Cypress Creek, Cubico commission South Carolina’s largest PV project
Located in Orangeburg County, the Palmetto Plains solar project has an installed generation capacity of 106MW. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
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New report shows tremendous growth of U.S. renewable energy generation in last decade
By Kelly Pickerel A new report from Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group finds that the United States has increased its solar power generation 40-fold and upped its electric production from wind by more than 270% in the last decade. The study also highlights advances in energy savings, the increased use of…
Mining giants seek huge wind and solar projects to justify CopperString 2.0
By Sophie Vorrath CopperString 2.0 announces “market sounding” for group of major mining companies seeking one million MWh a year of renewable electricity generation over 10 years. The post Mining giants seek huge wind and solar projects to justify CopperString 2.0 appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
California Proposes $100M in Energy Storage Incentives to Boost Wildfire Resiliency
By [email protected] California regulators want to direct $100 million in state energy storage incentives to a new class of disadvantaged customers: those living in parts of the state at the highest risk of deadly wildfires. The California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision last week on the “equity budget” within the Self-Generation Incentive Program,…
New Jersey adds new stakeholder meetings on Draft Energy Master Plan
By Michelle Froese In response to high demand and a large number of interested stakeholders, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has added two stakeholder meetings for members of the public to provide input on the Draft 2019 Energy Master Plan. Through Executive Order 28, state Governor Murphy set an ambitious goal in June,…
Regional Co-operation could unleash West Africa’s Power Potential
By Fiona Gleeson There are vast energy resources in West Africa: plentiful natural gas, hydropower and huge solar resources. but maximising power generation in the region has been hampered by a lack of cooperation between the region’s countries. Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The Energy Collective –…
GlidePath Took on Storage in Texas. Now It Wants to Add Batteries to Wind
By [email protected] Batteries paired with solar plants have gained momentum in sunny locales, but a market for shifting wind generation using battery storage has so far failed to materialize. Developer GlidePath Power Solutions, however, sees a path forward for wind-plus-storage in one of the country’s most competitive power markets, announcing the acquisition of 149 megawatts…
New York Siting Board approves 101.8-MW Eight Point Wind project
By Michelle Froese The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) granted approval to Eight Point Wind LLC to build and operate a wind farm facility in Steuben County, New York. The Siting Board’s decision follows a rigorous review and public participation process to ensure that the wind farm…
Natural Gas Markets Caught In Surprising Trend Moves
By Richard Cox Commodities traders have seen demand for natural continue to grow in the United States as a result of a switch from gas-fired power generation from coal. Additionally, export growth in liquefied natural gas has supported market valuations over the last few quarters. Recent price trends, however, have started to show signs of…
Jumbo and Goodfuels partner to test drop-in Bio-Fuel Oil on offshore decommissioning project
By mmillikin Leading global heavy lift shipping and offshore transportation and installation contractor Jumbo, and commercial, sustainable marine biofuel company GoodFuels, are partnering to test Goodfuels’ marine Bio-Fuel Oil on an offshore decommissioning project. Bio-Fuel Oil has already undergone three years of intensive testing with marine engine manufacturers. The second-generation drop-in Bio-Fuel Oil—a replacement for…
Mercedes-Benz introducing A- and B-Class plug-in hybrid models
By mmillikin Mercedes‑Benz Cars is introducing plug-in hybrids under the EQ Power label in the A- and B-Class. These new models, equipped with third-generation hybrid drive, include the A 250 e (combined fuel consumption 1.5-1.4 l/100 km (156.7-167.9 mpg US), combined CO2 emissions 34-33 g/km, combined electrical consumption 15.0-14.8 kWh/100 km); A 250 e Saloon…
Greener, faster and cheaper way to make patterned metals for solar cells and electronics
An innovative way to pattern metals could make the next generation of solar panels more sustainable and cheaper. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
New BMW 330e plug-in hybrid launched
By Blagojce Krivevski A combination of peerless dynamics and exemplary efficiency defines the character of the new BMW 3 Series Sedan. And now the addition to the range of drive solutions of a plug-in hybrid system brings an extra, particularly future-focused angle to the new sports sedan’s core attributes. The latest generation of BMW eDrive…
Montana Developer Ready to Build Modern-Day Pumped Hydro Storage
By [email protected] A former Navy prosecutor turned Montana-based clean energy developer wants to build the first pumped hydro storage facility the U.S. has seen in years. Battery installations are growing at a steady clip, but good old pumped hydro storage, which lifts water into elevated reservoirs for later use in generation, still utterly dominates the…
Norton Rose Fulbright expands renewables practice in Texas
By Michelle Froese Becky Diffen Norton Rose Fulbright announced that it has expanded its renewable energy capabilities in Texas with the addition of partner Becky Diffen and senior counsel Sam Porter to the global law firm’s Austin office. Diffen and Porter arrive from McGuireWoods, where Diffen served as chair of the firm’s renewable energy practice….