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New Solar + Battery Price Crushes Fossil Fuels, Buries Nuclear

July 18, 2019
Source: Forbes
Los Angeles Power and Water officials have struck a deal on the largest and cheapest solar + battery-storage project in the world, at prices that leave fossil fuels in the dust and may relegate nuclear power to the dustbin.
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Data Visualization Tools that Can Guide Energy and EV Development

Maggie Yuan Yao
December 04, 2018
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The versatile online State Energy Analysis Tool produces visuals and data analyses on energy and climate at the state level as well as the national level in the United States. This information allows states to explore their potential for renewable energy and carbon markets. It provides powerful data visualization for...
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Solar Hasn’t Won New Hampshire Over, But Efficiency Has

Kat Friedrich
October 19, 2018
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Although New Hampshire isn’t in the forefront of clean energy in New England, the solar power and energy efficiency industries are active there, according to Michael Behrmann, director of New Hampshire Clean Tech Council. In this interview, he said that some solar developers are working around bottlenecks at the state...
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Solar Panel Glut Is Muting Effect of Trump Tariffs: SunPower

August 23, 2018
Source: Reuters
A steep global decline in the price of solar modules in recent weeks is nearly offsetting the effect of the Trump administration’s 30 percent tariff on imported panels, the chief executive of a major United States solar company said.

Corporations Seek Carbon Pricing Cued to Climate Goals

Kat Friedrich
February 20, 2018
While some United States companies and politicians avoid addressing climate issues, other organizations are accelerating their response. At Tufts Energy Conference on Feb. 2, a panel of decision makers from the oil, gas and finance industries explained why they seek consistent prices for carbon.
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Engineering Clean Energy Infrastructure Is a Balancing Act

Nikki Springer
March 27, 2017
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The MIT Energy Conference, which took place on March 3-4 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, explored the financial and social barriers to the major infrastructure projects that are required to support next-generation energy investments. Speakers analyzed the many changes that stakeholders face when they start expanding their use of renewable energy and...
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The Struggle to Expand Clean Energy in 2016

Kat Friedrich
January 17, 2017
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As the solar industry grows and energy efficiency works to do the same, 2016 brought a significant expansion of breaking news for us to cover and curate. The articles below are our top stories showing the many new and surprising developments we saw last year.

Future Megatrends of the Energy Industry Discussed at Harvard

Eva (Jiayu) Wang
October 21, 2016
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What are the latest megatrends in the energy industry? On Oct. 8, over 300 industrial leaders, private equity investors, utility professionals, academics and students gathered at the 13th HBS Energy Symposium hosted by the Harvard Business School to discuss emerging questions.

Will Regional Imbalances in Clean Energy Shape Our Economy?

Kat Friedrich
March 11, 2016
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Michael Bloomberg, CEO of Bloomberg LP, raised a provocative question at the 2016 Investor Summit on Climate Risk in New York City on Jan. 27. If certain states invest in clean energy proactively while others delay, will the slowest states experience an economic decline?

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