After seven years of promoting the benefits of adding wind energy to the U.S. electricity mix, the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition announced that it will pair its advocacy work for wind with work for solar energy as well. The change is reflected in the group’s new name, the Governors’ Wind and Solar Energy Coalition (GWSC). “This…

EREN Renewable Energy and 3G Energy, two experienced clean-energy developers, have combined their skills to accelerate renewable development in emerging segments of the Canadian market. The two companies plan to develop utility-scale wind and solar projects in all Canadian provinces and territories through a combination of greenfield development and acquisitions. “Renewable energy in Canada has…

Energy storage development company, Latent Heat Storage, has developed a low-cost thermal energy storage system based on the latent heat properties of silicon derived from sand.­ The new device – known as TESS – is being developed in South Australia with the help of an AUD $400,000 government grant to take it from prototype to…

According to a new report from the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE), the U.S. West leads the rest of the country in generation and investment for renewable energy. Fully redesigned for 2015, ACORE’s “Renewable Energy in the 50 States: Western Region” report examines state energy policies and programs, investment, and market openness in the…

Renewable Energy Systems (RES), a global developer and operator of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects across the globe, has substantially acquired all of the assets, personnel, and equipment of System 3 Inc. System 3 is a specialty electrical contractor based in California. The company has deep expertise and experience in constructing substation, transmission line, and…

Quercus Assets Selection, which specializes in infrastructure investments with a focus on renewable energy, announced that it will launch two new renewable energy infrastructure funds, bringing the total number of funds in its portfolio to five. The launch of the two new funds – a wind and PV solar one – will complement the recently launched…

AWS Truepower, an international wind and solar energy consulting and engineering company, has responded to the growing success of its due diligence services by expanding its team with several well-known industry veterans and skilled specialists. Starting August 24, Gill Howard Larsen assumed leadership of the group as Director of Due Diligence. Gill has long experience as…

Powerstorm has completed production and testing of its first commercial-scale Modular Energy Storage Solution (MESS) unit. The MESS is a hybrid off-grid system that uses solar and wind energy, along with a generator and lithium-ion batteries for backup, to efficiently generate, store, and distribute between 5kWh and 750kWh of dc power for a variety of…

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy, in coordination with the U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives (OEI) and Fort Hood, issued a Notice of Intent to Award (NOIA) to Apex Clean Energy, for a large-scale renewable energy wind and solar project at Fort Hood, Texas. Although the NOIA does not constitute a formal contract award, this…

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced submission of its proposal for new and improved strategies to support large-scale renewables such as solar, wind, and other clean technologies. These strategies would build upon New York’s clean power legacy, which began in the 1950s with major public investments in hydroelectric dams that…

Global Electric Transformer Market 2015-2019 research report says growing significance of renewable power generation will spur growth in the electrical transformer market for next few years with ABB, Alstom SA, General Electric (GE), and Siemens AG featured as key vendors in the industry. Development of next-generation transformers is one of the major trends upcoming in…

Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG), a designer and manufacturer of decision support tools for the global renewable energy industry, has launched a new data logger that is specifically engineered to improve the performance of wind and solar measurement campaigns. Building on RNRG’s well-known Symphonie series of user-friendly loggers, the SymphoniePRO logger brings significant upgrades in terms…

One thing wind turbines have going for them is their capacity to withstand freezing temperatures, especially with the latest in blade de-icing technologies. The same doesn’t hold true for solar panels where even a relatively small amount of snow on top of a panel can seriously impact the energy output of a solar system. Panel…

A concerted push for clean-energy innovation is the only way the world can meet its climate goals, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest flagship energy technology report. The report, Energy Technology Perspectives 2015 (ETP 2015), shows that despite a few recent success stories, clean-energy progress is falling well short of the levels…

Blattner Energy, a power generation contractor and leading provider of renewable energy construction in North America, announced that it will renovate and expand its headquarters building in Avon. This includes a two-story, approximately 23,300 square-foot addition. The company will add 87 new offices and work stations, an auditorium, and more. Like the original headquarters building,…

Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché is to play a key role in the game-changing renewable energy project currently being developed in Graciosa by Younicos. Leclanché will provide the complete Battery Energy Storage Solution (BESS), using its industry-leading lithium-ion batteries, which will be combined with Younicos Energy Management software. Additionally, an affiliate of Recharge ApS, one of…

Storing energy from the sun and wind, and using it efficiently on the electric grid, will be the focus of new research at Southern Indiana’s Battery Innovation Center (BIC) near the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center. Duke Energy and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) are partnering with the Battery Innovation Center to…

Data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) indicate that global emissions of carbon dioxide from the energy sector stalled in 2014, marking the first time in 40 years in which there was a halt or reduction in emissions of the greenhouse gas that was not tied to an economic downturn. “This gives me even more…

More than 400 Illinois companies serve wind power and solar energy markets, providing more than 20,000 jobs to people across the state who are manufacturing, financing, designing, engineering, installing, and maintaining renewable energy projects here and across the region. These were the findings of a recent study released by the Environmental Law & Policy Center…

There is occasional news that conventional electric utility is in a death spiral. The logic goes like this: More people are putting solar panels on the roofs of their homes because the cost of solar installations coming down thanks to generous state subsidies along with improved manufacturing efficiencies at the solar-panel companies. Then, as those…