Universities are suppose to be the homes of our best and brightest. (Don’t look here.) They are supposed to be about the long-term view. They are supposed to be about science, of course. So, I have to admit that I’m surprised and disappointed to find out that no research institute … [continued]
Today, the Interior Department announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has given final approval to a new solar energy project on public lands in California. The Crimson Solar Project represents an investment of roughly $550 million and has the potential to deliver enough power to energize approximately 87,500 … [continued]
American brewing giant Anheuser-Busch announced Tuesday that it had signed a Power Purchase Agreement for the electricity generated by a 310 megawatt (MW) solar farm to be built in West Texas which will be completed by 2021, at which point Anheuser-Busch will be purchasing 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources.
When a new solar power farm is completed in 2021, Anheuser-Busch will brew all its domestic beers with electricity from solar and wind power. Angie Slaughter, Vice President of Sustainability at Anheuser Busch InBev North America, answered some questions for CleanTechnica about the company’s use of renewable energy.
BART has entered into two new power purchase agreements to supply power for its system from wind and solar resources. The move accelerates it renewable energy goals announced earlier this year.
Italy-based Falck Renewables has this week closed a deal to acquire a 99% stake in a 92 megawatt solar PV project in North Carolina from Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy for $43 million.
The venture capital firm Better Ventures (formerly Hub Ventures) — which seeks out so-called “social ventures” (e.g. Tesla, Patagonia, etc.) to help fund and support — has raised $21 million in new funding via a second funding round, according to recent reports.
Originally published on Planetsave. Seeking to boost the development of clean electricity south of our border, Mexico has conducted its first power auction, awarding 1,720 megawatts of wind and solar energy. This auction took place following the government’s end of the state electricity monopoly in 2013. The Mexican government’s auction … [continued]
One of the world’s largest solar power companies, Canadian Solar, announced last week it had secured a $300 million credit facility with Ping An Bank. Canadian Solar made the announcement last week, revealing that it had secured a credit facility in which Chinese bank Ping An Bank will provide up to … [continued]
Canadian Solar’s subsidiary Recurrent Energy has signed a partnership agreement with Southern Company’s subsidiary Southern Power over a 157 MW Texas solar project. The two parent companies announced on Monday that their subsidiaries had signed the partnership agreement over the 157 MW Roserock solar facility in Texas. Southern Company’s subsidiary … [continued]
