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Energy Gang

Is Cheap Offshore Wind Coming to America?

Energy Gang

Wood Mackenzie

Tech News, Environment, Sustainability, Innovation, Renewable Energy, Technology, Alternative Energy, Energy, News, Cleantech, Wind Energy, Business, Climate Change, Solar Energy

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2017

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

We've heard a lot about record low prices in utility-scale solar. Get ready for more records in offshore wind. In the last two months, we've seen offshore project developers in Europe bidding for pennies per kilowatt-hour -- easily beating 2020 price estimates. Now the Europeans want to export that learning to America. In this week's episode, we'll look at how the two markets compare -- and why some of the market and policy conditions that favor offshore wind in Europe don't exist in the U.S. Then, Energy Secretary Rick Perry wants to know if renewable energy is a danger to America’s grid. His recent memo on energy markets was only a page and a half long, but it was packed with a lot of assumptions –- and we'll unpack them ourselves. Finally, we'll discuss Plug Power’s deal with Amazon. It’s not just about fuel cells -- it’s about finding any cost advantage in the ultra-competitive retail sector. This podcast is sponsored by KACO New Energy, a leading solar inverter company with superior engineering and unmatched customer service: http://kaco-newenergy.com/ Make sure to subscribe to our other podcast, The Interchange! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-interchange/id1221460035?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/theinterchangepodcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

The Energy Gang is brought to you by Kako New Energy, the fastest growing solar inverter company in the Americas.

0:07.0

Kako has been in business for more than 100 years and has been making superior German quality PV inverters since the 1990s.

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In fact, it's been manufacturing many of them right in San Antonio, Texas since 2013.

0:20.0

With a wide range of residential, commercial, and utility scale inverters, Kaco works with developers and installers in every corner of the solar market, making it the preferred brand across the U.S. and throughout the Americas.

0:32.0

Learn more about Kaco's superior quality and service at Kaco-New Energy.com.

0:38.0

That's K-A-C-A-C-O-N-New Energy.C.O. dash New Energy.com.

0:47.2

From Green Tech Media, this is the Energy Gang,

0:49.8

a weekly digest on energy, clean Tech, and the Environment.

0:53.0

I'm Stephen Lacey in Boston.

0:54.5

We've been hearing a lot about record-breaking prices in utility scale solar.

1:05.0

We'll get ready for more records and offshore wind.

1:08.0

In the last two months we've seen offshore project developers in Europe bidding for pennies per kilowatt hour.

1:14.1

Now the Europeans want to export that learning to America.

1:18.3

Then Energy Secretary Rick Perry wants to know if renewable energy is a danger to America's grid and he's asking his staff to study it.

1:26.2

And finally, Plug Powers deal with Amazon.

1:29.1

It's not just about fuel cells, it's about dominance in the ultra competitive retail sector. So after we took a week off,

1:36.0

it's great to be joined again by my co-host. Good to hear their voices again in Washington,

1:42.3

D.C. Of course, it's Catherine Hamilton with their Good to hear their voices again in Washington DC.

1:43.0

Of course, it's Catherine Hamilton with 38 North Solutions.

1:46.0

Hey, Catherine.

1:47.0

Hi, beautiful Spring Day here in Washington, DC.

1:50.0

Is every day a spring day in Washington DC?

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