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.
Facebook ‘likes’ more solar power under TVA Green Invest program
The agreement also includes Facebook’s first large-scale energy storage project.
CLEAN Future Act would slash emissions, create national energy standard
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce introduced the far-reaching climate bill that includes sector-specific and countrywide goals aimed at reaching net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.
Biden cabinet members meet with EV infrastructure CEOs
The meeting is the latest step in the administration’s push to make the United States a global leader in electric vehicles.
Sunrise brief: Energy storage posted a record quarter, WoodMac and ESA say
Also on the rise: FedEx announces a 2040 carbon-neutral goal and $2bn to get it there, more patents for Hunt Perovskite, and Zenernet looks to the skies to trim its residential solar design time.
Cleantech Roundup: SolarEdge, Tigo Energy, MIT, and more
Check out this week’s list of some of the newest announcements related to clean energy products.
NREL looks at barriers to lithium-ion battery recycling and sees opportunities
The analysts assessed the current state of reuse and recycling of large-format lithium-ion batteries used in EVs and battery energy storage and found there is plenty of room for improvement.
Gulf Power breaks ground on two large solar projects and one massive battery system
As the FPL subsidiary continues its parent’s solar push, 150 MW of solar and 409 MW of storage are set to come to the Sunshine State.
Sunrise brief: Xcel Colorado aims to add 5.6 GW of renewables and storage capacity
Also on the rise: Altus Power plans more community solar on O’ahu, Wells Fargo passes $10 billion in tax equity investment for renewables, and Enphase Energy plans to issue $1 billion in senior notes.
Dominion plans to ditch all South Carolina coal by 2030
After having its initially proposed integrated resource plan shot down by regulators, the utility has done a heel-turn and plans to replace the coal with 2 GW of solar, up to 900 MW of battery storage, and 1 GW of natural gas by 2048.
