A steep global decline in the price of solar modules in recent weeks is nearly offsetting the effect of the Trump administration’s 30 percent tariff on imported panels
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Renewable Energy Update – August 2018
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein & Renée Louise Robin | Allen MatkinsSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
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By U.S. Department Of Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on existing capabilities and needs of national-level offshore wind research and development (R&D) test facilities. This RFI will allow industry and the public to provide knowledge and recommendations to DOE for the development of offshore wind facilities –… Keep reading →
Sustaining U.S. Energy Through Right Policies
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry makes a number of important points about domestic natural gas and oil production, hydraulic fracturing and U.S. energy exports in a piece for CNBC: The United States is shedding dependence on imported energy. U.S. energy exports are helping friends and allies overseas. Natural gas is helping the U.S. lead in cutting… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – July 2018 #2
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein & Renée Louise Robin | Allen Matkins
A new report and interactive map released this week by Environment America takes stock of U.S. clean energy progress to date
Energy Newsletter – July 2018
By James Bowe, Peter Hays & Nina Howell | King & Spalding
A recent trend in the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry is for midstream services providers to offer certain forms of additional compensation to oil and gas lessees
The EPA has formally announced that new regulation is not needed to limit spills of toxic waste into waterways
On Pollution Facts, Don’t Be Fooled By Rhetoric Of Oil And Gas Trade Groups
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Once again, a trade group funded by the oil and gas industry is trying to distort the facts on the industry’s pollution. In a recent blog post, Texans for Natural Gas cherry picked government data in an attempt to argue against the need for policies that protect public health and the environment. Posts like this… Keep reading →
Climate Change AG Investigations And Municipal Litigation
By Brandt Leibe, Dan Lungren, William McClintock & John Richter | King & Spalding
Several state attorneys general recently have undertaken high-profile investigations into energy producers’ research and public statements about the potential effects of climate change
Department Of Energy Announces $21 Million To Advance Solar Desalination Technologies
By U.S. Department Of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $21 million for new projects to advance solar-thermal desalination technologies. These 14 projects are focused on reducing the cost of solar-thermal desalination and helping the technology to reach new markets, including to areas that are not connected to the electric grid. Desalination treats seawater, brackish water, and contaminated water for… Keep reading →
Natural Gas, Benefits, Continuing Progress On Cutting Emissions
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Let’s make three quick points following release of a new methane emissions report from the Environmental Defense Fund: Natural Gas’ Benefits Confirmed The report’s findings reflect the fact methane emissions were low in 2015. According to EPA, methane emissions from natural gas production are down 14 percent since 1990, while natural gas output increased more than 50… Keep reading →
