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GMP partners with Tesla to provide batteries for all
Climate-conscious Vermont utility, Green Mountain Power, is partnering with Tesla Inc. as it aspires to install battery systems in every home it serves. Source: REALWIRE
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Electric cars and solar inverters compete for the same parts
Electric vehicles and solar tend to get lumped together as partners in the climate-friendly push to phase out fossil fuels. Now they’re competing head-to-head for high-tech components that have been in short supply. Source: REALWIRE
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In Illinois, storage is among the next hurdles for renewables expansion
ComEd sees a significant role for energy storage on Illinois’ electric grid as the state works toward realizing its ambitious renewable goals. Source: REALWIRE
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Northeast planned offshore wind farms already bringing economic growth to the region
Even though there is only one small existing offshore wind farm in the Northeast, the 30-MW Block Island wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, two announcements this week highlight the growing economic importance of the region’s burgeoning offshore wind industry. Source: REALWIRE
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UK carbon reduction plan includes massive buildout of offshore wind, EV infrastructure
British people need to fly less, drive electric cars, eat little meat and turn their home thermostats down to 19 degrees Celsius (66 Fahrenheit) in order to rein in greenhouse gases damaging the planet. Source: REALWIRE
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Climate experts tell UK to set zero carbon target for 2050
Developing carbon capture and storage technology and low-carbon hydrogen is “a necessity not an option” for the UK to achieve a net zero carbon economy by 2050. Source: REALWIRE
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Ãrsted to buy solar and storage developer, Coronal
Yesterday during an earnings call, Danish offshore wind giant Ãrsted announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a subsidiary of US-based Coronal Energy a developer of large-scale solar and storage projects. Ãrsted’s CEO and President Henrik Poulson said that Coronal is “a nationwide solar and storage developer with a significant pipeline of…
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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind awards contract to install wind turbines for Moray East project
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has awarded a contract to Fred. Olsen Windcarrier for the transport and installation of 100 V164-9.5MW wind turbines for the Moray East project off the East coast of Scotland. Source: REALWIRE
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Goldman Sachs sees solar panel prices stabilizing
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. sees an end to the gloom for solar manufacturers as demand in China stabilizes and free-falling panel prices bottom out. Source: REALWIRE
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Tesla sued over fatal crash blamed on autopilot malfunction
Tesla Inc. was sued by the family of a man who died as the result of a crash allegedly caused when the Autopilot navigation system of his 2017 Model X malfunctioned. Source: REALWIRE