| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.10.2024 | A New Dawn for Geothermal Energy: The Rise of Sage Geosystems | In the heart of Houston, a quiet revolution is brewing. Geothermal energy, often overshadowed by solar and wind, is stepping into the spotlight. At the helm of this transformation is Cindy Taff, a former oil and gas executive turned geother... |
| 02.10.2024 | Houston's Energy Transition: A New Dawn for Decarbonization and Innovation | Houston is known as the energy capital of the world. Yet, the winds of change are blowing through its oil-stained streets. The city is embracing a new era—one that prioritizes decarbonization and sustainable innovation. The recent launch of... |
| 02.10.2024 | Profile: Houston founder helps create a new way of making clean electricity | When Cindy Taff was a vice president at the giant oil and gas company Shell in Houston, her middle schooler Brianna would sometimes look over her shoulder as she worked from home.
“Why are you still working in oil and gas?” her daughter ask... |
| 01.10.2024 | Houston PE firm scores $725M to launch new business unit to invest in decarbonization | Houston-based Ara Partners, a private equity firm that focuses on industrial decarbonization investments, is receiving up to $725 million from a Tennessee-based family office to launch an energy decarbonization unit.
HF Capital, the Knoxvil... |
| 01.10.2024 | Expert advice: Should your Houston startup apply for this lesser known SBIR grant? | Inside the Department of Commerce is a relatively small federal agency, compared to the others, call the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. They too have a small business innovation research (or SBIR) program in which technolo... |
| 01.10.2024 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for October | From networking meetups to pitch competitions, October is lined with opportunities for Houston innovators.
Here's a roundup of events you won't want to miss out on so mark your calendars and register accordingly.
Note: This post might be up... |
| 18.09.2024 | New Report: How PJM Can Reform Its Interconnection Processes to Expedite Battery Storage and Avoid Looming Electricity Shortfall | ACORE logo
The paper outlines how PJM has prevented storage technologies from using a tool to expedite connection to the grid, Surplus Interconnection Service (SIS), that has been endorsed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ... |
| 16.09.2024 | Texas outshines California, takes top spot on new solar energy ranking | For the first time, Texas has passed California in the second quarter of 2024 to become the top solar state in the country.
The American Clean Power Association's quarterly market report found that, by adding 3,293 megawatts of new solar ye... |
| 07.08.2024 | National Politics | How Tim Walz pushed Minnesota toward aggressive climate policies | In Congress, meanwhile, Minnesota-style permitting reform efforts have struggled to advance. There’s been pushback from both Republicans on electricity transmission measures and from progressives who predict that reforms would end up benefi... |
| 11.07.2024 | American Clean Power Association Vice President Carrie Zalewski Discusses Opportunities for Women in STEM and Renewable Energy, on Women Lead TV | Carrie Zalewski
Join Carrie Zalewski and Women Lead TV host Kimberlee Centera on Monday, July 15th at 11:00am Pacific Time, for a lively conversation about the value of a STEM education for girls.
SAN DIEGO, July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/... |
| 23.05.2024 | National news outlet features SunGrid Solutions | TEXAS, USA, May 23, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SunGrid Solutions is proud to announce that CBS News is featuring the organization in a video on the CBS News website. This unique collaboration features one of the most talked about topics in ... |
| 02.05.2024 | American Clean Power Association Partners with Crux to Support Future Tax Credit Transfers | American Clean Power (ACP) and Crux partner to make clean energy tax credit transfers more accessible to the clean energy industry.
Partnership spotlights the clean energy industry's commitment to the fast-growing transferable tax credit ma... |
| 25.04.2024 | Solar tariffs: The who, what, when, and how much of the latest AD/CVD petition | Solar tariffs: The who, what, when, and how much of the latest AD/CVD petition
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The rumors were true: A new petition has been filed to the U.S. International T... |
| 24.04.2024 | Hydrogen lobbying frenzy | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Energy companies and trade groups lobbied heavily on the IRA's hydrogen tax credit in the first quarter of 2024, federal disclosures show.
