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Overall, US auto sales were down by 2,592,185, or 15%, last year. Only three automakers saw their year-over-year sales increase from 2019 to 2020 — Volvo and Alfa Romeo were each up 2%, while Tesla was up 9%. Only three automakers saw their year-over-year sales increase from 2019 to 2020 – Volvo and Alfa Romeo […]
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Indian state-owned company Energy Efficiency Services Limited has invited bids to set up an aggregate 317,975 quantities of 1-10HP solar pumps across India under Component-B of the Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahaabhiyan rural solar scheme. The support programme’s Component-B is aimed at assisting farmers install standalone solar agriculture pumps to replace diesel-powered pumps. To […]
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For the first time since LevelTen Energy began tracking the U.S. market, solar power purchase agreement offer prices rose in 2020, with fourth-quarter prices 11.5% higher than a year earlier. For the first time since LevelTen Energy began reporting on power purchase agreement prices in the second quarter of 2018, solar PPA offer prices rose […]
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Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company, has unveiled its plans to deliver 100% carbon-free energy to customers by 2050, continuing its commitment to climate, customers and communities through its Energy Forward strategy. “We are proud to be the first Minnesota utility to provide 50% renewable energy, but as we said when we reached this milestone in […]
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Utility-scale green hydrogen projects can store renewable energy over long periods of time, ranging from hours to seasons, to provide dispatchable and cost-effective carbon-free energy when power grids with heavy renewable power penetration need it most. A first mover for stored renewable energy in the form of green hydrogen is the Intermountain Power Agency’s 840 […]
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Exus Management Partners, an independent investment and asset management firm focused on the renewable energy sector, has significantly expanded its portfolio of wind and solar assets under management for renewables investors in the United States and North America. Where local utilities and developers previously dominated, institutional and private investors have identified US renewables as an […]
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Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced at CES 2021 the expansion of their Wiser smart home ecosystem, furthering discussion around the Smart and Sustainable Home. “As consumers equip their homes with more connected devices, the ability to control and manage home energy consumption will be non-negotiable. […]
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Global investment firm The Carlyle Group announced a strategic growth investment through a $374 million commitment to Amp Solar Group, Inc. “Amp Energy” a Canadian-based global energy transition platform. Amp Energy’s proprietary digital energy platform, Amp X, also provides a diverse portfolio of disruptive and interoperable solutions, including a state-of-the-art smart transformer, that enable real-time […]
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Italian researchers have engineered a hole extraction layer with water-splitting additives to reduce the impact of moisture in perovskite PV devices. One of the main challenges for the scientific community and the PV industry to bring perovskite solar cells to commercial production is the need to improve moisture stability. Protecting the perovskite layer from moisture […]
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Proxy generation power purchase agreements, which were first used with wind projects, manage weather-related risks by settling energy transfers based on a proxy generation index, rather than on actual metered generation. Lightsource BP has secured what’s known as a proxy generation power purchase agreement with the Capital Solutions unit of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, […]
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