J1. Green Tech Industry & Utilities

Plans for a massive wind farm with 92 turbines and an up to eight-hour battery have been lodged, adding another hybrid to the list of projects lining up to replace coal.

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Search begins for new ARENA CEO, changes at the SEC, new CEOs for Momentum, CS Energy, CER, and moves at GenusPlus, Battery and Mobility, GHD.

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The utilities moving first on AI-powered grid planning are delivering faster approvals, fewer outages and lower costs, writes Amazon Web Services’ head of energy and utilities, Joseph Santamaria.

The decision clears the way for the Department of Commerce to finalize anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from the three countries.

Separately, American Electric Power expects to spend about $4 billion on a 702-MW Bloom Energy fuel cell project in Wyoming that is under contract to Google.

The retailer deployed electric yard switchers as part of its efforts to curb emissions and will gauge future deployment potential across its supply chain, it said.

The proposed rules must still be approved by NERC’s board and federal regulators. As written, they would apply to computational loads of 50 MW or more connected at voltage levels of at least 100 kV.

Spanish energy giant snags two major transmission contracts at opposite ends of Australia – one connecting offshore wind to the grid another to accommodate 2.3 GW of new solar and wind.

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OTTAWA — HANNAH HUNTER, senior analyst with the Pembina Institute’s Sustainable Workforce program, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s announcement of more than $430 million in apprenticeship training funding over the...

UK developer and local council sign community benefit deals for two projects stuck in limbo after being "called" in by he LNP state government.

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TORONTO — The Pembina Institute is proud to announce that its executive director Chris Severson-Baker has been named to Canada’s Clean50 for his outstanding contributions to advancing clean energy and climate solutions in Canada – notably, the...

A record amount of large-scale renewable generation has reached financial close, the federal government says, but the pace needs to quicken further if emissions reduction goals are to be reached.

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China's Envision lines up its first wind and battery deal at a new energy park to be hosted in an Australian mineral sands mine, with other projects soon to be announced.

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Final all-clear for huge wind and battery project comes just in the nick of time, with a change of government threatening to deliver a default 2 km buffer zone between regional renewables projects and homes.

The post Labor waves through Australia’s biggest wind farm – a project “not possible” under state Coalition buffer policy appeared first on Renew Economy.

The Albanese government is making great strides on clean energy, while at the same time supporting the ongoing betrayal of future generations through fossil fuel approvals.

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However, “rising gas turbine costs and supply shortages are already making new gas plants more expensive and slower to build,” David Villagrana, EDF’s lead counsel for clean energy tax solutions, told Utility Dive.

Commuter rail systems like Chicago's Metra are exploring battery-electric trains to increase service while reducing diesel exhaust pollution and noise.

The project, dubbed “Flagship,” includes 765-kV transmission lines to be built by AEP Ohio, roughly 10 GW in data center load and about 10.2 GW in gas-fired generation.

Utilities should look to OEM-led enrollment strategies to expand residential virtual power plants utilizing thermostats, batteries and EV chargers, according to The Brattle Group.

Arena says the pursuit of ultra-low cost solar is making "good progress" at the panel and cell level, but there's a "long way to go" on cutting construction costs for utility-scale PV.

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