Author: Jon Long
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November 2021 Clean Energy Headlines
The Local Energy headlines from November 2021: highway-side land is an ideal place for solar, generator company Generac…
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May 2021 Clean Energy Headlines
* A cyberattack crippled the east coast’s gasoline supply * The top-selling pickup in the U.S. goes electric…
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April 2021 Clean Energy Headlines
* New data on wind’s role in the Texas energy crisis * Updates on the Tesla Powerwall and…
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March 2021 Clean Energy Headlines
* South Korean investment into U.S. battery manufacturing * Utilities attempting to shift costs to homeowners with solar…
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February 2021 Clean Energy Headlines
* Breaking down the situation in Texas * A look at the forces seeking to limit residential solar…
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January 2021 Clean Energy Headlines
* Clean energy investment breaks $500 billion last year * A simple plan to remove barriers for residential…
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December 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* Solar thrives through the pandemic * The ITC extension super-charges solar in 2021 * A breakthrough in…
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November 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* A new report on the huge financial advantages of a US grid built around more local energy…
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October 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* Analyzing the downward trajectory of ExxonMobil * A exciting leap forward for Tesla’s batteries * A California…
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September 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* General Electric’s decision to abandon coal * An analysis of electric vehicle maintenance costs * An unprecedented…
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August 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* California’s rolling blackouts * A plan for the world’s most efficient lithium-metal batteries * The continuing global…
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July 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* A new consumer-friendly in-home energy storage solution * The positive feedback loop between lockdowns and solar generation…
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June 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* Amazon’s new Climate Pledge Fund * More hurdles facing the Vogtle nuclear plant * A group fighting…
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May 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* Solar and Wind replacing Gas and Coal worldwide * A surprise hiding the battery of Tesla’s Model…
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April 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* The COVID-19 pandemic slows the growth of the renewable energy industry * The amount of coal in…
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March 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* The EPA announces a temporary loosening of regulations due to COVID-19 * Coal just had its worst…
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February 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* Tesla’s battery costs continue to drop * Jim Cramer declares fossil fuels dead * US energy production…
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January 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* US research teams aim for long-duration storage at $0.05/kWh * Microgrids up and running despite earthquake and…
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Podcast #031: Nussey and Easterby – Innovation in the power industry is harder than you think, but that is about to change
In this episode of the Freeing Energy podcast, hosts Bill Nussey and Sam Easterby discuss innovation in the…
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Podcast #030: Dr. Greg Nemet: How solar became cheap and the lessons for other clean energy technologies
In this episode of the Freeing Energy podcast, Dr. Greg Nemet discusses the factors driving solar’s continued decline…