Americas

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Bitcoin Sparks PE Fund to Back Wind Farm on Manhattan-Sized Plot

July 27, 2018 Anand Gupta

The rise of cryptocurrencies as assets attractive to fund managers is breathing life into a spit of land the size of Manhattan located on the southern coast of Morocco. New York’s Brookstone Partners, a private equity company with $150 million in assets, says it’s raising cash to develop the first phase of a 900-megawatt wind […]

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Dominion Energy Launches Grid Transformation Program, Paving Way for Virginia’s Energy Future With 3,000 Megawatts of New Solar and Wind Planned by 2022

July 26, 2018 Anand Gupta

– New law saves Dominion Energy Virginia customers hundreds of millions of dollars – Calls for unprecedented expansion of solar and wind energy to be in public interest – Provides significant boost to energy efficiency and EnergyShare programs – Reduces outages, speeds restoration and improves service through new technology RICHMOND, Va.,: Dominion Energy Virginia customers […]

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Sunnova Returns to the Arizona Solar Market, This Time With Batteries

July 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

“Storage opens up markets that previously depended on net metering.” Residential solar provider Sunnova is returning to Arizona after a period of regulatory tumult, and this time, it’s bringing batteries. The privately held company fast-tracked its SunSafe solar-plus-storage offering in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which left thousands of Sunnova customers in Puerto Rico without […]

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Clear Blue Technologies International and IDSUD Energies Announce Exclusive Agreement for Smart Off-Grid Technology and Services

July 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

Clear Blue’s Smart Off-Grid technology will provide clean, reliable power for IDSUD’s street lights and IoT systems TORONTO: Clear Blue Technologies International Inc. (“Clear Blue”) (TSXV:CBLU), the Smart Off-Grid™ company, and IDSUD Energies, a French renewable energy company, today announced an agreement under which Clear Blue will be the exclusive supplier of Smart Off-Grid management […]

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Trinseo Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary of LOMAX Technology at Its Plant in Georgia

July 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

Company’s latex binders material has been meeting the customer’s demand for more sustainable products BERWYN, Pa.: Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders, and synthetic rubber, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its LOMAX™ technology at its plant in Dalton, Georgia, on July 24th. The plant runs largely […]

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EDF Renewables North America Signs Agreement with MidAmerican Energy

July 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

SAN DIEGO & DES MOINES, Iowa: EDF Renewables North America today announced they have closed on an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) whereby MidAmerican Energy Company has purchased the development assets associated with the Ivester Wind Project. The proposed 91-megawatt (MW) wind project encompasses nearly 7,000 acres of land in Grundy County, approximately 85 miles northeast […]

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Canada requests NAFTA review of U.S. tariffs on Canadian solar panel products

July 24, 2018 Anand Gupta

Canada’s innovative solar industry supports businesses and workers in the clean-technology sector which is vital to our economic prosperity. The United States has imposed a 30 percent safeguard tariff on imports of solar panels from all countries, including Canada. The U.S. tariffs were applied despite the United States International Trade Commission recommendation that Canada be […]

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Duke Energy Progress program will provide new choice for solar energy for South Carolina customers

July 24, 2018 Anand Gupta

– Shared Solar Program allows customers to participate in renewable marketplace without installing solar panels at their home or business – Initiative builds on efforts making Palmetto State one of country’s greatest success stories for solar power GREENVILLE, S.C.: Duke Energy Progress is launching an affordable option for customers that will enable them to share […]

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Canadian energy company says renewables key to emissions goal

July 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

The oil and gas company highlighted its emissions goals in its annual sustainability report. Canadian energy company Suncor said it sees oil and gas as having a long future ahead, but renewables are evolving as an important balance in its portfolio. “Suncor has an ambitious greenhouse gas emissions goal to reduce carbon intensity by 30 […]

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EDF Renewables to Provide Southern California Public Power Authority with 70 MWac of Solar Energy

July 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

Project Demonstrates Innovative Structuring Solutions SAN DIEGO & GLENDORA, Calif.: EDF Renewables North America announces the signing of a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) for the energy and renewable attributes related to the 70 megawatts (MWac) / 100.8 MWdc Desert Harvest II solar photovoltaic project under a Renewable […]