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Energy Transition in Motion (Week of April 26, 2024)
Here is a look at some of this week’s renewable energy news, including the close of a $1.4 billion decarbonization-focused investment fund.
No Silver Bullet: Chevron, Shell on Lower-carbon Risks, Collaboration
Helping to scale lower-carbon technologies, while meeting today’s energy needs and bringing profits, comes with risks. Policy and collaboration can help, Chevron and Shell executives say.
Solar Sector Awaits Feds’ Next Move on Tariffs
A group of solar manufacturers want the U.S. to impose tariffs to ensure panels and modules imported from four Southeast Asian countries are priced at fair market value.
TotalEnergies, Vanguard Renewables Form RNG JV in US
Total Energies and Vanguard Renewable’s equally owned joint venture initially aims to advance 10 RNG projects into construction during the next 12 months.
US Interior Department Releases Offshore Wind Lease Schedule
The U.S. Interior Department’s schedule includes up to a dozen lease sales through 2028 for offshore wind, compared to three for oil and gas lease sales through 2029.
Solar Panel Tariff, AD/CVD Speculation No Concern for NextEra
NextEra Energy CEO John Ketchum addressed speculation regarding solar panel tariffs and antidumping and countervailing duties on its latest earnings call.
NextEra Energy Dials Up Solar as Power Demand Grows
NextEra’s renewable energy arm added about 2,765 megawatts to its backlog in first-quarter 2024, marking its second-best quarter for renewables — and the best for solar and storage origination.
BCCK, Vision RNG Enter Clean Energy Partnership
BCCK will deliver two of its NiTech Single Tower Nitrogen Rejection Units (NRU) and amine systems to Vision RNG’s landfill gas processing sites in Seneca and Perry counties, Ohio.
Clean Energy Begins Operations at South Dakota RNG Facility
Clean Energy Fuels’ $26 million South Dakota RNG facility will supply fuel to commercial users such as UPS and Amazon.
US EPA Expected to Drop Hydrogen from Power Plant Rule, Sources Say
The move reflects skepticism within the U.S. government that the technology will develop quickly enough to become a significant tool to decarbonize the electricity industry.