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Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip The projects are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 77 million metric tons over the next 15 years. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul kicked off Climate Week by announcing the selection of two massive transmission and renewable energy infrastructure projects that will deliver clean energy to New York City. Together, the Clean…

A renewable energy developer has acquired the site of a retired New Jersey coal-fired power plant in hopes of converting it into an interconnection hub for offshore wind turbine energy delivered to onshore customers. Rise Light & Power has announced plans to build a project called the Outerbridge Renewable Connector in South Amboy, N.J. Once…

bp has partnered with Abu Dhabi energy firms ADNOC and Masdar to decarbonize the UK and United Arab Emirates’ energy and transportation systems. The three companies will invest in clean energy and low-carbon energy across the UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Three agreements signed by the companies will enable billions of dollars to…

By Frank Jossi, Energy News Network Xcel told one customer they would need to wait 15 years to connect their solar system to its electric grid. The utility says it’s working to improve its process, but some in the industry say legislation or an investigation is needed to fix the problems. The number of Minnesota…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip The 227-megawatt Muscle Shoals solar farm has been completed in Alabama. The utility-scale solar farm was developed through a partnership between Ørsted and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The project will support the sustainability goals of Facebook’s data center in Huntsville. “We’re very excited to add to our high-quality, diverse customer base through this…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip Rhodium Group estimates that the initial policies outlined in the infrastructure and reconciliation plans, though subject to change, would be equivalent to removing the annual emissions from all light-duty vehicles in America or zeroing out net annual emissions from Texas and Florida combined. President Biden’s signature climate initiatives would cut greenhouse gas emissions…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip Ørsted has reached a 10-year, 100-megawatt power purchase agreement with European retail giant REWE Group for renewable energy from a future German offshore wind farm. The agreement will produce enough green power to equal the power consumption of 1,500 REWE stores, the companies said. The Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in the…

Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip Lightsource bp, the largest solar developer in Europe, has secured $1.8 billion in financing and is targeting 25 gigawatts of solar by 2025, the company announced. The funding will be used to boost Lightsource bp’s current 20 GW pipeline to 25 GW by 2025. Lightsource bp is developing an additional 9 GW solar…

As a result of an increase in electric vehicle use across Britain, electricity demand from the transport sector will increase by 31 times by 2040 from the current levels, according to a new report released by research firm Cornwall Insights. The Benchmark power curve report states that electric vehicles will contribute an additional 71.6TWh of energy capacity…

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a US Department of Energy national lab, has released a new report discussing the five conditions that can lead to an increase in energy storage deployment across South Asia. The conditions include: Low solar energy and battery energy storage system costs – A decrease in both solar energy and battery…