Spain has offered an olive branch in its long-running legal battle with renewables developers. But the fight isn’t over yet. Investors fighting Spain over retroactive cuts to feed-in tariffs for renewables projects are braced for more legal wrangling despite an offer to recover some revenue. It appears likely developers will ignore the regulatory olive branch […]
HERC (Rooftop Solar Grid Interactive Systems Based on Net Metering) Regulations, 2019
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (Rooftop Solar Grid Interactive Systems Based on Net Metering) Regulations, 2019 For more information please see below link:
In the Matter of: Determination of the Average Power Purchase Cost of the Respondents for each year
In the Matter of: Petition under Sections 86 (1) (a), (b), (e), (f) read with Sections 61 (h) and 62 (1) (a) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for determination of the Average Power Purchase Cost of the Respondents for each year starting from 2009-10 in order to comply with the provisions of the CERC (Terms […]
India’s 1.2GW tender pits dispatchable renewables as viable alternative to conventional power
The state enterprise Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) issued at the beginning of the month a tender for 1,200MW of renewable power that can be used to alleviate peak demand issued on the grid, in effect mandating the use of energy storage systems (ESS). An invitation has been issued for bids to build, own […]
Offshore Wind Tax Credits Could Be Included in a Fall Tax Extenders Package
Lobbying efforts are underway to persuade Republicans from coastal states with a heavy oil-and-gas industry presence that offshore wind development means jobs. If the U.S. offshore wind market gets an extension of its main federal subsidy, it may owe a thank you to the oil and gas industry. Two bills recently introduced in the U.S. […]
Bipartisan Transportation Bill Includes Up to $1B for Electric Vehicle Charging
More public funding for EV fast-charging infrastructure could draw greater private investment into a market that has not yet reached critical mass. The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works introduced a sweeping transportation bill Monday that would provide a major funding boost for EV charging infrastructure and other initiatives aimed at curbing carbon […]
Fading Electric Vehicle Support in US and China Could Delay Peak Oil Demand
The U.S. Energy Information Administration and International Energy Agency are likely to upwardly revise their oil demand projections, a new report says. Policy support for electric vehicles is waning in key markets around the world, potentially softening EV sales and pushing back forecasts for a peak in global oil demand, according to a new report […]
Climate Policy Action Amid Political Distraction
A slate of clean energy bills has been introduced in Congress this year. Do they have any hope of passing before the 2020 election? What is going on in Washington, D.C.? A bubbling House Democrat feud followed by a series of racially offensive presidential tweets has unleashed chaos in the U.S. capital. Meanwhile, there’s one […]
‘Don’t miss this opportunity’: Industry groups’ further plea for energy storage ITC
Failing to create an investment tax credit as part of the ongoing tax extenders legislation, a coalition of clean energy trade bodies in the US have urged. As it stands, this year’s tax extenders will add a further year to wind power’s Production Tax Credit, but calls for the bipartisan Energy Storage Tax Incentive and […]
Hyundai needs ‘more clarity’ on India’s electric vehicles policy, per report; our take
Hyundai believes that “more clarity is needed” on India’s electric vehicles policy framework for its “right implementation”, reports the Economic Times. SS Kim, MD, Hyundai Motor India said that while India’s push towards electric mobility is a “step in the right direction”, his company is still unsure if the government’s plans for EVs were “officially […]