Green roofs could help cool down Brazil’s favelas
This article was originally featured on Undark. Sweat was dripping down Luis Cassiano’s face. It was 2012, and Rio de...
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Forks up! South Fork Wind becomes the first completed utility-scale offshore wind farm in the United States
The first turbine is installed on South Fork Wind (Credit: Orsted) New York officials have announced the completion of Ørsted...
Equinor announces grid interconnection milestone for Empire Wind 1
Equinor has announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved on March 1 the large generator interconnection agreement (LGIA)...
Pathways to procurement: Driving e-mobility through partnerships
For utilities considering adopting an EV charging program, ABB e-Mobility’s Todd Shock has one piece of advice: go big, or...
1-GWh battery now operational in Arizona for solar site powering Google data center
Courtesy of NextEra Energy Resources. Example of an Arizona-based solar plant, Wilmot Solar Energy Center in Tucson, Arizona on May...
Where public EV charging meets utilities
Utilities don’t like ambiguity – so when charge point operators (CPOs) are hoping to create partnerships around the National Electric...
Start spreading the news! New York issues RFQ for renewable development opportunities
(GE Verona's 6 MW turbine at a site in New York. Credit: GE Verona) The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has issued a Request for Qualifications...
Ørsted divests share of four US onshore wind farms to Stonepeak
(Image credit: 123rf.com) Ørsted has signed a transaction with alternative investment firm Stonepeak, whereby Ørsted will divest an equity ownership...
JERA to start co-firing 20% grey hydrogen-based ammonia at coal-fired power station this month
Japan’s largest power generator JERA is set to begin a government-funded trial to co-fire 20% ammonia in a coal-fired power...
Regulators approve early start for largest solar farm in South Dakota
(Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash ) By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Utility regulators took actions that...
Good-paying clean energy jobs are on the rise
President Joe Biden signed into law on Aug. 16 the Inflation Reduction Act-- legislation that provides $369 billion for clean...
US lab achieves nuclear fusion energy milestone
Since the 1950s, scientists have quested to bring nuclear fusion—the sort of reaction that powers the sun—down to Earth. Just...
