Solar-linked projects will be developed by domestic firm Augwind and will feature underground storage tanks. One of the systems will be built by French energy giant EDF and will feature a 20 MWh compressed air storage system and 5 MW solar array. From pv magazine International A...
Read MoreLong-term observers of solar deployment in Saudi Arabia can point to almost a decade of disappointment. But that is not to say that no progress has been made, and regional renewables champion ACWA Power has built a solid track record. Indeed, recent reforms to the...
Read MoreEDF Renewables North America completed and reached commercial operation of the Desert Harvest 1 (114 MWdc) and Desert Harvest 2 (100 MWdc) Solar Projects. Desert Harvest 1 provides electricity to MCE under a 20-year PPA, while Desert Harvest 2 supplies energy and renewable attributes to...
Read MoreThe Moorburg coal power station boasts an eventful inception, a landmark closure, and now, a bright future. It was opened in 2015 by Swedish utility Vattenfall on the banks of the Elbe river, just outside the German port city of Hamburg. Its planning and construction were...
Read MoreYoung Americans voted in record numbers during the 2020 election and played a key role in tipping the scales to Joe Biden. Early research shows that concern about climate change was a major driver of that robust turnout. The Sunrise Movement and other environmental groups mounted extensive...
Read MoreSTAG Industrial announced the groundbreaking of its first onsite solar installation in Illinois and its fifth solar installation in Massachusetts. The projects are part of community solar programs and will provide low-cost renewable energy to local homes and businesses. “We have a large presence in...
Read MoreSacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the publicly-owned utility in California's capital city, has changed its energy efficiency metric from avoided electricity consumption to avoided CO2 emissions. SMUD is the first utility in the country to count avoided carbon emissions from the existing building stock as part...
Read MoreA 4.99-MW solar array is now online in Johnston, Rhode Island, which pushes utility Providence Water to its goal of being powered by 100% renewable energy sources. “Investing in sustainability, energy efficiency and renewable energy is good for the bottom line of our environment and...
Read MoreRoll-A-Rack, a ballasted solar racking solution, will unveil its first portable, roll-forming machine in October at its virtual Solar Power International 2020 showroom. The new roll-forming machine has been built by Roll-A-Rack manufacturing partner, New Tech Machinery in Denver, Colorado. Like seamless rain gutters, which...
Read MoreDuke Energy will build its first floating solar array at Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army base in North Carolina, the company said on Wednesday. It’s the largest such project ever announced in the Southeast, according to Wood Mackenzie. The $36 million contract between Duke and Fort Bragg...
Read More