FPL’s 900-MWh energy storage project receives first battery unit installations
Power Engineering
Crews have started work installing the first energy storage battery units at Florida Power & Light’s massive Manatee Energy Storage Center.
The utility says FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center will be the biggest solar power-battery storage...
Report: New solar is cheaper to build than to run existing coal plants in...
This week, BloombergNEF’s released estimates for its global benchmark that tracks the levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, for utility-scale PV and onshore wind. The LCOE looks at the all-in cost to build, operate,...
Market rules for hybrid interconnections taking shape at MISO
MISO interconnection customers have the option of designating "hybrid" as fuel type when they submit an interconnection request before July 22, 2021, for the 2021 Definitive Planning Phase (DPP) cycle. In addition, there are...
Virgin Money supports SHIL’s acquisition of two small hydro schemes
Virgin Money has completed a deal supporting Scottish Hydro Investment Limited (SHIL) in the acquisition of two operational small hydro schemes from Guinness Asset Management.
The £8 million (US$11.1 million) long-term loan provided by Virgin...
Arkansas co-op adds 4.8-MW/9.6-MWh storage to its solar PV plants
Energy Toolbase today announced that it has commissioned two energy storage systems (ESS) with Today's Power (TPI), a renewable energy company based in Little Rock, Arkansas that develops, owns, and operates renewable assets. TPI...
Albania launches first tender for wind power
Albania launched its first tender for utility-scale onshore wind power plants today. Projects with a capacity of 10 MW to 75 MW can apply.
Several projects will be chosen, according to the European Bank for...
Automated EV charging could help the US meet carbon reduction goals
A new study from Sense and Singularity Energy demonstrates the potential for significant carbon reductions from electric vehicle (EV) charging using a combination of smart home automation and location- and time-based carbon emissions data from...
The United States consumed a record amount of renewable energy in 2020
Renewable energy was the only source of U.S. energy consumption that increased in 2020 from 2019; fossil fuel and nuclear consumption declined
Sappi North America selling hydroelectric assets to Dichotomy Power
Sappi North America Inc., a producer and supplier of paper, packaging products and pulp, announced it will sell its hydroelectric assets on the Presumpscot River in Maine to Dichotomy Power LLC, pending satisfactory completion...
RES and Cowessess First Nation plan 200-MW wind farm in Canada
RES (Renewable Energy Systems) and partner Cowessess First Nation are pleased to announce a tender award with SaskPower for a 200 MW-wind project located south of Kipling, in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada.
