Three of the four projects are in operation and one under construction. RWE will continue to operate all four wind farms.
The transaction is expected to close in Q1, this year. (Source: RWE Renewables, PR, 17 Jan., 2021) Contact: Greencoat Renewables, Paul O'Donnell, +353 (1) 70 26737 -- Dublin, +44 20 7832 9400 -- London, www.greencoat-capital.com; RWE Renewables , Sven Utermohlen, COO Wind Offshore Global, www.group.rwe/en
More Low-Carbon Energy News Greencoat, RWE, Wind,
Under the award, Equinor and incoming strategic partner BP will provide generation capacity of 1,260 MW renewable offshore wind power from Empire Wind 2, and another 1,230 MW of power from Beacon Wind 1 -- adding to the existing commitment to provide New York with 816 MW of renewable power from Empire Wind 1 -- totaling 3.3 GW of power to the state.
As part of the award by NYSERDA, the companies will partner with the state to transform the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) and the Port of Albany into large-scale offshore wind working industrial facilities that position New York to become an offshore wind industry hub. (Source: NYDERDA, Equinor, Renewable Energy Mag., 15 Jan., 2021) Contact: Equinor, www.equinor.com; NYSERDA, Doreen Harris, Acting CEO, (518) 862-1090, www.nyserda.ny.gov
More Low-Carbon Energy News Equinor, Offshore Wind, NYSERDA,
The 2020 orders were distributed across 16 countries, 59 pct of orders (by MW) came from the European region with Germany, Norway, the UK, Finland and France being the largest markets. In North America, the U.S. accounted for 20 pct of orders. Projects in Brazil, Chile and Colombia resulted in 21 pct of the order volume coming from Latin America.
According to Nordex, the Group installed more than 30 GW of wind power capacity in over 40 markets and generated sales of around €3.3 billion in 2019. Nordex operates factories in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the USA, India and Mexico. The product portfolio is focused on onshore turbines. (Source: Nordex Group, PR, 16 Jan., 2021) Contact: Nordex Group, Jose Luis Blanco, CEO, +49 (0)40 / 300 30 X 1116, www.nordex.com
More Low-Carbon Energy News Nordex, Wind, Wind Turbine,
Onward Energy owns 43 wind, solar, and natural gas generating projects totaling 4 GW across 16 states. With offices in New York City, Denver, and Charlotte, Onward Energy will continue to provide services under Novatus Energy's and Southwest Generation's existing power purchase agreements with their respective counter parties. (Source: Onward Energy, PR, 12 Jan., 2021)
Contact: Southwest Generation, John Foster, CEO, (303) 623-7300, info@southwestgen.com, www.southwestgen.com;
Onward Energy, (631) 552-5900, information@onwardenergy.com, www.onwardenergy.com; Novatus Energy, 631-552-5906, www.novatusenergy.com
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Daystar Power will use the funding to grow its off-grid power service operations in its key markets of Nigeria and Ghana, and is on track to expand its installed capacity to over 100 MW.
(Source: Daystar Power, Website PR, 12 Jan., 20210 Contact: Daystar Power, www.daystar-power.com
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Under the contract, GE will offer 86 of its 2.x-127 and 2.3-116 wind turbine generators to Leeward and will replace the Aragonne project's existing units with new turbines designed to increase performance and reliability.
Both projects are expected to be completed later this year.
(Source: Leeward Renewable Energy, PR, Power Technology, 12 Jan., 2021)
Contact: GE Renewable Energy Onshore Americas, Tim White, www.ge.com/renewableenergy.com; Leeward Renewable Energy, Jason Allen, CEO, John Wycherley, VP Bus. Dev., 214.515.1100, www.leewardenergy.com
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"While we expect that numerous strategies can reduce the total volume of liquid fuel consumed for transportation, we will need liquid fuel for certain purposes for at least several decades." -- Kurt Kovarik, NBB VP of Federal Affairs , Nov, 2020. Contact: NBB, Paul Winters, Pres., Kurt Kovarik, VP Federal Affairs, (800) 841-5849, www.nbb.org
More Low-Carbon Energy News National Biodiesel Board news, Biodiesel news,
The 12 projects -- located Texas, Nevada, Oregon, Wyoming and Virginia -- will be transferred from 174 Power's development pipeline. The first project began production in 2020, and the remainder will come on stream between 2022 and 2024.
