California

Wind Farm

Cubico Starts up First US Wind Farm

Wind Wall 1 in California benefits from a PPA with Amazon

Hydropower Plant

Video: Extreme Drought Could Shut Down a Hydroelectric Power Plant In California

Officials are preparing for the likelihood that California’s record breaking drought will come for its renewable energy stores.

Hydrogen Project

Two Cities Pair Up as World's First Hydrogen Municipalities

In an historic moment for hydrogen energy, the Mayors of Namie, Japan, and Lancaster, California, pursue steps to develop a "Smart Sister Cities" relationship c…

Energy Storage Project

Clearway Signs Contract for Hybrid Solar and Storage Project

Clearway Energy GroupVhas announced that its Victory Pass project, a 200 MW solar and 200 MWh storage site under development on BLM land in Riverside County, Ca…

Floating Offshore Wind

Floating Wind Farms Offshore could Boost California’s Power Supply – Here’s How They Work

Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy.

Electric Vehicle Battery

GM to Source U.S.-Based Lithium for Next-Generation EV Batteries Through Closed-Loop Process with Low Carbon Emissions

Through an agreement with Controlled Thermal Resources, lithium will be sourced in part from California from a more environmentally friendly process than tradit…

Solar Power Plant

Mexico to Move Ahead on $100 million Sonora Solar Project

Mexico is moving forward with a solar energy project in the northern state of Sonora to provide cheap electricity to the Baja California Peninsula, one of the c…

Energy Storage Project

Arevon Opens 100 MW/400 MWh Storage Facility in California

Arevon’s new project in California uses 142 Megapacks, which is Tesla’s utility-scale battery storage product.

Offshore Wind Power

White House Moves To Open California To Offshore Wind Farms

Wind turbines, of the Block Island Wind Farm, tower above the water on October 14, 2016 off the shores of Block Island, Rhode Island.

Energy Storage System

Air Compression to be Used in the World’s Largest Non-Hydro Energy Storage System

The largest advanced compressed-air long-duration energy storage system in the world is set to be constructed in California in the United States, paving the way…

Distributed Solar

Role of Distributed Solar at Issue in California’s Net Metering Update

Industry groups focus on solar-plus-storage, or preserving the distributed solar industry, while a state agency aims to compensate rooftop solar at avoided cost…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

New California Hydrogen Station Retailing at $13.14/kg

​A new hydrogen station has opened in California, US – and the price of hydrogen is $13.14 per kilogram.

Energy Storage Project

Hydrostor to Develop Energy Storage in California

Hydrostor, a long-duration energy storage solution provider, has announced the development of 1000 MW of long-duration energy storage in the California, US.

Compressed Air Energy Storage

Gigawatt-Scale Compressed Air: World’s Largest Non-Hydro Energy-Storage Projects Announced

The two 500MW/5GWh 'advanced' compressed-air projects in California would each be bigger than the current record holder

Wind Farm

NextEra Swoops for 391MW US Wind Quartet

NextEra Energy Partners is to acquire wind farms in the US states of California and New Hampshire totalling 391MW from Brookfield Renewable for $733m.