Funding from the Investing in America Agenda will Boost Solar Manufacturing, Increase Photovoltaic (PV) Recycling, and Help Develop New Markets for Solar Technologies. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda , the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $40 million in investments across the solar energy supply chain, including the selection of … Continue reading Biden-Harris Administration Announces $40 Million to Support Domestic Photovoltaic (PV) Supply Chain
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Iberdrola installs modules for the Camino Solar photovoltaic solar power plant (California)
Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, has begun installing the first of about 105,000 solar modules at its Camino Solar project in California. With a capacity of 44 MWac (57 MWdc), Camino Solar is expected to generate the same amount of energy consumed by about 14,000 … Continue reading Iberdrola installs modules for the Camino Solar photovoltaic solar power plant (California)
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US photovoltaic (PV) panel manufacturing capacity grows nearly fourfold thanks to new federal incentives
Solar module manufacturing capacity in the United States now exceeds 31 gigawatts (GW) — a nearly four-fold increase since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law in 2022. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2024 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, federal clean energy policies continue … Continue reading US photovoltaic (PV) panel manufacturing capacity grows nearly fourfold thanks to new federal incentives
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Vestas secures first US offshore wind order for 810 MW Empire Wind 1 wind farm
Vestas has secured an 810 MW offshore wind order from Equinor for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm in New York. The order includes 54 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines and marks Vestas’ first US order for an offshore platform and its industry-leading, certified V236-15.0 MW wind turbine. The order includes supply, delivery and commissioning … Continue reading Vestas secures first US offshore wind order for 810 MW Empire Wind 1 wind farm
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Scientists studying impact of painting wind turbine blade black to reduce bird collisions
Oregon State University researchers are part of a team looking at reducing bird collision risks with wind turbines by painting a single blade of the turbine black. Wind energy has a significant role during a time of climate change, rising energy demands and a transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, but it poses risks … Continue reading Scientists studying impact of painting wind turbine blade black to reduce bird collisions
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Five companies eligible to bid in first-ever wind auction off the Oregon coast
The federal government has published the details of an offshore wind auction. Companies are bidding on who will get to deploy the first floating wind turbines off the coast of Southern Oregon. Avangrid, which is owned by the Spanish electric utility Iberdrola, is the co-owner of the Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. … Continue reading Five companies eligible to bid in first-ever wind auction off the Oregon coast
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Avangrid’s New England Wind 1 Project Selected by Massachusetts In Offshore Wind Solicitation
New England Wind 1 to Provide 791 Megawatts of Clean, Reliable Offshore Wind Power to Massachusetts by 2029, Advancing Critical State Climate Targets. Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced it has been awarded 791 Megawatts (MW) by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the multi-state … Continue reading Avangrid’s New England Wind 1 Project Selected by Massachusetts In Offshore Wind Solicitation
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Iberdrola secures 791 MW of offshore wind power in the United States
Iberdrola has announced that its US subsidiary, Avangrid, has been awarded a contract to build a large-scale offshore wind farm in the State of Massachusetts. This new facility, called ‘New England Wind 1’, will have a capacity of 791 megawatts (MW) and will supply energy to more than 400,000 homes, becoming a key project for … Continue reading Iberdrola secures 791 MW of offshore wind power in the United States
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ACP and RENEW Northeast Statement on New England Offshore Wind Project Awards
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) and RENEW Northeast released the following statements from Anne Reynolds, ACP Vice President for Offshore Wind and Francis Pullaro, President of RENEW Northeast after Massachusetts and Rhode Island announced 3 offshore wind project contract awards totaling 2,878 megawatts (MW) of new offshore wind capacity. Massachusetts has chosen to contract … Continue reading ACP and RENEW Northeast Statement on New England Offshore Wind Project Awards
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Trump and Harris set out contrasting visions for US energy
Back in January, when I looked ahead to the US elections on 5 November, I predicted “plenty of twists and turns in the race”. That turned out to be something of an understatement. President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the running, leaving Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, transformed the contest. … Continue reading Trump and Harris set out contrasting visions for US energy
