Cleantech Roundup: Sunverge, RE2 Robotics, Sunlight Financial, and more
Check out this week’s list of some of the newest announcements related to clean energy products.
DOE pumps $115 million into clean energy R&D for small businesses
The latest part of the Biden administration’s Build Back Better pledge, the funding will go to grid modernization, carbon removal, renewable energy and energy storage, among other technologies.
New Mexico bill would set up a statewide community solar program
SB 84 would establish a 100 MW community solar program and also include a 30% annual capacity carve-out for low-income customers and related service organizations.
Facebook ‘likes’ more solar power under TVA Green Invest program
The agreement also includes Facebook’s first large-scale energy storage project.
Sunrise brief: A Texas-sized ‘oops’ for grid operator ERCOT
Also on the rise: Researchers use AI to model how grid failures cascade in a disaster, VEIR raises capital for its novel transmission line technology, NV Energy issues a community solar RFP, Freedom Solar gains two new partners, and Daqo New Energy signs a polysilicon supply deal.
Watch: Seattle arena will sport 1.2 MW of rooftop solar, no washing required
The array on the $1 billion Climate Pledge Arena may not generate much energy in cloudy and rainy Seattle, but the solar panels are bound to be clean.
New York State adopts rules to streamline large renewable energy project reviews
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said “cutting red tape” will help the state meets its sustainability goals and recover economically from the Covid-19 pandemic.
RFP alert: AEPEP seeks up to 500 MW of renewables and storage
AEP Energy Partners is on the lookout for power purchase agreements from solar, wind, and energy storage projects sited in the PJM region.
Target expands its renewables strategy by signing PPAs for solar and wind energy
The retail giant announced three power purchase agreements that will bring it nearly halfway to its goal of sourcing all of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
Xcel backs $1.7b transmission plan to deliver solar and wind
The proposed 345 kv transmission lines would ring eastern Colorado, covering more than a dozen rural counties, bringing solar and wind energy to the state’s big load centers.
