Short-term interventions addressing the current energy crisis must be accompanied by a steadfast focus on mid- and long-term goals of the energy transition. High fossil fuel prices, energy security concerns and the urgency of climate change underscore the pressing need to move faster to a clean energy system, says World Energy Transitions Outlook 2022. Launched […]
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The enforcement and compliance arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce intends to investigate whether imported solar cells and modules from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia are circumventing federal antidumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from China. The decision was prompted by a request from U.S.-based solar company Auxin Solar, which […]
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The Assembly II and Assembly III solar projects have reached commercial operation (COD), states D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) in partnership with Ranger Power, a Chicago-based utility-scale solar development company and the largest independent solar developer in Michigan. Assembly Solar II is a 110 MW AC solar facility and Assembly Solar III is a […]
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new issue brief that details a future for solar power, good jobs and affordable energy in the United States. President Biden’s proposed investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better Agenda will invest in the infrastructure, manufacturing, innovation and incentives for solar energy to grow […]
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The Tennessee Valley Authority, Meta (formerly the Facebook company), Jackson Energy Authority (JEA) and Silicon Ranch broke ground on a new 70 MW AC solar facility in Madison County, Tenn. The McKellar Solar Farm will help support Meta’s regional operations with 100% renewable energy. Originally announced in August 2020, the McKellar facility is part of […]
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The Lazio Region Universities Coordination Committee (CRUL) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a new partnership aimed at developing joint research on how to boost renewable energy as a key element in energy transition. The research will focus on bioenergy, geothermal, hydroelectric, ocean, solar and wind […]
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Heliogen Inc., a provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy, and Woodside Energy (USA) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian energy producer Woodside Petroleum Ltd., are deploying a commercial-scale demonstration of Heliogen’s AI-enabled concentrated solar energy technology proposed to be built in Mojave, Calif. The project agreement follows the previously announced limited notice to proceed […]
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CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM), a real assets investment management firm, and Altus Power Inc. are building and operating a portfolio of rooftop community solar projects to provide renewable energy to residential customers and CBRE IM logistics tenants in Maryland. Rooftop-based solar systems of up to approximately 20 MW will be located on the logistics […]
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The American Clean Power Association (ACP), on behalf of its over 700 member companies, has released its Energy Transition for All initiative – an industry-wide framework to ensure that workers, communities and those historically left behind stand to benefit from the rapid growth of the clean power sector in the United States. The initiative was […]
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AGP Sustainable Real Assets Pte Ltd. (AGP) and Hartree Partners LP have launched AMPYR Energy USA, the second joint venture between the two companies in just over a year. AMPYR Energy USA, which will be headquartered in New York, is targeting to build a 5 GW utility-scale solar PV platform across multiple U.S. markets. The […]
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The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG), an ERM Group company, is ramping up its renewable energy services and projects across Canada. The company has appointed Bert Chen as senior associate. Before RCG, Chen was a manager of business development at Brookfield Renewable Energy, where he was responsible for due diligence and project management of greenfield and […]
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The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in the fourth quarter of 2021, with new system installations totaling 4,727 MWh. According to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business, and the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report, Q4 2021 saw more capacity installed than in the first three quarters combined, […]
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