Why it matters: The 45V incentive has emerged as the most con... |
| 07.03.2024 | U.S. clean energy installations set a new record in 2023 | U.S. clean energy installations set a new record in 2023
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Clean energy installations in the United States set a new record in 2023. The American Clean Power Ass... |
| 28.02.2024 | Hill hydrogen hubbub | The fight over hydrogen tax credits is reaching a climax on the Hill and in the federal comment docket.
Why it matters: Monday marked the end of the public comment period for Treasury's proposed rules on the 45V hydrogen incentive. Companie... |
| 06.02.2024 | Recurrent Energy Closes $160 Million in Project Financing, Secures Microsoft as Customer for 127 MW Solar Project in Louisiana | GUELPH, ON, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. ("Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) and a global developer and owner of solar and energy storage assets, announced today that it has secu... |
| 01.02.2024 | ACP is abandoning Biden's clean-grid goal | The head of America's main clean energy trade group is shooting down President Biden's ambitious goal of decarbonizing the electric grid by 2035.
Why it matters: American Clean Power is declaring one of Biden's signature climate priorities ... |
| 03.10.2023 | Solar has a labor shortage. Digital enablement of frontline workers can help. | Solar has a labor shortage. Digital enablement of frontline workers can help.
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This perspective was sent in via Juan Muldoon, Partner at Energize C... |
| 14.08.2023 | Republican-controlled states like Oklahoma are rushing to invest in clean energy, even as conservative groups push for more oil and gas | Republican-controlled states across the country are seeing record investment in renewable energy industries. Jason Kozlowski / EyeEm
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GOP-controlled states like Oklahoma are seeing major economic investment in clean energy industr... |
| 21.06.2023 | The Energy Transition Needs Serious People | In the final season of the TV series Succession, media mogul Logan Roy pleads with his conniving, power-hungry children to back the sale of the family empire. He has no faith they can successfully operate the business in his absence. “I lov... |
| 23.05.2023 | LONGi North America Partners with the Footprint Project to Deliver Accessible Solar Energy for Disaster Response | Solar panels to aid in providing clean energy for communities in crisis, including relief to those experiencing disaster as a result of extreme weather events
SAN RAMON, Calif., May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its mission to acceler... |
| 18.04.2023 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Madeleine Para and Emerson Sturgis: As Earth Day approaches, climate solutions have never been more appealing | By Madeleine Para and Emerson Sturgis
As we gear up to celebrate Earth Day, it’s now easier than ever to reap the rewards of embracing a cleaner, greener world.
The annual Spring event, which reminds us to protect the planet that sustains u... |
| 25.04.2022 | New GE facility focuses on R&D of 3D printed wind turbine towers | The wind turbine manufacturing division of GE, GE Renewable Energy, has opened a new research and development facility dedicated to 3D printing the concrete base of wind turbine towers.
The facility, located in Bergen, New York, will see GE... |
| 24.01.2022 | US renewables firms claim US$2bn lost each month amidst Build Back Better deadlock | More than 260 companies in the US clean energy sector are demanding urgent action on the US$1.75 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) Act, claiming that US$2 billion is being lost in economic activity every month the long-awaited bill is delaye... |
| 23.10.2021 | What it’s like to be a wind-turbine technician, where workers start for the good wages and stay for the adrenaline and panoramic views | Energy companies like GE and Vestas rely on legions of technicians to keep wind turbines working.
An outage of just one tower can jeopardize a company’s service contract at a 54-tower field.
Andrew Slate, who has worked in the industry for ... |
| 10.10.2021 | Wind turbine techs get paid $27 per hour to do one of the most dangerous jobs in the economy – and the profession is growing fast | Wind-turbine technicians are the workers who service the very top of towering wind farms.
The median wage is $US27 ($AU37) per hour, and most jobs don’t require a four-year degree.
