Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán on Pexels.com The US Department of Energy (DOE) announces $1.5B for four transmission projects – including connecting the Texas grid to the rest of the US for the first time ever. The projects, spanning multiple states, will add nearly 1,000 miles of new transmission lines and increase grid capacity by…

Photo: Scenic Hill Solar US nonprofit coalition Climate United announced $31.8 million in direct financing for the largest commercial and industrial solar deployment in Arkansas’ history.  Arkansas-headquartered Scenic Hill Solar will be developing the project for the entire University of Arkansas (UA) System, and it will be the fourth-largest university deployment of renewable energy in the US. The project is Climate United’s first investment from…

Photo: Apollo Energy Renewable developer Ameresco teamed up with water utility Mountain Regional Water Special Service District to launch Utah’s first floating solar farm. The floating solar array sits on a holding pond at the Signal Hill Water Treatment Plant in Summit County, and the goal is to help the plant dramatically cut down…

Photo: Scenic Hill Solar US nonprofit coalition Climate United announced $31.8 million in direct financing for the largest commercial and industrial solar deployment in Arkansas’ history.  Arkansas-headquartered Scenic Hill Solar will be developing the project for the entire University of Arkansas (UA) System, and it will be the fourth-largest university deployment of renewable energy in the US. The project is Climate United’s first investment from…

Photo: Stafford County Public Schools A 1.8-megawatt (MW) school rooftop solar array, the largest in Virginia, is now online – and the US needs to do a whole lot more of this. School rooftop solar in Virginia Stafford County Public Schools partnered with New York-based Madison Energy Infrastructure (MEI) to install the rooftop solar array at…

Published: September 7, 2024 Blink Charging president & CEO Brendan Jones, will retire on January 31, 2025, concluding five years of service. Following his retirement, Blink said Jones will remain involved with the company as a board member and executive advisor through July 2025. Effective February 1, 2025, Michael (Mike) Battaglia, the company’s chief…

"Offshore wind turbines" by tacowitte is licensed under CC BY 2.0. The US Department of the Interior (DOI) will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Maine for up to 13 GW of clean energy capacity. The offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Maine will be held on…

Photo: DongFang Electric Corporation Global wind turbine order intake reached new highs in H1 2024, with 91.2 gigawatts (GW) of activity, a 23% increase year-over-year, thanks to the Asia-Pacific region. Globally, investment by wind energy developers in H1 2024 totaled $42 billion, a 3% increase year-over-year, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie. Much…

Photo: CGTN Global solar installations are set to beat most industry forecasts, with 593 gigawatts (GW) expected to be added by the end of 2024, according to a new report by energy think tank Ember. Global solar growth is beating industry projections This is a 29% increase compared to the previous year, maintaining strong growth…

Photo: Beam Offshore wind technology company Beam has deployed the world’s first AI-driven autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) – a breakthrough in offshore wind inspections. The cutting-edge tech was put to the test at Seagreen, Scotland’s largest offshore site, which is a joint project between SSE Renewables, TotalEnergies, and PTTEP. This new AI-driven autonomous underwater…