Wind and solar power in the EU aren’t doing enough to mitigate global warming since coal use continues
According to research, new renewable energy deployed in the EU last year primarily replaced expensive gas power rather than more polluting coal, but still fell short of what is required to minimize global warming. According to Ember, a London-based NGO,…
Spain to announce renewables projects for Concentrated Solar Power and biomass by April
The Spanish government will publish its next renewable energy contract in April 2022, awarding 500 MW to projects based mostly on concentrated solar power (200 MW) and biomass (140 MW), according to the ministry for the ecological transition. The overall…
Stem plans to acquire a solar asset management software firm AlsoEnergy
Stem, a US-based energy storage firm, has reached a formal deal to purchase AlsoEnergy, a developer of solar asset management software, for $695 million in stock and cash. By integrating Stem's storage optimisation skills with AlsoEnergy's solar asset performance monitoring…
AES introduces a new solar installation robot that transports and positions panels
Atlas, a revolutionary first-of-its-kind solar installation robot, was launched today by AES Corporation. Atlas offers a significant improvement in solar energy technology, making new solar installations faster, more efficient, and safer to build. Atlas was created by AES during the…
Westbridge secures a 236 MW Canadian solar project
Westbridge Energy Corporation has purchased a 75% stake in Sunnynook Solar Energy, which is building a new 236MWdc solar and 100MW battery energy storage plant in Alberta, Canada. The transaction is governed by a binding agreement dated November 30, 2021.…
Amazon has announced 18 new wind and solar projects
Amazon has announced 18 new utility-scale wind and Solar energy projects in the United States, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, bringing its total capacity bought to 5600MW in 2021. With 274 global projects, including 105 utility-scale wind…
Duke Energy has reached an agreement to modernize North Carolina’s rooftop solar policy
Duke Energy has filed an agreement with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) that would link solar adopter remuneration with utility system benefits and provide long-term stability for North Carolina's residential solar business. Duke Energy and the North Carolina Sustainable…
The East Hartford Senior Center’s 121-kW solar array has been completed
Verogy, a major solar energy provider, announced today that a 121 kW solar photovoltaic system in East Hartford, Connecticut, has been built. The rooftop array may be found at 15 Milbrook Drive in East Hartford, which also houses the South…
Greencells has secured two big contracts in Poland, totaling 195 MWp in capacity
Greencells, a global developer and EPC service provider for utility-scale solar power facilities, is making headway in the rapidly growing Eastern European photovoltaic industry. Despite the fact that the firm only started its own branch in Poland in June of…
RWE expands its renewables business in Spain
In Spain, RWE is constructing two new solar farms with a combined capacity of 88MW. The 44MW Casa Valdes and 44MW Puerta del Sol solar farms will be built near Madrid in the province of Guadalajara. The first phase of…