Category: Energy

1. Minnesota legislature passes bill requiring utilities to report on highly congested areas and evaluate the use of grid enhancing technologies (GETs). 2. Utilities must identify locations with 168 hours or more of congestion or the ten most costly congestion occurrences over the last three years. 3. The law also improves transparency by requiring utilities…

1. Iberdrola and Bayer signed an off-site power purchase agreement in Italy for renewable energy from January 2025. 2. The agreement will supply 33 GWh of renewable energy over 11 years to Bayer’s Garbagnate Milanese site. 3. The energy will be produced by Iberdrola’s photovoltaic plant in Montefiascone, with a capacity of 7 MW, reducing…

1. Redwood collaborates with Ultium Cells LLC to recycle production scrap and produce critical battery materials for North American cell manufacturers at gigafactory-scale. 2. Redwood’s sustainable approach to battery material production uses significantly less energy, generates less CO2 emissions, and requires less water compared to traditional methods. 3. Redwood and Ultium Cells were selected by…

1. Statkraft completes acquisition of Spanish renewables company Enerfin from Elecnor. 2. Deal strengthens Statkraft’s renewable energy portfolio in Spain and Brazil. 3. Statkraft intends to divest Enerfin’s assets in Canada, the US, Colombia, Australia, and Chile. Norwegian company Statkraft has acquired Spanish renewables company Enerfin from Elecnor, expanding its renewable energy portfolio in Spain…

1. SI2 released model policy to encourage automated rooftop solar permitting software 2. The software helps lower costs for governments, homeowners, and solar businesses 3. The model policy also includes provisions to prevent restrictions on residential solar systems and limit permitting charges. The Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) has released a model policy that…

– Governor Mills signed an executive order to establish a new commission for long-term infrastructure resilience in Maine – The commission was created in response to severe storms causing millions in damages and multiple disaster declarations – The commission will assess recent storm impacts, identify areas for investment, and develop a long-term infrastructure plan to…

– Rovco has been selected for site characterisation work on the Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind project in the southern North Sea – The project is a joint venture between TotalEnergies, Corio Generation, and Gulf Energy Development, with a planned installed capacity of 1.5 GW – Rovco will conduct geophysical investigations of key sites, mapping the…

1. Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica via email or follow on Google News 2. Researchers are exploring new technology to replace lithium in batteries with sodium for lower cost and sustainability 3. Iron-based cathodes have been developed to replace expensive materials like cobalt and nickel, potentially leading to lower cost, greater safety,…

– Mainstream Renewable Power and Someva Renewables secured a permit to investigate a 500MW wind farm project in New South Wales. – The project, known as the Sunny Corner project, aims to power 300,000 homes and save over a million tonnes of carbon emissions annually. – The collaborative project involves engaging with local stakeholders, setting…

1. AWM achieved a 630 A rating from the Renewable Energy Test Center, making their offerings qualified to support Sungrow’s 4.4-MW SG4400UD-MV modular inverter in North America. 2. AWM’s solutions meet IEEE and NEC requirements and are rated to comply with UL2703 standards for mounting systems and grounding. 3. AWM’s all-metal wire management solutions provide…