By [email protected] The U.S. Treasury Department released guidance Wednesday that offers onshore wind and solar projects more time to meet tax credit deadlines, an acknowledgement of the challenges brought by the coronavirus lockdown. Wind was the big winner: onshore projects that started construction in 2016 and 2017 will now have five rather than four years…
By [email protected] The U.S. Treasury Department released guidance Wednesday that offers onshore wind and solar projects more time to meet tax credit deadlines, an acknowledgement of the challenges brought by the coronavirus lockdown. Wind was the big winner: onshore projects that started construction in 2016 and 2017 will now have five rather than four years…
By Billy Ludt RP Construction Services opened a new logistics facility in Kosciusko, Mississippi, now the third distribution yard owned and operated by RPCS in order to serve the U.S. utility-scale solar market, complementing the company’s Texas and California locations. RPCS is a solar tracker project design, supply and installation subcontractor based in Monterey, California….
By Billy Ludt Kearsarge Energy has hired GZA, a multi-disciplinary firm providing geotechnical, environmental, ecological, water and construction management services, to support the brownfield development of a new 3-MW solar energy farm in Montague, Massachusetts. The system will include over 7,000 PV panels across 10.3 acres, coupled with energy storage capacity, capping a long-abandoned landfill…
By National Wind Watch DALEVILLE – A divided Botetourt County Board of Supervisors gave a controversial wind farm project its second wind late Tuesday night. In October, Apex Clean Energy asked for a change to its permit that would allow for the construction of fewer, taller turbines. Instead of the original proposal of 25, 550-foot…
By Sophie Vorrath CWP Renewables lodges development application for 400MW wind farm proposed for NSW central-west Renewable Energy Zone, hoping for construction to begin in 2021. The post Huge Uungula wind project edges closer in NSW renewable energy zone appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Joshua S Hill Construction of 350MW Cleve Hill Solar Park – Britain’s largest yet – expected to begin early 2021, with development consent expected from government this week. The post UK’s largest subsidy-free solar farm – bigger than any in Australia – nears final approval appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For…
By Andrew Spence A new technique to preserve native vegetation and reduce dust will be rolled out during construction of the 280MW Cultana Solar Farm in South Australia. The post Gupta solar farm to employ innovative construction method to save ‘bonsai forest’ appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew…
By Jay Stein Building electrification—the idea that global warming emissions can be effectively mitigated by either forcing or encouraging builders to install electric heat pumps instead of fossil fuel burning furnaces and water heaters—is catching on. Already, 30 cities in California have adopted codes that either restrict natural gas usage or outright require heat pumps…
By Kelsey Misbrener Northwestern University has signed up for 11.9 MW of Clearway’s community solar projects in Illinois, the first major commercial subscriber to subscribe to the group’s new portfolio. Northwestern’s long-term commitment will support the development and construction of 16 of Clearway’s community solar projects in Illinois. The agreement also represents a significant step…
By WPED Staff The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) issued a conditioned certificate providing Icebreaker Windpower an opportunity to move forward with the construction of six wind turbines in Lake Erie. If constructed, this demonstration project will be the first freshwater offshore wind farm in North America. The Icebreaker Wind project is planned to be…
By Nadja Skopljak Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent has departed from the Port of […] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Offshore Wind » News by topic
Firm breaks ground on 60.9MW PV array set to join pre-existing 90MW wind section in Atacama Desert. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By H. Sterling Burnett For the second time in three years, Judge Brian Morris, of the United States District Court for Montana intervened to block construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.For the second time in three years, Judge Brian Morris, of the United States District Court for Montana intervened to block construction of the…
By [email protected] Onshore wind is now the leading renewable energy technology in the U.S., and it’s still knocking competitors out of the way. Last year wind overtook hydropower in total generation, and 2020 is on track to be a record year for new wind farm construction. But all other energy sources are losing ground to…