Amazon adds solar, storage, and wind as it pushes to hit 100% renewable by 2025
The company said it has 206 renewable energy projects globally, comprised of 71 utility-scale solar and wind projects and 135 solar rooftops on facilities and stores.
SunPower CEO Tom Werner steps down, reveals successor
Werner said, “The time is right for a new leader to take the reins and set the course for SunPower.”
Top 10 U.S. corporate renewable energy buyers of 2020
A new report from REBA highlights the leading players and found that utility-scale solar power was the most sought-after renewable resource among the country’s major companies.
EDF Renewables goes all-in on C&I installer EnterSolar
The developer said this latest investment capitalizes on the accelerating growth in the commercial and industrial solar market.
Corporations bought record total of clean energy despite devastating year
“To not only maintain, but grow, the clean energy procurement market under these conditions is a testament to how high sustainability is on many corporations’ agendas,” said the lead author of a new BNEF report.
Companies call on Biden Administration to speed shift to zero-carbon power
Working alongside the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance, the sector-leading brands outline a trio of policies they say must be taken to achieve a zero-carbon power sector.
Amazon to share 120 MW of solar with D.C. suburb
The company and the county agreed through a virtual power purchase agreement to offtake generation from Dominion Energy’s upcoming 120 MW solar facility in Virginia.
Morning Brief: Amazon replaces Google as world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy
Also in the brief: Battery material breakthrough of the day, Kern County coping with climate change, Longroad Energy plans $128 million solar farm north of Houston
Energy Jobs: Tesla dissolves its PR department, plus new execs at Sunrun, Amazon Climate Pledge, Generate, LS Energy and Talesun
Executive moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
US corporate solar market grew by 1.3 GW in 2019, reaching 8.3 GW total
SEIA’s Solar Means Business report finds that low prices and climate change commitments continue to drive strong corporate interest in solar and storage. Apple, Amazon and Walmart lead the list of top players.
