Energy Transition

Nevada Climate Initiative (NCI) has begun work on the structure for its plan for a statewide climate action to create a more resilient, healthy and sustainable future. The state released its State Climate Strategy earlier this month, which is an integrated, economy-wide roadmap for Nevada. The strategy should help speed up the process of the…

Business partners Consolidated Edison Inc. (ConEd) and 174 Power Global decided on Astoria, Queens as the site for the largest battery storage project in New York.  174 Power, a company that specializes in renewable energy projects, will be building the battery near the East River. The batteries will discharge 100 MW of electricity, which is…

California’s largest oil producer, which cleared Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization earlier this year, has gained national recognition for its decarbonization efforts just as its CEO Todd Stevens, 53, is leaving. Under the global environmental disclosure system administered by the non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), California Resources Corp. (CRC) has received an “A-” rating for its…

Fortistar President Mark Comora is sticking to his guns to ramp up additional renewable natural gas (RNG) projects, with a new Florida project to fuel natural gas vehicles (NGV). Comora’s privately owned investment firm is partnering with solid landfill waste operator New River Solid Waste Association (NRSWA) to construct a facility that would capture and…

California’s grid operator this week brushed off recent FERC staff criticism of its handling of last summer’s heat wave that resulted in state-ordered rolling blackouts throughout the nation’s most populous state last Aug. 14-15. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s staff concluded that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) overestimated the capacity available from demand response…

Natural gas remains essential to the global energy transition, according to most U.S. executives, but many see a reduced or evolving role as renewables gain and the energy transition accelerates. That’s according to Deloitte, which recently issued its 2021 industry outlook after surveying a broad array of U.S. executives. Following the presidential election, the consultancy…

With an anti-fossil fuel push across the Pacific Northwest, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee recently rolled out a climate change program that focuses on electrification to decarbonize. Inslee’s proposal comes in the wake of anticipated legislation next year to create a cap-and-trade program and a low-carbon fuel standard. Lawmakers earlier this year had directed the state…

Natural gas remains essential to the global energy transition, according to most U.S. executives, but many see a reduced or evolving role as renewables gain and the energy transition accelerates. That’s according to Deloitte, which recently issued its 2021 industry outlook after surveying a broad array of U.S. executives. Following the presidential election, the consultancy…

Poised to rise back to 2019 levels and beyond, the global capex spending on renewables is estimated to grow 8.5% to $255 billion in 2021, according to IHS Markit.  Following the rampant COVID-19 lockdowns and mobility restrictions that caused construction delays and supply chain disruptions in 2020, IHS expects a steady recovery in the year…