Category / Industry News
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GE expanding Turkish wind turbine blade factory; hiring 300 workers
This week LM Wind Power, a subsidiary of GE Renewable Energy, announced its plan to recruit 300 additional employees at its wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Bergama, Turkey. Source: REALWIRE
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EU approves €385 million renewable energy scheme for Lithuania
The European Commission has approved a €385 million (US$429.7 million) renewable energy scheme to support renewables generation in Lithuania, including hydroelectric power. Source: REALWIRE
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Tesla continues to lose marketshare in U.S. rooftop solar market
A year ago, Tesla Inc. lost its throne as king of the U.S. rooftop solar business to Sunrun Inc. Now, it may get relegated to third place. Source: REALWIRE
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General Mills inks 200-MW Clean Energy PPA for Texas wind power
The wind farm will produce renewable energy credits that, combined with the company’s previous agreement, should equal 100 percent of electricity used annually at General Mill’s domestic facilities. Source: REALWIRE
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Machine learning, AI aiding Sempra utilities in solar energy management on the grid
This week Sempra Energy subsidiary PXiSE Energy Solutions announced that Sempra-owned development company Infraestructura Energetica Nova (IEnova) would be using its software at the 110-MW Pima Solar facility located in Mexico to help manage the integration of renewable power to the electric grid. Source: REALWIRE
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Ford invests $500 million into battery company Rivian
Through a strategic partnership, Ford will develop an all-new, next-generation battery electric vehicle for Ford’s growing EV portfolio using Rivian’s skateboard platform Source: REALWIRE
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Iowa pork producers stall utility efforts to upend solar net metering
In their push to upend the economics of rooftop solar, Iowa’s major electric utilities are up against an opponent as politically potent as they are: the state’s pork producers. Source: REALWIRE
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DTECH asks experts to share what they know about the future of energy delivery
Utilities and other energy experts convene each year at DISTRIBUTECH International (DTECH) to discuss the future of energy and this week Clarion Energy, organizer of the event, announced that the call for abstracts for the 2020 event is open. Source: REALWIRE
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Nevada is the fourth US state to commit to 100 percent clean energy
Nevada is joining the growing list of U.S. places that aim to ban fossil fuels from its electricity supply. Source: REALWIRE
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APS battery energy storage facility explosion injures four firefighters; industry investigates
Last Friday evening in Surprise, Arizona a storage facility owned by Arizona Public Service (APS) exploded, injuring four firefighters. Reporter for azfamily.com, Maria Hechanova, visited the scene yesterday and reported that the explosion happened while four hazmat firefighters from Peoria were working to extinguish a battery fire at the facility. Source: REALWIRE