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Q&A with an oil and gas executive turned EV charging infrastructure champion
Miriam Gozalo is an electrification project development manager at BP, one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world. Her work is squarely focused on the energy transition. Read what she has to say about her role working on ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations in a company that most people associate with drilling…
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The failure of privatization in the energy sector and why today’s consumers are reclaiming power
Back in the 1980s and 1990s, the twin forces of privatization and deregulation of public infrastructure services ascended to a global paradigm of progress and development. Government management of services such as telecommunications, transportation, water, and energy was deemed inefficient, underperforming, and monopolistic. Private industry – accountable to the profits and losses of an open…
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NV Energy's new 540-MWh storage and 475-MW solar project comes at a very low price
8minute Solar Energy, NV Energy and the Moapa Band of Paiutes announced that NV Energy selected 8minute to develop the largest solar plus storage project ever built in Nevada and one of the largest in the world. Source: Renewable Energy
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Power companies in New England tapping residential batteries to reduce peak demand
Here’s the latest wrinkle in the battery boom: National Grid Plc is paying consumers to tap electricity from their power-storage systems. Source: Renewable Energy
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Here's how a bird started a fire at a California solar farm
It may be safe for a bird to land on a wire, but not on two of them at once. Source: Renewable Energy
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Google spending billions on data centers in renewable energy rich regions
Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it would invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to expand its data center infrastructure in the Netherlands. Source: Renewable Energy
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Too much water or too little: hydropower fights wild weather
The Kariba Dam has towered over one of Africa’s mightiest rivers for 60 years, forming the world’s largest reservoir and providing reliable electricity to Zambia and Zimbabwe. Source: Renewable Energy
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Giant offshore wind farm takes further steps toward construction in New Jersey
Last week, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities announced it selected Ocean Wind, an offshore wind energy project proposed by Ãrsted with support from PSEG, to develop an 1,100 MW offshore wind farm. Ocean Wind will be located 15 miles off the coast of Atlantic City. Construction is expected to commence in the early…
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Nigerian renewable energy solutions provider Arnergy closes Series A financing
Nigerian distributed utility company, Arnergy, announced it has raised $9 Million in a Series A round of funding led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund), EDFI ElectriFI and All On. Source: Renewable Energy
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Vermont electric vehicle incentives provide a ‘symbolic’ boost
Vermont joined the ranks of other New England states that provide incentives for electric vehicles with Gov. Phil Scott’s signature on June 14 on a yearly transportation bill. Source: Renewable Energy