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Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip Days before the United Nations COP26 climate summit is expected to, among other things, pressure world leaders to boost clean energy financing for developing countries, a multinational effort has brought the first-ever solar farm online in Burundi. The 7.5 megawatt solar farm increases Burundi’s generating capacity by 10%, representing the first substantial energy…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip UPDATE 10/25/21: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Monday announced that Siemens Gamesa will join Dominion Energy and Orsted in developing an offshore wind manufacturing hub at the Port of Virginia in Portsmouth, Virginia. Northam said Siemens Gamesa’s blade finishing facility will represent a $200 million investment and will create 300 new jobs. U.S.…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip U.S. Dept. of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Dominion Energy CEO Robert Blue, and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will participate in a “special announcement on offshore wind” Monday in Portsmouth, Va., according to a press release. Renewable Energy World’s John Engel will be in attendance for the press event at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal…

New study from Brattle Group and Oracle shows utility customer action can be twice as impactful as current clean energy supply policies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions In the race to meet aggressive decarbonization and net-zero carbon goals and regulations, a new study shows that utilities cannot afford to just focus on clean energy supply investments. The…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip More than 12 million people around the world worked in renewable energy in 2020, an increase of 500,000 from the year before, even after the significant impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.  The joint report from the International Renewable Energy Agency and International Labour Organization found that solar PV employs a third of the…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip A new study by PJM estimates that up to $3.2 billion in grid upgrades could be needed to support offshore wind and states’ renewable energy targets in the region by 2035. The grid operator’s Offshore Wind Transmission Study did not analyze sea-to-shore infrastructure costs, or any offshore transmission networks. Projections are based on…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip Developed in response to the 2014 Ebola crisis, 32 solar microgrids will provide first-time access to electricity to 80,000 people in West Africa. Developed in response to the 2014 Ebola crisis, 32 solar microgrids will provide first-time access to electricity to 80,000 people in West Africa. (Courtesy: Energicity) The Movamba project — which…

Lightsource bp has announced its first renewable energy projects in Poland. Lightsource bp has reached an agreement with a local energy company to develop 757MWp of solar energy capacity in Poland. The nine projects will be developed in the regions of Zachodnio-pomorskie, Lubuskie, Dolnośląskie and Wielkopolskie. Approximately half of the capacity will begin to be…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip A $3 billion green hydrogen storage hub planned for Mississippi would be 10 times larger than any other project of its kind in the U.S., and one of the largest in the world, according to the startup behind the project. Hy Stor Energy announced a partnership with Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure to…

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced funding for research and development of technologies that can help increase the lifespan of solar energy power plants. A total of $40 million in funding announced by the DoE will also be directed to enhance energy storage technologies, reduce the costs of solar energy and enable concentrated…