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1. Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email or follow on Google News. 2. Insurance premiums for condos in Florida have doubled and tripled due to more frequent and powerful storms from fossil fuel use. 3. Vermont is considering legislation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for environmental damage and cleanup costs.…

– KKR offers €2.8bn to acquire Encavis – Offer price of €17.50 per share is 33% more than the three-month average – Encavis’ management boards support the offer, intending to recommend it to shareholders US private equity investor KKR has proposed a €2.8bn ($3bn) offer to acquire German renewable energy producer Encavis. The deal is…

1. The use of drones and advanced aerial imagery has revolutionized residential solar design and installation by ensuring accurate measurements, improving safety, and saving time for installers. 2. Having drones in-house can benefit solar contractors by allowing them to quickly assess roof health, document safety protocols, track installation progress, and detect system performance issues with…

1. Aclara is embedding Utilidata’s Karman platform in its smart meters to bring NVIDIA’s Jetson AI to the grid edge. 2. The Karman platform leverages the NVIDIA Jetson platform for AI to improve grid operations and manage distributed energy resources. 3. The integration provides up to 100 times more processing power than traditional solutions and…

– Orbital Marine Power Ltd confirmed as technology partner for OPALCO’s proposed site – Deployment of Orbital O2 floating tidal energy turbine in Rosario Strait – Growing global interest in floating tidal stream technology demonstrated by Orbital Marine Power’s progress Orbital Marine Power Ltd has been confirmed as the technology partner for Orcas Power &…

1. Honda partners with General Motors to build electric cars using GM’s Ultium platform in Tennessee. 2. Honda ends development of an affordable EV project with GM, shifts focus to manufacturing EV batteries and new electric car models in Canada. 3. Honda signs MOU with Nissan to co-develop electric cars and electronics, highlighting a shared…

1. Sempra Infrastructure orders turbines from Vestas for Cimarron wind farm in Mexico. 2. Vestas to supply and install 46 V163-4.5MW and 18 V162-6.2MW turbines for the project. 3. The wind farm is part of the larger Energia Sierra Juarez project with a total capacity of 582MW. Sempra Infrastructure has ordered turbines from Vestas for…

1. Terafab automated construction platform by Terabase Energy eliminates manual installation work in utility-scale solar projects. 2. Terafab system is being tested on pilot projects and the next generation, Terafab 2.0, is expected to be launched in mid-2025. 3. Terafab is best suited for solar projects greater than 50 MW, especially in challenging environments with…