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Utility-scale solar generation is set to grow by 75% in just two years, pushed by the anticipated addition of 79 GW of new capacity.

US energy transition to speed forward through 2025

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Over the next two years, the United States will experience a remarkable acceleration in the energy transition in the electricity sector, according to new figures released the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Utility-scale solar generation is set to grow by 75% in just two years, pushed by the anticipated addition of 79 GW of new capacity. The EIA described the increase as the “major driver” behind its electric sector power forecast, which expects generation from renewables — utility-scale solar, wind and hydro — to be almost twice the amount generated by coal in 2025.

Wind and solar are expected to account for 18.5% of all the electricity generated in the U.S., and hydro is anticipated to add another 6.5%. Wind and utility-scale solar by themselves will generate more power than coal in 2024.

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Source: Solar Builder

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Whirlpool Corp. announced that it has entered into agreements to add onsite wind and solar power at its Findlay and Clyde, OH operations.

Whirlpool adding more onsite wind and solar power

Whirlpool Corporation announced today that it has entered into agreements with One Energy to add onsite wind and solar power at its Findlay and Clyde, Ohio operations.

The company currently has nine onsite wind turbines at four of its Ohio plants in Findlay, Marion, Greenville and Ottawa.

Combined, those turbines supply 22 percent of the electrical needs for those facilities. These two projects are among the largest behind-the-meter renewable energy projects in the U.S., and once complete will ensure the Clyde and Findlay plants receive at least 70 percent of their energy needs from onsite renewable energy.

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Source: WFIN

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TX leads the nation in clean & renewable energy production due to its geography, federal energy subsidies, deregulated energy market, and state-run energy grid.

Texas’ unique energy industry is helping the state become a renewables leader

Texas is one the leading US energy producers — and renewables are a big reason why.

Traditionally considered to be “oil country,” Texas continues to have a heavy fossil fuel presence in the state. Though it may not seem like the likeliest candidate on the surface, the state is a pioneer of clean and renewable energy production. Texas generated roughly 15% of the country’s electricity from all-renewable sources in 2022, according to the Energy Information Association.

While it was wind power that helped blow Texas to the top of the clean energy production charts, increased solar capacity in recent decades has helped its standing. Through 2022, Texas was the second-largest producer of solar energy behind California, according to data from the Solar Energy Industries Association.

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Source: CNET

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Cornell University researchers say newly developed wind & solar power projects could actually profit by using their energy for Bitcoin mining.

Cornell researchers say new wind and solar power projects could profit from Bitcoin mining

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Researchers from Cornell University say newly developed wind and solar power projects could actually profit by using their energy for Bitcoin mining. Often criticized for its negative environmental impacts, the researchers say that Bitcoin mining could be performed by these projects once they are generating power but before they are joined to the grid.

If successful, the program could generate tens of millions of dollars, which could be used for renewable energy investments or other methods designed to defray the impacts of the Bitcoin mining process.

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Source: The Debrief

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Mauritania has significant opportunities to tap its renewable energy resources and accelerate its sustainable development journey

Mauritania’s high-quality wind and solar resources provides opportunity for economic growth

The sustainable development of Mauritania’s high-quality wind and solar resources could serve as a catalyst for the country to achieve its vision of strong and inclusive economic growth, according to a new IEA report published today.

Renewable Energy Opportunities for Mauritania finds that the country could deploy these resources at scale to generate low-cost renewable electricity and hydrogen through electrolysis. This could kickstart the transformation of Mauritania’s energy sector, helping to close gaps in access to electricity and deliver strong economic and social benefits to the Mauritanian people. However, much more investment is needed, as is increased cooperation between both domestic and international stakeholders.

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Source: IEA

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14 states produce the equivalent of 30% or more of their electricity consumption from wind, solar and geothermal, up from just two states in 2013.

New report: Wind & solar energy tripled in US over past decade

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In 2022, the United States produced more than three times as much solar, wind and geothermal power than we did in 2013, with growth in all 50 states. That’s according to Renewables on the Rise 2023, an online dashboard unveiled on Wednesday by Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group.

“Abundant and clean renewable energy sources, most notably wind and solar, are increasingly playing a leading role in how we power our lives,” said Johanna Neumann, senior director of Environment America Research & Policy Center’s Campaign for 100% Renewable Energy. “The sooner we power our lives with renewable energy, the better it will be for our health and our planet.”

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Source: Environment America

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The DOE is making money available to promote long-duration energy storage solutions that can power the grid in the future.

DOE funds nine long-duration energy storage technologies

Utility-scale energy storage is a vital part of the clean energy revolution. There is a critical difference between thermal generation of electricity and electricity from wind and solar. A thermal generator can run for as long as there is fuel to burn. The downside is that the price of that fuel can vary. When it gets more expensive, so does the electricity produced.

With wind and solar, renewable electricity is generated when the wind blows or the sun shines. What is needed is a way to store some of the electricity for later use. That’s where utility-scale batteries come in. They have become extremely popular in the last few years. In 2020, California had 500 MW of battery storage. Today, it has 5,000 MW, representing almost 8% of the state’s nameplate capacity, according to the California Independent System Operator.

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Source: Clean Technica

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Wind and solar power are breaking records, and renewables are now expected to overtake coal by 2025 as the world’s largest source of electricity.

The clean energy future is arriving faster than you think

Delivery vans in Pittsburgh. Buses in Milwaukee. Cranes loading freight at the Port of Los Angeles. Every municipal building in Houston. All are powered by electricity derived from the sun, wind or other sources of clean energy.

Across the country, a profound shift is taking place that is nearly invisible to most Americans. The nation that burned coal, oil and gas for more than a century to become the richest economy on the planet, as well as historically the most polluting, is rapidly shifting away from fossil fuels.

A similar energy transition is already well underway in Europe and elsewhere. But the United States is catching up, and globally, change is happening at a pace that is surprising even the experts who track it closely.

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Source: The New York Times

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As clean energy production ramps up, transmission reform is becoming a major priority for the renewables industry.

Grassroots buy-in will be vital to transmission buildout, say clean energy experts

As clean energy production ramps up, transmission reform is becoming a major priority for the renewables industry. Tens of thousands of megawatts of wind and solar capacity are in the interconnection queue, waiting to be able to connect to the grid.

The debt ceiling agreement reached by Congress and the White House earlier this month contained reforms to permitting, but not transmission. It instead requires the North American Electric Reliability Corp., or NERC, to study interregional transmission capacity needs between regions over 18 months.

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Source: Utility Dive

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For the first time in US history, US-made wind and solar components are now cheaper than imports, according to a new study.

US-made wind and solar components are now cheaper than imports

Dartmouth and Princeton researchers just released a study called, “Effects of Renewable Energy Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act on Technology Costs, Materials Demand, and Labor” that was funded by the BlueGreen Alliance, which unites labor unions and environmental organizations.

The report examines the estimated impacts the Inflation Reduction Act will have on the US wind and solar industries. Specifically, the report analyzes the impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act’s 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit (45X MPTC), as well as the clean electricity production and investment tax credits.

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Source: electrek

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