The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched the Net-Zero Standard as a framework and standard for aligning corporate net-zero targets with climate science. As part of the launch, Ørsted’s 2040 net-zero full value chain decarbonization target has now been validated as science-based. SBTi’s new Net-Zero Standard provides a common, robust and science-based definition of […]
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UbiQD Inc., a New Mexico-based advanced materials company, has installed its electricity-generating windows in three commercial building sites. The buildings, which now feature quantum dot-tinted glass luminescent solar concentrator technology, include a Holiday Inn Express hotel, UbiQD’s headquarters in Los Alamos, N.M., and a collaborative project at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy […]
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Mayor Jim Kenney, Superintendent William Hite, PECO CEO Mike Innocenzo and others joined the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) to celebrate a milestone in Pennsylvania’s equitable transition to clean energy with a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of a new solar training lab at Frankford High School. Bright Solar Futures (BSF), funded by the U.S. Department […]
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The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched the Net-Zero Standard as a framework and standard for aligning corporate net-zero targets with climate science. As part of the launch, Ørsted’s 2040 net-zero full value chain decarbonization target has now been validated as science-based. SBTi’s new Net-Zero Standard provides a common, robust and science-based definition of […]
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Amp has broken ground on a portfolio of wholly owned community solar projects in New York and, along with its Massachusetts portfolio that is under construction, is on track to install nearly 100 MW of community solar projects across its Northeastern territory by the end of the year. The New York portfolio, consisting of 11 […]
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The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) says it is making the final preparations for its major annual event, Electricity Transformation Canada (ETC), which is set to take place November 17-19 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. ETC21 is bringing together key stakeholders in wind energy, solar energy, energy storage and complementary technologies, to network and […]
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GAF Energy, a provider of roof-integrated solar solutions, is partnering with Sandia National Laboratories, a U.S. Department of Energy research and development lab, to test the company’s next-generation solar roofing product, which will be launched in January 2022. In September, GAF Energy announced the completion of the buildout of its facility in San Jose, Calif., […]
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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has approved 105 applications to participate in the second year of the state’s Community Solar Energy Pilot Program. The projects, which represent almost 165 MW of solar energy capacity, will all serve low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities. “Our Community Solar Pilot Program is a national model for […]
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Borrego, a developer, EPC and O&M provider for large-scale renewable energy projects, has been selected by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (GREC) to engineer and construct two utility-scale solar projects in Montana and South Dakota. The projects are the largest to date for GREC as well as Borrego’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) group; they […]
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More than 40 years of renewable energy investment in the U.S. has led to the current installment of 550,000 acres of solar capacity and 67,000 individual wind turbines. As these numbers continue to grow, powered by a widespread commitment to clean power generation, so does the need to manage the industrial materials used in that […]
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SolRiver Capital, a national solar investment fund, has acquired a portfolio of utility-scale solar PV projects across North Carolina from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The portfolio is eight projects totaling 53 MW. Each project is expected to initially operate under a power purchase agreement with the local utility. Once completed, the projects will produce over […]
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CenterPoint Energy Inc.’s Indiana-based electric and natural gas business, CenterPoint Energy Indiana South, has received approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to acquire a 300 MW solar array, as well as enter into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for an additional 100 MW of solar energy as part of the company’s long-term electric generation […]
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