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- How to resolve prior mortgage issues on renewable energy projects Fri, 27 Aug 21, 8:00pmResolving issues related to prior mortgages is key to establishing a title policy that is satisfactory to lenders and investors while also protecting the project company’s real property assets.
- Will NIMBYs sink new clean energy projects? The evidence says no – if developers listen to local concerns Fri, 13 Aug 21, 10:00pmWhen communities oppose projects, some people are quick to point to NIMBY, or not-in-my-backyard, sentiments as a formidable and pernicious obstacle.
- LIDAR helps Greece become a renewable energy leader Thu, 5 Aug 21, 12:52amZX Lidar’s Unit #106 began life in rural England. Now though, #106 is an experienced traveller helping to establish Greece as a renewable energy leader. She still has her roots in British soil but her heart belongs to Athens....
- NY Green Bank raises $314 million to meet demand for clean energy project financing Wed, 4 Aug 21, 2:45amThe transaction with Bank of America is the largest ever conducted by a green bank in the United States.
- Grid enhancing technologies find a place in FERC’s ANOPR on transmission planning Tue, 27 Jul 21, 10:52pmIn the recently announced ANOPR on transmission planning, cost allocation, and generator interconnection reform process, FERC is seeking comments on whether it should require transmission providers to consider grid enhancing...
- Solar and battery-powered mini-grids to bring electricity to 55,000 people in Nigeria for the first time Fri, 23 Jul 21, 5:52pmPowerGen, a developer of on- and off-grid distributed energy said this week that it has secured long term project financing to connect 55,000 people to electricity in rural Nigeria
- Condo owners’ appeal could be last legal hurdle for offshore wind in Great Lakes Wed, 21 Jul 21, 11:54pmA legal challenge by two lakeview condo dwellers seeking to block Lake Erie’s first offshore wind farm faces a high legal bar before the Ohio Supreme Court — with equally high stakes for clean energy in the region...
- 54-MW Ventus wind project in El Salvador reaches commercial operation Mon, 19 Jul 21, 9:23pmEl Salvador’s first wind farm, the 54-MW Ventus Wind Project, has been commissioned by Guatemalan power developer Tracia Network Corporation. Located in Metapán, the wind farm comprises 15 Vestas V136-3.6 turbines and...
- An idea to clear out the SPP interconnection queue backlog to reduce renewable PPA costs Mon, 19 Jul 21, 11:33pmClearing the current queue backlog is the focus of the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) generator interconnection staff. However, they are missing a key long-term solution to address the root cause of backlog, identifying network...
- 45-MW Ventus wind project in El Salvador’s reaches commercial operation Mon, 19 Jul 21, 9:23pmEl Salvador’s first wind farm, the 54-MW Ventus Wind Project, has been commissioned by Guatemalan power developer Tracia Network Corporation. Located in Metapán, the wind farm comprises 15 Vestas V136-3.6 turbines and...
- Massive 50-GW wind, solar, hydrogen power plant with unique ownership model announced in Australia Tue, 13 Jul 21, 11:57pmAn international consortium made up of InterContinental Energy, CWP Global and Mirning Green Energy Limited, announced today an integrated green fuels mega project in the South-East of Western Australia.
- Repowering project underway at Terra-Gen’s 60-MW Oasis Wind Mon, 5 Jul 21, 5:11pmLast week Mortenson said it has started work at Terra-Gen’s 60-MW Oasis Wind project located in Mojave, California. The work involves the repowering of a project first operational in 2004. Mortenson will replace sixty 1-MW...
- IRS extends safe harbor provisions for renewable energy projects in the US Thu, 1 Jul 21, 11:11pmNew rules give developers a longer window during which to complete projects in order to qualify for tax credits on projects. On Tuesday, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance that...
- New Jersey moves forward with two offshore wind projects representing almost 3 GW of capacity Thu, 1 Jul 21, 11:58pmThis week the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) announced it has selected Ocean Wind 2, an offshore wind energy project proposed by Ørsted, for a 20-year Offshore Renewable Energy Credit (OREC) award at the $84.03...
- Oracle, Amazon make major renewable energy-based announcements Fri, 25 Jun 21, 12:21amOracle is giving itself 4 years to be 100% powered by renewable energy while Amazon claims to be world’s largest buyer of renewable energy This week two large American companies made big claims about their use of renewable...