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Argentina unveils new landmark renewables and grid capacity tender

April 6, 2019 Anand Gupta

Undersecretary for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the Government Secretariat of Energy, Ministry of Treasury, Argentina, unveils new tender at GWEC’s Global Session on Global Markets at Wind Europe 2019 Conference & Exhibition New tender to support further renewables growth and additional grid capacity in Argentina. Argentina came fifth in GWEC’s 2019 Global Wind […]

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‘I Know a Lot About Wind’: Donald Trump Finally Tells the Truth, While Lying

April 6, 2019 Anand Gupta

Trump has a history of objecting to windmills, presumably because he doesn’t like competition when it comes to making noise. Let no man say that the 45th President of the United States doesn’t tell it like it is. Donald Trump tells it like it is, if ‘it’ refers to a Reddit conspiracy thread. Trump has […]

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Donald Trump spinning yarns about wind turbine and its effect

April 6, 2019 Anand Gupta

President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement has been widely criticised by world leaders for its likely impact on international climate policy and efforts to meet targets for emission reductions outlined in the Agreement. During a speech at a Republican fundraiser, Trump told his supporters that the sound generated by a wind turbine […]

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Greenbacker Labs Announces Equity Investment in Exergy Energy, a 100% Renewable, Always-On Distributed Utility

April 6, 2019 Anand Gupta

NEW YORK: Greenbacker Labs, an innovative incubator that focuses on providing private equity capital to sustainable infrastructure technology businesses announced yesterday that it has made an equity investment in Exergy Energy. Terms were not disclosed. Exergy Energy, formed in 2018, provides 100% renewable energy, backup generation and improved reliability to commercial and industrial customers at […]

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ACORE Statement on Congressional Letter for Clean Energy Tax Incentives

April 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Washington, D.C.,: “We applaud the more than 100 House members on this letter for their leadership. As the signatories note, providing long-term certainty for clean energy tax incentives would allow the U.S. to achieve its carbon reduction goals while dramatically […]

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House Introduces Energy Storage Tax Credit Bill

April 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

Another attempt to earn federal tax credits for stand-alone storage, and a proposal to extend an even broader set of clean energy tax incentives. Amidst a flurry of energy and climate change legislation being introduced in the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, this week saw lawmakers reintroduce a perennial attempt to add stand-alone energy storage […]

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POWERHOME Solar to Help Cleveland Indians Expand Sustainability Goals

April 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

Progressive Field to Benefit from Solar Panel Installation CLEVELAND: Solar energy provide POWERHOME Solar will begin installing solar panels on Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians, in the upcoming months. The Indians continue to be among the industry leaders in taking a proactive approach to supporting various environmental initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint […]

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New Report Finds Solar Tariffs Not Helping American-Made Solar Panels Compete, and Costs of Solar Continuing to Fall

April 4, 2019 Anand Gupta

American-made solar panels are decreasing in popularity despite tariffs implemented by the Trump administration, according to the latest EnergySage Solar Marketplace Intel Report™ BOSTON: Today, EnergySage released its latest semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report™. Based on millions of transaction-level data points generated within the EnergySage Solar Marketplace during 2018, this report tracks demand for American-made […]

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Idaho Power Signs Super-Low Solar PPA to Buoy 100% Clean Energy Plans

April 4, 2019 Anand Gupta

Unlike most of the cheapest solar power-purchase agreements seen in the U.S., utility Idaho Power’s project comes in a fledgling state market. Idaho Power announced plans to transition its generation to 100% clean energy by 2045, accompanied by a 120-megawatt solar power-purchase agreement that rivals some of the lowest prices seen in the U.S. market […]

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APS Moving Forward to Bring New Clean-Energy Projects Online for Customers

April 4, 2019 Anand Gupta

After announcing 950 megawatts of new clean-energy initiatives, APS is now seeking partners on two new clean-energy projects PHOENIX: After announcing nearly a gigawatt of new clean-energy projects in February, APS is now seeking proposals to build two of them in different parts of the state. The first request for proposals (RFP) seeks partners to […]