US backtrack on clean power laws ‘could cost $52bn’

Jun 23, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Policy & Legislation, Sustainability & Environment 0

The US could miss out on $52 billion (£40.8bn) and 560,000 new jobs by 2030 if it successfully backtracks on its Clean Power Plan (CPP). That’s according to a new report from business group...

Trump wants Mexico toupée for solar wall

Jun 22, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon 0

Donald Trump has suggested his proposed wall on the US-Mexico border could be made cheaper by attaching solar panels to it. Addressing a rally in Iowa, the US President said the panels would...

Houston, we have a solar powered air quality station

Jun 22, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

A solar powered air monitoring station has been opened in Houston, Texas. The community project is the eighth ‘Village Green Station’ in the US and aims to demonstrate the capabilities of new...

Three Mile Island nuclear plant to close without support

Jun 20, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon 0

The owner of the Three Mile Island nuclear power station in Pennsylvania says it will be closed down in two years unless the state provides subsidies. Exelon says if policy reforms are not...

US supercomputers secure $258m of funding

Jun 20, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Smart Data 0

Six US technology firms are to receive a share of $258 million (£203.6m) to increase the energy efficiency of the nation’s future supercomputers. The Department of Energy’s (DoE) Exascale...

Oil markets ‘to tighten for rest of the year’

Jun 20, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas & Oil 0

Global oil markets are expected to tighten in the third quarter of 2017, before loosening through 2018. That’s according to a new forecast from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA),...

US invests $67m to advance nuclear energy tech

Jun 19, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is providing nearly $67 million (£52.4m) for nuclear energy research and development. A total of 85 projects in 28 states will share the funding that is expected...

Bill Clinton opens 2.7MW US solar plant

Jun 16, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

Former US President Bill Clinton has opened a state-supported 2.7MW solar plant in the US. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and EnterSolar have announced the...

Apple issues $1bn green bond for clean energy

Jun 16, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

Apple has issued a $1 billion (£0.8bn) green bond to finance clean energy and environmental projects. It comes a year after its first green bond of $1.5 billion (£1.2bn) – the largest from a...

Trump administration ‘broke law on energy efficiency rules’

Jun 14, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency 0

The Trump Administration has been accused of violating the law by not publishing energy efficiency standards. The California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and New York Attorney General Eric...