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Wind Turbine Makers Halt Race for Size to Focus on Cost, Delivery

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  Summary After rapid increases in offshore wind turbine capacities, western suppliers are doubling down on existing models to drive supply chain efficiencies and reduce risks. Another stumble for offshore wind in New York has highlighted shifting sentiment in the offshore wind turbine market. Last month, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) …

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White House Moves to Protect U.S. Solar Manufacturers from Chinese Competition

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(Reuters) – The White House on Thursday said it would protect domestic solar factories from Chinese competition by scrapping a tariff exemption for imported double-sided panels and making it easier for projects to claim a subsidy for using American-made products. The moves come as President Joe Biden touts his economic policies ahead of a November …

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A Second Trump Presidency Would Target IEA’s Green Focus, Advisers Say

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(Reuters) – Donald Trump would likely push to replace the head of the International Energy Agency if he wins the U.S. presidential election to shift the energy watchdog’s focus back to maximizing fossil fuel output instead of fighting climate change, according to people familiar with the matter. The Paris-based IEA has provided research and data …

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Renewable Fuels Take Bite Out of U.S. Diesel Consumption – John Kemp

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(Reuters) – Biodiesel and other renewable diesel fuel oils are displacing a small but growing volume of petroleum-derived distillate fuel oil in the United States, especially in California and other parts of the West Coast. The result of this policy-driven change is that manufacturing and freight activity is correlated with total petroleum and renewable fuel …

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Trump Presidency Is Next Worry for Battered U.S. Wind Sector

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The candidate’s vocal disdain for wind farms is another worry for developers, who’ve faced high costs and supply-chain woes.  Companies racing to build multibillion-dollar wind farms in US waters are already contending with surging borrowing costs, supply-chain woes and project pullbacks. Now, they’ve got a new worry: Donald Trump. The former US president and presumptive Republican nominee …

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COMMENTARY: Overcoming Bottlenecks is a Prerequisite to Achieving the Energy Transition – Yogi Schulz

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Overcoming multiple bottlenecks will be essential for scaling up key technologies required to reduce GHG emissions and address the adverse consequences of climate change. The technologies that must be scaled up and reduced in cost are: Geothermal, nuclear, solar and wind electricity generation. Batteries and hydro storage to increase the effective production of intermittent electricity …

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Microsoft, Brookfield to Partner on Renewable Energy Projects

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By Reuters May 1, 2024 May 1 (Reuters) – Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management and technology giant Microsoft will develop new wind and solar farms in an attempt to bring over 10.5 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity, the companies said on Wednesday. The agreement provides a pathway for Brookfield to deliver the new renewable energy capacity between …

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America’s Troubled Offshore Wind Push May Yet Take Off

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President Joe Biden’s lofty 2030 goal is unlikely to be met, but the sector is finally poised for a rebound. Bloomberg Recent headlines on US offshore wind have been grim: big developments delayed or scrapped; billions of dollars in losses; jumbled supply chains; and the potential return of a professed wind-hater to the White House. But at …

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U.S. Reforms Environmental Law to Speed up Clean Energy, Infrastructure Approval

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(Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday reformed the U.S. environmental review process for major projects which officials said would speed up approval of everything from transmission of power from wind and solar farms to semiconductor manufacturing. The reforms are the second and final phase of the administration of President Joe Biden’s adjustments to the …

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China’s Transition Hampered by Flat-Lining Energy Intensity

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By John Kemp (Reuters) – China’s economy has become much less energy intensive over the last 40 years as its industries have modernised and the economy has shifted towards more service sector output. But energy intensity has flatlined for the last five years making it much harder to displace coal by renewables and meet the government’s …

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