(Source: TOTAL, 174 Power Global, Joint PR, 14 Jan., 2021)
Contact: 174 Power Global, Henry Yun, CEO, 949-748-5970, marketing@174powerglobal.com, www.174powerglobal.com
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To date, 47 of the project's second phase's planned 63 turbines have been installed. Enercon holds a 15 pct stake in the project and is also involved in the first phase of the Markbygden complex and the southern section of phase two.
(Source: Enercon GmbH, Website News, 11 Jan., 2021) Contact: Enercon GmbH, +49 421 / 24415100,
Fax: +49 421 / 2441539
sales.international@enercon.de, www.enercon.de
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The four wind facilities in Northrhine-Westfalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, together generate sufficient electric power for 41,000 households annually and save 51,000 tpy of CO2. The wind farms were developed and realised by the renewable energy company BayWa r.e. (Source: Encavis, Website PR, 12 Jan., 2021) Contact: Encavis, Dr. Dierk Paskert, CEO,
+49 40 3785 620,
+49 40 3785 62 129 -- fax, info@encavis.com, www.encavis.com; BayWa r.e., www.baywa-re.com
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Solar PV -- Developers and plant owners expect the addition of utility-scale solar capacity to set a new record by adding 15.4 GW of capacity to the grid in 2021. This new capacity will surpass 2020's nearly 12 GW increase, based on reported additions through October (6.0 GW) and scheduled additions for the last two months of 2020 (5.7 GW). More than half of the new utility-scale solar PV capacity is planned for four states -- Texas (28 pct), Nevada (9 pct), California (9 pct), and North Carolina (7 pct) and an additional 4.1 GW of small-scale solar PV capacity to enter service by the end of 2021.
Wind -- Another 12.2 GW of wind capacity is scheduled to come online in 2021. Last year, 21 GW of wind came online, based on reported additions through October (6.0 GW) and planned additions in November and December (14.9 GW). Texas and Oklahoma account for more than half of the 2021 wind capacity additions. The largest wind project coming online in 2021 will be the 999-MW Traverse wind farm in Oklahoma. The 12-MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project off the coast of Virginia Beach, is also scheduled to start commercial operation in early 2021.
Natural gas -- For 2021, planned natural gas capacity additions are reported at 6.6 GW. Combined-cycle generators account for 3.9 GW, and combustion-turbine generators account for 2.6 GW. More than 70 pct of these planned additions are in Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Battery storage -- EIA expects the capacity of utility-scale battery storage to more than quadruple; 4.3 GW of battery power capacity additions are slated to come online by the end of 2021. The rapid growth of renewables is a major driver in the expansion of battery capacity because battery storage systems are increasingly paired with renewables. The world's largest solar-powered battery (409 MW) is under construction at Manatee Solar Energy Center in Florida; the battery is scheduled to be operational by late 2021. (Source: US EIA, 11 Jan., 2021)Contact: US EIA, www.eia.gov
More Low-Carbon Energy News Energy Information Administration, Renewable Energy,
In December, the company's parent, Fortistar, in tandem with the TruStar Energy's distribution efforts, announced the fifth of 12 new RNG projects, together requiring nearly $500 million of new capital investment. These new projects will produce over 100 million GGE per year of RNG, reducing annual U.S. transportation emissions by 2 million metric tons of CO2 -- the equivalent of taking approximately 434,782 passenger cars off the road, according to the release.
(Source: TruStar Energy, PR, Website, 7 Jan., 2021)
Contact: TruStar Energy, Scott Edelbach, COO, www.trustarenergy.com; Forttistar, Mark Comora, CEO, (914) 421-4937, MComora@fortistar.com, www.fortistar.com
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With almost 500 GWh of installed capacity, which doubled between 2019 and 2020, Fonroche Biogaz is the French renewable natural gas (RNG) market leader with more than 10 pct market share and a portfolio of seven units in operation and a pipeline of four "imminent" projects.
As previously reported, TOTAL plans to produce 4-6 TWh of biomethane annually. (Source: TOTAL,
Contact: Fonroche Group, Yann Maus, Pres., +33 ( 0) 5 59 71 65 52, www.fonrochegroup.com
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The turbines will be supplied in a project-specific operating mode of 5.7 MW, resulting in a total output for the wind farm of 188 MW. For the first time the Nordex Group will be installing the turbines on tubular steel towers with a hub height of 159 metres. Turbine installation and completion of the wind farm in the north of Ostrobothnia in western Finland is scheduled for 2022. (Source: Nordex, PR, 7 Jan., 2021)
Contact: Nordex SE, Felix Zander,
+49 (0)40 / 300 30 X 1116, fzander@nordex-online.com, www.nordex.com; wdp Europe GmbH, Christian Schnibbe
Head of Marketing & PR, +49 (421) 16866-10, +49 (421) 16866-10 -- fax, c.schnibbe@wpd.de, info@wdp.de, www.wpd.de
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The four wind farms -- Springwood, Whittington, Napier and Sumac Ridge -- incorporate Senvion MM92 turbines and have long-term PPAs with an average of 14 years remaining of the contract term.
