General Motors and LG Energy Solution are extending their 14-year battery technology partnership to include prismatic cell development. GM said it expects the prismatic cell technology developed under the agreement to power future GM electric vehicles, as part of the company’s strategy to diversify its supply chain, leveraging multiple chemistries and form factors. GM will continue…

Photo: Dominion Energy Virginia Renewable energy is now over 30% of total US utility-scale electrical generating capacity and on track to reach 37% by the end of 2027, according to data in two new end-of-the-year reports just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) and reviewed by the…

Photo: China Huadian At 5,228 meters (17,152 feet) above sea level, phase two of the world’s highest-altitude solar plus storage project has begun generating power, setting a new benchmark for renewable energy in extreme conditions. The Huadian Tibet Caipeng PV-Storage Project is located in Naidong District, Shannan City, Tibet, with elevations ranging from 5,046 meters…

Photo: Ampion Renewable Energy Ampion Renewable Energy has brought five community solar farms in Maine online, adding nearly 25 megawatts (MW) of clean energy to the grid annually and generating over 28 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity. Located in Franklin (main photo), Aroostook, Penobscot, and Washington Counties, these solar farms serve customers in Versant…

Photo: Toyota Toyota just got a $4.5 million boost from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to make EV batteries more sustainable. The funding comes from ARPA-E’s CIRCULAR program, which focuses on creating a sustainable, domestic supply chain for EV batteries. The project, led by Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), aims to…

Photo: Nexamp Walmart is working with community solar developer and operator Nexamp to build 31 community solar farms across the US. The community solar farms are expected to generate over 120 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy, create 1,500 construction and operation jobs, and help thousands of households and businesses save money on their energy…

Photo: Toyota Toyota just got a $4.5 million boost from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to make EV batteries more sustainable. The funding comes from ARPA-E’s CIRCULAR program, which focuses on creating a sustainable, domestic supply chain for EV batteries. The project, led by Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), aims to…

Photo: RWE US coal giant Peabody and Germany’s RWE are teaming up to develop 5.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar and energy storage projects on former mining land in the Midwest. It’s an unlikely but strategic partnership: RWE is one of the world’s leading renewable energy developers, while Peabody was once the largest private-sector coal company…

Map: Attentive Energy After Donald Trump’s US election win, French energy giant TotalEnergies has hit the pause button on Attentive Energy, its planned offshore wind farm off the New York coast. “Offshore wind, I have decided to put the [Attentive Energy] project on pause” with Trump’s return, said Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne on Tuesday at…

Image: Maxeon Solar Technologies Singapore-headquartered Maxeon Solar Technologies (Nasdaq: MAXN) is restructuring to focus exclusively on the US market, but it’s put its $1 billion Albuquerque solar cell factory on ice. Maxeon Solar bets on the US Maxeon is selling off its global sales and marketing assets in EMEA, Latin America, and Asia Pacific to…