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Follow @EngelsAngle Chinese electric vehicle battery manufacturer SVOLT Energy has unveiled the world’s first cobalt-free battery. SVOLT’s cobalt-free pack can reach 82.5 KWh of electricity, energy density of 170 WH/kg, and range of more than 600 kilometers under normal conditions, the company said. The pack uses standard platform MEB modules and aerospace-grade thermal insulation materials.…

Follow @EngelsAngle The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management plans to conduct an environmental review of a proposed 122-turbine wind project offshore New York. The proposed project from Sunrise Wind, a joint venture between Orsted North America and Eversource Investment, could generate up to 1,300 megawatts of renewable energy and power nearly 600,000 homes. The project…

Solar PV module manufacturer and energy storage provider Q Cells has unveiled a new financing structure to boost value in C&I and community solar projects. The company announced an investment into a solar + storage portfolio developed by Amped Solutions through its new ‘Grid Equity’ financing structure. Under the framework, Q Cells will provide capital…

Follow @EngelsAngle Consumers Energy announced a 20-year agreement to purchase 30 megawatts of solar energy from a proposed project located on the site of a former golf course in Michigan. Prism Power Partners is developing and building the Heathlands Solar project, which is expected to begin operation by the end of 2022. The project is…

Kerry Rippy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. This is one reason that the U.S. Dept. of Energy projects that renewable energy will be the fastest-growing U.S. energy source through 2050. However, it’s still relatively expensive to store energy. And since renewable energy…

Anybody who’s watched the news over the past month will know that the effects of climate change are becoming too pressing to ignore. Cologne’s devastating floods last month left 168 dead, thousands homeless and created damage estimated to total over six billion euros. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the equivalent of a…

Follow @EngelsAngle GM’s self-driving electric vehicle company, Cruise, will purchase renewable energy credits from two California solar farms, the company announced this week. The ‘Farm to Fleet’ initiative allows Cruise — which owns and operates its own EV charging infrastructure — to directly purchase renewable energy credits to power its fleet in San Francisco. In…

Follow @EngelsAngle Dominion Energy has reached an agreement with the Port of Virginia for staging and assembly of its 2,600-megawatt offshore wind project — the U.S.’s largest commercial offshore wind project in development. Dominion Energy will lease 72 acres at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal for staging and pre-assembly of foundations and turbines to be installed…

To buy humanity additional time on earth before climate catastrophe hits us all – see IPCC’s latest report – we ought to restructure the electricity industry from the ground up, drastically. Today’s electricity production by burning coal is among the largest pollution creators in the world. Worldwide, “Coal is the single largest power source on…

By Frank Jossi, Energy News Network A wave of pilot programs by Minnesota electric cooperatives is saving customers money and providing useful data for larger utilities considering new technology and pricing models to encourage grid efficiency. Minnesota electric cooperatives have quietly emerged as laboratories for clean grid innovation, outpacing investor-owned utilities on smart meter installations,…