Solar Increases Fourfold In This Year’s PJM Capacity Auction
PJM Interconnection has released the results of its annual capacity auction, which successfully procured diverse and competitive power supplies for the 65 million people PJM serves. Notably, both wind...
View ArticleLincoln Clean Energy Bolsters Renewables Finance Team
U.S. solar and wind developer Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, has announced the addition of Vishal Kapadia as senior vice president of finance and corporate...
View ArticleN.C. Middle Schoolers To Get Hands-On Renewable Energy Education
With the help of First Bank, as many as 200 middle schoolers across seven North Carolina counties will have the opportunity to learn more about careers in renewable energy, as well as get hands-on...
View ArticleTelecom Company Vodafone Making Drastic Shift To Renewables
U.K.-based Vodafone Group PLC, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, has joined the RE100 initiative and committed to purchase 100% of the electricity it uses from renewable sources...
View ArticleMinnesota’s Metropolitan Council Partners With Xcel For Renewables
Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy is joining forces with the Metropolitan Council, one of the top 10 electrical consumers in Minnesota, to dramatically increase the council’s use of renewable energy in...
View ArticleMichigan’s Consumers Energy Plans 5 GW Of Solar, No More Coal
Consumers Energy, a provider of electric and natural gas service to 6.7 million Michigan residents, has announced a new plan to meet the state’e energy needs with significantly more renewables,...
View ArticleACORE Announces $1 Trillion Investment Goal For U.S. Renewables
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) has launched a new campaign that aims to reach a whopping $1 trillion in new U.S. private-sector investment in renewable energy and enabling grid...
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Federal Study: How Can High-Voltage Power Lines Help Integrate Renewables?
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has commissioned a new study that examines the role of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) lines in integrating renewable energy resources into the...
View ArticleLatitude Solar Center To Sell Power To Tennessee Valley Authority
Coronal Energy, an independent power producer focused on utility-scale solar and storage projects, says construction of the Latitude Solar Center is now under way in Hardeman County, Tenn. Coronal will...
View ArticleGlobal Solar Investment Drops 19% In First Half: BNEF
According to new findings from Bloomberg Clean Energy Finance (BNEF), a mixed picture for global clean energy investment in 2018 is emerging: Dollar investment in solar is under pressure, while...
View ArticleNew Hampshire’s Capital Makes 100% Renewables Pledge
On Monday, the city council of Concord, N.H., voted unanimously to establish a goal of transitioning the city to 100% clean and renewable energy, the Sierra Club has announced. The state capital is now...
View ArticleWith The Help Of Renewables, California Emissions Fall Below 1990 Levels
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced a significant milestone for the state: Greenhouse-gas (GHG) pollution in California has fallen below 1990 levels for the first time since...
View ArticleApple Launches New China Clean Energy Fund
Apple has announced a new investment fund in China to connect suppliers with renewable energy sources. As part of Apple’s commitment to increase the use of renewable energy within its supply chain, 10...
View ArticleCleanChoice Energy Offers New Renewable Energy Broker Program
CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company providing 100% clean electricity to customers across the country, has launched the CleanChoice Energy Broker Program. The new program allows energy...
View ArticleDominion Energy Virginia Plans 3 GW Of New Solar And Wind
Dominion Energy Virginia has filed its first set of plans under the Grid Transformation & Security Act (GTSA). Notably, the company is committing to have 3 GW of new solar and wind under...
View ArticleQuantum Launches New Renewables Biz, Welcomes Former EDPR Exec
Quantum Energy Partners, a provider of private equity capital to the global energy industry, has named former EDP Renewables executive Gabriel Alonso its executive in residence, as well as launched a...
View ArticleApple, Akamai, Etsy And Swiss Re Team Up For Solar And Wind
Apple has formed an agreement with reinsurance company Swiss Re, cloud service provider Akamai and e-commerce company Etsy for two new wind and solar energy farms in Illinois and Virginia. Spearheaded...
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With Jobs To Show For It, Midwest Becoming ‘Key Destination’ For Clean Energy...
More than 714,000 people work in clean energy industries across the Midwest, according to a new analysis of energy jobs data from Clean Energy Trust (CET) and Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). The...
View ArticleCapital Dynamics Closes $1.2B Clean Energy Infrastructure Fund
Capital Dynamics, an independent global asset manager, has announced the final close of its Clean Energy and Infrastructure VII JV LLC fund (CEI VII) with capital commitments of $1.2 billion. In total,...
View ArticleGCube Rolls Out Cyber Risk Policy For Renewables
GCube, a provider of renewable energy insurance services, has launched a new cyber risk policy. The product is designed to cover the specific cyber exposures of renewable energy asset owners. Unlike...
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