President Biden has signed an executive order that includes doubling offshore wind power generation in U.S. federal waters by 2030. The order also directs the Department of Interior to conduct a full assessment of the siting processes that will align U.S. public lands and water management practices with administration goals to advance renewable energy … [Read more...] about Biden Aims to Double U.S. Offshore Wind Capacity in Next Decade
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IndentiFlight Detection Technology Reduces Avian Fatalities from Wind Turbines
IdentiFlight, a company that delivers and operates machine vision and AI technology for avian species detection, says bird fatalities in wind farms are greatly reduced with the company’s artificial intelligence technology system – resulting in an 82% reduction of eagle fatalities, a claim supported by the independent study, “Automated curtailment of wind … [Read more...] about IndentiFlight Detection Technology Reduces Avian Fatalities from Wind Turbines
LG&E, KU Exercise Contract Option, Select Solar Alliance for Additional Solar System
Solar Alliance Energy Inc., an energy solutions provider focused on residential, commercial and industrial solar installations, has signed a contract with Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU), members of the PPL Corp. family of companies, to build an additional 500 kW phase of a solar system in Kentucky. In November 2020, Solar … [Read more...] about LG&E, KU Exercise Contract Option, Select Solar Alliance for Additional Solar System
FTC Solar Unveils Next Generation of Voyager Single-Axis Trackers
FTC Solar, a global provider of solar tracker systems, technology, software and engineering services, has released the next generation of its single-axis Voyager tracker – the Voyager+ – engineered to provide compatibility with new large-format solar modules entering the marketplace. The large modules entering the market are built to … [Read more...] about FTC Solar Unveils Next Generation of Voyager Single-Axis Trackers
Despite Subdued Start, 2020 Corporate Clean Energy Purchases Rebound Strong
Corporations purchased a record of 23.7 GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1 GW in 2019 and 13.6 GW in 2018, according to new research published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). The increase came despite a year devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a global recession and uncertainty about U.S. energy policy ahead of the presidential election. BNEF finds in its 1H 2021 … [Read more...] about Despite Subdued Start, 2020 Corporate Clean Energy Purchases Rebound Strong