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In Anticipation of an Offshore Wind Energy Pipeline, Employment Growth In New Bedford
A little over a year ago, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) began construction of the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, a multi-purpose facility designed to support offshore wind deployment on the Atlantic coast.
Read MoreReforming the Energy Vision: Moore’s Law and the New York Department of Public Service
We have been tracking various state and federal initiatives that address resilient power and related issues, such as the integration of renewables and other distributed generation resources, the need to move to a more decentralized power system, and the need to create functioning markets for societal benefits such as resiliency and clean energy.
Read MoreSolar/Storage Threatens Utility Model, Says Morgan Stanley
We here at CEG/CESA have been touting the growing market for solar combined with electricity storage for a while now. But apparently when Morgan Stanley says something, people listen.
Read MoreClean Energy Finance Through the Bond Market: A New Option to Finance Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
The IPCC climate report issued this week is tough reading. It suggests we are far from deploying clean energy technologies at the scale needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid catastrophic impacts.
Read MoreUK Green Investment Bank invests for the first time in offshore wind projects during the construction phase
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) today announced it will make two unprecedented equity investments in the UK offshore wind sector.
Read MoreJobs from Offshore Wind: It’s Already Starting
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ (BPU) decision last week to reject the Fishermen’s Energy offshore wind project is another setback to building an offshore wind industry in the US, but at heart really points out a Catch 22—how do you get jobs in a newly emerging industry that requires substantial upfront public capital before those jobs are present?
Read MoreCourt Rules for Cape Wind, Ending a Decade of Failed Opposition
If you are an environmental lawyer, there is nothing more deflating than reading a judge’s decision that clinically rejects all your best arguments. I know because I have had my share of losing environmental cases.
Read MoreCEG’s Natural Gas Strategy: Squaring Natural Gas With Climate Protection
A few weeks ago, Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) announced it had reached a settlement with the owners of a new 630 MW natural gas plant in Salem, Massachusetts.
Read MoreClean Energy for Resilient Communities
To become more resilient in the face of severe weather events, communities should rely on proven distributed energy technologies like solar PV with energy storage to protect residents from future power outages, according to a new report released today by Clean Energy Group.
Read MoreIn the Dark, Again and Again
If we’re going to deal with increasingly severe climate-related power outages and are going to make our communities more resilient, we in the environmental community have to change the kinds of technologies we propose to solve the problem.
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