Energy Efficiency
South Africa’s Eskom Facing `Death Spiral’ Driven by Distributed Solar Energy
by Paul Burkhardt and Antony Sguazzin, BloombergBloated by debt, bled by corruption and battered by structurally declining sales, South African...
Geothermal-powered Italian Town Asks Why Populists Are Abandoning It
by Chiara Albanese and William Wilkes, BloombergItaly’s Five Star Movement used to rave about towns like Montieri, a village in...
France Will Save Billions By Investing in Renewables Instead of Nukes
by Francois de Beaupuy, BloombergFrance will save 39 billion euros ($44.5 billion) if it refrains from building 15 new nuclear...
Report: Smart Grid Upgrades Offer Less Risk, More Flexibility than Power Lines
A recent report spotlights so-called non-wires alternatives to expensive transmission line upgrades.A decade ago, Maine regulators faced dueling proposals to...
Mercedes-Benz Signs PPA with Statkraft for 46 MW of Unsubsidized Wind Power Capacity
This week Mercedes-Benz Cars together with Statkraft announced that it is taking the first step on the road to realizing...
Surprised by Cheap Clean Energy, Coal Stalwart Adds Renewables
by Chisaki Watanabe and Kiyotaka Matsuda, BloombergMarubeni Corp., the Japanese trading house for whom coal makes up about a quarter...
Texas Co-op Upping Solar Farm Procurement to 50-plus MW
Texas-based cooperative CoServ Electric has procured 26.5 MW from utility-scale solar developer 7X Energy’s Lapetus project in west Texas. The...
The Yellow Vests Movement Isn’t Anti-Climate Action; It’s Pro-Social Justice
by Mathilde Bouyé and Yamide Dagnet, Contributors The Yellow Vests riots sweeping across France have grabbed headlines as governments gather...
Investors Sought for Community Wind Farm on an Island Near Northern Scotland
An urgent plea is being made to potential investors to buy shares in a small community wind farm in the...
Mexican Steel Producer to Benefit from 130-MW Solar Farm
Solar PV developer Dhamma Energy said this week that it sold a 130-MW solar project located in the northern Mexican...
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