Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) sent letters Monday to offshore wind developers Vineyard Wind, Ørsted, Mayflower Wind and Equnor, encouraging them to enter into Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for all projects off the Massachusetts coast and the larger East Coast.
“The introduction of offshore win... Read More »
Enel Green Power North America began operations on its 450-megawatt High Lonesome wind farm in Texas.
Located in Upton and Crockett counties, High Lonesome is the largest operational wind project that Enel runs.
“The start of operations of Enel’s largest wind farm in the world marks a sig... Read More »
FuelCell Energy launched the commercial operation of the 2.8-megawatt fuel cell project at the wastewater treatment facility in Tulare, Calif.
The power plant is fueled by biogas, which is treated by Fuel Cell Energy’s cleanup technology called the SureSource Treatment system. The system allows... Read More »
Entergy New Orleans recently said that it will meet its goal of installing 5 megawatts of rooftop solar through its Commercial Rooftop Solar Program, which leases commercial building rooftops to install utility-owned solar.
The company piloted the program approximately two years ago and, through ... Read More »
Electric utilities will seize the opportunity to expand their role in leading the clean energy transition while improving the customer experience in 2020, Deloitte forecasts in its 2020 Power and Utilities Industry Outlook.
According to the report, many utilities will continue working toward meet... Read More »
DTE Energy gained a new member for its MIGreenPower program last week, gaining a commitment from Shiloh Industries to source three of its facilities with clean energy.
That energy will, naturally, be provided by DTE, and benefit a technical center in Plymouth, Michigan, along with stamping plant... Read More »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved 45 participants for its new Community Solar Energy Pilot Program.
A community solar project is one where the output is divided among multiple participants or subscribers. The arrays will be located on landfills, brownfields, rooftops, or p... Read More »
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is investing up to $5.5 million for the collection of geophysical and geotechnical data to determine future offshore wind development sites.
The funding is to look at seabed soil and geological data for the preliminary design... Read More »
Eaton was awarded a $3 million grant by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) for research and development initiatives that enables wider adoption of solar power and energy storage.
Eaton, a power management company, will focus on developing a controller for distribu... Read More »
Legislation that would advance research and development in electric grid modernization and energy storage was approved on Thursday by the U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy.
The subcommittee approved three bills, including H.R. 5428, the Grid Modernization Research ... Read More »