Energy Storage Market Breaks Quarterly Deployment Record in the US Updated On Fri, Mar 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy 2,156 MWh of new energy storage systems were brought online in the US in Q4 2020, making it the new record quarter for US storage. According to Wood Mackenzie and the US Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest ‘US Energy Storage Monitor’ report, 2,156 megawatt-hours (MWh) of new energy storage systems were brought online in Q4 2020. This is an increase of […] Read more
White Pine Renewables Completes Largest Floating Solar Farm in the US Updated On Thu, Mar 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy White Pine Renewables has announced the completion of the Healdsburg Floating Solar Project, the largest such project completed in the US White Pine Renewables has announced the completion of the Healdsburg Floating Solar Project. The project will deliver clean energy to the City of Healdsburg, California, under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA). At 4.78 MW(dc) […] Read more
16.5 GW Installed in Record Year for Wind Energy in the US: Report Updated On Thu, Feb 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy The US added more wind capacity than ever before in 2020, with 16.5 GW installed – far exceeding the previous record set in 2012. The US added more wind capacity than ever before in 2020. Some 16.5 gigawatts of capacity was installed – far exceeding the previous record set in 2012. General Electric was the […] Read more
Record 33.6 GW of Wind and Solar Capacity Added to US Grid in 2020: BNEF Updated On Tue, Feb 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy A new report has found that in a year faced with COVID-19, a record 33.6 GW of wind and solar capacity was added to the US grid in 2020. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and sharp economic contraction, the US clean energy sectors showed strong resilience in 2020, continuing a decade-long growth trend, BloombergNEF (BNEF) […] Read more
Renewed US-India Climate Cooperation Should Focus on Driving Foreign Investment to India’s Green Transition Updated On Fri, Feb 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy The United States (US) and India should work together to encourage greater foreign institutional investment in India’s green transition in order to help further progress the global effort to combat climate change, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress and India’s Council on Energy, Environment and Water. The report recommends that […] Read more
Masdar Achieves First Close on 1.6 GW RE Portfolio in US With EDF-R Updated On Mon, Feb 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Masdar has achieved the first closing on the acquisition of 50 percent of a 1.6 GW clean energy portfolio of projects in the US from EDF R Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has announced recently that it has achieved the first closing on the acquisition of 50 percent of a 1.6-gigawatt […] Read more
Total Expands US Portfolio With Acquisition of 2.2 GW Solar Pipeline, 600 MW Storage Updated On Mon, Feb 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Total has strengthened its presence in the US market by acquiring a pipeline of 2.2 GW of solar projects, and 600 MW of battery storage assets French major Total has announced that it has strengthened its presence in the US market by acquiring a development pipeline of 2.2 GW of solar projects, and 600 MW […] Read more
Solar now the Cheapest Source of new Power in Many Markets: WoodMac Updated On Thu, Jan 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy A new report finds that by 2030, solar will become the cheapest source of new power in every US state, plus Canada, China & 14 other nations The cost of solar power has dropped 90 percent over the last two decades, and will likely fall another 15 percent to 25 percent in the decade to […] Read more
US to Deploy 50 Million EVs by 2030, Accelerating EV Adoption Updated On Wed, Jan 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has released a report, ‘Racing to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption: Decarbonizing Transportation with Ridehailing’. The Report gives insights into the Decarbonization goals of the US. As the race is on to deploy over 50 million electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States in the coming ten years. That will put […] Read more
