Oil giant BP will fully own solar developer Lightsource

The joint venture will help BP expand its work in sectors such as biofuels and EV charging, the company said.

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The growth of renewables and EVs is narrowing dire climate scenarios

As COP28 kicks off, the two industries are responsible for much of the world's climate progress so far.
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Dana Nuccitelli
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To triple renewables capacity by 2030, solar is a boon — and a potential problem

Solar will play an outsized role in the world’s ability to meet the goal set by COP28 power players. But other renewables need to balance the mix.
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Maeve Allsup
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Solar panels on a hill in Japan

Japan's maturing renewables market meets AI-powered energy trading

With Japan’s new power market structure in place, Trailstone is betting the time is right for its risk management tools.
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Maeve Allsup
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A new chapter for Toyota’s vehicle-to-grid tech

The once-reluctant EV-maker is embarking on another round of bidirectional charging research.

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Maeve Allsup

Lifting the lid on AutoGrid’s Puget Sound Energy project

AutoGrid claims its turnkey virtual power plant model makes it easier to get projects going.

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Jason Deign

Out of bankruptcy, Glasspoint still sees a future for solar thermal

The once-failed company is betting there’s still a way forward for solar powered steam.

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Maeve Allsup
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AutoGrid aims to build a VPP market blueprint

CEO Ruben Llanes said the megawatts-as-a-service business model is an evolution of virtual power plant offerings.

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Overcoming clean energy’s slowdown requires 'investment grade' policy

It’s high time to prioritize speed when deploying renewables — and reduce investment risk to boot.

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Inside Google’s demand response plans for data centers

The tech giant's data and climate lead Savannah Goodman says performance tracking and policy are up next.

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Schneider CTO: The transmission bottleneck requires demand-side solutions

Amid accelerating data center demands and a transmission rollout that Scott Harden says is unlikely to happen fast enough, innovation is focused behind the meter.

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