Arizona’s grid is getting a huge 200 MW Tesla lithium-ion battery energy storage system to support the state’s growing energy demand. Utility Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America, are launching the Flatland Energy Storage Project, which will help SRP meet the growing energy demands of Arizona’s…

Monta, a Copenhagen-based platform for the electric vehicle (EV) charging ecosystem, announced the opening of its U.S. headquarters in Miami, FL. The company said it plans to connect 25,000 commercial charge points to its platform by the end of 2025 and 1 million charge points by the end of 2030. By the end of 2025,…

China just connected its largest single-capacity solar farm built on a former coal mining area, which is in the Gobi Desert, to the grid. The Mengxi Blue Ocean Photovoltaic Power Station, located in Otog Front Banner, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, came online on November 5. With a massive installed capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW) and…

Photo: Joint Office of Energy and Transportation The first EV charging hub funded by the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Program in the Eastern US is now online in Deerfield, Massachusetts. The town installed the region’s first DC fast chargers (four ports), along with four Level 2 chargers, at 59 North Main Street in…

China just connected its largest single-capacity solar farm built on a former coal mining area, which is in the Gobi Desert, to the grid. The Mengxi Blue Ocean Photovoltaic Power Station, located in Otog Front Banner, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, came online on November 5. With a massive installed capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW) and…

Photo: Apollo Energy Renewables now claim a 30.1% share of total US utility-scale electrical generating capacity, according to new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data. Solar also provided nearly 100% of all new generating capacity in August, according to the SUN DAY Campaign, who reviewed the FERC data. What’s more, renewable energy sources –…

LG Business Solutions USA is now taking orders for the first LG DC fast charger in the US, which is being built in Texas. LG’s new Level 3 charger is a stand-type model with a connected Power Bank that provides fast charging up to 175 kW. It features dynamic load management of multiple chargers,…

Air Liquide said it will invest approximately $150 million to expand its production capacity and pipeline network in Tennessee as part of a new long-term contract with LG Chem. The company said it will supply oxygen to LG Chem’s future cathode active material plant. The investment is…

Photo: Tesla The US just hit a major electric vehicle milestone: There are now more than 200,000 public EV charging ports nationwide. This achievement, announced yesterday by the US Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, demonstrates the momentum of expanding EV charging infrastructure. The Joint Office’s Q3 2024 update on August 30 showed an increase…

Photo: Atrato Onsite Energy One of the UK’s largest solar farms, a 55 MW project, is now officially online, providing enough power for over 20,000 homes. The solar farm, developed by Atrato Onsite Energy, is also the fourth largest in the entire country, marking a major milestone for renewable energy in the UK. The…