Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more
There is a lot of buzz around clean technology, distributed energy resources (DERs), microgrids, and other technological innovations in renewable energy and clean transport industries, and how these developments can...more
Second-Life Energy Storage Projects Repurposing Electric Vehicle Batteries Deployed in Norway - On 22 September 2021, Nuvation Energy and ECO STOR AS announced the deployment of three second-life energy storage systems in...more
Siemens Announces New U.S. Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Manufacturing Facility - On 24 August 2021, Siemens Corporation announced a commitment to develop a new manufacturing facility in the United States to produce...more
Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more
“Offshore Wind American Manufacturing Act of 2021” - Introduced in the U.S. Senate On 11 August 2021, Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the “Offshore...more
APEX CLEAN ENERGY AND PLUG POWER ENTER PPA TO POWER LARGEST WIND-SUPPLIED GREEN HYDROGEN PLANT IN THE NATION - On 14 July 2021, Apex Clean Energy Inc. (“Apex”) and Plug Power Inc. (“Plug Power”) announced a power purchase...more
NJPUC Approves United States’ Largest Offshore Wind Energy Procurement - On 30 June 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJPUC) approved two offshore wind projects with a planned capacity exceeding 2.6 GW,...more
DOE LAUNCHES CLEAN HYDROGEN INITIATIVE - On 7 June 2021, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm launched the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Earthshot Initiative, making an “all-hands-on-deck call for...more
M-RETS Develops First Hourly Renewable Energy Certificate Retirement - On March 1st, M-RETS announced that it had completed the first-ever hourly Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) retirement. The hourly REC retirement system...more
Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative to Develop Solar + Pumped Storage Hydro Project - On 7 January 2021, Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) signed agreements with The AES Corporation (AES) for the development,...more