Solar
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Renewables
Five Challenges to Meeting Biden’s Ambitious Solar Energy Goals
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in September released a study detailing the significant role solar power could play in decarbonizing the nation’s power grid, and reducing the country’s reliance on
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Press Releases
Primergy Solar Completes 5-MW Solar Project Near Aspen, Colorado
OAKLAND, Calif., October 26, 2021 — Primergy Solar, LLC (‘Primergy’) announced today that it completed construction on the Pitkin Solar Project, a 5 MW, 35-acre solar installation in Pitkin County, near Aspen, Colorado. The project is located near Woody Creek in the Roaring Fork Valley on land leased from the Aspen Consolidated Sanitation District (ACSD). The land was originally purchased […]
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Press Releases
American Clean Power 3Q market report shows record clean energy capacity growth in 2021
WASHINGTON DC, October 25, 2021 – The Clean Power Quarterly 2021 Q3 Market Report, released today by the American Clean Power Association (ACP), shows the U.S. clean energy industry installed 3,336 MW of new capacity during the third quarter, with additions totaling 15,317 MW in the first three quarters, a 23 percent increase compared to […]
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Solar
Major India Utility Plans Massive Increase in Renewable Energy
The chief executive of major India electricity producer Tata Power said his company is prepared to make major investments in renewable energy, primarily solar and also wind power, as the group looks to increase its clean energy portfolio from its present 4 GW to 25 GW by 2030. Praveer Sinha, Tata Power’s CEO and managing […]
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Nautilus Solar Energy and Veolia North America Bring Their Combined Expertise to Develop Solar Power to Benefit Thousands of Public Housing Residents
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (October 13, 2021) — Two New England leaders in the development of sustainable energy solutions — Nautilus Solar Energy (Nautilus) and Veolia North America (VNA) — are joining forces to support members of the Public Housing Association of Rhode Island (PHARI) in a visionary project which will provide guaranteed energy savings to area […]
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Data Centers Set to Double Their Power Demand in Europe, Could Play Critical Role in Enabling More Renewable Energy
LONDON and BERLIN (Oct. 14, 2021) – Large data centers in the UK, Germany, Ireland, Norway and the Netherlands are projected to draw 5.4GW (gigawatts) in ‘live IT power’ demand in 2030, up from 3GW at the end of 2021, according to a new study published today by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) in partnership with […]
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Solar
India Group Starts on $10 Billion Plan for Solar Power
A subsidiary of one of India’s largest conglomerates announced two deals as part of its plan to invest more than $10 billion in renewable energy assets over the next few years. Reliance New Energy Solar (RNESL), part of Reliance Industries Ltd., on Oct. 10 said it was buying Norwegian-headquartered solar panel maker REC Solar Holdings […]
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Climate change
Enel CEO: ‘Please Put Price on Carbon’
The head of Europe’s largest utility said countries need to put a price on carbon in order to cut emissions of greenhouse gases and meet climate targets. Francesco Starace, CEO of Italy-based Enel, speaking Oct. 5 at the Reuters Impact virtual summit, said the world’s larger economies need to lead on developing strategies and taking […]