New York signs off on $5bn Clean Energy Fund
New York signed off on a $5bn Clean Energy Fund to be deployed over the coming decade, as the state looks to become a global hub for renewable energy innovation and deployment.
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Happy birthday, Roe v. Wade! You’re in good company
Happy Roe v. Wade Day, everyone! Forty-three years ago today, the Supreme Court decided that a woman’s right to choose is protected under the Constitution. That’s not, for the record, because the U.S. Constitution makes any mention of reproductive rights, or uteri, or, for that matter, women at all — the right to choose falls under our constitutional “right to privacy.” (For a wonderful explanation of this, please read Jill Lepore’s New Yorker piece from last spring.) My generation has only known a post-Roe v. Wade America, and many (hi, Debbie Wasserman Schultz) claim that makes us “complacent” as our reproductive rights are trampled by overzealous state governments. To which I would respond: Well, we may spend literal days watching Scandal, but…
Ikea adds to wind investments with 42MW repowering project in Finland
Ikea has made its latest foray into the renewables sector with an agreement to buy a 42MW project in northern Finland.
Chaos continues within SunEdison’s C-suite
The chaos continues at SunEdison, with Francisco “Pancho” Perez, the company’s chief operating officer and executive vice president, and Steve Tesoriere, an activist investor on SunEdison’s board of directors since 2012, both unexpectedly leaving the company with no explanation given.
CIP taps SSE for further 10{f24b02adee2102ff0c5f5079c50862fc8ba5fa53f8615b567037555463da2377} of 588MW Beatrice offshore wind
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has boosted its stake in Scotland’s 588MW Beatrice offshore wind project after buying a further 10{f24b02adee2102ff0c5f5079c50862fc8ba5fa53f8615b567037555463da2377} from utility SSE.
Nevada to reconsider ‘grandfathering’ existing PV owners
Under pressure from the solar industry and consumer groups, Nevada regulators will reconsider their recent decision to slash the payouts received by existing owners of home solar systems for the electricity they feed back onto the state’s grid.
Poland adds record 1.3GW of wind in 2015, led by Vestas
Poland added a record 1.3GW in new wind capacity last year as developers raced to complete wind farms before a change to the country’s renewables support scheme kicks in, according to data from national transmission system operator PSE.