Capstone owns and operates hydro, wend,solar, biomass, and natural gas power plants totaling roughly 570 MW power generation capacity Canada-wide, according to its website.
(Source: Capstone Infrastructure Corp., PR, Website, 11 Jan., 2020) Contact: Capstone Infrastructure Corp., David Eva, CEO, 416-649-1300,
Fax: 416-649-1335,
info@capstoneinfra.com, www.capstoneinfra.com; wdp Europe GmbH, +49 (421) 16866-10,
F +49 (421) 16866-66, info@wdp.de, www.wpd.de
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The Green Energy Project includes installation of rooftop solar arrays on 16 buildings, the installation of window film, water conservation measures, and upgrades to HVAC systems and controls, lighting, and transformers.
Upon completion, the project is expected to slash electric power bills for the buildings by 50 pct and save the state more than $1 million per year. (Source: New Mexico General Services Department, Pr., Jan. 2021) Contact: New Mexico General Services Department, 505-827-2000, www.generalservices.state.nm.us
More Low-Carbon Energy News Solar, Rooftop Solar,
The company operates three solar, two biomass, and one hydroelectric, as well as battery storage units with a total installed capacity of 30 MW renewable energy facilities in French Guiana. (Source: Voltalia, PR, Website, Bioenergy Insights, 5 Jan., 2020) Contact: Voltalia, Sebastien Clerc, CEO, +33 (0)1 81 70 37 00, www.voltalia.com
More Low-Carbon Energy News Voltalia, Woody Biomass,
With this project, Adani Green's total renewable energy project capacity stands at 14,795 MW -- 2,950 MW operational and 11,845 MW under implementation, according to the company. (Source: Adani Green Energy, PR, 2 Jan., 2021) Contact: Solar Energy Corporation of India, corporate@seci.co.in, www.seci.co.in; Adani Green Energy, +91-79-2656 5555, info@adani.com, www.adanigreenenergy.com
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Morocco plans to bring its total wind capacity to 850 MW by 2023. (Source: Nareva Holding, PR Jan., 2021)
Contact: Nareva Holding, www.linkedin.com/company/nareva-holding; Enel Green Power Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy, www.masen.ma
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For the Metafor wind project, ENERCON is supplying 12 units of its E-138 EP3 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 49.7 megawatts. All of the wind turbines are expected to be delivered in 2021.
(Source: ENERCON, PR, 28 Dec., 2020) Contact: ENERCON Turkey, Salih Batur, Project Manager, Hans-Dieter Kettwig, CEO, +49 0 4941 9270, www.enercon.de/en; Goktekin Energy, +90 322 248 47 00, www.goktekinenerji.com
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In total, the National Grid new LED Streetlight Conversion Program has saved upstate New York municipalities more than 18,000 MWh, or the equivalent of average energy consumed annually by approximately 1,660 U.S. homes. Additionally, National Grid has returned over $2 million in energy efficiency incentives to qualified municipalities that participated in the Streetlight Conversion program.
Since initially launching its LED Streetlight Conversion Program in 2017, National Grid has converted 40,000 traditional high-pressure sodium streetlight fixtures to LED.
Download the National Grid Streetlight Conversion Program details HERE. (Source: National Grid, PR, Dec., 2020) Contact: National Grid, National Grid, www.nationalgridus.com
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The turbine upgrades are projected to deliver $160 million in savings through efficiency gains. (Source: Xcel Energy, Dec., 2020) Contact: Xcel Energy, www.xcelenergy.com
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, www.mn.gov/puc
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Azelio's TES technology stores energy as heat in a phase change material (PCM) made of an aluminium alloy heated to 600 degrees Celsius, which is then converted to electricity using a Stirling engine. Azelio claims the technology can enable 13 hours' duration of electricity storage as well as provide heat on demand, is effective in hot or cold climates and has an expected system lifetime of 30 years, according to the release.
