Month: December 2021

By David Thill, Energy News Network A stakeholder group tasked with helping lawmakers incentivize distributed generation and plan grid upgrades is expected to issue its first of two reports by Jan. 1. Two years after opening the gates for small-scale renewable development in Maine, officials now have to figure out how to situate new projects …

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Follow @EngelsAngle On an otherwise normal flight from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, a United 737 Max 8 passenger flight operated with 100% sustainable aviation fuel — a first, and monumental, step for the aviation industry. Boeing, CFM International, Virent, World Energy, and United partnered on the 612-mile …

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Follow @EngelsAngle Amazon is adding to its massive global renewable energy portfolio with 18 new projects in Europe and the U.S. — bringing its global clean energy procurement to 12 gigawatts. The new utility-scale wind and solar projects across the U.S., Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. total 5.6 GW. Amazon now has 274 …

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The 824-MW Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Generating Station, part of the Lower Churchill Project, is complete and has been released to the Newfoundland and Labrador System Operator (NLSO) for service. Muskrat Falls Corporation received notice of acceptance of the commissioning certificate by the independent engineer, who provides oversight on behalf of the federal government, on Nov. …

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The world’s capacity to generate electricity from renewable technologies is on course to accelerate, with 2021 expected to set a fresh all-time record for new installations. This is according to the latest report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA), which emphasizes that despite rising costs for key materials used to make solar panels and …

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