Ava Community Energy (Ava), a clean energy provider, has announced plans to expand access to public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations within its service area. The company will partner with Calibrant Energy to install 86 public direct-current fast-chargers (DCFC) at 11 locations across six cities
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Dominion Energy has announced the successful launch of Charybdis, the first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the United States, from land to water. This milestone was achieved after completing the welding of the ship’s hull and commissioning its four legs and jacking system.
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Chevron Corporation’s venture capital arm has launched its third fund, committing $500 million to invest in renewable energy technologies. The Future Energy Fund III will allow Chevron to evaluate long-term investments in areas not directly connected to its current business operations
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Recurrent Energy has obtained $70 million in project financing from Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A. (BNB) for its Jaiba III solar project in Brazil. The 152 MWp Jaiba III project will receive funding over a 22-year period, covering both construction and operation phases.
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Repsol has completed construction of its Frye Solar project which has a total installed capacity of 637 MW and 570 MW currently in operation. The project was built near the city of Kress, Swisher County, Texas.
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Shell has officially approved Verdagy’s eDynamic electrolyzers, endorsing them as a supplier for its upcoming green hydrogen projects. Verdagy collaborated closely with Shell to undergo a thorough safety review known as “HAZOP” and a comprehensive assessment of the design
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Leeward Renewable Energy, a US renewable energy developer and operator, has inked power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Microsoft Corp for two 200 MW solar projects in Texas. The tech giant obtained power from the Cradle Solar project in Brazoria County and the Morrow Lake Solar project in Frio County under the PPAs.
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KKR, a prominent global investment firm, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Avantus, a premier developer of large utility-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects in the United States.
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Sempra Infrastructure has placed a 319 MW order for the Cimarron wind farm near Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. The Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Complex, which will have a 582 MW installed capacity overall, is currently in its third phase. The deal covers the delivery and deployment of 46 V163-4.5 MW turbines and 18 V162-6.2 MW turbines.
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Longroad Energy has successfully closed the financial deal for its Serrano project, a solar and storage project comprising 220 MWdc solar and 214 MWac / 855 MWh in Pinal and Pima Counties, Arizona. Making use of domestically produced Series 7 panels from First Solar, construction has already started, with commercial operations set to begin by mid-2025.
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Bloom Energy is partnering with Shell to explore decarbonization solutions, utilizing Bloom’s proprietary hydrogen electrolyzer technology. The companies will collaborate with the goal of developing replicable, large-scale, solid oxide electrolyzer (SOEC) systems that would produce hydrogen for potential use at Shell assets.
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Trinity Capital has announced the commitment of $50 million in equipment financing to Electric Hydrogen, a manufacturer of electrolyzer systems that produce green hydrogen for critical industries. Electric Hydrogen’s electrolyzer systems are complete chemical plants that produce green hydrogen from renewable electricity and water, allowing for the decarbonization of industrial processes.
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Stonepeak has finalised an agreement with Dominion Energy to acquire a 50 per cent stake in its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project (CVOW) through the formation of an offshore wind partnership. CVOW is a 2.6 GW offshore wind project 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia capable of serving the power needs of 660,000 homes.
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Arevon Energy has secured more than $1 billion in aggregate financing commitments for Eland 2 Solar-plus-Storage Project in Kern County, California. The 374 MWdc solar project coupled with 150 MW/600 MWh of energy storage is under early-stage construction and is anticipated to come online in the first quarter of 2025.
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SynerGen Solar, a US renewable energy company, and EPCOR USA, a regional utility, announced their partnership for a solar project in eastern New Mexico that aims to generate up to 90 MW of energy. The partners are preparing roughly 485 acres of EPCOR-owned land close to Clovis for SynerGen’s potential construction site.
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NorthRenew Energy, a US utility-scale renewable energy producer, has sold its 300-MW-plus Arco Wind and Solar project in southeastern Idaho to utility PacifiCorp, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy subsidiary. NorthRenew recently announced the deal, highlighting that it is the company’s ninth project sale since its founding in 2017.
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Siemens Energy has announced plans to start producing transformers in the US in 2025 to meet increased electricity demand. The German energy company intends to establish its first transformer production facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, and expand its power manufacturing facility there, investing $150 million in the process.
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest $4.75 million to construct a new offshore wind research centre as the government seeks to accelerate the development of renewable technologies across the country. The funds will be used to establish the Academic Centre for Reliability and Resilience of Offshore Wind (ARROW), led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. As per DOE, the center’s primary objectives are to grow the workforce, conduct targeted research, and establish partnerships and ways to integrate equity into offshore wind development.
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SolAmerica Energy has inked an agreement to procure 205 MW of high-performance, responsibly produced Series 6 Plus and Series 7 thin film solar modules from First Solar. Furthermore, the deal was finalised prior to the release of First Solar’s third quarter of 2023 earnings, and the modules are planned to be delivered in 2024 and 2025.
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Dominion Energy, a US utility, received the final two regulatory approvals required to begin work on the 2.6 GW CVOW project. Both the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US BOEM granted its clearance. The project’s construction and operations plan, which grants offshore construction activities, has received final approval from the BOEM.
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