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Tesla completes acquisition of Maxwell
Tesla announced the successful completion of its previously announced offer to exchange all outstanding shares of common stock of Maxwell Technologies for 0.0193 of a share of Tesla common stock, together with cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Tesla common stock, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. Source: Renewable Energy
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Gravity Renewables acquires 10.5-MW Dahowa Hydroelectric Project in New York
Gravity Renewables has acquired the 10.5-MW Dahowa Hydroelectric Project, located on the Batten Kill River in Greenwich, Washington County, N.Y. Source: Renewable Energy
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Ameren tests software that could unlock future ‘transactive energy marketplace’
Ameren is preparing to test a Canadian company’s software that could someday help usher in a radically different business model for the utility. Source: Renewable Energy
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States start hitting America’s EV drivers with higher fees
The rest of the world is handing out subsidies and incentives to speed up adoption of electric cars. But in nearly half of U.S. states, driving a battery-powered car requires paying additional fees. Source: Renewable Energy
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Microgrid with long-duration flow battery installed at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
This week energy storage maker ESS Inc said that it had deployed an Energy Warehouse (EW) long-duration flow battery system at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California. Source: Renewable Energy
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Former Massachusetts coal plant to be transformed into clean energy center
This week, diversified real estate acquisition and development firm Commercial Development Company and transmission developer Anbaric said they plan to build a renewable energy center at Brayton Point Commerce Center in Somerset, Massachusetts. The site is the former home of the Brayton Point Coal Plant, the cooling towers for which were demolished two weeks ago.…
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Offshore wind will need bigger boats. Much bigger boats
How do you install a wind turbine almost the size of the Chrysler building in the open ocean? Just get a boat with deck space larger than a football field and a crane that can lift the weight of 1,100 Chevy Suburban SUVs. Source: Renewable Energy
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EESI to help rural co-ops and public power entities ‘ACE’ clean energy upgrades
Yesterday, the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) announced the launch of the Access Clean Energy Savings (ACES) initiative. ACES provides technical assistance to help rural electric cooperatives and public power utilities apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Electric Savings Program (RESP), which provides zero-interest 20-year loans for improving energy efficiency. Source:…
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Doing business better: Empowering women through solar energy
Incredibly, 1.1 billion people – 14% of the world’s population – still live without access to electricity. In rural, remote communities, many people simply have no light after sunset. That makes being productive at night—such as working and learning–extremely difficult. Limiting useful hours of the day by access to daylight holds back personal and economic…
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EU corporates want renewable energy but bureaucracy and regulations are holding them back
This week energy developer BayWa r.e. published its Energy Report 2019, which surveyed 1,200 European corporations about their attitudes toward renewable energy. Source: Renewable Energy