by PNCECE | Jun 2, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Trending Topics
The Joint Center for Deployment and Research in Earth Abundant Materials (JCDREAM) requests proposals focused on discovering innovative methods to promote the use of earth abundant materials or reduce the use of critical materials, in addition to other new approaches....
by PNCECE | Jun 1, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Trending Topics
Avista maintains its focus on health, safety and critical utility operations in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. “We’re deeply focused on serving our customers and communities well, and that means doing all we can to fulfill our core purpose, now and...
by PNCECE | May 29, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Trending Topics
Puget Sound Energy Foundation and Puget Sound Energy will donate more than a million dollars to organizations and food banks during a challenging time for its customers and communities as they deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation will help community...
by PNCECE | May 22, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power
IKEA invested $2.8 billion in renewable energy infrastructure in 2019. It put 1 million solar panels on 370 0f its stores and warehouses, and also built 535 wind turbines and 2 solar parks. The goal is to be climate positive by 2030. IKEA shows that we have the...
by PNCECE | May 21, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power
People in quarantine are searching for solar power. New data from The Harris Poll and LG show that LG’s solar web traffic, as well as quote requests for residential systems are both trending high since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, the issue becomes turning...
by PNCECE | May 20, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power, Trending Topics
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday signed off on Nevada’s Gemini Solar Project, which could be the largest U.S. solar plant once constructed. The 690-megawatt Gemini project won federal approval despite lingering controversy over its environmental...
by PNCECE | May 19, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Wind Power
Great River Energy, a North Dakota electric power supplier which operates as a not-for-profit cooperative, is aiming to purchase over 1,100 MW from new wind energy projects by late 2023, an investment of more than $1.2 billion. It also plans to modify a coal and...
by PNCECE | May 18, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Conferences & Events, Trending Topics
According to industry insiders, the pandemic is highlighting issues facing power generators and the energy industry in general as COVID-19 slows the U.S. and global economy. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is planning a technical conference this summer...
by PNCECE | May 4, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Trending Topics
The clean energy sector has been one of the fastest growing industries in the United States for the last ten years, employing 3.4 million farmers, electricians, manufacturers, scientific personnel, and more — serving a wide variety of industries throughout supply...
by PNCECE | May 1, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Hydro Power
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is backing a hydropower technology that may potentially “fundamentally change how water is leveraged as a renewable energy source.” Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which was set up by Gates, joined Schneider Electric in an $11m...
