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New onshore and offshore wind training facility open in Maryland

A new wind training center in Maryland that supports both onshore and the burgeoning offshore wind industry is open for business after receiving approval from the Global Wind Organization (GWO).

To build or not to build: TVA asks public to weigh in on construction of large solar farm

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is asking for public input on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the North Alabama Utility-Scale Solar Project in Lawrence County.

In January 2019, TVA announced that it holds a two-year purchase option on 3,000 acres in Lawrence County to study the feasibility of building a large solar farm in order to continue reducing its carbon footprint.  

DOE and NREL launch spring 2021 geothermal collegiate competition

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Geothermal Technologies Office today announced the launch of the Spring 2021 Geothermal Collegiate Competition, managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Shell, Mitsubishi and Vattenfall partner on Hamburg hydrogen project

Shell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Vattenfall and municipal company Wärme Hamburg are exploring a plan to jointly produce hydrogen from wind and solar power at the Hamburg-Moorburg power plant site and utilise it in its vicinity.

To this end, the four companies have signed a letter of intent.

Malaysia Country Analysis Brief

(Mon, 25 Jan 2021) Malaysia is the second-largest oil and natural gas producer in Southeast Asia and is the world’s fifth-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas. It is strategically located amid important routes for seaborne energy trade.

Angola Country Analysis Brief

(Mon, 25 Jan 2021) Angola is the second-largest producer in Africa, following Nigeria, and its economy depends heavily on hydrocarbon production for revenue. As a member of OPEC, Angola has agreed to limit its monthly crude oil production as part of the April 15, 2020 agreement, which was made in response to the acute drop in economic activity and global crude oil demand caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.

U.S. DOE releases hydropower value study

To reveal the current landscape and prospective role and influence of hydropower operations on the electric grid in the U.S., the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) commissioned the Hydropower Value Study (HVS): Current Status and Future Opportunities.

Minneapolis Health Department splits the bill with green investors

Originally published on ILSR.org

To invest in energy conservation and clean energy generation is to invest in a healthier community.

US rejoins Paris Agreement

As promised, on the first day he took office US President Joe Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement via an executive order. In his inaugural address he said that the planet itself is crying for survival and vowed to make fighting climate change on his top priorities.

NJ landfill repurposed as community solar garden

This week solar developer Navisun announced that it has acquired the 4.5-megawatt Linden Hawk Rise Solar Project, a community solar project under construction in Linden, New Jersey.  The solar project is located on the City of Linden’s landfill, in Union County, New Jersey. CS Energy was instrumental in developing the project and is currently constructing the project.

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