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City mayors around the globe pledge to ramp up renewables transition
Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, USA, has launched the C40 Renewable Energy Declaration to help cities around the world accelerate the transition to clean energy resources in an equitable manner. Some 15 mayors have signed the declaration to increase the pace at which their cities are deploying renewable energy resources to create healthier communities,…
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Biden’s solar plan presents big opportunity for asset management firms
Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip The Biden administration’s Solar Futures Study calls for 45% of the U.S. electricity supply to come from solar by 2050. That means bigger (and more efficient) solar farms — a massive opportunity for companies that inspect and optimize utility-scale arrays. Mark Culpepper, general manager of solar solutions for DroneBase, a renewable energy asset…
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10 largest solar projects completed in the U.S. so far in 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip The U.S. added 4.8 gigawatts of utility-scale solar capacity in the first half of 2021, a 15% increase from the first half of 2020 and nearly halfway to the total capacity added in 2020, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The U.S. now has 53.7 GW of total solar capacity…
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Enel Green Power taps ESS to deliver battery systems for solar+storage project in Spain
Oregon-based energy storage firm ESS Tech has been commissioned to deliver 17 of its long-duration Warehouse iron flow battery systems for a hybrid project in Spain. The order with Enel Green Power Espana contracts ESS to supply the energy storage complement to support a solar farm in Spain. The ESS system will offer a combined…
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GE selected to supply solar power stations for 1.3 GW of projects in Turkey
Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip GE Renewable Energy has been selected by Kaylon to deliver solar power stations for 1.3 GW of projects in Turkey, the company announced Thursday. GE will supply its FLEXINVERTER* solar power stations to the 270 MW Karapinar phase II-A and 810 MW Karapinar phase II-B solar plants, in addition to the power stations…
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U.S. hydropower generation to decline 14% in 2021 amid drought, EIA reports
In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that electricity generation from U.S. hydropower plants will be 14% lower in 2021 than it was in 2020. This is a result of “extreme and exceptional” drought conditions that have been affecting much of the western U.S., especially California and states in…
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Ohio bill emphasizes jobs and justice on path to 100% clean energy by 2050
By Kathiann M. Kowalski, Energy News Network A bill for cutting carbon emissions calls for equity in job training and transition programs, an office of energy justice, increased oversight, and curbs on utility influence over regulators. Ohio Democratic lawmakers plan to emphasize potential economic benefits as they try to persuade Republican colleagues to support an…
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How Long Island could become a green hydrogen hub
New York-based National Grid US envisions a “hydrogen hub” on Long Island that it says will help the state and city meet net-zero carbon goals in the coming decades. The utility shared those goals and ideas as part of Climate Week NYC. National Grid US had developed a vision highlighting Long Island as an ideal…
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Salt River Project connects 25 MW energy storage facility to Arizona grid
Arizona-based municipal utility Salt River Project connected its largest battery storage facility into the grid this month. SRP has placed the 25-MW energy storage facility into service at its Bolster Substation, which is adjacent to the gas-fired Agua Fria Generating Station. The fully charged battery site can power about 5,600 homes for close to four…
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Grid hardening through DER could soon be a viable, profitable solution for utilities
A new trial in Australia is tackling the regulatory aspect of DER marketplaces hoping to answer the question: How does a utility earn a return on customer-sited assets? When California-based Jesse Morris saw a tweet from the California Independent System Operator (CalISO) asking Californians to conserve energy between 4 PM and 9 PM in order…
