Green Energy

Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data. FERC reports in its latest “Energy Infrastructure Update,” with data through January 31, 2024 (which was reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign) that solar accounted for 2,527 megawatts (MW) […]

All US-made solar panels featured only imported solar cells until now, but two US manufacturers just struck a three-year, $400 million deal. Canada-headquartered Heliene, which makes solar panels in Minnesota, will incorporate Georgia-based Suniva’s US-made monocrystalline silicon solar cells into its panels, and those “Made in the USA” panels will hit the market in mid-2024, […]

Alcoholic drinks giant Diageo will replace natural gas-fired heat with Rondo Energy’s Heat Batteries at its production sites in Kentucky and Illinois. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the Diageo–Rondo Energy project up to $75 million. That money comes from the Biden administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. It’s part of […]

Walmart is investing in 19 solar projects under development across the US, including 15 community solar projects. Walmart’s strategic tax equity investment will drive the construction, operation, and maintenance of solar projects across five states – Illinois, Colorado, Maryland, Delaware, and California. As the American Council on Renewable Energy explains, tax equity investors provide funding […]

The Intertubes are practically on fire with news of the latest development in solid-state EV battery technology, supported with funding from the European Union’s HELENA project. As for how all those new EV batteries will charge up, long duration energy storage is part of the answer, and another organization with Helena in its name has […]

Home batteries can help with grid problems but also have disadvantages. That’s what two industry experts said in an interview with ANP. When used correctly, a home battery can help reduce imbalance in the grid, but it is still expensive and has limited capacity. In the low-voltage grid, which transports electricity to households and other […]

Jared Newton remembers panicking at times when launching three first-of-their-kind battery projects in Minnesota for Connexus Energy in 2019. Would lithium technology — paired with solar farms — charge fast enough in the morning to meet afternoon electric needs? “Until I saw it in action, we didn’t know if we’d be able to get them […]

Small-scale solar power, also known as rooftop or distributed solar, has grown considerably in the U.S. over the past decade. It provides electricity without emitting air pollutants or climate-warming greenhouse gases, and it meets local energy demand without requiring costly investments in transmission and distribution systems. However, its expansion is making it harder for electric utilities and […]

Ameren received state approval Thursday to advance its plans to build, own, and operate three wind farms in Missouri — securing the green light for proposals the electric utility announced last year. The St. Louis-based company initially proposed the trio of Missouri projects last June, along with a fourth solar project that would be in […]

Hydrogen produced with renewable power had a significant breakthrough this month, with the signing of an offtake agreement between a European buyer and an Indian producer in Oman. Yara, the Norwegian fertilizer and industrial chemicals producer, entered a long-term contract with ACME Cleantech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. to supply 100,000 tonnes per annum (mtpa) of ‘green’ […]