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Solar Power Plant

Utility Hawaiian Electric has said that the AES Waikoloa solar PV and battery storage project on Hawaii Island is nearing completion.

The system is due to begin commercial operations by April this year, or earlier. When it does, it will begin delivering power to the utility under a 25-year pow…

Solar Technology

Caltech Launches Space Solar Power Prototype

The DOLCE portion of the Space Solar Power Demonstrator being loaded onto the Vigoride spacecraft. Image: Caltech/Space Solar Power ProjectThe Caltech Space Sol…

Solar Technology

Intersolar North America & Energy Storage North America 2023

14 February 2023 - 16 February 2023Access impactful learning, networking, and business 14 –16 February 2023 in Long Beach, California. With a comprehensiv…

Wind Power Project

Deme Secures Inter-Array Cable Transportation and Installation Contract for Empire Wind 1 and 2

Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, has awarded a contract to DEME Offshore US for the transportation and installation of inter-array …

EV Market

Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Explained: What’s New in 2023?

An electric vehicle is charging at a shopping center in Emeryville, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Congress is poised to pass a transformative climate change…

EV Market

Mapping North American EV Battery Manufacturing Capacity

A wave of new planned electric vehicle battery plants will increase North America’s battery manufacturing capacity from 55 GWh/year in 2021 to nearly 1,00…

Energy Transition

100% Renewable Energy Is Now the Default for Members of One California CCA

MCE’s Deep Green 100% renewable energy has become the default electricity service in Contra Costa, Marin, Napa and Solano counties. Homes and businesses s…

Energy Subsidies

January Solar Policy Snapshots

A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.New Mexico’s new interconnection ruling is one of the most progressive for solar + stora…

Solar Power Plant

Renewables are likely to provide 25% of US electricity in 2023

Solar power provided just 1% of country's total in 2016Renewable energy sources accounted for nearly one-quarter of the nation’s electrical generation…

Solar Company

Solar Alliance completes 1st solar projects in New York

Solar Alliance’s VC1 solar project in New YorkSolar Alliance Energy, a commercial and utility solar contractor, has completed the construction and reached…

Rooftop PV System

Cleveland Pilot Project Provides Rooftop Solar for Low-Income Residents

Data from the project will document savings and could help get more funding for solar energy in neighborhoods that have historically been left behind.The new ye…

Natural Gas

U.S. Oil & Gas President Says Group Production Boost Will Keep Gas Prices Steady, Defying Biden

Rather than work to boost domestic production, President Joe Biden opted to repeatedly release millions of barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve t…

Electric Car

Will 2023 Be the Year of the Electric SUV?

Around 20 all-new electric vehicles are expected to launch in the US over the next 12 months, many in the affordable SUV segmentThe body and chassis of a Ford p…

Hydropower Plant

Wärtsilä to sell American Hydro to Enprotech

Wärtsilä has announced the divestment of hydropower original equipment manufacturer American Hydro to Enprotech Corp.American Hydro offers hydropower …

Power Construction

Grid Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Projects Thrive, Workforce and Supply Chain Issues Continue in 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act will spur growth in clean energy and upgrades to grid infrastructure, but workforce shortages and supply chain constraints are likel…