Associated Press - Wed May 19, 2021
NorthWestern Energy to Build $250M Power Plant in Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) NorthWestern Energy has announced plans to build a $250 million power plant in Montana as part of an effort to increase its power capacity in the state. The utility announced plans for the 175-megawatt gas-fired power plant in Laurel, southwest of Billings, along with a 50-megawatt battery storage project and a five-year agreement to buy 100 megawatts of hydropower....
Business Wire - Tue May 18, 2021
Firm to Submit Application for $595M Hydrogen Hub in Delta
Mitsubishi Power Americas and Magnum Development recently announced that its jointly developed Advanced Clean Energy Storage Project has been invited by the U.S. Department of Energy's [DOE] Loan Programs Office to submit a Part II Application for up to $595 million under the Title 17 Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program to develop a proposed green hydrogen hub in Delta, Utah....
Bechtel - Tue May 18, 2021
Advanced Power Selects Bechtel for Cutlass Solar Project
Advanced Power has selected Bechtel to complete the engineering, procurement and construction of the Cutlass Solar Project in Fort Bend, Texas. The solar PV project will add 140 MWDC to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' Houston Zone, enough to power approximately 15,000 homes with zero-carbon electricity....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 06, 2021
New England's $950M Clean Energy Project
Work on a $950 million project to bring clean energy to New England began three months ago and crews have already set a handful of the nearly 1,000 structures involved. The New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project runs 145 mi....
Solar Power World Online - Tue April 20, 2021
Rosendin Kicks Off Construction On 500-MW Solar Project
In southeastern Texas surrounded by farmland, Rosendin's Renewable Energy Group (REG) has begun building the largest solar power project in the state. The Aktina Renewable Power Project calls for the installation of 1.4 million solar modules across 4,000 acres in Wharton County, located outside the Houston metro area....
National Public Radio - Tue March 30, 2021
President Biden Pushes Major Expansion for Offshore Wind Energy
As the White House slows down fossil fuel development on public lands and offshore, it's ramping up renewable energy with a push to jump-start the offshore wind energy business. On March 29 President Biden made that announcement as part of his administration's effort to fulfill the ambitious climate plan he campaigned on, including making the nation's electricity sector carbon neutral by 2035....
Hartford Courant - Tue March 02, 2021
Connecticut Approves East Windsor Solar Farm, Largest in the Northeast
The Connecticut Siting Council has approved the largest solar development in the northeastern United States, a 120-megawatt project covering 485 acres. Construction of Gravel Pit Solar could begin as early as this year and be finished in late 2022 or early 2023, state and local officials said....
PR Newswire - Tue February 23, 2021
Sungrow Supplies Energy Storage Project in Fort Worth
Sungrow, a global inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that it has forged a contract to supply its fully integrated Energy Storage System to the 100 MWac Chisholm Grid project in Fort Worth, Texas....
BASF - Tue February 23, 2021
BASF Advances Its Renewable Energy Commitment in Texas
BASF is collaborating with EDF Energy North America to improve the energy balance and reduce carbon dioxide emissions of two of its production sites in Texas. The companies have signed a 35 MW Wind Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that will bring 25 MW wind power to BASF's Verbund site in Freeport and 10 MW wind power to the Pasadena site....
Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy - Tue February 16, 2021
EGLE Approves Permits for Mackinac Straits Tunnel
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced Jan. 29 that it has approved Enbridge Energy's application for certain permits required to build a utility tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac....
