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Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip A canopy of solar panels over an irrigation canal, working to generate clean energy and conserve water supply, is a conceptual idea that typically only exists in the optimistic corners of #energytwitter. Until now. Construction will begin this fall on a project to cover irrigation canals with solar panels. A public-private research project…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip Texas’ love affair with renewable energy is undeniable. But even after another banner year for clean energy in the state, a market redesign, fueled by political rhetoric from state leaders, could thwart future deployment, experts say. Wind and solar accounted for nearly all new generating capacity added to the Texas grid in 2021,…

Contributed by Zaki Robbins, Moye White LLP Despite facing industry-wide obstacles ranging from supply chain issues and COVID-19 pandemic-driven workforce shortages to continued mixed signals coming from governmental and business leaders, 2021 was a banner year for renewable energy policy and development. Although 2021’s headwinds are unlikely to subside in the near future, all indications…

ILI Group said it started the initial planning phase for the 1.5 GW Balliemeanoch pumped storage hydro (PSH) project at Loch Awe, Dalmally in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The project would supply 1.5 GW of power for up to 30 hours, enough to power 4.5 million homes. The project will create a new upper reservoir…

Mitsubishi Power inked an agreement with HydrogenPro for the delivery of 40 electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen for power generation, transportation and industrial uses. HydrogenPro’s electrolyzers will use wind and solar energy to produce green hydrogen by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. The initial value of the contract exceeds $50 million, making it one…

California utility regulators put an indefinite hold on plans to vote on a proposed plan to revise the state’s net energy metering rules that would impact roughly 1.3 million rooftop solar customers. News reports said that an email from an administrative judge said that the proposed decision would not appear on the Public Utilities Commission’s…

President Joe Biden extended Trump-era tariffs on imported solar energy equipment by four years, but excluded bifacial cells, which increasingly are used in utility-scale projects. The extension doubles the import quota on solar cells to 5 GW, and opens the door for duty-free imports from Canada and Mexico. In May 2017, a group of U.S.…

When Chicago-based Invenergy scored $3 billion from global asset manager Blackstone in January, it was one of the largest renewables investments in North American history. The announcement was one of several recent examples of large, institutional investors dumping money into the renewables sector. In another instance, Goldman Sachs announced it would invest $250 million in…

FirstLight Power joined the 24/7 Carbon-free Energy (CFE) Compact in partnership with Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and UN Energy. The compact is an effort to speed decarbonization of the world’s electricity systems by working with a global group of companies, policymakers and organizations to develop and scale technologies, policies and solutions. According to a…

A lawsuit accuses developer Tom Buttgenbach of misappropriating the University of California system’s money after the latter invested in a collection of solar projects. The complaint, filed by public university regents in January in Alameda County Superior Court, claims that Buttgenbach submitted false claims to the university system to induce solar project investments worth $150…