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Virginia energy concerns RFP for 300 MW of renewable energy projects
Appalachian Power released a request for proposals (RFPs) for up to 300 MW of solar and/or wind generation resources. The request for proposals is the initial in a collection of RFPs Appalachian Power will release this year to follow provisions of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA).
Feb 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Appalachian Power, Chris Beam
Epsilon Gets Certified as Anode Precursor Provider for Li-ion Batteries
Epsilon gets preliminary order for its Anode precursor material and efficiently certifies as a vendor in the worldwide Li-ion battery supply chain
Feb 16, 2021 // Storage, USA, Europe, North America, Lithium ion Battery, EVs, Anode Precursor, Epsilon, PLI scheme, Vikram Handa
Duke Energy's IRP 'overlooks the synergistic benefits in between solar as well as storage', states E3
US utility Duke Energy should refile its 2020 integrated source plan (IRP) to efficiently allow for the variety benefits of solar and also storage space to be recorded, it has actually been suggested by energy consulting firm E3.
Feb 15, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Duke Energy, North America, Lynn Good, E3
Solar awnings over parking lots aid business as well as consumers
The variety of people that possess electric cars (EVs) is increasing, yet they encounter a quandary: Unlike those who possess gasoline-burning cars, EV owners can not just stand out down to the corner gasoline station for a fill-up. Specifically in rural areas, charging stations can be scarce.
Feb 15, 2021 // BIPV, Technology, USA, North America, EV, Joshua Pearce, Richard Witte, Sanjay Deshmukh, Solar awnings
Intel will buy power from 138-MW solar project in PGE area in Northern Oregon
Portland General Electric (PGE) will certainly become part of a 15-year PPA with Avangrid Renewables for a 138-MW solar project being created in Wasco County, Oregon. Innovation company Intel will purchase the whole of the power from the project, called Daybreak Solar.
Feb 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Solar Project, Intel, Marty Sedler, Holly Carias
'Unbelievable demand' for generators as well as residential storage space offsets Generac's C&I sales dip
Power product supplier Generac's web sales rose to a record US$ 2.5 billion in 2020 thanks to soaring need for residence generators as well as rapid development in the United States' residential solar-plus-storage industry which kept gross margins buoyant.
Feb 12, 2021 // Residential, Storage, USA, North America, residential storage, generac power systems, home energy solution
Biden Administration Clears $100 Mn for DOE to Purchase Clean Energy Solutions
Biden Management's climate innovation agenda will see United States DOE invest USD 100 million in funding for transformative tidy energy innovation
Feb 12, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, clean energy, USA, finance, North America, Joe Biden, Biden Clean Energy, research and development
Storage space gamer Highview shuts $70m funding round
Long period of time storage space programmer has a 4GWh pipe of projects in the United States, Europe, and also LatAm
Feb 10, 2021 // Storage, USA, UK, Europe, North America, Javier Cavada, Highview Power
Lightsource BP powers up US solar site
The 17.5 MW Elk Hill 2 project has actually been developed under a PPA with SEPTA
Feb 10, 2021 // Plants, USA, PPA, Lightsource BP, North America, Solar Project, SEPTA
EIA anticipates that utility-scale solar capacity in the United States increased by 11.1 GW in 2020
The US Energy Info Administration (EIA) projections that intended additions to U.S. wind and solar creating capability in 2021 as well as 2022 will add to raising electrical energy generation from those sources.
Feb 10, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, EIA
Total proposes name modification
Producer safeguarded $2bn of financial investments in renewables and power as well as included 10GW to its portfolio in 2020
Feb 9, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, France, India, Europe, Asia, Total, North America, GLOBAL
AES shuts funding for 400MWh US battery
Luna Storage project in Los Angeles Region schedules online later on in 2021
Feb 9, 2021 // Storage, USA, North America, AES, James Marshall
Belltown Completes Development & Sale of 750 MW Solar Projects in 2020
Belltown Power Texas, a leading programmer of utility-scale solar projects, has finished the growth and sale of 5 projects adding up to 750 MW throughout the training course of 2020, which brings the total Belltown track record to 930MW.
Feb 9, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, International, ERCOT, Belltown Power Texas, Adapture Renewables, Lloyd Pope
Masdar attained first closing on the acquisition of half of a 1.6 GW portfolio in the US
Masdar Clean Energy of the UAE has actually accomplished the very first closing on the acquisition of half of a 1.6 GW clean-energy portfolio in the United States from EDF Renewables The United States And Canada.
Feb 9, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Asia, North America, pv projects, UAE, EDF Renewables, Masdar Clean Energy
Enphase Energy to obtain the Solar Design Services company of DIN Engineering Services
US energy innovation firm and microinverter supplier Enphase Energy Inc. has agreed to obtain the Solar Design Services service of DIN Engineering Services LLP.
Feb 9, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Enphase Energy, North America, DIN Engineering Services LLP