Justice Department and EPA reach $1 million settlement with Noble Energy and Noble Midstream
Clean Water Act violations at Colorado oil and gas facilities Companies agree to penalty and to take actions to prevent future spills DENVER - Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Noble Energy, Inc., Noble Midstream Partners LP, and Noble Midstream Services, LLC (collectively, Noble) have agreed to pay $1 million and implement enhanced containment measures and electronic sensors at tank batteries operating in Colorado f...
SolarEdge Announces 6.2MW Ground Mount Solar Project in Rhode Island
Hartford Pike is forecast to produce 4,384,800 KWh of community solar each year for over 700 local residents and businesses Hartford Pike to produce a total of 7,943,636 kilowatt-hours (KWh) of annual solar production, including 4,384,800 KWh of community solar for over 700 local residents and businesses. SolarEdge system chosen to overcome challenging aspects of the rural install, maximizing energy yield and reducing lifetime O&M costs California, North America – SolarEdge T...
Pritzker Archives Center Commits to Using Renewable Energy with Impressive Solar Array Installation on Its New Campus in Somers, Wisconsin
Pepper/Riley Construction along with Kelso-Burnett Company works at the construction site installing the solar array for the new Pritzker Military Archives Center. SOMERS, WI – The Pritzker Military Archives Center, currently under construction at the Pritzker Military Archives Center & Memorial Park Center in Somers, Wisconsin, began installation of a 455.2 kW solar array on its campus. The power generated by the solar array will offset the Archives Center’s electricity consumption, r...
Biden Announces New Fuel Economy Standards, Sets 50% Zero-Emission Vehicle Target
BERKELEY, CA—AUG. 5, 2021—President Biden today announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation will reinstate more ambitious Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards after being rolled back by the Trump administration. Biden also announced the signing of an executive order for 50% of all new vehicles by 2030 to be either battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell. Emissions from transportation account for approximately 29% of U.S. g...
SolarEdge Launches Next Generation Inverters up to 120kW in North America
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc., a global leader in smart energy technology, has introduced a new range of commercial inverters with Synergy Technology, now available for rooftop, ground mount and carport applications, in North America. Reaching up to 120kW, SolarEdge’s Three Phase Inverters with Synergy Technology are designed to provide more power and higher profitability in large-scale commercial and industrial (C&I) PV installations. The 120kW, 100kW and 80kW inverters for 480V grid, and t...
Video: On the Job at Townsite Solar Project
Secretary Granholm rolls up her sleeves and gets a behind-the-scenes look at just some of the good-paying, union jobs that the American Jobs Plan will create.
El Salvador’s first wind project reaches successful commercial operation
Tracia Network Corporation has successfully commissioned the Ventus Wind Project, El Salvador’s first wind farm, with the support of ArcVera Renewables' technically advanced services applied from prospecting through development and financing. Located in Metapán, El Salvador, the 54-MW Ventus wind farm comprises 15 Vestas V136-3.6 turbines. It will significantly add to El Salvador’s capacity for renewable energy generation and prevent the emission of approximately 200,000 tons of CO2 per yea...
Parker Delivers GT Inlet Filter Houses to Golden Pass
Kansas, USA - As the USA continues the switch from net importer to net exporter of natural gas, it needs to significantly expand its LNG (liquefied natural gas) export capabilities and infrastructure. As part of this ongoing growth, Parker has recently supplied a total of six gas turbine (GT) filter houses to support the new Golden Pass liquefaction and export terminal currently under construction in Sabine Pass, Texas. The project, due to start exporting from the Gulf Coast in 2024, will delive...
Fugro’s Geo-data platform to accelerate delivery of Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project
Fugro’s Gaia technology is providing a full life cycle solution for Geo-data delivery and management on the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project Fugro has completed the first phase of a 2-year contract with Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores) to build and manage a centralised, cloud‑hosted Geo-data repository for the company’s lease development off the coast of New Jersey in the US. The web-based engagement platform was recently delivered and utilises Fugro’s Gaia technolo...
RP Global and OOLU Solar partner to launch Westa.Solar, a new commercial & industrial solar venture in West Africa
Westa.Solar has delivered its first 500kWp solar PPA project to Petrichor Industries in Nigeria RP Global, a leading renewable energy developer and investor, and OOLU, leader in energy access solutions in West Africa, announce the launch of Westa.Solar, a Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Solar Venture in West Africa, and the deployment of its first solar PPA project in Nigeria. The 500kWp solar installation will supply Petrichor Industries with almost a quarter of its energy needs as well...