Azilio's patent portfolio includes specific components critical to the performance of the company's Stirling engine as well as details in the design and functioning of the energy storage. In total, Azelio has 13 approved patents, 15 patent applications pending and is preparing patent applications for further innovations. (Source: Azelio, PR, 28 Dec., 2020) Contact: Azelio, Jonas Eklind, CEO, +46 532 100 20, info@azelio.com, www.azelio.com
More Low-Carbon Energy News Azelio, Energy Storage,
Since program inception through the third quarter of 2020, Freddie Mac Multifamily Green Up and Green Up Plus provided over $60 billion in financing through loans purchased on nearly 600,000 units. The financed properties are typically garden-style apartments that are, on average, 35 years old with 85 pct of units being affordable to households making 100 pct of area median income (AMI) or less. The White Paper's key findings include:
Download the 2020 Analysis of Green Improvements in Workforce Housing White Paper HERE .
(Source: Freddie Mac, PR, Dec., 2020)
Contact: Freddie Mac, Mike Morosi
(703) 918-5851, Michael_Morosi@FreddieMac.com, www.freddiemac.com
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The pilot programme leveraged GoChain's blockchain to identify a select group of suppliers from Enviva's U.S. wood sourcing regions to monitor forest tract locations, load weights, fibre commodity types, forest types and other related data.
In total, more than 1,000 loads of woody biomass were delivered from the forest to the production facility and recorded 'on-chain' during the pilot. The results yielded considerable insights and the pilot has the potential to further increase the accuracy of Enviva's proprietary Track & Trace system, which provides publicly available data and tracks exactly where the low-value wood used in the production of Enviva biomass comes from.(Source: Enviva, PR, Bioenergy Insight, 22 Dec., 2020) Contact: Enviva Partners, LP, (301) 657-5560, www.envivabiomass.com;
GoChain, www.gochain.io
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ALLETE Clean Energy owns, operates, has in advanced construction and has delivered build-transfer projects totaling more than 1,450 megawatts of nameplate wind capacity across seven states.
(Source: ALLETE Inc, PR, 22 Dec., 2020) Contact: ALLETE Inc., www.allete.com
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When commissioned and fully operational, the facility will produce almost 100 million gpy of renewable diesel and roughly 6 million gpy of renewable naphth and significantly lower the company's annual Renewable Identification Number (RIN) exposure under the Clean Air Act's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
The use of RNG as a transportation fuel has reportedly increased 291 pct over the past 5 years, displacing close to 7.5 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). That is the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent of driving 18.6 trillion miles in a typical passenger cat. It is the CO2 emissions equivalent of consuming 842 million gallons of gasoline. This equates to the total amount of fuel used by 63,171 transit buses every year, according to trade data(Source: CVR Energy, PR, 22 Dec., 2020) Contact: CVR Energy Inc., David Lamp., CEO, (281) 207-3200, www.cvrenergy.com
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The 2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction, from the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) found that while global building energy consumption remained steady year-on-year, energy-related CO2 emissions increased to 9.95 GtCO2 in 2019. This increase was due to a shift away from the direct use of coal, oil and traditional biomass towards electricity, which had a higher carbon content due to the high proportion of fossil fuels used in generation.
When adding emissions from the building construction industry on top of operational emissions, the sector accounted for 38 pct of total global energy-related CO2 emissions., according to the report.
To get on track to net-zero carbon building stock by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that direct building CO2 emissions need to fall by 50 pct and indirect building sector emissions by 60 pct by 2030. This equates to building sector emissions falling by around 6 pct per year until 2030, close to the 7 pct decrease in 2020 global energy sector CO2 emissions due to the pandemic. (Source: UN Environment Programme, Energy and Climate Branch,
UNEP, PR, Dec., 2020) Contact: UNEP, Sophie Loran , +33-601-377-917, Sophie.Loran@un.org, www.unep.org
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Peatland covers approximately 12 pct of the land area of Northern Ireland, but 86 pct of peatlands have been damaged by pressures, including drainage, overgrazing, afforestation, burning and extraction in lowland areas.
The RSPB's analysis shows peatlands avoid 1,992 tpy of CO2 emissions -- equivalent to 5 pct of total UK greenhouse gas emissions every year. According to Martin Harper, RSPB Director of Global Conservation, "Peatlands are an incredibly important habitat in the UK both for wildlife and for storing carbon. If our peatlands are not restored, they will emit twice as much carbon as would be captured by tree planting in the Committee on Climate Change's UK forestry targets for 2050."
