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The Evolution Towards Renewable Energy in Healthcare Over the last few years there has been a shift towards the adoption of sustainable practices and renewable energy across various regions worldwide. This trend spans industries from manufacturing and transportation to residential and commercial spaces. Organizations are increasingly recognizing that adopting renewable energy not only reduces environmental impact but also enhances cost-efficiency, offering dual benefits that are difficult to ignore. Healthcare facilities, which serve as vital pillars of their communities, are also part of this global movement toward sustainability. These institutions are major consumers of energy, given their need to operate around…
The new company is expected to bring 2 GW of solar panel production capacity to the US market within 18 to 24 months. July 23, 2024 Eckhart Gouras and Emiliano BelliniReCreate, a joint venture between the founders of US-based Create Energy and EU-based Recom Technologies, announced in mid-June a plan to build a 5 GW solar module and cell manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee. Create Energy is the brainchild of Dean Solon, who previously grew Shoals Technologies Group from a Tennessee-based startup to a publicly traded PV BOS manufacturer in January 2021. Hamlet Tunyan is the CEO of Recom Technologies,…
The 184 panels will be installed on the roof of South Quire. Image: York Minster One of Britain’s most historically important cathedrals is looking to cut emissions with a new solar energy installation from Associated Clean Technologies. York Minster Cathedral has announced it is working with Associated Clean Technologies, a solar panel installation team based in Leeds, to install 184 solar panels on the cathedral’s roof. The installation, which the York Minster community called “a significant milestone in York Minster’s ongoing efforts to integrate modern technology within its century-old structure”, will include the use of SolarEdge inverters, which were chosen…
Agri-food technology specialist N2OFF says it has entered the PV sector by lending €375,000 ($407,000) to Israeli PV developer Solterra Renewable Energy. The loan is part of a larger agreement of €500,000, with the remaining €125,000 to come from other parties. July 23, 2024 Lior Kahana Image: Chirayu Trivedi, UnsplashIsrael-based N2OFF said it is entering the PV sector by lending €375,000 to Israeli PV developer Solterra Renewable Energy. The loan is part of a larger plan of €500,000, in which other unspecified parties will provide the remaining €125,000.“Solterra currently operates in three primary target markets: Italy, Poland and Germany, and…
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced Energy Communities AmeriCorps, a new project that will engage 150 full-time AmeriCorps VISTA members to advance locally designed economic development, workforce readiness, and environmental remediation plans in energy communities while gaining skills and experience at good pay . jobs in clean energy and climate resilience. Building on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to supporting coal communities, this innovative public-private partnership will invest nearly $8 million from federal agencies and philanthropic sources to help ensure a more equitable and prosperous future for the people of the world that have fueled the growth of our nation. This new…
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) says the country installed 102.48 GW of new solar capacity in the first half of 2024, bringing the total installed solar capacity to about 710 GW. July 23, 2024 Vincent Shaw and Valerie ThompsonThe NEA said China installed 102.48 GW of new solar capacity in the first half of 2024. At the end of June, the country’s total solar capacity reached approximately 710 GW, an increase of 51.6% year-on-year. The total power generation capacity was approximately 3.07 TW, an increase of 14.1% compared to last year. Total installed wind energy capacity also grew to approximately…
The Department of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources is accepting applications for the state’s additional New Solar Market Development Tax Credit program. This program is intended for New Mexico taxpayers who were denied a solar tax credit during the years 2020 through 2023 because the program’s funding was exhausted before they applied. “On behalf of New Mexico taxpayers who missed out on this tax credit through no fault of their own, we thank the Legislature and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for creating this additional fund,” said Rebecca “Puck” Stair, director of EMNRD’s Energy Conservation and Management Division (ECAM), which administers…
Renova has survived the rooftop solar changes in California by leaning into other service offerings and expanding regionally into Arizona. After this story went to print, Renova announced it was temporarily halting operations in California and Arizona as a result of partial investor SunPower’s financial struggles. Working as a residential solar installer in California has gone from a stable and reliable career path to one mired with uncertainty in the face of recent decisions by the state’s Public Utilities Commission. The new net-metering regime, NEM 3.0, drastically reduced the compensation for residents selling electricity back to the grid and has…
German researchers have developed a new way to release hydrogen from ammonia, while a new MIT study shows the need for strict emissions regulations on ammonia combustion for maritime mobility. July 23, 2024 Sergio MatalucciRuhr University Bochum Researchers have shown that multimetal catalysts integrated into gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) can oxidize gaseous ammonia (NH3) to form mainly NO2-, a precursor to fertilizer, while avoiding the formation of N2. “To avoid the release of H2 in a reverse Haber-Bosch reaction, which releases the energetically more favorable N2, we propose the oxidation of ammonia to value-added nitrite (NO2-), which is commonly obtained…
Steve Newby’s path to entering the solar industry wasn’t one marked by high ambitions to green the grid. He worked for 25 years in oil and gas, with a decade of that time spent running Summit Midstream Partners, a company responsible for building multi-billion-dollar pipeline projects. Radiance Solar CEO Steve Newby entered the solar industry by acquiring PV contracting businesses, and is dabbling in manufacturing after purchasing solar carport company Quest Renewables. Instead, Newby saw growth potential in solar, something he still considers to be a young industry. So, he formed Bravo Infrastructure Group, an investment firm, intending to acquire…