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REC Solar installs specialized project at observatory atop dormant volcano in Hawaii
REC Solar, a company device of Duke Energy, has actually completed the globe's biggest business planetary system at the highest possible elevation of 13,600 feet atop the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii.
Dec 11, 2020 // Plants, USA, Hawaii, North America, REC Solar, Mark Devenot, Dan Alcombright
Enel pens deal for United States solar-powered eco-friendly hydrogen project
Enel Green Power has actually authorized an agreement that will see energy from among its US solar projects converted into eco-friendly hydrogen to be provided to a bio-refinery.
Dec 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar to Fuel, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Enel, hydrogen, North America, electrolysis, Salvatore Bernabei
Mammal bones influence layout of brand-new sodium-ion battery
To construct an extra structurally steady sodium-ion battery, a group of researchers from South Korea and also the United States have resorted to mammal bones and also their multilayer geometry for motivation.
Dec 10, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, South Korea, Asia, North America, sodium-ion battery, Ho Seok Park
250-MW Texas solar project sustaining Nestlé comes close to industrial procedure
7X Energy, a utility-scale solar designer, owner and also asset manager, has partnered with Nestlé to be the single tax equity capitalist for its 250 MWac Taygete I Energy Project located in Pecos County, Texas.
Dec 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Nestlé, 7x energy, Clay Butler, Jim Wells, Joe Shuster
Rochester Institute of Technology teacher gets DOE give to develop low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells
A Rochester Institute of Technology teacher got a give from the Department of Energy to research means to develop low-priced, high-efficiency solar cells.
Dec 10, 2020 // Technology, USA, solar cells, North America, efficiency, Rochester Institute of Technology, Seth Hubbard
Ameren designates initially chief sustainable development policeman, Mosaic reshuffles executive group
Utility group Ameren has actually called Ajay Arora as its first chief sustainable growth police officer, managing the consolidation of cleaner energy into the business's Missouri organization portfolio.
Dec 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Mosaic, Billy Parish, North America, ameren, Ajay Arora, Melissa Ballenger, Lucy Chen, Julianne Spears
Solar to play crucial role in mining team Newmont's US$ 500m decarbonisation push
US Gold mining group Newmont will invest US$ 500 million over the following five years in solar and also wind technology in an initiative to get to carbon nonpartisanship by 2050.
Dec 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, decarbonisation, gold mining, newmont, micro-grids, Tom Palmer, Stephen Gottesfeld
SCE adds an extra 590 MW of brand-new power storage space capability
United States utility Southern California Edison (SCE) has actually signed long-term contracts for four projects totaling 590 MW of battery power storage space sources.
Dec 9, 2020 // Storage, USA, Southern California Edison, North America, SCE, William Walsh
Alliant Energy to develop utility's first neighborhood solar project in Wisconsin
Alliant Energy is launching its first neighborhood solar project. The solar garden will lie near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, nestled along the south side of state Highway 151. Alliant Energy expects to start building and construction on the 1-MW community solar project in the spring and complete it by the end of 2021.
Dec 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, alliant energy, Solar Project, David de Leon, Allen Buechel, Kathy Leifer
CPS Energy intends to add 900 MW PV
Municipally-owned energy CPS Energy of San Antonio, Texas, has launched a Request for Proposal (RFP) to add up to 900 MW of solar, 50 MW of energy storage and also 500 MW of firming ability. It belongs to the firm's new "Flex Power Bundle" initiative.
Dec 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, Solar Project, cps energy
California utility strikes 590MW storage space bargains
Long-lasting contracts signed for four projects coming online in August 2022 and 2023
Dec 8, 2020 // Storage, USA, Southern California Edison, North America, NextEra Energy, recurrent energy, William Walsh
Aptera Reveals First Never Charge Solar Electric Vehicle
Aptera Motors has presented the very first solar electrical vehicle that calls for on the house for most day-to-day usage and boasts a variety of 1000 miles per fee.
Dec 8, 2020 // Transport, USA, North America, electric vehicle, EVs, Aptera, Solar Electric Vehicle, Chris Anthony
Engie North America Patners With Climate Investor For Distributed Generation Portfolio
ENGIE North America and also Hannon Armstrong, a leading investor in climate change remedies, introduced a brand-new partnership to jointly buy a Distributed Generation (DG) portfolio of solar and also solar-plus-storage properties situated across the United States.
Dec 8, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Engie, North America, Hannon Armstrong, Jeffrey W. Eckel, Gwenaëlle Avice-Huet, ENGIE North America
AUI Partners building Rhode Island's biggest single-rooftop solar project
NuGen Capital Management starts building and construction of a 6.76-MWdc roof solar energy system in the business's house state of Rhode Island. The project, comprised of over 16,000 photovoltaic panels, is being set up by AUI Partners on a 560,000 sq ft storage facility in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Complete business operation of the project is expected in early 2021.
Dec 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Rooftop PV, USA, North America, Solar Project, AUI Partners, David Milner, Steven Contente, Joe Walsh, Aaron Rust
Clearway starts construction on 6 Illinois community solar projects
Clearway Energy Group introduced that building and construction is now underway on six of its Illinois neighborhood solar projects, totaling 18 MW of Clearway's 60-MW Illinois community solar portfolio.
Dec 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, North America, Solar Project, Clearway Energy Group, Brian Matthay, Craig Cornelius