A $4 billion, renewable-energy powered green hydrogen factory will be built in North Texas on the site of a retired coal plant, with plans for the site to be operational by 2027, reports The Wall Street Journal.
The factory, a partnership between industrial-gas manufacturer Air Products and power company AES Corp, will use wind and solar…
Vacant public land alongside highways and interstates is slowly being transformed for energy development, such as in West Georgia, where a 5-acre solar site next to an exit ramp is producing enough energy to power more than 100 homes, reports Grist.
The initiative is being carried by groups like the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, which is…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission expects U.S. solar energy capacity, which stands at 77GW, to nearly double in just three years, with 72GW of solar projects queued through 2025, reports PV Magazine.
After an abundance of additions in the first nine months of 2022, renewable energy now accounts for 27% of all U.S. generating capacity.
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Bethlehem Steel in Pennsylvania, founded in 1904, is reopening after years of closure to produce crucial components for solar energy, rekindling the area's industrial history, reports Solar Power World.
The plant will also bring much-needed jobs to the area.
“These are good-paying jobs, and they’re permanent... We have second- and third-generation steelworkers whose parents or grandparents…
Coal plants across the United States continue to shut their doors, but rather than remain abandoned, many sites are being converted into solar energy or energy storage facilities, reports Fast Company.
“They have the existing electric infrastructure—the power lines, the transformers, all the equipment that’s needed to put electricity on the grid is already there... And…
Last year, the United States generated three times more energy from wind and solar resources than in 2012, showing the rapid growth clean energy has experienced over the last decade, reports The Hill.
“When states prioritize building clean energy, their residents see lower energy bills, a more resilient electric grid, and healthier communities, which inspires neighbors…
Farmers and researchers have teamed up to experiment with installing solar panels over crops, a combination called 'agrivoltaics' that is showing promise, reports Axios.
Shade-loving crops like kale and root vegetables thrive under solar panels, and farmers and landowners benefit from a new way to profit off their land as they deal with economic uncertainty.
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First Solar, a major solar panel manufacturer based in the United States, will invest $1.2 billion in building its fourth U.S. factory while boosting operations at existing plants. The expanded operations will create nearly 1,000 new jobs, reports the New York Times.
“This investment is an important step toward achieving self-sufficiency in solar technology, which, in turn,…
Ford Motor Co. is set to purchase 600MW of solar energy from DTE Energy to power manufacturing facilities in Michigan, reports The Detroit News.
The power purchase will allow all of Ford's vehicle manufacturing in the state to be powered entirely by renewable energy, contributing to the company's goal to power all of its global facilities…
The U.S. Army's recently installed floating solar array highlights the untapped potential of installing solar farms on human-made reservoirs, reports The Hill.
Floating solar farms hold unique advantages over land-based solar farms, such as the ability to be installed in coordination with existing hydropower facilities, eliminating the need to build new transmission lines for the site.…