Reflect Orbital Aims to Keep Sunlight Shining On Solar Farms After The Sun Goes Down

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:10:49 +0000

For anyone with solar on their roof or a massive solar farm in the desert producing power, their production starts when the sun comes up and tapers off as the sun sets. A new interview on YouTube channel First Principles sat down with Reflect Orbital CEO Ben Nowak to unpack their … [continued]

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Entergy & NextEra Energy Resources Announce Agreement to Develop Up To 4.5 GW of New Solar & Energy Storage Projects

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:08:05 +0000

Entergy (NYSE: ETR) and NextEra Energy Resources LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE: NEE), last week announced a joint development agreement that will accelerate the development of up to 4.5 gigawatts (GW) of new solar generation and energy storage projects. The agreement represents significant progress toward Entergy’s growing … [continued]

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The Solar Energy Gloves Finally Come Flying Off

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:46:14 +0000

3 of the most solar-poor states in the US are about to get slammed with a gigawatt-scale solar energy makeover.

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200 MW Solar Power Project Completed In Wisconsin, Energy Storage To Follow

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:07:33 +0000

The Grant County Solar Project, with its 200 MW capacity, has been completed in Potosi, Wisconsin, by Alliant Energy. The new solar power plant has over 430,000 solar panels on more than 1,400 acres of land. Almost 350 acres of native pollinator habitat is included in the total land area … [continued]

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Now 5 Million Solar Installations Across USA, 5× More Than In 2016

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 05:37:35 +0000

The U.S. solar power industry, particularly the rooftop arm of the industry, is going through a bit of a tough time at the moment. The country’s biggest solar market — by far — is California, and the industry there has been hit quite hard by the huge solar policy downgrade … [continued]

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EDF Renewables North America & Enbridge Celebrate Completion of Fox Squirrel Solar Phase 1

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 19:02:21 +0000

MADISON COUNTY, Ohio — EDF Renewables North America and Enbridge Inc, a leading North American energy infrastructure company (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB), celebrated today with more than 100 guests, the completion and start of commercial operation of the 150 MWac Fox Squirrel Solar Phase 1. When all three phases are completed at the … [continued]

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Remediating Environmental Damage While Reducing Carbon Footprint

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 22:28:50 +0000

CEP Renewables Begins Construction on 19 MW Brownfield Solar Project in New Jersey RED BANK, N.J. — CEP Renewables announced that construction has begun on its 19 MW dc grid supply Foul Rift solar project located in White Township, Warren County, New Jersey. The project is being developed on a … [continued]

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Largest Virtual Power Plant in USA Supports California’s Grid with 16,200 Home Solar-Plus-Storage Systems

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 13:18:03 +0000

Sunrun creates the country’s largest virtual power plant to participate in statewide program designed to strengthen California’s stressed electrical grid and reduce blackouts by providing load generation during extreme events

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U.S. DOE Reduces Regulatory Hurdles For Solar, Energy Storage, & Transmission Projects

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:42:36 +0000

Revisions to DOE’s Environmental Review Rule Will Cut Costs and Delays for Key Grid Resilience and Clean Energy Projects WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending DOE’s list of categories of projects which, because they typically do not have significant environmental impacts, qualify for the simplest … [continued]

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Hyundai Getting 100% Renewable Electricity In US, Partnering With Dutch Government

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 03:04:45 +0000

Hyundai continues to be a bit of an under-hyped hero on cleantech. Well, maybe that’s going a little far, but it is definitely a company that has made many good decisions with regards to electric vehicles, and now we’ve got some great news from Hyundai regarding renewable energy as well. … [continued]

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