New report explores benefits of co-location of solar, ag land
LYONS, NEBRASKA – As demand for clean energy increases, many state and local governments are prudently discussing the impact future solar development will have on agricultural lands. Because large-scale solar requires considerable land use, a new report from the Center for Rural Affairs (produced for NCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse) aims to provide decision-makers and others an overview of policy approaches they can take to combine solar with agriculture—a practice known as agrisolar or agrivo...
SEB’s The Green Bond report: The carbon removal issue
In the latest issue of SEB’s The Green Bond report, our experts conclude that the investment gap between clean and fossil energy is widening while the electrification of energy users is spreading, supporting their expectation that world fossil fuel consumption will peak in 2023. That puts international climate targets within reach, though carbon removal is now unavoidable to limit global warming to below 2 degrees according to the IPCC. The report contains contributions from leaders in the nasce...
Roseville converts organic waste into renewable fuel for solid waste trucks
Wastewater treatment upgrades produce renewable natural gas for use as renewable vehicle fuel ROSEVILLE, Calif. — In a significant milestone, the City of Roseville has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and minimize landfill waste. This effort involves powering its trash and recycling fleet with renewable natural gas (RNG) derived from the digestion of organic waste. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR6m04TeJPY The regional Pleasant Grove Wa...
Facing a Staggering US$1.73 Trillion Global Energy Bill, Enterprise Will Spend US$70 Billion in Smart Energy Solutions by 2030 to Achieve Renewable Power and Energy Independence
ABI Research launches its new Smart Energy research service to strategically guide enterprises and industries through the current energy crisis to reach energy efficiency and independence Escalating energy prices pose a formidable obstacle to businesses and industries worldwide. By 2023, those prices will surge to a global US$1.73 trillion enterprise spend on electricity consumption (which considers the electrification acceleration of vehicle fleets and robots). As a result, businesses are co...
PearlX Announces First Large-Scale Solar and Storage Installation Since Majority Stake Investment from Antin Infrastructure Partners
PearlX’s first large-scale installation since Antin’s investment is at High Desert Villas, a 232-unit senior community in Victorville, California, with over 700 kW of solar power installed on the property’s rooftops, and 314kWh of paired battery storage. Image Credit: PearlX Following significant investment from Antin, PearlX is set to play a key role in US decarbonization initiatives through developments like the new 700 kW solar and storage Virtual Power Plant at High Desert Villas in...
Metal shortage could put the brakes on electrification
Photographer: Image: Pexels.com As more and more electric cars are travelling on the roads of Europe, this is leading to an increase in the use of the critical metals required for components such as electric motors and electronics. With the current raw material production levels there will not be enough of these metals in future – not even if recycling increases. This is revealed by the findings of a major survey led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, on behalf of the European C...
New York Power Authority Reenergizes Long Island Sound Cable Following Completion of $70 Million Modernization
Reconductoring Project on Major Power Line Helps Ensure Continued Reliable Transmission of 600 Megawatts of Electricity to Long Island WHITE PLAINS—The New York Power Authority has completed a $70 million upgrade and modernization of its Long Island Sound Cable (Y-49), an underground transmission line that transverses the Long Island Sound from Westchester County to Nassau County, carrying up to 600 megawatts of electricity to Long Island. The transmission project accelerates progress ag...
First of Its Kind: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Solar Mapping & Prediction
Arrays were mapped for the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Colors indicate the year in which arrays were constructed. As Solar Power Grows Rapidly in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, This Map Finally Answers Where Annapolis, MD – With funding support from the Grayce B. Kerr Fund, Inc., Chesapeake Conservancy’s data science team developed a deep learning model that automatically maps ground-mounted solar arrays in satellite imagery. Using this AI system, annual maps were created of all solar ar...
WSP USA Completes Drilling Two Wells at Hydrogen Hub Designed for Curtailed Renewable Energy Use
The Advanced Clean Energy Storage hub in Utah will convert excess wind and solar energy to green hydrogen for seasonal storage at a utility scale. SALT LAKE CITY— WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment, and professional services consultancy, has successfully completed drilling operation and mechanical integrity tests for two new cavern wells for the Advanced Clean Energy Storage (ACES) I project in Utah — part of the first phase for the ACES Delta hydrogen hub. The Advanced Clean...
Rolls-Royce and Abo Wind bring fourth solar farm with mtu large-scale battery storage into operation
mtu battery storage provides grid stabilization PV-battery combination enables maximum use of renewable energies Energy turnaround on site: After plants in German states Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, now also in Bavaria Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) and the project development company Abo Wind commissioned a large-scale mtu battery storage system at a solar farm in Bavaria in Germany at the end of May 2023. The plant can produce a total of 10,000 megawatt-hours of green el...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
