Energy Update
GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions and New York-based BOND Civil & Utility Construction formed a consortium that was awarded an EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) contract from Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp.
The Q CELLS solar module manufacturing facility, seen here from above, is the largest in the U.S. with a capacity of 1.7 GW per year. (Courtesy: Q Cells)
New York has reached a milestone of 1 GW of installed community solar capacity, more than any other state.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said that community solar development has accelerated the state's goal of generating 70% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Hochul wants to reach 10 GW of solar over the same period.
The clean energy industry is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs in the U.S. over the next decade. But so far, data shows that disadvantaged communities and populations have largely been left out of the energy transition.
Nextracker said it launched its NX Horizon-XTR product, a terrain-following, single-axis tracker intended to expand the use of solar power on sites with sloped, uneven, and other terrain challenges.
By Marcy Gordon, AP Business Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies would be required to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions they produce and how climate risk affects their business under new rules proposed Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a drive across the government to address climate change.
Commentators replying in FERC docket #ER22-962 realize that by imposing a must-offer requirement on net energy metered distributed energy resources, PJM is restricting a significant portion of DERs from participating in wholesale markets even though FERC allows resources to participate in both wholesale and retail programs.
A cobalt-free lithium-ion battery manufacturing startup wants to hire displaced coal miners to staff a gigafactory it plans to build in West Virginia.
Sparkz will partner with the United Mine Workers to recruit and train 350 workers, the company announced. Groundbreaking for the facility is expected sometime this year.
A 998 MW wind farm is now operational in Oklahoma.
The Traverse Wind Energy Center becomes one of the largest wind farms in operation in the U.S. with an expected output of 3.8 million MWh annually.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a method for cleaning solar panels that could potentially save billions of gallons of water.
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