Opinion & Commentary

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Good, better, BESS: How to build your battery energy storage system

Battery energy storage systems grant us more flexibility, but there are important things to consider when building a BESS.

The IRA turns two this year. What’s working and what isn’t?

01.15.2024

The IRA is solidifying economies built around clean energy, but more can be done to fully optimize the law’s incentives.

High interest rates are a climate problem

01.12.2024

High interest rates are steering developers away from renewable energy-based infrastructure and slowing down investment into clean tech.

New year, new MISO? Renewables developers hope for progress in 2024

01.11.2024

After a year of disappointing rulings, renewable energy developers look to 2024 for progress in the Midwest, writes contributor Rao Konidena.

What do we really think about interconnection? Anonymous speakers preview GridTECH Connect Forum Southeast

01.04.2024

Clean energy professionals anonymously share their thoughts on interconnection and preview GridTECH Connect Southeast.

Evolving regulations for wind turbine end-of-life

12.29.2023

Representatives from Colorado are proposing that wind energy companies should be required to remove decommissioned wind turbines from leased land before becoming eligible for federal tax credits.

From impassable terrains to impeccable installations: The intricacies of remote renewable infrastructure

11.30.2023

The drive to create greater amounts of renewable power from onshore wind farms is creating a new set of challenges, especially as developments move to more remote locations and turbines reach greater heights, writes Pete O’Connell, Lead Project Manager at Mammoet.

How solar developers can overcome clean energy permitting roadblocks

Without any national or state-level oversight, local governments have been left to decide whether they want to pursue clean energy projects — and, increasingl…

Why FERC should mandate an independent monitor at PJM

An independent monitor could provide oversight over local investments made in PJM and facilitate transmission alternatives, like battery storage. …

The four pillars of effective clean energy messaging

The failures of traditional messaging around the climate crisis have contributed to hyper-polarization of the issue in the U.S., resulting in an inability t…

How solar can navigate supply chain constraints, tariffs, and policy complexities

The solar market has underdelivered since the passage of the IRA, as solar projects struggle with labor, supply chain, and interconnection issues, writes Burns …

How small, minority-owned businesses are powering Maryland’s offshore wind revolution

Among the drivers of the state’s ambitious offshore wind goals stands small and minority-owned businesses, emerging as powerful catalysts poised to reshape both…

How solar installations give new life to blighted brownfields

“Brightfields”—the colloquial term for brownfields redeveloped into solar power plants—are a particularly novel opportunity to reinvest in formerly dist…

Green hydrogen: The evolution of Proton Exchange Membrane technology

PEM water electrolysis is expected to become one of the most cost-efficient methods of producing green hydrogen….

Electricity markets may need to change to support the clean energy transition

With decarbonization and electrification becoming top priorities for society, plus the rapid growth in renewable energy, industry leaders recognize that wholesa…

Balancing innovation and reality: A path to sustainable U.S. energy policy

Advanced operational processes, appropriate compensation and cost recovery, and legal protection for those using advanced technologies could help us find practi…