World:
¶ A recent UK government poll shows 79% of the British favor renewable power, while 4% oppose it. [Blue & Green Tomorrow]
¶ Power-one, the world’s second largest solar inverter manufacturer, is partnering with Panasonic to develop, produce and market energy storage systems. These will include systems ranging from those for residential use up to utility-scale. [Energy Matters]
US:
¶ The president of Duke Energy Renewables says solar is becoming more important than wind as a power source. The US will add more solar power than wind power in 2013. [PennEnergy]
¶ Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy have released a new report, “The Sustainable Energy in America 2013 Factbook,” on the changes in US energy production. [Biomass Magazine]
¶ Entergy was recently pressured by regulators to focus on power generation and give up grid management in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Since Entergy has no significant renewable power on its grid, the Midwest ISO has a great opportunity to install renewable power there. [Midwest Energy News]
¶ Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, announced today that it will retire the Crystal River Nuclear Plant. The plant has been offline since 2009. [Power Engineering Magazine]
¶ A new study by NOAA finds that renewing Indian Point’s license could hurt populations of two protected sturgeon species, but would probably not destroy them completely. Entergy, the nuclear plant’s owner, says it is pleased they will not being destroyed completely. [YNN Hudson Valley]
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