SEIA, AWEA, FERC, EV-Box, Apollo Fusion

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and venture capital.

by Eric Wesoff

05.29.17 Finance & VC 6

Global Clean Energy Funding: The Good News and the Bad News

Global appetite for cleantech spending is up—but not enough.

by Jason Deign

GTM Squared

Mapping Grid Edge Values in California, DER Wholesale Market Values in New York

The latest policy developments in our two grid-edgiest states, plus more apps for smart meters and shifts at NRG.

by Jeff St. John | May 26, 2017

05.26.17 Finance & VC 0

Funding Roundup: Off-Grid Power Controls and Smarter Energy for Home and Business

FlexGen Power Systems raises money for “hybrid” microgrid power controls, and two familiar home energy startups get a reboot.

by Jeff St. John

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States Ranked on Cleantech Leadership; California Seeks Help to Manage the Solar Eclipse

Also: Ohio suspends hearings on a nuclear subsidy bill, how NY compares to CA on distributed energy integration, and a new wind-friendly governor in Iowa.

by Julia Pyper | May 26, 2017

05.26.17 Fossil Fuels 1

Dong Energy Divests Its Oil and Gas Business to Focus on Renewables

The Danish energy giant agreed to sell the assets to petrochemical company Ineos.

by Julian Spector

05.25.17 Policy 37

The Real Trump Budget Question: What Role Should Government Play in Commercializing Cleantech?

And is the Republican Party slowly starting to go green?

by Julia Pyper

05.25.17 People 2

Industry Perspective

Q&A: The State of Clean Energy With David Hochschild of the California Energy Commission

A conversation with Hochschild on getting to 100% renewable electricity, solar adoption abroad and “pan-renewables” advocacy.

by Sunny Wang, Gwen Brown

05.25.17 Wind Markets & Policy 100

US Wind Adopts a ‘New Attitude’ to Confront a Looming Downturn

AWEA unveils a new strategy for growth beyond 2020, as some fear the effects of Trump’s “fossil fuel fetish.”

by Julia Pyper

05.25.17 31

California’s Grid Faces an Existential Crisis. What Kind of Market Reforms Will Solve It?

This week’s episode of The Energy Gang was taped live at GTM’s Solar Summit. On the docket: California’s difficult grid-planning choices, terawatt-scale PV, and a rapid-fire overview of the news.

by Stephen Lacey

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Perry on Clean Energy Leadership: ‘I Hope China Will Step In’

Nevada Legislature Boosts Renewables Target to 40% by 2030, Overcoming Casino Opposition

AEP CEO: We’re Moving to a Clean Energy Economy, Regardless of Trump’s Paris Accord Withdrawal

Invenergy Launches a New Venture Fund to Support a Digital Layer for the Electric Grid

Solar Software Summit 2017: Watch the Entire Event On-Demand

Death to Horse-and-Buggy Protectionism

The State-by-State Push to Integrate Green Energy and Grid Stability (Trump Be Damned)

Mining Firms Hurt by ‘Ridiculously High’ Energy Prices in Australia Mull Renewables

The Fallout From Trump’s Paris Dropout

SunPower CEO: Paris Accord Withdrawal to ‘Deprive Us of Innovation’

Mission Innovation Is in Trouble. Here’s How to Save It

The Trophy for Lowest-Price Solar-Plus-Storage Moves From Island to Desert

Trump’s Promise to ‘Renegotiate’ the Paris Climate Deal Is Pure Political Theater

Report: There’s an Auto Industry Death Spiral Coming

Can a Startup Compete With Tesla’s New Solar Roof?

5 Things to Know About Tesla’s Model Y

Trump Economic Adviser: Wind and Solar Can Make America a ‘Manufacturing Powerhouse’

US Wind Adopts a ‘New Attitude’ to Confront a Looming Downturn

World Leaders Shut Down Trump’s Paris Climate Speech: ‘There Is No Legal Basis for Anything’

World Leaders Shut Down Trump’s Paris Climate Speech: ‘There Is No Legal Basis for Anything’

Trump Budget Would Shutter DOE’s Central Policy Research Team

Drift Is a New Startup Applying Peer-to-Peer Trading to Retail Electricity Markets

Global Green Energy Job Count Approaches the 10 Million Mark

Trump Economic Adviser: Wind and Solar Can Make America a ‘Manufacturing Powerhouse’

Energy Jobs: Tesla, Proterra, Ford Motors, Eos, SEIA, AWEA, FERC, EV-Box, Apollo Fusion

Global Clean Energy Funding: The Good News and the Bad News

Mapping Grid Edge Values in California, DER Wholesale Market Values in New York

Funding Roundup: Off-Grid Power Controls and Smarter Energy for Home and Business

States Ranked on Cleantech Leadership; California Seeks Help to Manage the Solar Eclipse

Dong Energy Divests Its Oil and Gas Business to Focus on Renewables

The Real Trump Budget Question: What Role Should Government Play in Commercializing Cleantech?

Q&A: The State of Clean Energy With David Hochschild of the California Energy Commission

US Wind Adopts a ‘New Attitude’ to Confront a Looming Downturn

California’s Grid Faces an Existential Crisis. What Kind of Market Reforms Will Solve It?