Solar Energy News
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Canadian Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies [COAST] Podcasts presents Swordfish-Energy Inc.
Jason Goldsworthy, Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) Executive Director of COAST (Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies) Hosts an in-depth interview with Dorn Beattie, CTO, Inventor, and Founder of Swordfish Energy, and Patrick Marshall, CEO and Co-Founder of the Canadian Hydrokinetic (underwater) Turbine manufacturer with plans for global distribution. The ...
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Nofar chooses LONGi panels for 576 MW of solar in Romania
Israeli renewables developer Nofar Energy Ltd has inked a EUR-76.6-million (USD 84.4m) agreement to buy solar panels from China’s LONGi Solar for projects in Romania. The contract is for a power generating capacity of 576 MW. Longi will be responsible for the entire delivery process from the manufacturing to the arrival of the panels on-site, the Israeli firm said in a LinkedIn post ...
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TotalEnergies unveils 275 MW of Texas solar PPAs with LyondellBasell
After signing a first PPA at the end of 2022, the French energy business TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTE) has now negotiated a second one with LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB), which will give the Dutch chemicals major with a total of 275 MW of solar in Texas. Under the terms of the new agreement, TotalEnergies' 325-MW DC Brazoria solar farm, which is slated to go online at the end of 2025 and ...
By Total S.A
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Green Light for Australia’s Largest Grid-Forming Battery
Australia’s largest battery with grid-forming inverter capabilities is set to go ahead, with AGL this week reaching a Final Investment Decision (FID) on a 500 MW / 1,000 MWh grid-forming battery in Liddell, New South Wales. Announced last year on behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) conditionally approved up to $35 million in funding to the project, ...
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19 Dec, 2023 $800m Investment to Accelerate Octopus Energy’s Global Clean Energy Growth
Octopus Energy Group, the UK’s largest power supplier* and the owner of the Kraken technology platform, recently announced $800m (£625m) additional investment from its existing shareholders. This new investment values the private company at $7.8bn (£6.2bn), a 60% increase since its previous investment round in December 2021. Australian and Japanese giants Origin Energy and Tokyo Gas, one of the ...
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Green Light for Australia’s Largest Grid-Forming Battery
Australia’s largest battery with grid-forming inverter capabilities is set to go ahead, with AGL this week reaching a Final Investment Decision (FID) on a 500 MW / 1,000 MWh grid-forming battery in Liddell, New South Wales. Announced last year on behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) conditionally approved up to $35 million in funding to the project, ...
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EIA Expects Combined U.S. Solar and Wind Generation to Surpass Coal-Fired Generation in 2024
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects, for the first year on record, combined electricity generation from wind and solar to surpass generation from coal in 2024. EIA expects solar generation in 2024 to increase 39% (228 kilowatthours) from 2023, driven by continued increases in solar capacity. "Renewables, particularly solar photovoltaics, are growing rapidly and making large ...
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RMI: Treasury’s 45X guidelines will supercharge U.S. clean energy manufacturing & technological innovation
Today, the US Department of the Treasury unveiled initial guidance on one of the highest-value tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit, which incentivizes the domestic production of solar, wind, inverter, and battery components. This guidance provides certainty to investors on the specific technologies and production conditions that qualify ...
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NREL and Amazon Aim To Create Guidebook for Emissions Impact Analysis
By Connor O'Neil Corporations are starting to pay close attention to their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but current calculations only provide a coarse estimate of their entire GHG emissions. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Amazon, the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy worldwide since 2020, are working to modernize GHG emissions ...
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New 23-kW solar project will help power Indiana youth services nonprofit
Five Star Life, a nonprofit serving underserved youth through its leadership programming, has announced the installation of its 23-kW solar array at its Summit Facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for December 11. The new solar array brings renewable energy to the 350-acre innovative learning campus, enabling FSL to expand its programming year-round. ...
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ISO-NE's Study of Energy Shortfall Risks Produces Innovative Tool for Assessing Energy Adequacy
With the completion of the Operational Impact of Extreme Weather Events study, a first-of-its-kind analysis examining how the region's power system would fare under stressful weather and operational conditions, ISO New England has delivered a detailed snapshot of energy shortfall risks in 2027 and 2032. Energy shortfalls happen when the region's electricity supply falls below consumer demand. ...
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Arizona State, Idaho National Laboratory Team to Boost Clean Energy Research
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Arizona State University (ASU) have agreed to expand their joint efforts in clean energy research for the next five years. An agreement signed in October establishes a framework for both institutions to develop low-carbon processes for the energy and manufacturing sectors. One joint project works to improve and decarbonize methods to extract critical minerals ...
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Financial Headwinds for Renewables Investors: What's the Way Forward?
The impressive growth in clean energy investments in recent years has been led by renewable power. Annual spending on solar PV and wind projects has risen by more than USD 300 billion in the last five years, and now accounts for one-third of the total USD 1.8 trillion that we expect to go to clean energy investments in 2023. Deployment has been driven by a virtuous circle of policy support and ...
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Clean Energy Achievements at COP28
This week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David M. Turk traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the 28th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), where he led the U.S. energy delegation. The Department of Energy announced a range of initiatives - on issues from clean hydrogen and nuclear energy to zero-emissions transportation and building ...
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PowerFlex doubles rooftop solar array for athletic apparel brand
PowerFlex announced the completion of the second rooftop solar project for athletic wear brand ASICS at its Byhalia Distribution Center in Mississippi. The completion of the 1-MW solar rooftop brings the total solar generated power at the distribution center to 2 MW that will power the building load and directly offset utility costs. The system is the largest solar PV rooftop in Byhalia and ...
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New 46-MW Pennsylvania solar array will support utility grants for LMI residents
Four Twelve Renewables is unveiling its inaugural utility-scale solar facility in Greene Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The 46-MWDC facility, known as BE Pine, is made up of approximately 98,000 bifacial solar panels. BE Pine is the first project in Four Twelve Renewables’ portfolio. Four Twelve is an energy developer seeking to use clean, abundant natural resources to generate ...
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NSG Group will increase Ohio solar glass capacity to supply First Solar with American product
Glass and glazing system supplier Nippon Sheet Glass Co. (NSG Group) recently announced it would invest in additional transparent conductive oxide (TCO) glass production capacity at its plant in Rossford, Ohio, to support the solar market. The float line at Pilkington North America, a member of NSG Group, will begin shipping TCO glass for solar panels by Q1 2025. Pilkington will supply glass to ...
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NYC relaxes zoning restrictions, opens 8,500 acres of parking lots to solar canopy development
This week, New York City passed landmark legislation that relaxes restrictions on solar developments through a carbon neutrality zoning amendment. This “City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality” zoning initiative will move the city toward more equitable and sustainable living. ...
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EV fast chargers in NY village run on solar + storage
A solar-supported EV fast charging station was recently put into service in Mount Kisco, New York. Sustainable Westchester supported the project featuring an 85-kW solar array, 180-kWh energy storage system and two Jule 75-kW DC fast chargers. Any excess electricity generated by the facility is prioritized for low-and moderate-income (LMI) households through Sustainable Westchester’s ...
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Gov. Pritzker celebrates northern Illinois’s 100th community solar project
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined Reactivate and ComEd in Chicago Heights to announce the 100th community solar site in northern Illinois, which will serve low-to-moderate income ComEd customers, and is one of the first community solar sites located in a Cook County environmental justice community. The solar farm, Verduin, is planned to be placed in service by the end of December. ...
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