10 things bus fleets need in order to electrify (part 2 of 2)
by Alison Wiley
The electric bus world is growing rapidly, with more purchase orders being placed for them weekly, massive federal funding for them being proposed, and Lion’s announcement of going public and building a huge e-bus manufacturing plant in Illinois...
ABB and SMC partner on 80-MW energy storage project in Philippines
SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMC), a major supplier of power to the national grid in the Philippines, has partnered with ABB to install battery energy storage systems (BESS) as part of its BESS...
Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park to use hydropower for operations
Work is under way at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska to tie into a hydropower network to provide renewable power to the headquarters complex.
More than 20 years in the making, this...
National Grid Renewables announces operations at Bingham and Temperance solar plants
Two new Michigan solar projects are now operational and delivering up to 40 MW of carbon free power to the region.
National Grid Renewables announced work was completed at Bingham Solar and Temperance Solar, both...
Consumers Energy announces new EV program
Michigan-based Consumers Energy is accelerating the electric vehicle (EV) transformation with a new program to help businesses statewide transition to carbon-free EVs. The utility’s PowerMIFleet program will focus on Michigan businesses, offering expertise and...
FPL reaches major solar installation milestone
Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) achieved a major milestone by surpassing 40% completion of its "30-by-30" plan to install 30 million solar panels by 2030. To date, FPL has installed more than 12...
RWE’s 250-MW Scioto Ridge Wind Farm in Ohio now operational
Last week, RWE Renewables said it has started commercial operation on its 250-MW onshore Scioto Ridge Wind Farm, located in Hardin and Logan Counties in Ohio.
The project uses 75 Siemens Gamesa turbines and represents...
Enel Green Power pilots 3D printing to repair geothermal components
Enel Green Power has published an article noting the use of 3D printing in their flagship Geyser project at Santa Barbara metallurgy labs in Cavriglia, Italy.
The idea to use 3D printing to repair essential...
Turbine installation complete at 604-MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm
On June 5, the last of 72 turbines was installed at the Kriegers Flak wind farm, 15 km to 40 km off the east coast of Denmark. The next steps will be to finalize...
Albania’s first floating solar plant starts commercial operations
European renewable energy generator Statkraft, in collaboration with Norwegian supplier Ocean Sun, has started commercial operations at the first unit of its floating solar project in Albania.
The project is placed at the Banja reservoir...
