Has Russia bombed Ukrainian hydropower plants?
Reports have been circulating for weeks that Russian troops have either already targeted and bombed hydropower plants in Ukraine or that these plants are future targets. Hydro Review previously was not able to confirm these reports, so has refrained from reporting on it. However, state hydro operator Ukrhydroenergo recently alluded to the situation in a […]
Read More‘No longer viable’: Offshore wind developer asks regulators to rework PPA
Follow @EngelsAngle The developer of an offshore wind farm in Massachusetts has asked regulators to rework a power purchase agreement signed in April, saying that the project is “no longer viable” under the current terms. In a filing with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities dated Oct. 20, Commonwealth wind developer AVANGRID said that the […]
Read MoreDecarbonizing multifamily affordable housing developments in New York State
By Samantha Donalds, Clean Energy States Alliance The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) partnered to accelerate the decarbonization of multifamily affordable housing developments in New York State. The Clean Energy Initiative (CEI) provides a replicable and scalable model to accelerate the decarbonization […]
Read MoreHeliene opens solar module plant expansion
Follow @EngelsAngle North American solar module manufacturer Heliene celebrated the expansion of its facility in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, which now boasts more than 500 MW of total annual capacity. Heliene invested $21 million to expand the Mountain Iron campus to 95,000 sq. ft. The project increased the facility’s total annual capacity from 150 MW to […]
Read MoreMaine regulators approve wind power, transmission projects
HALLOWELL, Maine (AP) — The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Oct. 26 approved a pair of energy projects that would generate enough wind power for up to 900,000 homes along with construction of a new transmission corridor to get the electricity to the regional power grid. The PUC was required by law to choose the […]
Read MoreEnergy resilience 10 years after Hurricane Sandy
By Seth Mullendore, Clean Energy Group Saturday, October 29, marks ten years since Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, causing devastation across wide swaths of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. It was a wake-up call for much of the region as more than 8 million customers lost power, including critical facilities and vulnerable populations. Multiple […]
Read MoreIEA forecasts fossil fuel peak this decade
For the first time, global demand for each of the fossil fuels shows a peak across all World Energy Outlook scenarios, with Russian exports, in particular, falling significantly as the world energy order is reshaped. This is one of the key findings in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2022 report (WEO), released […]
Read MoreGM delays EV delivery timeline, fully sources renewable energy supply
Automaker General Motors pushed back by six months its goal of delivering 400,000 electric vehicles in North America by the end of 2023. GM CEO Mary Barra said during a quarterly earnings call that battery production cannot be ramped up as quickly as planned. She said it has taken longer than expected to hire and […]
Read MoreGE’s renewables business has lost $1.8B so far this year
Industrial giant GE reported a bumpy third quarter across its renewable energy and power business segments. The company’s onshore wind turbine revenues came in at $2.445 billion for the quarter, which ended September 30. That was down from $3.047 billion for the same quarter a year earlier. For the first nine months of the year, […]
Read MoreGoogle teams up with world mayors for 24/7 clean energy push
A new program has been announced by Google and C40, a global network of mayors taking action to confront the climate and energy crisis, to explore and integrate the concept of 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE). Pursuing 24/7 CFE means aiming to meet every kilowatt-hour of electricity consumption with carbon-free sources, every hour of every day, […]
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