The Lazio Region Universities Coordination Committee (CRUL) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a new partnership aimed at developing joint research on how to boost renewable energy as a key element in energy transition. The research will focus on bioenergy, geothermal, hydroelectric, ocean, solar and wind […]

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Heliogen Inc., a provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy, and Woodside Energy (USA) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian energy producer Woodside Petroleum Ltd., are deploying a commercial-scale demonstration of Heliogen’s AI-enabled concentrated solar energy technology proposed to be built in Mojave, Calif. The project agreement follows the previously announced limited notice to proceed […]

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CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM), a real assets investment management firm, and Altus Power Inc. are building and operating a portfolio of rooftop community solar projects to provide renewable energy to residential customers and CBRE IM logistics tenants in Maryland. Rooftop-based solar systems of up to approximately 20 MW will be located on the logistics […]

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The American Clean Power Association (ACP), on behalf of its over 700 member companies, has released its Energy Transition for All initiative – an industry-wide framework to ensure that workers, communities and those historically left behind stand to benefit from the rapid growth of the clean power sector in the United States. The initiative was […]

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AGP Sustainable Real Assets Pte Ltd. (AGP) and Hartree Partners LP have launched AMPYR Energy USA, the second joint venture between the two companies in just over a year. AMPYR Energy USA, which will be headquartered in New York, is targeting to build a 5 GW utility-scale solar PV platform across multiple U.S. markets. The […]

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The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG), an ERM Group company, is ramping up its renewable energy services and projects across Canada. The company has appointed Bert Chen as senior associate. Before RCG, Chen was a manager of business development at Brookfield Renewable Energy, where he was responsible for due diligence and project management of greenfield and […]

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The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in the fourth quarter of 2021, with new system installations totaling 4,727 MWh. According to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business, and the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report, Q4 2021 saw more capacity installed than in the first three quarters combined, […]

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Hanwha Solutions, the Korean energy-to-material company that owns energy solutions provider Q CELLS, has become the largest shareholder of REC Silicon, a major U.S. manufacturer of polysilicon. Moving forward, Hanwha says it intends to implement a multi-phase, multi-billion-dollar investment plan across the full solar value chain from, polysilicon to solar modules. Following its initial $160 […]

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Idaho Power will facilitate the construction of a new 40 MW solar project in partnership with Micron. The project supports Micron’s goal to source 100% renewable energy for its U.S. operations by the end of 2025. As part of the contract, Idaho Power has asked the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) to approve a power […]

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Capital Power Corp.’s first Canadian solar facility is now operational. The 41 MW Strathmore Solar facility, located on 320 acres of leased industrial land owned by the Town of Strathmore, was completed on schedule. It is fully contracted, with 100% of the renewable energy generated and associated renewable energy credits sold to TELUS Communications under […]

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ComEd has launched a community solar project in Kankakee County that offers qualified ComEd customers throughout northern Illinois access to solar energy and savings of up to $1,000 annually on their electricity bills for a three-year subscription term. The Gar Creek solar project will serve up to 600 customers. The project is owned by Fosler […]

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Nextracker has launched NX Horizon-XTR, a terrain-following, single-axis tracker designed to expand the addressable market of solar power on sites with sloped, uneven and challenging terrain. Nextracker began deployment and empirical testing of NX Horizon-XTR at utility scale three years ago, working closely with customers that faced capital expense and construction challenges on project sites […]

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