wind power infrastructure News
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Gamesa reinforces its manufacturing base in India with a new blade factory
This facility will make blades for the G114-2.0 MW class S turbine and marks Gamesa's second blade factory in India, where it also has a nacelle manufacturing facility The new blade factory is part of the company's plan for tapping the growth opportunity in India, where it is the number one OEM Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has achieved a fresh milestone in its growth ...
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Study Warns That Green Energy Projects Can Be As Socially and Environmentally Conflictive As Fossil Fuel Projects
To meet the most ambitious 1.5° C climate goal requires a rapid phaseout of fossil fuels and mass use of renewables. However, new international research by McGill University and the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) warns that green energy projects can be as socially and environmentally conflictive as fossil fuel ...
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Form Energy Closes Series B to Enable the Transition to 100% Renewable Grid
Form Energy, Inc., an energy company developing systems incorporating ultra-low-cost, long-duration storage, announced today the close of a $40 million Series B financing round led by Eni Next LLC, the corporate venture capital vehicle of Eni Group. It also announced that Michael Skelly, wind development pioneer and noted power infrastructure development expert, has joined the board. Joined by ...
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Xcel Energy Pursues Clean Energy Hydrogen Hub for Colorado
Xcel Energy announced this week (April 10) its proposal to build a clean energy hydrogen hub on the eastern plains as it advances in bringing new, clean and reliable energy to the region. The company submitted a plan to the U.S Department of Energy to build a clean hydrogen energy hub in Colorado as part of the Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub, LLC (WISHH). WISHH is an interconnected, multi-state ...
By Xcel Energy
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NRG Energy Completes Energy Plus Holdings Acquisition
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Energy Plus Holdings LLC, adding a unique and compelling sales channel to the Company’s retail portfolio. “Through Energy Plus, NRG’s retail business now has the exclusive loyalty program partnerships, marketing partnerships and direct marketing expertise that enable ...
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NRG Solar and Eurus Energy’s Avenal Solar Facility Starts Generating Power
NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), and Eurus Energy America Corporation have begun commercial operations at the 45-megawatt Avenal Solar Generating Facility, the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) generating facility in California. The 45-megawatt Avenal Solar Generating Facility is the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) generating facility in California. ...
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NRG Energy Acquires 290-Megawatt Agua Caliente Solar Project from First Solar
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) has completed its acquisition of the 290-megawatt Agua Caliente solar project from First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR). The acquisition was contingent upon the financial closing of the project’s loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office. Workers install solar photovoltaic panels at the 290-megawatt ...
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NRG Energy to Acquire Energy Plus Holdings, Adding Immediate Scale and Unique Sales Channel to Expanding Northeast Retail Business
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Energy Plus Holdings LLC, a Philadelphia-based retail electricity and natural gas provider for $190 million in cash. Through its exclusive marketing partnerships with leading loyalty program providers, Energy Plus has a proven ability to successfully enroll attractive customer groups and will provide NRG an effective retail ...
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NRG Energy Completes Acquisition of 250-Megawatt California Valley Solar Ranch from SunPower
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) has completed its acquisition of the 250-megawatt (MW) California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR) project from SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB). The acquisition occurred immediately prior to today's financial closing of the project's loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Loan Programs Office. Construction on the project began this month, with ...
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Landmark Rooftop Solar Project to Create Thousands of Jobs in 28 States
Rooftop solar generation takes a giant leap forward as a consortium of leading companies – Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Prologis and NRG Energy – announce an offer of a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office to help finance the largest distributed rooftop solar generation project in the world. The loan guarantee supporting $1.4 billion ...
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