U.S. Solar Sector Shows Record-Setting Growth

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:42:59 +0000

A new report from two leading energy industry groups said a record 11 GW of new solar power module manufacturing capacity entered service during the first three months of this […]

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China Brings World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Online

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:22:05 +0000

The state-owned Power Construction Corp. of China has brought a 5-GW solar power plant into commercial operation, with the project taking over as the world’s largest operating photovoltaic (PV) facility. […]

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Michigan Coal Plant Eyes BECCS Retrofit: Could Become First U.S. Facility with ‘Carbon-Negative’ Power

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:07:25 +0000

CMS Energy’s subsidiary NorthStar Clean Energy has given Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) the green light to start initial work on converting a 73-MW coal-fired power plant in Michigan into a […]

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NorthStar Clean Energy and Tondu Corp. are exploring converting the 73-MW TES Filer City Station, a coal and waste wood plant in Filer City, Michigan, to bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). Courtesy: Tondu Corp

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Equinor Announces Offtake Deal for New York Offshore Wind Project

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:18:08 +0000

Equinor on June 4 announced its has finalized an agreement with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for the renewable power generated by the 810-MW Empire Wind […]

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2024 Shaping Up to Be Dramatic for Transmission and Distribution

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 17:32:46 +0000

In a significant push toward modernizing America’s aging grid infrastructure, the Biden administration, in partnership with 21 states, has launched the Federal-State Modern Grid Deployment Initiative. The measure marks the […]

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Beyond the Panels: Why Solar Success Hinges on Accurate Initial Data

Credit to Author: Pete Cleveland| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 02:47:20 +0000

Customers are souring on the idea of solar panels and that should spell concern for anyone with a solar business. Some 66% of homeowners in a recent survey shared that […]

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Siemens Gamesa Cutting 4,100 Jobs in Wind Turbine Unit

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 13:43:35 +0000

Siemens Gamesa plans to cut about 4,100 jobs from its wind turbine division as the company continues to restructure its business. The downsizing, reported May 28 by Reuters, impacts about […]

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Aramco, Rondo Energy Studying GW-Scale Thermal Storage, Hydrogen, Carbon Capture Deployment

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 12:34:23 +0000

A major global energy and chemicals company has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a provider of lower-carbon industrial heat and power, with the groups beginning engineering studies […]

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DOE Announces Support for Plug Power Hydrogen Production Sites

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 01:24:40 +0000

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) announced it was preparing to make as much as a $1.66 billion loan guarantee to Latham, New York-based Plug Power, with the money earmarked […]

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America Exceeds Five Million Solar Installations Nationwide

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 12:15:44 +0000

The U.S. has officially exceeded five million solar installations, marking a significant achievement in the nation’s clean energy transition. This milestone comes just eight years after the U.S. reached one […]

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