Distributed Energy Resources, GHG Emissions, Solar, Wind  -  August 24, 2024

Weekend Reads: The Offshore Wind Race Speeds Up; AI's Impact on Renewables

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web:

East Coast battles West Coast for offshore floating wind title (CleanTechnica)  At an estimated 2.8 terawatts, floating offshore wind has the potential to satisfy more than twice the current electricity demand of the U.S., putting fossil-powered generation to bed once and for all. On the West Coast, California has emerged as the leading hotspot for floating wind development, but they better keep moving, because the East Coast state of Maine is determined to come out ahead.

50,000 people traveled to the DNC in Chicago—is it possible to make that sustainable? (Fast Company)  Climate change and sustainability are on the agenda for this week’s Democratic National Convention, which started Monday in Chicago, with speakers including Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But climate-minded delegates and voters might be wondering what’s so sustainable about a gathering that pulls in 50,000 people from across the country, most of them by plane.

The impact of AI and machine learning on renewable energy (Association for Advancing Automation)  Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are proving as pioneers in a multitude of sectors, and renewable energy is one of them. 

Environment Idaho doesn’t produce energy like it used to. How drought, renewables are changing our landscape (Idaho Capital Sun)  Idaho is not producing energy the same way it was a decade ago. Drought, renewable energy goals and shifting resource costs have transformed how Idaho and its utilities generate energy. 

America’s oil capital was moving away from cars. Then a new mayor arrived (The Washington Post)  Houston faces choices confronting many U.S. cities. Billions of federal dollars are available for them to upgrade rail and bike transit, but some are balking.

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