Energy Update
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Federal environmental and energy officials moved Wednesday to quell a growing controversy over whether work done by the offshore wind power industry is killing whales in the northeastern U.S., saying there is no evidence this is happening.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union pushed forward on Tuesday with a major clean tech industrial plan which not only should keep the continent in the vanguard of plotting a greener future but also guarantee its economic survival as it faces challenges from China and the United States.
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions said it acquired Pike Solar, a solar power plant being built to serve customers of Colorado Springs Utilities. DESS is an unregulated commercial brand of Charlotte-based Duke Energy.
DESS acquired the solar project from Germany-based JUWI Inc. JUWI will be responsible for the project’s engineering, procurement and construction. Solar modules will be procured by DESS.
Lightsource bp said it closed on a $267 million tax equity investment from Wells Fargo & Co. The investment is in addition to Lightsource bp’s sponsor equity investment and complements a debt financing package that closed in December 2021.
Longroad Energy said it lined up financing and started work on Sun Streams 3, a 285 MWdc PV and 215 MWac / 860 MWh storage project in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Sun Streams 3 is expected to begin commercial operations in 2024, and has a long-term Power Purchase Agreement with Arizona Public Service.
Wisconsin utility Alliant Energy has energized three solar projects totaling 250 MWac.
The projects are part of Alliant Energy’s Clean Energy Blueprint. Burns & McDonnell performed the engineering, procurement, and construction work on the projects, and will now move on to six additional solar projects within Alliant Energy’s blueprint. The Wood County (150 MWac), Bear Creek (50 MWac), and North Rock (50 MWac) projects are now energized.
FlexGen Power Systems announced it would provide 420 MWh of battery storage to Middle River Power across four California sites.
The storage would be co-located with existing simple cycle natural gas peaking plants,
North Carolina-based FlexGen said the batteries would be used to store excess power from solar energy sources during the day and release it when it is most needed during the evening hours.
BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s governor said Jan. 13 he does not think undersea preparations for offshore wind farms should be halted in response to a recent spate of whale deaths in New Jersey and New York.
Democrat Phil Murphy spoke after lawmakers at the local, state, and federal levels called for a temporary pause in ocean floor preparation work for offshore wind projects in New Jersey and New York after another dead whale washed ashore in the area.
Hanwha Group and LG Energy Solution said they will work together to build battery production facilities in the United States. Hanwha said it plans to use the facilities in a bid to lead the energy storage market and future Urban Air Mobility adoption.
The two Korea-based companies signed a memorandum of understanding that included Hanwha Solutions–owner of clean energy manufacturer Qcells–Hanwha Corporation/Momentum and Hanwha Aerospace.
Nextracker, a leading manufacturer of trackers for utility-scale solar projects, is the latest clean energy firm to take the step into publicly traded markets.
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