Building the Largest Clean Energy Microgrid in Puerto Rico

Credit to Author: Rich Gorze| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 17:00:58 +0000

Analysis of the levelized cost of energy shows how renewables have become more cost-efficient every year. Today, the least-expensive way to meet energy needs is with renewable resources. For industries […]

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U.S. DOE Announces $584.5 Million Loan Guarantee to Subsidiaries of Convergent Energy and Power Inc. to Build Solar PV and Energy Storage in Puerto Rico

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:50:26 +0000

Convergent will build and operate utility-scale solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico, improving grid resilience and reducing costs for ratepayers. The U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO) today announced the closing of a $584.5 million ($559.4 million in principal and $25.1 million in capitalized interest) loan guarantee to subsidiaries of … [continued]

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Restoration Efforts Continue Following Complete Blackout of Puerto Rico’s Power Grid

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:34:32 +0000

LUMA, Puerto Rico’s electric power transmission and distribution system operator, has struggled to restore power to some of its customers in the wake of an outage that left the entire […]

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US DOE — Flurry of Solar & Wind Power Announcements

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:58:00 +0000

As Joe Biden’s time leading the United States approaches an end, various government agencies have been sprinting to get things done before they are at risk of being dropped and forgotten. Rather than try to cover each of these separately, let’s quickly roll through some of the announcements, and you … [continued]

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Clean Energy Cybersecurity, Clean Energy Tech Startups, and Clean Energy & Manufacturing Innovation in Underserved Communities

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 04:59:50 +0000

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is out with another round of cleantech announcements today. Clean Energy Cybersecurity First of all, the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator (CECA) program, working with the US DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) as well as some utilities, is moving forward … [continued]

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Solx Will Manufacture Solar Panels In Puerto Rico

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:48:57 +0000

Puerto Rico has been in the news lately after a so-called comedian at a Republican campaign event referred to it as cesspit of human garbage floating in the Atlantic Ocean. Nearly a decade ago, after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, a US president gave Puerto Rico the back of his … [continued]

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