Cohoes, New York’s $6 million floating solar project will demonstrate how municipalities can turn reservoirs into clean energy plants, while serving the needs of low-income residents. March 2, 2022 Not many towns or cities in the US can claim to be powered 100% by renewable energy, but soon one town can make that claim, as …
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Verizon Communications Inc. settled its fourth green bond offering of $1 billion, with the net proceeds expected to be allocated entirely toward renewable energy investments. This is the fourth green bond issued by Verizon since 2019, for a total of $4 billion. Verizon made use of its second green bond, which was issued in 2020, …
US added 5.4GW of small-scale PV last year Some northern states added as much small-scale PV per capita as the top states in the Southwest, taking advantage of solar irradiance in northern states that’s about 70% as high as that in the desert Southwest. US EV battery manufacturer demonstrates 750+ mile range, raises $65 million …
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Solar continues its march to take over the US electricity system, as five states meet more than 10% of in-state demand with solar PV, while another six states more than doubled their solar generation. February 28, 2022 Solar photovoltaics represented over 4% of the electricity generated in the United States in 2021, according to the …
SOLV Energy CEO George Hershman joined pv magazine to offer his view on the antidumping/anti-circumvention case. February 28, 2022 Earlier this February, a new round of antidumping/anti-circumvention (AD/CVD) cases were filed against Malaysia, Thailand, and now Cambodia. A small US-based panel assembler, Auxin Solar, with about 120MW in development capacity in the US added its …
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The 50MW solar project will use 20MW/80MWh battery energy storage. February 28, 2022 Hecate Energy is developing a 50MW solar project in New Mexico, set to be fit with a Honeywell-designed battery energy storage system (BESS) sizing 20MW/80MWh. The project, located in the northern part of the state, is expected to be capable of power …
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Solar maintained its place as the country’s fastest-growing electrical resource, while widespread droughts caused hydropower to fall and coal saw a brief resurgence. February 28, 2022 In its latest analysis of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Energy Infrastructure Update and the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Short-Term Energy Outlook, the SUN DAY Campaign, a non-profit research and …
Renewable energy accounted for 21% of US electrical generation in 2021 Read More »
The acquisitions bring Standard Solar’s owned assets above 20MW in Massachusetts and above 50MW in Maine. February 25, 2022 Standard Solar announced that it has acquired from EDF Renewables a solar and storage project developed on an EPA Superfund site in Acton, Massachusetts. The project is the 4.69MW/4MWh Lawsbrook Solar + Storage project, and it’s …
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US Vanadium announced an expanded purchase agreement under which Austrian-based Enerox, which sells vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) systems under its brand name CellCube, can purchase up to 3 million additional liters/year of US Vanadium’s ultra-high-purity electrolyte with a price cap over the next five years. The agreement boosts the initial purchase agreement for 580,000 …
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Orbital will also build the requisite substation for the facility. The Houston-headquartered energy company has operations in power transmission, natural gas, telecom, and solar. February 25, 2022 Orbital Energy Group’s subsidiary, Orbital Solar Services (OSS), and its joint venture partner Jingoli Power announced the two have begun construction on a 130MW solar engineering, procurement, and …
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