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Follow @EngelsAngle A coalition of more than 50 environmental, renewable energy, and transportation groups are calling on Congress to include long-term clean energy incentives in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package. The coalition wrote in a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee that stable, predictable, and long-term clean energy and transportation tax incentives…

Follow @EngelsAngle The world’s first recyclable wind turbine blade is ready for commercial use. The first six of Siemens Gamesa’s 81-meter RecyclableBlades were produced at the company’s blade manufacturing plant in Aalborg, Denmark. The product line is part of Siemens Gamesa’s goal of manufacturing completely recyclable turbines by 2040. “The time to tackle climate emergency…

Battery modules at the utility-scale Moss Landing Energy Storage site in coastal central California overheated this past weekend but did not cause a fire or do any harm to outside systems or any people, system owner Vistra Energy reported. The 300-MW/1,200-MWh Phase I project suffered an overheating issue with a limited number of battery modules…

This story originally appeared in AGU’s Eos Magazine and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Opponents of climate policy say curbing fossil fuel emissions will kill jobs, but a new study showed that switching to renewables would actually create more jobs than a…

By Sarah Shemkus, Energy News Network A new joint venture between Boston-based BlueWave Solar and European photovoltaics firm Ciel et Terre is poised to bring floating solar panels to the ponds and reservoirs of Massachusetts for the first time. Supporters say the plan has the potential to mitigate ongoing concerns about finding enough space for…

Follow @EngelsAngle Global offshore wind leader Ørsted is adding to its team in hopes of winning a bid to build the world’s first artificial energy island. Denmark’s North Sea energy island will produce 3 GW of energy, with a long-term expansion goal of 10 GW, using 200 offshore wind turbines. Ørsted is adding industrial construction…

Follow @EngelsAngle Last month, President Biden met with energy executives to discuss his administration’s cybersecurity initiatives and ongoing threats facing critical infrastructure in the U.S. Attention on cybersecurity in the energy sector has been heightened by attacks against SolarWinds and the Colonial Pipeline. In an executive order signed on May 12, Biden called on the…

By Jonathan Spencer Jones, Smart Energy International Helix Power Corporation is seeking seed capital from investors to advance its patented flywheel short-term energy storage technology. The Massachusetts-based start-up is aiming for a minimum of $500,000 and up to $1.07 million to build out and commercialize its technology. The minimum investment requirement is $1,000 and key terms…

Follow @EngelsAngle California lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill to extend a property tax exemption to solar projects that change ownership through the “partnership flip” financing structure. SB 267 aligns California’s property tax system to support the mission of federal renewable energy tax credits, currently 26% for projects that begin construction in 2021 or 2022,…

Follow @EngelsAngle EDF Renewables has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Los Angeles-area electricity provider Clean Power Alliance for the Desert Quartzite Solar+Storage project. The Desert Quartzite Solar+Storage project consists of a 300-megawatt solar farm and a 600 MWh battery energy storage system. The agreement will provide enough electricity to power more than 163,000…