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Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip Summit Ridge Energy has begun construction on the first of 13 community solar projects in Maine as part of a 44 MW portfolio. The projects, which are expected to reach commercial operation in 2022 and 2023, will operate under the Maine NEB program. SRE will finance the projects, while Revision Energy will handle…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip The International Energy Agency called for “unmistakable” action by world leaders to reduce emissions ahead of the COP26 Climate Change Conference, warning that the global transition to renewable energy isn’t happening quickly enough to meet net-zero goals. The IEA has released its World Energy Outlook 2021 which details a global rebound in coal…

To save humanity from the existential threats that confront it through climate change, which President Biden recognizes, the US needs leadership. The DOE acknowledges this, “There is no greater challenge facing our nation and our planet than the climate crisis.” Yet in the DOE’s Solar Futures Studies Report, which offers a blueprint for the zero-carbon…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip Oregon-based ESS has had a pretty solid few weeks. On top of inking a massive 2 GWh deal with SB Energy, and reaching an agreement to supply Enel Green Power with 17 battery systems in Spain, ESS became the first U.S. long-duration energy storage system company to be listed on the New York…

The Toowoomba Regional Council in Queensland has endorsed BE Power Pty Ltd to progress to the next stage of the tender process for the council’s 400-MW Big-T pumped storage project. Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio said he was pleased with how the tender process was progressing. He said the approval allowed the council to continue…

Southern Co.-owned utility Georgia Power is going to build and operate the first standalone battery storage system on the state’s transmission grid. The Georgia Public Service Commission has approved plans for the Mossy Branch Battery Facility. The 65-MW/260-MWh grid-charging battery system will be sited on 2.5 acres in Talbot County near Columbus, Ga. It will…

By Karen Uhlenhuth, Energy News Network Nonprofit groups have established resource centers in St. Louis and the Kansas City metro to help building owners upgrade properties as advocates press cities to adopt more stringent energy efficiency standards. Energy efficiency advocates in Missouri’s two largest cities have launched new efforts to help building owners comply with…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip GE Renewable Energy announced Thursday that the company will supply 810 MW of onshore wind turbines for upcoming projects in Tamil Nadu, India– part of JSW Energy’s implementation of about 2 GW of wind farms across the country. One of the many windmills installed in the desert area of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. (Courtesy:…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip While 17 states and territories have adopted clean electricity standards in an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, inadequate energy efficiency standards could lead to higher costs and produce less-equitable outcomes, according to a new report. Analysis by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) found that only Virginia and Washington State…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip Highlighting the urgent need to address grid vulnerabilities, the U.S. Dept. of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Lab have launched a cybersecurity innovation program to support the country’s rapid clean energy transition. The Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator will feature federal experts, leaders in the energy sector, and innovators to develop new cybersecurity…