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US Approves Maryland Offshore Wind Project
President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday announced final approval of a wind project off the coast of Maryland, bringing the U.S. halfway to its goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of the clean energy technology by 2030. The project is the 10th approved by Biden’s Interior Department. He has made offshore wind a cornerstone of his … Continue reading US Approves Maryland Offshore Wind Project
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ACP Statement on 10th Approved U.S. Offshore Wind Project
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from Anne Reynolds, ACP Vice President for Offshore Wind after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued the Record of Decision (ROD) for US Wind’s Maryland Offshore Wind Project, marking the 10th offshore wind project receiving federal approval in less than four years: “This … Continue reading ACP Statement on 10th Approved U.S. Offshore Wind Project
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U.S. wind power generation hit record in April 2024, exceeding coal-fired generation
Electricity generation from wind established a new record in the United States in April, and wind generation exceeded coal-fired generation in both March and April, data from our July 2024 Monthly Energy Review show. U.S. wind generation exceeded coal-fired generation for the first time in April 2023 but did not do so again until 11 … Continue reading U.S. wind power generation hit record in April 2024, exceeding coal-fired generation
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Trump appears to tie high bacon prices to ‘horrible’ wind energy
Donald Trump revived questions about his mental acuity after appearing to say that wind energy was to blame for the increased price and decreased consumption of bacon. Ex-president rails against wind power and laments decreased bacon consumption at Wisconsin rally speech. The former president’s bizarre remarks came at a town hall-style campaign gathering in Wisconsin … Continue reading Trump appears to tie high bacon prices to ‘horrible’ wind energy
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $62 Million to Support America’s Growing Hydrogen Industry
In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced nearly $62 million for 20 projects across 15 states to accelerate the research, development, demonstration, and deployment of next-generation clean hydrogen technologies. These projects will advance critical elements of hydrogen fueling infrastructure, develop and demonstrate hydrogen-powered container-handling … Continue reading Biden-Harris Administration Announces $62 Million to Support America’s Growing Hydrogen Industry
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Ingeteam supplies more than 1,000 MW of its solar photovoltaic (PV) power conversion systems and controls for Acciona Energía in the USA
Ingeteam increases its participation in photovoltaic plants on American soil. On this occasion, it has supplied its technology for two Acciona Energía projects located in Wharton and Fort Bend counties, both in the vicinity of Houston, Texas. The two new generation plants will produce clean energy equivalent to the consumption of 110,000 households, preventing the … Continue reading Ingeteam supplies more than 1,000 MW of its solar photovoltaic (PV) power conversion systems and controls for Acciona Energía in the USA
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NREL Advances Method for Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) see a realistic path forward to the manufacture of bio-derivable wind blades that can be chemically recycled and the components reused, ending the practice of old blades winding up in landfills at the end of their useful life. The findings are published in … Continue reading NREL Advances Method for Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades
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US added 12 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) in first half of 2024
All utility-scale technologies combined added 20.2 GW in the first half of 2024, an increase of 3.6 GW from the same period a year ago. The EIA expects 42.6 GW of capacity to be added in the second half of 2024, of which 25 GW would come from utility-scale solar PV. Solar PV could end … Continue reading US added 12 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) in first half of 2024
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MIT engineers’ new theory could improve the design and operation of wind power plants
The first comprehensive model of rotor aerodynamics could improve the way wind turbine blades and wind farms are designed and how wind turbines are controlled. The blades of propellers and wind turbines are designed based on aerodynamics principles that were first described mathematically more than a century ago. But engineers have long realized that these … Continue reading MIT engineers’ new theory could improve the design and operation of wind power plants
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Statkraft to purchase energy from Avangrid’s 35 MW Casselman wind farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, and Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, today announced the signing of a short-term Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) for energy from Avangrid’s 35 MW Casselman wind farm in Pennsylvania. This marks the second such deal between the two … Continue reading Statkraft to purchase energy from Avangrid’s 35 MW Casselman wind farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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