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Germany Opens Farmland to Solar Power to Quadruple Capacity

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Some 800 MW of solar projects issued enviro permits in Colombia since Aug – EQ Mag

December 3, 2022 Anand Gupta

Colombian environmental licensing authority ANLA said it had approved four solar PV projects totalling around 800 MW of combined capacity within the first 100 days of the Gustavo Petro government, which assumed office on August 7. The largest of the four is the 359-MWp Puerta de Oro project in the department of Cundinamarca, which will […]

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CEP Renewables delivers 25.6-MW landfill solar project in New Jersey – EQ Mag

December 3, 2022 Anand Gupta

Developer CEP Renewables said on Friday that together with its partners it has completed a 25.6-MW direct current (DC) solar facility in Mount Olive, New Jersey, which is described as the largest landfill solar project in North America. The project has transformed the former Combe Fill North Landfill Superfund site into a green power generator […]

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US green plan should be ‘wake-up call’ for EU industry: French minister – EQ Mag

December 3, 2022 Anand Gupta

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Friday said Washington’s $430 billion plan to spur climate-friendly technologies in the United States must be seen as a wake-up call for Europe. The EU “must be able to sweep in front of our own door” before worrying about the effects of the US climate plan on European […]

TPREL commissions 100 MW solar PV project at Gujarat’s Raghanesda Solar Park

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Leeward inaugurates 100-MW solar park plus storage in California – EQ Mag

December 2, 2022 Anand Gupta

Leeward Renewable Energy LLC on Wednesday held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its 100-MW Rabbitbrush solar park in California, which is coupled with a 20-MW/50-MWh battery. Located in Kern County, the facility will supply its electricity to community-owned electricity providers Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) under two 15-year power purchase […]

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AWS Trades the Cloud for Renewable Energy – EQ Mag

December 2, 2022 Anand Gupta

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced it’s working with global investment firm Brookfield Asset Management to provide cloud infrastructure services and automate the firm’s renewable energy generation operations. The cloud provider is also receiving 601.6 megawatts (MW) of wind and solar energy from its investment partner to power AWS operations in Europe, North America, and India […]

US President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual meeting with governors, mayors and local officials on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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Biden’s ambitious climate plan stokes tension with EU allies – EQ Mag

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta

Washington : Certain provisions in US President Joe Biden’s landmark climate action plan, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), have provoked strong responses from the European Union, which fears it could hurt its industry. With the IRA set to be one of the main topics discussed during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Washington this […]

GWEC report identifies floating offshore wind’s critical role in long-term global decarbonization efforts

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Green policymakers under pressure, US offshore wind dilemmas and Tesla’s UK power grab – EQ Mag

November 26, 2022 Anand Gupta

Our curation of the must-read news and analysis from the-week-that-was in the global renewable energy industry In the week after a disappointing COP27 failed to achieve an international consensus on squeezing fossil fuels out of the global economy, policymakers came under fresh pressure from all quarters to keep the energy transition moving forward. In Europe, […]

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New law requires New York cryptocurrency mining to use renewable energy – EQ Mag

November 24, 2022 Anand Gupta

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a new law banning cryptocurrency mining that uses carbon-based energy. The law requires crypto mining companies to use 100% renewable energy. The law creates a two-year moratorium on some crypto mining efforts that use proof-of-work authentication for blockchain transaction validation unless they use 100% renewable energy. “I am […]

ACORE Statement on Introduction of the Renewable Electricity Standard Act

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ACORE Applauds DOL Rule Removing Trump-Era Barriers to ESG Investing – EQ Mag

November 24, 2022 Anand Gupta

WASHINGTON, D.C. : The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has concluded that two rules issued during the Trump administration “unnecessarily restrained plan fiduciaries’ ability to weigh environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when choosing investments, even when those factors would benefit plan participants financially.” The DOL issued a final rule yesterday that allows plan fiduciaries […]

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Domino’s® to Roll Out Nationwide Fleet of 800 Chevy Bolt® Electric Vehicles – EQ Mag

November 23, 2022 Anand Gupta

Pizza company is offering the same great delivery, with zero emissions ANN ARBOR, Mich. : Domino’s Pizza Inc. (NYSE:DPZ), the largest pizza company in the world, is electrifying pizza delivery! More than 100 custom-branded 2023 Chevy Bolt electric vehicles are arriving at select franchise and corporate stores throughout the U.S. this month, with an additional […]