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Youngstown, Ohio, Council Halts Pyrolysis Plant
The city council has put a one-year moratorium to give the city council time to conduct research on the waste-to-energy project. The one-year pause on the proposed SOBE Thermal Energy Solutions plant has been touted as a win for local environmental advocacy groups, according to coverage by Ideastream Public Media. Local environmentalists had raised concerns about plans by Youngstown company SOBE, ...
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U.S. Announces New Actions for Clean Energy on Public Lands
The Biden-Harris administration this week announced a series of historic milestones and actions to promote responsible clean energy development on public lands and help achieve President Biden’s goal of creating a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035.Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Department has now permitted more than 25 gigawatts of clean energy projects – ...
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Valencia, Spain offers subsidies for geothermal, other renewables
A call for aid has been issued for renewable thermal energy projects in the residential, industrial, and agricultural sectors in the province of Valencia in Spain. The total budget for the thermal renewable energy program, which is part of the European Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan, is EUR 10.24 million. The Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (Ivace) has declared a ...
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U.S. Announces First Projects Receiving Clean Energy Manufacturing Investments
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (April 19) released details for 35 projects across 20 states that voluntarily shared with DOE they received a total of $1.93 billion in allocations of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C). 48C is an allocated tax credit funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda through the Inflation Reduction Act, aimed at accelerating clean ...
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EDF Renewables Signs Agreement with Southern California Public Power Authority for Solar + Storage
EDF Renewables North America this week announced a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) for a portion of the Bonanza Solar and Storage project. The carbon-free electricity generated by the 125 MWac solar photovoltaic (PV) system and 65 MW 4-hour Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is guaranteed to begin delivery to SCPPA’s participating ...
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Petrobras adopts HEFA tech to produce sustainable diesel, SAF
With intentions to use it in its first biorefining plant, the state-run oil and gas corporation in Brazil, Petrobras (BVMF:PETR4), has contracted a technology for the manufacture of aviation biokerosene and 100% renewable diesel. The agreement with Honeywell UOP relates to the technology known as Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA), which was revealed last week. With the use of soybean ...
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Phase 2 of Navios Flexible Generation Plant Underway in Romania
With the first phase of the Clarke Energy and Navios peaking plant project in Romania now fully commissioned, we are delighted to announce that the second phase is now well underway in Racari. Phase 2 will supply an additional 20MW and 6 x INNIO Jenbacher Type-6 engines to the plant, which will be dedicated to the balancing services of Romania’s national electricity grid. The full EPC ...
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Path Proposed to Connect Garden State Energy to NJ Offshore Wind
National Grid Ventures (NGV) and Con Edison Transmission this week submitted a proposal to build transmission infrastructure that will carry offshore wind power to New Jersey’s electric grid.The Garden State Energy Path will enable delivery of approximately 6 gigawatts of offshore wind power from its point of landfall at the Sea Girt National Guard Training Center to the Larrabee Tri-Collector ...
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Biden Administration Invests $2.3 Billion in Projects to Expand Clean Power in Rural Communities
As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week (March 6) announced that USDA is moving forward on clean energy investments in 23 states to reduce pollution and strengthen rural America's power grid. The announcement includes the first five awards totaling $139 million under the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) ...
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1,600 MWh Project is One of the Largest Solar + Storage Systems Under Development in the US
rPlus Energies, a leading privately held renewable energy developer, announced that its Green River Energy Center project recently amended its power purchase agreement with PacifiCorp to quadruple the battery storage capacity from 400-megawatt-hours to 1,600 MWh, securing its position as one of the largest solar-plus-storage projects under development in the United States.The project involves ...
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Columbia Law School Report: Rebutting 33 False Claims about Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles
By Jacob Elkin, Matthew EisensonAchieving the United States’ ambitious emissions reduction goals depends in large part on the rapid adoption of wind and solar energy and the electrification of consumer vehicles. However, misinformation and coordinated disinformation about renewable energy is widespread and threatens to undermine public support for the transition. In a new report, the Sabin Center ...
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DOE Reduces Regulatory Hurdles For Energy Storage, Transmission, and Solar Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy is amending its list of categories of projects which, because they typically do not have significant environmental impacts, qualify for the simplest form of environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). DOE is simplifying the environmental review process for certain energy storage systems such as battery systems, transmission line upgrades, ...
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Connecting the Dots: Putting Offshore Wind Energy to Work
By Tiffany Plate, NREL The most recent U.S. Census states that 44.4 million people, or nearly 14% of the population, live along the Atlantic Coast. That is a lot of people—who need a lot of electricity. And as the country pushes to decarbonize the energy sector, that power needs to increasingly come from renewable sources, like solar and wind. But densely populated coastlines often do not ...
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Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH, winner of the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2024
EGEC is thrilled to announce Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH as the recipient of the prestigious Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2024. The award recognises Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH’s innovative project, the Lithium Extraction Optimization Plant (LEOP) from geothermal, designed to revolutionise the production of sustainable lithium in ...
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SDG&E Unveils Four Advanced Microgrids to Boost Grid Resilience and Reliability
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) this week unveiled four new microgrids featuring advanced remote operation capabilities and state-of-the-art safety technologies to help enhance grid reliability and bolster resiliency for the surrounding communities. The four microgrid and energy storage sites, located in the communities of Clairemont, Tierra Santa, Paradise, and Boulevard, will help ...
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FEMA Study Finds Puerto Rico Can Achieve 100% Renewable Energy Future By 2050
The U.S. Department of Energy and the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week (Feb 7) released a summary report for the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100). The two-year study concludes that Puerto Rico can successfully meet its projected electricity needs with 100% renewable energy by 2050.PR100 outlines pathways to achieving clean energy ...
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Biden- Harris Administration Invests $60 Million to Expand Clean, Renewable Geothermal Energy
In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy this week (Feb 13) announced the selection of three projects that will receive up to $60 million to demonstrate the efficacy and scalability of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Funded by the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the pilot projects will use innovative technology and a variety of ...
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RWE and Haltermann Carless collaborate on a UK green hydrogen project.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by German energy group RWE AG (ETR:RWE) and hydrocarbon specialty manufacturer Haltermann Carless to collaborate on a green hydrogen production project in the southeast of the United Kingdom. The plant is intended to be situated on a portion of the agrochemical and fuel additive manufacturing site of Haltermann Carless in Harwich, Essex. It ...
By RWE AG
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DOE Announces Up to $70 Million to Strengthen Energy Sector Against Physical and Cyber Hazards
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Jan 4) announced up to $70 million in funding to support research into technologies designed to increase resilience and reduce risks to energy delivery infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters, and climate-change fueled extreme weather events. This new competitive funding opportunity will be ...
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Powin and Pulse Clean Energy Partner on a 50 MW / 110 MWh UK Battery Energy Storage System
Portland, Ore. and London, England – Global energy storage platform provider Powin LLC (Powin) announces an agreement with Pulse Clean Energy (Pulse), an investor, developer and operator of flexibility and stability assets in the UK. The agreement is to deploy a 50 MW/110 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on project Overhill, located in Scotland, UK. The UK government has ...
By Powin Energy
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