Energy Update
Energy company EDF has deployed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to carry out autonomous wind farm foundation inspections at its Blyth Offshore Wind Farm, UK.
This is the first time such a deployment has been undertaken, according to EDF, and resulted from a partnership with ORCA Hub to test potential applications for drone technology to autonomously assess offshore wind turbines.
DeCordova Energy Storage Facility provides 260 MW of dispatchable, instant-start, emission-free power; expands company’s portfolio of zero-carbon generation facilities and reliability in ERCOT.
Vistra announced that its DeCordova Energy Storage Facility in Granbury, Texas is online and storing and releasing electricity to the ERCOT grid in time for another hot Texas summer. The 260 MW/260 MWh battery energy storage project is the largest of its kind in the Lone Star State.
Contributed by Will Hodshon, Vysus Group
We may only be a quarter of the way through 2022 but significant strides have been taken already in the renewable energy world, not least within the offshore wind sector. The record-breaking New York Bight auction and the Scotwind leasing round in the North Sea are prime examples of why wind power is the jewel in the crown when it comes to clean energy.
Subscribe today to the all-new Factor This! podcast from Renewable Energy World. This podcast designed specifically for the solar industry launches May 9th with a deep-dive breakdown of the Auxin Solar tariff petition, including the impact to PPA markets and corporate net-zero targets.
By Hannah Badrei, Vice President of Energy Supply Advisory, Edison Energy
As climate impacts continue to ramp up, so too has the global response, particularly from the private sector.
Common Energy said it raised $16.5 million to scale its community solar software platform.
The Series A round was supported by S2G Ventures, the direct investment team of Builders Vision, an impact platform dedicated to building a humane and healthy planet.
Recently MISO has gained FERC’s approval on two key proposals that matter to its states – to reduce the interconnection queue timeline and allocate transmission costs to subregions. The latter gained more attention than the former because everyone in the industry focuses on transmission as a tool to interconnect renewables sooner than later.
In Episode 2 of the "Factor This!" podcast, which publishes on Monday, May 23, Lightsource bp Americas CEO Kevin Smith describes how one of the world's largest solar developers is approaching the Auxin Solar tariff petition and the threat of additional tariffs on imported modules.
Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) is asking energy developers to submit resource proposals that could add up to 700 MW. The catch? Those new resources need to have guaranteed in-service dates by or before May 1, 2023 or May 1, 2024.
Concerns are growing in the state over a potential energy shortage leading up to summer 2023.
The Department of Commerce investigation into allegations of dumping by a handful of Chinese solar module manufacturers is not the only trade issue bedeviling the U.S. solar industry.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) action related to its June 2021 Withhold Release Order (WRO) likely will heat up in the coming weeks as enforcement action commences, aimed at allegations of forced labor in solar supply chains.
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