Employment is projected to increase 68% from 2020 to 2030 –... |
| 25.08.2021 | Google-backed startup LevelTen Energy lands $35M as clean power sector booms | LevelTen Energy CEO Bryce Smith. (LevelTen Photo)
Seattle startup LevelTen Energy has raised $35 million in a Series C round led by NGP Energy Capital, with participation from Google and others. The company facilitates the purchase of renew... |
| 29.06.2021 | Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau Joins American Clean Power Wind Workforce Standards Committee | With the projected boom in wind installations across the globe, it became incumbent upon CICB to offer its 52 years of expertise to the wind industry to significantly reduce the hazards associated with the enormous lifts being performed.
OR... |
| 19.05.2021 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
General Electric : GE Announces 302 MW Agreement with Lincoln Land Wind | Agreement includes 107 GE 2.82-127 turbines and 20-year FSA
Project to be completed by the end of 2021
GE and Ares have announced more than 800 MW together over the last 12 months
Schenectady, NY, May XX, 2021: GE Renewable Energy announced... |
| 27.04.2021 | Blattner Reaches 50,000 Renewable Energy Megawatts Industry Milestone | Blattner Company Logo It is our intent that Blattner continues to lead the renewable energy space with a continued commitment to certainty, relationships and positive community impact.
AVON, Minn. (PRWEB) April 27, 2021
Blattner, the leadin... |
| 31.03.2021 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
General Electric : GE Announces 1.48 GW Agreement with Invenergy for North Central Wind Energy Facilities | Project includes Traverse, Maverick and Sundance wind farms
GE will deliver 492 x 2.X-127s and 39 x 2.X-116s with varying nameplates and hub heights
Schenectady, NY, March 31, 2021: GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has been selec... |
| 10.12.2020 | American Clean Power Association Names Heather Zichal As New CEO | |
| - | Illinois paid $694 million to keep nuclear plants open, showing why greening the grid is so hard | Illinois legislators agreed to spend up to $694 of taxpayer money over the next five years to keep a handful of nuclear power plants open.
The operator of the plants, Exelon, said they were losing hundreds of millions of dollars and that nu... |
| - | Fierce local battles over power lines are a bottleneck for clean energy | The existing system of transmission lines is insufficient for the large-scale deployment of clean energy — like wind, solar, hydroelectric — that the country needs to meet its decarbonization goals.
The most productive geographical regions ... |
| - | Texas led the country in new renewable energy projects last year | Texas led the country in new renewable energy projects last year, according to a report released this week by the American Clean Power Association.
Texas installed 7,352 megawatts of new wind, solar and energy installation projects last yea... |
| - | EGEB: In 2020, 78% of new US power installations were clean energy | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US installed a record 26 gigawatts of new clean energy in 2020, according to a new report.
In 2020, the number of producing US coal mines fell to the lowest number since 2008.
UnderstandSol... |
| - | Amazon, Meta and Google buy more clean energy than any other companies | Amazon, Facebook parent company Meta and Google, owned by parent company Alphabet, are the top three corporate purchasers of wind and solar energy, according to a report published Wednesday from the American Clean Power Association, an indu... |
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| - | How wind power is leading America’s energy transition | Wind is now America’s top renewable source of electricity generation. 2020 in particular was a banner year for wind power in the U.S., with more capacity installed in the final quarter of 2020 alone than in all of 2019. Now, the total capac... |
| - | EGEB: NanoGraf achieves 28% longer run time in a 18650 Li-ion cell | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
NanoGraf claims it has enabled the highest-energy density 18650 cylindrical lithium-ion cell in the world.
The US clean energy transition could create up to 600,000 jobs for American workers by... |
| - | Now that the US climate bill is law, here’s how states can quit fossil fuels | US President Joe Biden today signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, and that’s going to give the transition of the United States to clean energy a big boost. According to the American Clean Power Association, the new law could add up ... |
