Energy Update
Lawyers for the town of Christiana, Wisconsin–whose 1,300 residents live around 30 minutes southeast of the state capital of Madison–filed a lawsuit in late May seeking to overturn a regulatory decision approving a $650 million, 300 MW solar facility and 165 MW battery storage system being developed by Chicago-based Invenergy.
SSE said its investment in Great Britain’s electricity infrastructure system could total more than GBP24 billion ($30 billion) this decade, as part of its Net Zero Acceleration Programme (NZAP).
The company’s integrated operations stretch from renewables to regulated electricity networks. It plans to invest in some of the world’s largest offshore and onshore wind projects, critical network upgrades, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydroelectric power.
Capstone Green Energy said an affiliate secured an order to deliver and maintain a hybrid photovoltaic (PV) solar and microturbine trigeneration system for a hotel complex in Jamaica.
The new system is expected to negate the hotel company’s previously planned spend on a 2 MW standby generator.
DISTRIBUTECH International, the leading annual transmission and distribution event, and POWERGEN International, the business and networking hub for electricity generators, are now recruiting speakers for events to be held in 2023.
DISTRIBUTECH will be held in San Diego, California Feb. 7-9, while POWERGEN will take place in Orlando, Florida Feb. 21-23.
TransAlta Renewables said that it will rehab two wind farms and amend and extend existing power purchase agreements with New Brunswick Power Corp. related to the Kent Hills 1, 2 and 3 facilities, representing a total generating capacity of 167 MW.
Construction is complete on a 100 MW solar project in Mississippi, making it the largest operating solar farm in the state.
The Sunflower Solar Station will generate enough energy to power 16,000 homes within Entergy Mississippi's system.
The Biden administration is taking steps to spur clean energy development on public lands.
With the goal of developing 25 GW by 2025, the Department of the Interior will implement a new policy that reduces rents and fees charged for wind and solar projects.
Borrego has spun off and sold its solar and energy storage development business to maximize its focus on engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) work.
Energy transition investment firm ECP will take over Borrego's development business, staff, and project pipeline of over 8.4 GW of solar and 6.4 GW/25 GWh of energy storage.
The Dept. of Energy has launched an initiative that aims to accelerate the deployment of clean energy by reducing delays and costs associated with connecting projects to the grid.
By Marriele Mango and Abbe Ramanan, Clean Energy Group
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