Renewable Energy

June 2023

At a ribbon cutting ceremony at the North Berwick, ME site, Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC, (“Nautilus”) announced the official opening of a 7MW community solar farm constructed on a former sand pit.

Nautilus Solar Energy Opens Community Solar Farm Built on Former Sand Quarry

Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC, (“Nautilus”) announced the official opening of a 7MW community solar farm in North Berwick, ME. Constructed on a former sand pit, this innovative project represents the transformation of compromised land into a productive source of clean energy, local jobs, and economic growth fo

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06/30/2023

How AgriSolar Helped the Cows Come Home to One Northeast Farm

For more than 150 years Knowlton Family Farms in Grafton, Massachusetts has been a family-owned operation. It’s grown and shrunk over the years, and now is back in a period of expansion thanks to combining solar energy production with agriculture. The National Center for Appropriate Technology’s (NCAT)&nb

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06/27/2023

Modular Solar Generator Is Lightweight, Portable and Can Power a Small House for Days

A new breakthrough battery technology developed by Decarbon Venture (DCV) delivers the world's lightest real alternative to a gas-powered generator. Harnessing solar power and semi-solid battery technology, Decarbon Venture's first swappable portable generator allows batteries to be removed and fresh batt

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06/27/2023

Tidal stream energy research facility at the University of Oxford

Tidal Stream Research to Cut Carbon and Boost Energy Security

UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

Researchers working to cut carbon emissions and boost energy security using tidal stream power are set to benefit from a £7 million Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council investment. ‘Co-design to deliver Scalable Tidal Stream Energy’ (CoTide) will bring together three multi-disciplinary teams fro

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06/26/2023

Inna Braverman, CY Huang and Lian Tat Company's team

Eco Wave Power and Lian Tat Company Sign MoU to Bring Wave Energy to Taiwan

Eco Wave Power Global AB announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Lian Tat Company (“LTC”), a leading maritime engineering company, to bring Eco Wave Power’s wave energy technology to Taiwan. According to the terms of the agreement, Eco Wave Power and Lian Tat Company will enter int

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06/22/2023

EDP Renewables and NIPSCO Enter Into Long-Term Agreement for the 198-Megawatt Carpenter Wind Farm in Indiana

EDP Renewables SA, through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC, and Northern Indiana Public Service Company, LLC, a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 198-megawatt (MW) Carpenter Wind Farm in Jasper County, Indiana. This PPA is in

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06/19/2023

Photograph showing carbon capture from air and its photoelectrochemical conversion into fuel with simultaneous waste plastic conversion into chemicals.

Clean, Sustainable Fuels Made 'From Thin Air' and Plastic Waste

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes – or even directly from the air – and transformed into clean, sustainable fuels using just the energy from the Sun. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed a solar-powered reactor that conv

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06/19/2023

GHD's Global Leader of Future Energy, Dr. Tej Gidda

PSDcast – Solving the Energy Crisis and Supporting the Renewable Energy Transition

The money flowing into renewable energy has slowed down considerably, as GHD’s report SHOCKED concludes that, between 2020 and 2022, energy investments were about 203 billion lower than expected under normal market conditions.

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06/16/2023

RWE Connects its First Utility-Scale Battery Storage Project to the California Grid

RWE continues to expand its renewables portfolio in the U.S., connecting its first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) to the California Independent System Operator. The project, Fifth Standard, also includes a 150-megawatt (MWac) solar PV facility, expected to be complete in August. The BESS fa

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06/14/2023

U.S. DoE, Sunvapor, and Oberon Fuels Aim to Unlock Zero-Emission Renewable Fuel Production with Test of Novel Solar Steam & Battery Technology

The U.S. Department of Energy is funding a demonstration of Sunvapor’s solar steam and thermal battery technology to further lower the Carbon Intensity (CI) of the renewable dimethyl ether (DME) produced by Oberon Fuels at its Maverick Innovation Center in Brawley, California. The demonstration pr

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06/13/2023

Engaging Communities for the Acceptance and Adoption of Wind Energy in the EU

The Wind in my backyard (WIMBY) project uses holistic modeling tools to advance social awareness and engagement on large wind power installations in the EU. According to the researchers, WIMBY can pave the way for a greener and more sustainable future by facilitating the acceptance of wind farms that are both wi

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06/13/2023

Verdagy CEO Marty Neese

PSDcast – Producing Green Hydrogen

Verdagy has released a solution that, according to their associated white paper, helps drives down the investment and energy costs needed for the industrial-scale production of green hydrogen.

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06/09/2023

Zhang Lei, CEO of Envision Energy

Air Products Awards Envision Energy 1.67 GW Wind Turbine Contract for NEOM Green Hydrogen Company

Envision Energy announced that it has signed a contract to supply 1.67 GW wind turbines for NEOM Green Hydrogen Company, the world's largest utility-scale hydrogen plant powered entirely by renewable energy. The mega plant is located at Oxagon, Saudi Arabia's region of NEOM. Under the contract, E

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06/06/2023

SolarEdge EV charging management solution

SolarEdge Introduces Solar-Attached EV Management Solution for the Commercial and Industrial Segment

SolarEdge Technologies announced the launch of a solar-attached Electric Vehicle (EV) management solution for the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) segment. The new software-based solution, which further expands SolarEdge`s growing suite of C&I-focused products and software, manages and optimizes

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06/05/2023

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Figure 1: Data centers bending the energy usage curve

Powering Indoor Farms Efficiently with Centralized Power

Frank Cirolia, Systems & Applications Engineer at Advanced Energy Industries, Inc

Indoor horticulture relies on creating an environment for plants to grow with controlled heating, cooling and lighting – without relying on the sun – which require electrical energy. With rising energy costs and, in some areas, scarcity of supply, farmers are seeking systems that are reliable, cont

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06/01/2023

Port of Seattle Commissions Third Shore Power System at Pier 66

The Port of Seattle is installing a third shore power system at Pier 66, making it the world’s first port with three of the systems for cruise ships. The technology can significantly reduce emissions and improve air quality by allowing ships to connect to electricity and turn off diesel engines while at th

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06/01/2023