Tagged With Gregor Macdonald
12 November 2021
Legislation provides finance for charging stations and transmission lines
14 September 2021
Previous analysis tended to neglect cross-measure interactions and simplify diminishing marginal returns
10 September 2021
Capacity additions continue despite falling demand and accelerating renewables rollout
26 August 2021
New codes would encourage developers to integrate small-scale batteries into new commercial structures
24 August 2021
US market set for rapid growth, with both standalone and coupled storage projects gaining traction
19 August 2021
Price incentives support shift away from petrol models in country’s largest vehicle class
12 August 2021
President wields executive order to accelerate EV uptake, which remains stuck at around 2pc nationally
11 August 2021
Scrutiny on manufacturing in Xinjiang could open the door to polysilicon production in other regions as demand surges
6 August 2021
Biden administration may still have options to increase funding pot, including reconciliation
4 August 2021
Long-discharge capability also needed if batteries are to bring down grid power prices
29 July 2021
With a cost proposition around $20/kWh, the startup hopes to disrupt the more established lithium-ion industry
7 July 2021
Regional grids will struggle with twin challenges of decarbonisation and extreme weather events
5 July 2021
Phase-outs began at subnational levels and have grown to reach national commitments in various regions
1 July 2021
Legislators have proposed measure that would boost domestic industry rather than Chinese imports
30 June 2021
Arrival of electric pick up trucks on US consumer vehicle market could help solve Texas grid problems
23 June 2021
New entrants face lengthy applications and obligation to invest in system
10 June 2021
Rising natural gas demand could provide sustained hit to state decarbonisation plans
1 June 2021
Firms hope that tapping geothermal energy will help Google’s operations become completely decarbonised
24 May 2021
Bond was part of a much larger, six-part $18.5bn offering
18 May 2021
Closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plant last month raises issue of what to do with rest of fleet
17 May 2021
Approval of Vineyard Wind marks a point where supply chains will start to develop in earnest
17 May 2021
Reduced capacity factors and increasing renewable generation mean trend is accelerating
11 May 2021
Small-scale solar plays big role in US market as installers ramp growth and pursue home batteries
4 May 2021
The Biden administration wants to increase the size of America’s EV charging network by 400pc
4 May 2021
Enphase is struggling to source microchip-enabled inverters – a key component in solar PV systems
26 April 2021
As technologies approach milestone, they could scale even faster
20 April 2021
New technologies that provide assistance for drivers have proved slow to penetrate the US market
19 April 2021
Emissions may not bounce back to levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic
14 April 2021
Recycling may offer a third way as global lithium industry struggles to ramp up supply to feed growth of electric vehicles
13 April 2021
Industry hopes Biden administration will put in place a standalone tax credit for grid storage
9 April 2021
Good technology and better policies are set to bring clean power from America’s remote regions to city centres
6 April 2021
Washington reinvents strategy with focus on microchip production and charging stations, rather than traditional ‘roads and bridges’
31 March 2021
The market appears to be factoring in the decline of capacity factors for conventional energy assets
29 March 2021
US faces deep investment hole built over decades, and a lack of skill to address it
23 March 2021
Volkswagen’s aggressive battery plans signal new worries for automakers in the EV era
22 March 2021
The IEA has called the top of global demand, although it predicts demand for oil will continue to rise
16 March 2021
Brushing aside debatable ethical considerations, traders have been pushing the world’s largest carbon market to record highs
15 March 2021
‘Designing with uncertainty’ concept has worked out to the advantage of east coast projects
10 March 2021
The speed at which solar and wind projects can be completed means they will soon exceed nuclear plants in the global power mix
8 March 2021
Further growth in the consumption of natural gas will need to overcome the trend for renewables paired with power grid storage
3 March 2021
After a period of relative stagnation, wind and solar generation are set to continue their recent renaissance
2 March 2021
Washington may finally tip petrol demand into decline if it starts to back state-led policies
26 February 2021
Consumers demand choice and traditional manufacturers have started to provide it
23 February 2021
The Lone Star State will need to think hard about whether it wants to maintain an independent electricity grid following the devastating failure last week
