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By Sarah Shemkus, Energy News Network
A cluster of cancer cases in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the 1980s prompted a major pollution lawsuit that eventually inspired a book and subsequent movie. Now, a community solar project is bringing “new, positive life” to the site.
By Lisa Prevost, Energy News Network
Climate activists say the state’s progress on reducing building emissions has been far too slow given the pace of the climate crisis, and that it needs to end incentives for energy-efficient natural gas heating.
Dominion Energy has informed Virginia regulators of its plan to add 11 utility-scale solar projects, two small-scale distributed solar projects, one solar+storage project, and one stand-alone energy storage project.
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) has received a record 487 applications for interconnection this year, with renewable energy representing 64 gigawatts, or 83%, of the proposed new generating capacity.
France is set to expand its portfolio of renewable energy capacity with an additional 3,700MW of solar energy using €5.7 billion ($6.7 billion) in funding approved by the European Commission.
The aid will help France to achieve its 2030 carbon emissions reduction target by expanding the rollout of small-scale solar energy buildings.
Europe and North America will increase the number of connected electric vehicle (EV) chargers by 38% between 2020 and 2025, according to a new report released by research firm Berg Insight.
This means the number of connected EV chargers in Europe and North America will reach 7.9 million by 2025 from 1.6 million in 2020.
Originally published on ILSR.org
Residents of Puerto Rico are ready for energy democracy. Specifically, a resilient, renewable electricity system with equitably shared benefits. Is this vision possible for the island, whose democratic power is limited to begin with?
San Antonio municipal utility CPS Energy is partnering with a solar firm and global automobile group to develop a large-scale energy storage testing project from recycled electric vehicle batteries.
Hyundai Ioniq EV. Image credit Hyundai
(Fri, 17 Sep 2021) Ecuador withdrew its membership from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) effective January 1, 2020. According to Ecuadorâs government, the countryâs decision to withdraw its OPEC membership was part of the governmentâs rigorous plan to reduce public spending, promote public-private partnerships, and implement more market-friendly economic policies that generate new income.
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