The US Army will add a 1 MW energy storage system to accompany its 10 MW SunPower-built solar PV system which recently broke ground at the Redstone Arsenal US army post in Alabama.
Originally published on The Climate Reality Project. Meet Catherine Coleman Flowers. She’s fighting for climate solutions and social justice together by addressing the severe impacts of pollution and the climate crisis on poor and rural areas of the United States. A Lowndes County, Alabama native, Catherine works to address common … [continued]
The River Bend solar farm in Alabama is now online and contributing about 75 megawatts of electricity to the TVA power grid in seven southern states. Every year, it will keep 100,000 tons of carbon out of the skies over the state.
The private sector is a big part of the fresh plan to accelerate electric vehicle adoption in the United States. 50 industry partners have offered commitments/targets to help do so in collaboration with the Obama’s administration and its newest commitments to transportation electrification. Related Stories: Obama Admin. (Announces $4.5 Billion In DOE Loan … [continued]
Wondering how prepared your state is for upcoming changes in climate? If you’re in Texas, you might be in for trouble. This week, Climate Central unveiled the first-ever national analysis of state-level preparedness for climate change-driven, weather-related threats. States at Risk: America’s Preparedness Report Card summarizes the changing nature of key threats and … [continued]
The solar photovoltaic farm development company Innovative Solar Systems recently finished development work on 265 megawatts worth of new projects in the US Southeast, which it’s now offering for sale to “qualified” buyers. The 10 new projects — spread across the states of South Carolina, Alabama, and North Carolina — feature … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Alabama has 2 megawatts of installed renewable power at present, which ranks it among the bottom 10 states in that category. But that is going to change quickly, after the Alabama Public Service Commission gave its blessing recently to a plan that will allow Alabama … [continued]
FFP New Hydro has acquired the finances to continue developing its advanced hydroelectric power projects on existing dams in the US. FFP New Hydro, majority owned by an affiliate of US Renewable Group, itself one of the largest investment firms focused exclusively on the renewable energy industry, announced Tuesday that … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. The US Solar Energy Industries Association has applauded Alabama Power’s proposal to install up to 500 MW renewable energy generation, the organization just announced in an email to Solar Love. Also posted on its website, the US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has urged the Alabama Public … [continued]
While some have been distracted by the Army’s “Jade Helm” plan to take over Texas, Army researchers have stealthily patented a nanoscale new solar cell.