(Source: RSPS, Farm Week, 20 Dec., 2020) Contact: RSPB, www.community.rspb.org.uk
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The new solar projects will be designed, built, and owned by EDF Renewables for 15 years through a PPA. After this period, the University has the option to purchase the installations at fair market value and manage them independently for a predicted 10-15 additional years, according to the release. (Source: Princeton University, Office of Sustainability, PR, Dec., 2020)
Contact: Princeton University, Office of Sustainability, 609.258.6141, sustain@princeton.edu, www.sustain.princeton.edu
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For ht project, Total will invest $50 million and Clean Energy $30 million for the proposed joint venture and TOTAL will be providing credit support of $65 million to support Clean Energy development in the RNG value chain, including $45 million for contracted RNG fueling infrastructure.
The companies have already partnered to expand the use of RNG in the heavy-duty truck market with its Zero Now program, which allows fleets to purchase natural gas trucks for the same price as diesel trucks. (Source: Clean Energy Fuels, PR 21 Dec., 2020) Contact: Clean Energy Fuels, Raleigh Gerber, 949-437-1397, raleigh.gerber@cleanenergyfuels.com, www.cleanenergyfuels.com; TOTAL, www.total.com
More Low-Carbon Energy News Clean Energy Fuels, TOTAL SE, RNG,
The study -- which began in January -- takes a holistic look at CO2 and methane emissions in the broader Ketchum, Sun Valley and Blaine County Idaho community. Using the most recent available data from utility companies, the study found residential and commercial emissions from natural gas and electricity made up 33 and 29 pct, respectively, of the total community greenhouse gas emissions. Transportation emissions from fossil fuels represented 30 pct, solid waste emissions, 5 pct and industrial emissions and natural gas leaks finished at 3 pct. The audit does not include data from Friedman Memorial Airport, which accounts for over 40 pct of the city's ground-level emissions.
Additionally, the city of Hailey is considering a standalone agreement with Idaho Power that would see the utility regularly update the city on renewable energy projects and provide the city with aggregated data on energy use starting in 2022.
The study is considered a starting point for the community's plan to transition to 100 pct renewable electricity by 2035. (Source: City of Hailey, Idaho Mountain Express, 16 Dec., 2020)
Contact: City of Hailey, Rebecca Bundy, 208-788-4221, www.haileycityhall.org;
Idaho Power, Megan Ronk, Director of Business Innovation and Dev.,
Local Governments for Sustainability, www.iclei.org
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A green pandemic recovery, however, can cut up to 25 pct off the emissions we would expect to see in 2030 based on policies in place before COVID-19. A green recovery would put emissions in 2030 at 44 GtCO2e, instead of the predicted 59 GtCO2e -- far outstripping emission reductions foreseen in unconditional NDCs, which leave the world on track for a 3.2 degrees C temperature rise. Such a green recovery would put emissions within the range that gives a 66 pct chance of holding temperatures to below 2 degrees C, but would still be insufficient to achieve the 1.5 degrees C goal.
The report also notes that the growing number of countries committing to net-zero emissions goals by mid-century is a "significant and encouraging development" with 126 countries covering 51 pct of global greenhouse gas emissions adopting, announcing or were considering net-zero goals.
Download the Green Pandemic Recovery Essential to Close Climate Action Gap report
HERE. (Source: UNEP, Dec., 2020) Contact: UNEP, www.unep.org
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Leeward Renewable Energy owns and operates a portfolio of 21 wind farms across nine states, with 20 in operation and one under construction, totaling more than 2,000 MW of installed capacity. The company is actively developing new wind, solar, and energy storage projects in energy markets across the U.S., according to the company website.
(Source: Leeward Renewable Energy, Website PR, 16 Dec., 2020)
Contact: Leeward Renewable Energy, Jason Allen, CEO, John Wycherley, VP Bus. Dev., 214.515.1100, www.leewardenergy.com
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The first project is the $128 million, 150-MW Ratts 1 Solar Project in Pike County near Petersburg will break ground next summer for completion in 2023.
The $128 million, 150-MW Ratts 2 Solar Project in Vincennes is slated for early 2022 construction for completion in 2023.
Developers are also planning a $170 million, 200-MW solar farm in Gibson County. Construction on the Elliott Solar Farm is expected to begin in early 2022 and be complete in 2023.
