Top news of the week: 10.05.2022.
Energy
New plan to accelerate clean energy access for millions globally
Amid the global energy crisis and worsening climate emergency, the United Nations and partners on Wednesday launched two new initiatives to accelerate action towards achieving clean, ...
Politics Could Speed Up Clean Energy. They May Also Slow It Down.
In the world’s transition to lower-emission fuels, politics is a big part of both the solution and the problem. Elected leaders can help nations transition to renewable fuels if they’re ...
Avoid using gas as ‘transition’ fuel in move to clean energy, study urges
Analysis says countries can save money by switching from coal straight to renewable energies
California considers 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030 as experts stress need for clean energy diversity
Ambitious offshore wind targets are a key way to build investor confidence, but the fledgling industry still faces challenges, including supply chain issues, one expert said.
Reliably hitting 85% clean electricity has huge implications for California — and the rest of the country
If the country's largest economy can hit its clean energy goals and retire more natural gas generation despite challenges like extreme weather and deployment bottlenecks, so can any other ...
Global Supply Shortages: No Time, No Chips — No Problem for NREL
A global crisis brought the supply chain to its knees, and those impacts continue to reverberate across industries. Supply shortages & NREL
Biden Administration Launches $2.5 Billion Fund to Modernize and Expand Capacity of America’s Power Grid
DOE Seeks Feedback on President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments to Upgrade and Build New Transmission Lines to Deliver Affordable Clean Energy