March 7 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “UK And Ireland To Boost Offshore Wind Ties” • The UK and Ireland will work more closely together to enable sub-sea energy infrastructure to maximize offshore wind potential in the Irish and Celtic seas. The UK and Irish governments will set up the system for commercial developers to increase offshore energy by cutting red tape for them. [reNews]

Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Number 10 Downing)

• “Corning Blows A Huge Solar Energy Raspberry At ‘American Energy Dominance'” • Add Corning Incorporated to the growing list of US companies moving forward with renewable energy ventures regardless of President Trump’s desire to assist fossil energy stakeholders. Corning is making a big move into making solar panels. [CleanTechnica]
• “Congress Hears Warnings That Cutting Renewable Energy Incentives Could Drive Up Costs” • Energy experts told congress that rolling back Biden-era tax credits for renewables could slow grid expansion, raise electricity costs, and make it harder to meet surging energy demand, which is rising fast as such customers as data centers come online. [The Daily Climate]
• “Apple Legend Woz Says Tech Companies Are Too Big And Too Political” • Speaking at a tech conference in Barcelona this week, Apple legend Steve Wozniak commented on the tech industry of today. Tech companies have become too big, they are getting too political, and they are increasingly controlling our individual lives. [CleanTechnica]
• “A Fossil Fuel May Be Rebranded ‘Renewable Energy’ Under Proposed Tennessee Law” • Tennessee may become the first state to legally define gas as “renewable energy.” State law now defines natural gas, a fossil fuel, as “clean energy.” But a proposed state bill would expand the definition to state that gas is “renewable,” “clean,” and “green.”  [WPLN News]

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