AstraZeneca Signs Solar Supply Deal with ENGIE Resources
ENGIE Resources (ENGIE), a subsidiary of ENGIE North America, announced a nine-year renewable energy supply agreement with AstraZeneca, in which the biopharmaceutical company will procure solar energy and Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) through ENGIE for its manufacturing facility in Coppell, Texas. The initiative underscores AstraZeneca’s commitment to sustainability and responsible environmental stewardship. The retail supply agreement will source the energy from the Tyson Nick Solar Project, a 114-megawatt […]
Wisconsin Awards $14M for New NEVI-Funded EV Charging Sites
Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) have announced that 26 locations will receive federal grant awards to the tune of $14 million to build EV charging stations throughout the state. The fast-charging stations, supported by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, will provide residents and visitors with access to adequate charging infrastructure options. […]
PowerFlex Hits Major Milestones in Solar, Storage, and EV Charging Deployment
Clean technology solutions provider PowerFlex has hit three significant development milestones, surpassing 500 megawatts (MW) of commercial solar, 50 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery storage, and 50,000 installed EV chargers. Its achievements underscore the company’s ability to deliver onsite integrated solar, storage, and EV charging solutions through its adaptive energy management platform, PowerFlex X. PowerFlex X manages energy storage and load […]
EPA Selects ABTC for Largest Lithium Ion Battery Cleanup in U.S. History
American Battery Technology Co. (ABTC), a battery materials recycler and refiner, has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to recycle end-of-life lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) from the largest LIB cleanup operation in the EPA’s history. ABTC’s primary focus is the safe handling and processing of the site’s damaged battery materials. It has made significant enhancements to its Nevada recycling facility […]
First Solar Invests $330M in New South Carolina Manufacturing Facility
First Solar, Inc. announced plans to build a new facility in Gaffney, South Carolina, that will bring the final stages of its solar module production back to the U.S. The new site will complete Series 6 Plus panels that begin manufacturing at the company’s international facilities. It will cost approximately $330 million to establish the facility, with commercial […]
LADOT Selects it’s electric for Next Phase of Curbside EV Charging
it’s electric has been chosen by the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) as the charging solutions provider to expand access to local neighborhood EV charging. it’s electric will install 90 new curbside charging ports that will become available for use over the next 12 months. The first 15 chargers will open […]
Redfield Solar Project Lands Long-Term PPA with Google
Independent power producer Treaty Oak Clean Energy, LLC announced it has entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google in which it will supply 100 megawatts (MW) from the Redfield Solar Project in Grant County, Arkansas. Google will be the sole offtaker, using the clean energy to power its data centers across the […]
Plus Power Secures Financing for New England’s Largest Battery Storage Projects
Plus Power has secured tax equity financing from Morgan Stanley for two of New England’s largest standalone battery energy storage projects: a $95 million investment in Cranberry Point Energy Storage in Massachusetts, and a $65 million investment in Cross Town Energy Storage in Maine. The Cranberry Point facility, a 150 megawatt (MW)/300 megawatt-hour (MWh) solar+storage system in Carver, Massachusetts, […]
Bechtel to Build 430MW Solar+Storage Project in Texas
Engineering, construction, and project management company Bechtel has been selected by Doral Renewables to design and build the Cold Creek Solar+Storage project in Texas. The facilities, spanning two counties, will produce approximately 430 megawatts (MW) of clean energy with more than 850,000 solar panels. The project will also include a 340 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) […]
Illinois Launches CEJA EV Charging Grant Program
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Director James Jenning announced a Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) EV Charging Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to facilitate the procurement and installation of new Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) Level 3 charging stations and Level 2 alternating current charging stations. The funding is made possible by Governor Pritzker’s bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital […]
Redwood Projects Portfolio Reaches Completion with San Jacinto Facility
Independent power producer Fullmark Energy has announced its 65MW/130MWh San Jacinto storage project is now operational. Located in Banning, California, the site’s completion marks the final addition to Fullmark’s Redwood Projects portfolio to reach commercial operations. San Jacinto is the company’s third facility to reach a commercial operations date this year, following the 20MW/80MWh […]
Xcel Energy Proposes Midwest’s Largest Battery Storage Project
Xcel Energy has submitted a proposal to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to build the largest battery energy storage site in the Midwest, located at the Sherco Energy Hub in central Minnesota. Per the proposal, Xcel plans to double the amount of battery storage adjacent to the Sherco coal plant, which is scheduled to retire […]