The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced new at-large and elected board members. Solar and Storage companies Enphase Energy, Freedom Forever, Nautilus Solar and Array Technologies are among those becoming SEIA at-large board members. Representatives from 15 companies were elected to the board. The elected board members will serve two-year terms as division chairs and …
Great Divide Energy Park LLC has submitted a preliminary permit application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the 399-MW Great Divide Pumped Storage Hydro Project in Fremont County, Wyo. The application says there are no existing dams or other project facilities at the proposed location. The proposed pumped storage project will be a newly …
Great Divide Energy submits application for 399-MW pumped storage preliminary permit Read More »
Electric car maker Edison Motors signed an agreement with hydrogen provider Plug Power to develop and bring to market a hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric city bus. Plug Power’s 125kW ProGen fuel cell engine will be used to power to Edison Motors’ electric bus platform. The companies expect to have a fuel cell electric bus prototype …
Plug Power partners to develop a hydrogen fuel cell city bus Read More »
British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca is partnering with Future Biogas to power its UK sites with low-carbon energy as part of company decarbonization efforts. Future Biogas will build a renewable energy plant that will enable AstraZeneca to replace natural gas with biomethane, for heating and cooling at its sites. The biomethane plant will be built in East …
AstraZeneca to power UK sites with biomethane in decarbonization drive Read More »
Global investment group Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec and bp ventures announced a co-investment collaboration targeting ventures in the sustainable energy sector. Their first investment is in BTR Energy, a cleantech company enabling electric vehicles to interact with electricity markets. Financial terms were not disclosed. As part of the three-year collaboration, CDPQ and bp …
Partners target sustainable energy sector growth with investment in V2G firm Read More »
Solar energy advocates reacted strongly to proposed changes to California’s net metering program. Residential solar developer Sunrun in its initial response appeared to frame a potential federal-level challenge to the proposal, which was issued December 13 and is scheduled for a January 27 vote. “The proposal includes a raft of complex changes which, if approved, …
Solar backers pan California’s net metering plan, hint at a possible federal challenge Read More »
By Kamogelo Motse, Researcher, Climate Council In 2015 at the United Nations General Assembly, 17 Sustainable Development Goals were established. The purpose of the Sustainable Development Goals is to make sure that everyone has a better and sustainable future. One goal, coined SDG7, aims to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and …
Financing renewable energy in developing economies Read More »
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees approved 34 ReCharge NY power allocations to 29 customers in support of more than 22,600 jobs across the state that will also spur more than $629 million in private capital investments. The NYPA board also awarded two St. Lawrence …
NYPA announces latest economic development power awards Read More »
Geenex Solar LLC, a utility-scale solar developer focused on the PJM region, said it closed additional financing from New Energy Capital. NEC and Geenex entered into their first financial arrangement in early 2019. Terms of the latest deal were not disclosed. Proceeds are expected to fund development and operating expenses, and are expected to allow …
Geenex secures funds for solar and energy storage pipeline Read More »
Shell has signed an agreement to purchase 100% of Savion LLC (Savion), a large utility-scale and energy storage developer. Savion, based in Kansas City, Missouri, specializes in developing solar power and energy storage projects. It currently has more than 18 gigawatts of solar power and battery storage under development, including for utilities and major commercial …
Shell buys solar and energy storage developer Savion Read More »
