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What’s driving the push as institutions plow money into renewables?
When Chicago-based Invenergy scored $3 billion from global asset manager Blackstone in January, it was one of the largest renewables investments in North American history. The announcement was one of several recent…
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FirstLight Power joins 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact
FirstLight Power joined the 24/7 Carbon-free Energy (CFE) Compact in partnership with Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and UN Energy. The compact is an effort to speed decarbonization of the world’s electricity…
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University of California system sues 8minute Solar, co-founder
A lawsuit accuses developer Tom Buttgenbach of misappropriating the University of California system’s money after the latter invested in a collection of solar projects. The complaint, filed by public university regents in…
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PNNL researchers announce waste-to-hydrogen conversion process
A research team at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a system capable of converting waste from sewage, food crops, algae and other renewable carbon sources into hydrogen…
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Indiana Michigan Power outlines plan to add more than 2 GW of wind, solar
Indiana Michigan Power Co. proposed adding more than 2,000 MW of wind and solar energy capacity by 2028. I&M’s proposal, submitted to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, details planned actions from the…
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EU wants to allow natural gas, nuclear in green investment
By Samuel Petrequin BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on February 2 proposed including nuclear energy and natural gas in its plans for building a climate-friendly future, dividing member countries and drawing outcry…
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FERC should grant Voltus petition for a technical conference on Order 2222
Independent System Operator (ISO) compliance plans for FERC Order 2222 are on their last stretch, with PJM and ISO-NE filing coming up here in February and MISO and SPP plans due in…
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Altus Power and Heliene partner to boost U.S. solar module manufacturing
Solar company Altus Power Inc. and module manufacturer Heliene Inc. signed a three-year agreement under which Altus Power will be able to buy up to 250 MW of solar modules from Heliene for use…
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Utility scale solar deployments could fall farther behind estimates
A solar market analysis firm said that the 25 GW of utility scale capacity expected to be deployed in 2022 may end up closer to 15-20 GW as supply chain-related issues continue…
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BloombergNEF: Corporate clean energy purchases topped 30 GW in 2021
Corporations bought a record 31.1 GW of clean energy through power purchase agreements (PPAs) in 2021, up nearly 24% from the previous year’s record of 25.1 GW. That’s according to research firm…
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