Energy Update
EDF Renewables North America affiliate PowerFlex said it received a $100 million investment from Manulife Investment Management (Manulife IM) on behalf of investors.
Manulife IM now holds a minority stake in PowerFlex and has joined its board of directors. EDF Renewables retains majority ownership. Manulife IM also acquired a portfolio of existing operating assets to serve as the basis for a dedicated financing vehicle for future projects.
The U.S. added 4.6 GW of new solar capacity in the third quarter, a 17% decrease from the same quarter last year.
Trade barriers and ongoing supply chain constraints were blamed for slowing America’s clean energy progress. The disruptions are expected to cause a 23% decline in solar installations this year compared to 2021. The findings are part of the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q4 2022 report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.
Engineers at MIT said they developed ultralight fabric solar cells that can readily turn any surface into a power source.
The durable, flexible solar cells are thinner than a human hair, and may be glued to a strong, lightweight fabric, making them easy to install on a fixed surface.
They can provide energy as a wearable power fabric or can be transported and deployed in remote locations to help in emergencies.
The U.S. Department of Energy through its Loan Programs Office closed a $2.5 billion loan to Ultium Cells to help finance the construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan.
Energy Vault Holdings said that NV Energy awarded it a project to deploy a 220 MW/440MWh short-duration Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). Work is expected to start in Q2 2023 with commercial operation expected by the end of 2023.
European renewable energy leaders have formed an alliance aimed at reviving the continent's solar supply chains.
The American Clean Power Association has announced that Jason Grumet will serve as the organization’s next chief executive officer.
Grumet has led the Bipartisan Policy Center since he founded the think tank in 2007. In 2001, Grumet founded and directed the National Commission on Energy Policy, which advocates for energy policies. He previously led the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management.
Jason Grumet
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who participated in a scheme to defraud the U.S. government out of about $50 million in tax-free grants intended to fund clean energy projects has been sentenced to seven years in prison, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Matthew Lackner, UMass Amherst
Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. But it also has a problem. Its continental shelf drops off quickly, making building traditional wind turbines directly on the seafloor costly if not impossible.
Six research projects aiming to expand the co-location of solar power generation and agriculture production have received a combined $8 million from the U.S. Dept. of Energy.
So-called agrivoltaics projects have the potential to provide mutual benefits for farmers, communities, ecosystems, and solar developers. In the U.S., only 2% of solar projects are co-located with crops or pollinator habitats.
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