MA Eyeing RFP for Next 1,600 MW of Offshore Wind

ERCOT struggles w/cold, resorts to rotating outages; Australia eyeing 1.2 GW battery; UK awards 8 GW of offshore wind; MA considering RFP for 1,600 MW offshore wind; Vestas announces 15 MW turbine; GE wins $6.7 mn DOE grant for printing of 3D blades; Australia adds 2.6 GW of rooftop PV; US ITC votes to ban battery maker SK Innovation from US mkt, leaving Ford & VW scrambling; Shell says peak oil behind it

1) Temps plummeted & wholesale prices hit $9,000/MWh as ERCOT system struggled, leaving millions w/o power. All types of assets failed, including wind, gas, coal, & perhaps nukes

2) Australian developer secures 30-year lease for 1.2 GW battery in New South Wales, but it's competing w/govt's planned 1 GW gas facility

3) UK awards 8 GW offshore wind to RWE, BP, EnBW, Total, Grupo COBRA 7 Flotation Energy

4) Massachusetts drafting RFP for up to 1,600 MW offshore wind

5) Vestus introduces 15.0 MW offshore turbine

6) GE scores $6.7 million DOE award for research, design, & manufacture 3D-printed wind blades

7) Australian rooftop solar up 18% in 2020, w/334,000 installs & 2.6 GW

8) US ITC votes to ban electric battery supplier SK Innovation from the US. Bad news for Ford and VW

9) Shell confirms peak oil in 2019