Swell Energy Inc., a California-based energy and smart grid solutions provider, says the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved its $25 million contract with Hawaiian Electric for the delivery of various grid services through an aggregated virtual power plant (VPP) on three islands. Swell Energy will deploy behind-the-meter solar-powered home batteries … [Read more...] about Swell Energy Secures Grid Services Contract with Hawaiian Electric
California Grant Program Improves Tribal Access to Clean Energy
The Tribal Government Challenge Planning Grant Program has awarded nearly $2 million to projects that identify solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve clean energy access and advance climate resiliency on Tribal lands and in tribal communities. Funded by the California Energy Commission (CEC) and administered in partnership with the California … [Read more...] about California Grant Program Improves Tribal Access to Clean Energy
SunBrush mobil Expands PV Cleaning Operations into the U.S. Market
SunBrush mobil, a Germany-based provider of PV cleaning systems, has opened a branch office, SunBrush USA, in Henderson, Nev. The joint venture of SunBrush mobil and Halse Solar Ltd., SunBrush’s importer for the U.K. and Irish markets, will sell and maintain the PV cleaning systems and deliver spare parts to PV power plant operators, O&M companies and site … [Read more...] about SunBrush mobil Expands PV Cleaning Operations into the U.S. Market
Pine Gate Closes on North Carolina Solar, Solar+Storage Projects
Pine Gate Renewables, a fully-integrated utility-scale solar development company, has closed financing on a new 12-project fund of solar and solar+storage sites in North Carolina. The projects in the fund will sell power under long-term contracts to Duke Energy Progress, Duke Energy Carolinas and Halifax EMC. Crestmark, a division of MetaBank, provided the construction … [Read more...] about Pine Gate Closes on North Carolina Solar, Solar+Storage Projects
PepsiCo Unveils Sustainability Strategy to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions
PepsiCo Inc. has unveiled plans to more than double its science-based climate goal, targeting a reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by more than 40% by 2030. In addition, the company has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, one decade earlier than called for in the Paris Agreement. PepsiCo’s sustainability strategy, informed … [Read more...] about PepsiCo Unveils Sustainability Strategy to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions