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California identifies key development zones in its latest grid plan that will intensify competition and help whittle out speculative projects, market experts said.
Industry Insight
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US urged to carve out wind, solar build zones to curb delays
Jul 5, 2023
Federal permitting reforms agreed by Congress do not aid developers with local and regional pitfalls and bulk planning of renewable energy and transmission is needed, industry experts said.
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EU must hurl solar funding at multiple headwinds to compete globally
Jun 28, 2023
Supply chain support promised by Europe must accelerate factory construction, lower operating risks and nurture new solar technologies that will come to rise in the coming years, industry experts said.
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Africa explores enormous clean hydrogen potential
Jun 28, 2023
African countries are exploring the development of what could be an enormous clean hydrogen industry, both for domestic decarbonization and to export to Europe and beyond.
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Africa’s early hydrogen industry rests with a handful of countries
Jun 28, 2023
Half a dozen countries in Africa have emerged as the most viable options to found the continent’s hydrogen industry.
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Offshore wind in Europe needs urgent factory aid to hit targets
Jun 21, 2023
Europe must urgently expand offshore wind factories to supply larger turbines and EU support mechanisms must go further to minimise cost increases, industry officials said.
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California grid plan could offer shorter queues across the Southwest
Jun 14, 2023
California has agreed to build upfront bulk transmission that will support solar, wind and storage projects across the Southwest region in a proactive move aimed at tackling connection delays.
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US East Coast floating wind farm offers springboard for growth
Jun 7, 2023
The 144 MW project in Maine will generate local performance data that propels large-scale floating wind deployment, if it passes environmental tests.
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Ireland's offshore wind prices beat forecasts despite supply risks
Jun 7, 2023
Price indexation and curtailment payments spurred competitive bids in Ireland's first offshore wind auction but supply chain and permitting risks lay ahead.
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Germany seeks more solar on farmland to meet green goals
May 31, 2023
Germany is committing to more solar on working farmland but developers also need faster action by local authorities and industry recruitment is a major challenge.
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US grapples with how clean is green hydrogen
May 31, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act will help build a viable hydrogen economy, but its success in reducing emissions may depend on how the United States defines what counts as clean.
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Hydrogen production guidelines prompt fierce debate
May 31, 2023
The guidelines stipulating what counts as clean hydrogen are the focus of fierce debate in the United States in a high stakes battle for billions of dollars of tax credits.
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Europe on verge of permitting leap for wind, solar farms
May 24, 2023
Faster permitting deadlines, public interest labels and digital processes are set to accelerate wind and solar deployment under revisions to EU renewable energy laws.
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US solar, storage builders dash west in major test for grids
May 17, 2023
Grid connection applications are soaring in Western U.S., buoyed by the Inflation Reduction Act and strong demand fundamentals, posing a resource challenge for the region's grid operators.
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Spain urged to expedite laws or risk missing floating wind target
May 10, 2023
Spain needs new regulation for floating wind permits and auctions within months to meet its target of 3 GW by 2030, industry officials warn.
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Largest ever US solar factory shows rapid pivot to American made
May 3, 2023
Boosted by the Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. solar developers are investing in new factories in a rush to secure domestic capacity.