(Source: Tenaska, Capital Dynamics Website, PR, Inside Indiana Business, 14 Dec., 2020)
Contact: Arevon Energy, 480-653-8450, www.arevonenergy.com; Capital Dynamics, Benoit Allehaut, +41 41 748 84 44, 212 798 3400 -- NYC Office, www.capdyn.com; Tenaska, Jerry Crouse, CEO,(402) 691-9700, info@tenaskacapital.com, www.tenaskacapital.com
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Toronto-headquartered CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with 10 million personal banking, business, public sector and institutional clients and $768.545 billion (Cdn) in total assets.
(Source: CIBC, PR, 14 Dec., 2020) Contact: CIBC, www.cibc.com/en/about-cibc/corporate-responsibility/environment.html; CDP, Lance Pierce, Pres. North America, (212) 378 2086, info.northamerica@cdp.net, www.cdp.net
More Low-Carbon Energy News Carbon Disclosure Project, CIBC, CDP, Climate Change,
Northern Lights project partners TOTAL, Equinor, and Shell are now establishing a Joint Venture company responsible for all project activities, including business development.
The Northern Lights project includes the development and operation of CO2 transport and storage facilities and will be the first cross-border, open-source CO2 transport and storage infrastructure network to offer European industrial emitters CCS opportunity.
The first phase of the project will be completed in 2024 with a capacity of up to 1.5 million tpy of CO2. (Source: TOTAL, PR, 15 Dec., 2020) Contact: Northern Lights Project, Sverre Overaa, Director, sjov@equinor.com, Per Sandberg, Bus. Dev, prsa@equinor.com, www.northernlightsccs.com; TOTAL, www.total.com; Equinor, www.equinor.com; SHELL, www.shell.com
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Grupo T-Solar has 274 MW of installed and regulated capacity in Spain and Italy with a 1.4-GW pipeline of solar photovoltaic projects.
I Squared Capital is an independent global infrastructure investment manager focusing on energy, utilities, digital infrastructure, transport and social infrastructure in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm has $19.3 billion in assets under management and owns and operates a diverse portfolio of 26 companies. (Source: I Squared Capital, Website PR, 15 Dec., 2020) Contact: I Squared Capital, Andreas Moon, Managing Director, 786-693-5739, www.isquaredcapital.com; Grupo T-Solar, www.tsolar.com
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Across Germany, UNIPER owns and operates power plants totaling 10.5 GW.
Most of UNIPER's thermal plants use hard coal or natural gas as fuel. UNIPER also owns more than 100 hydroelectric power and pumped energy storage plants in Germany. (Source: UNIPER, Dec., 2020) Contact: UNIPER, www.uniper.energy
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Amazon previously announced it aims to power all of its operations with renewable energy sources by 2025, five years ahead of an earlier target, and to become carbon-neutral 15 years later. Including the new deals, Amazon has backed 127 wind and solar projects, with 6.5 gigawatts of capacity.
(Source: Amazon, PR, 10 Dec., 2020) Contact: Amazon, amazon-pr@amazon.com, www.amazon.com/pr
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The new E.ON Hungaria system makes connecting solar energy systems to the grid faster and cheaper and has dramatically increased total performance of the solar power plants connected to the grid over the last four years. (Source: E.ON, PR, Budapest Bus. Journal, 13 Dec., 2020) Contact: E.ON Hungaria, www.eon.hu, www.eon.com
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The agreement will allow ENGIE to rely on committed capital by Hannon Armstrong through December 31, 2021 to finance DG assets across the U.S. ENGIE will retain partial ownership and provide development, construction, operational, asset management, and administrative services. Hannon Armstrong will provide capital to ENGIE through a unique structure that will bring efficiency to a forward flow of projects, leveraging tax equity financing through an upper-tier arrangement with Morgan Stanley.
ENGIE North America Inc. offers a range of capabilities in the United States and Canada to help customers decarbonize, decentralize and digitalize their operations. These include comprehensive services to help customers run their facilities more efficiently and optimize energy and other resource use and expense; clean power generation; energy storage; and retail energy supply that includes renewable, demand response, and on-bill financing options. Nearly 100 pct of the company's power generation portfolio is low carbon or renewable
NYSE-listed Hannon Armstrong provides capital to leading companies in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other sustainable infrastructure markets. (Source: ENGIE North America, PR, Dec., 2020)
Contact: ENGIE North America, Sandrine Deparis, (202) 855 3705, sandrine.deparis@engie.com, www.engie-na.com
Hannon Armstrong, Chad Reed, IR, (410) 571 6189, Investors@hannonarmstrong.com, www.hannonarmstrong.com
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Ameresco's work included plant-wide integrated temperature controls, a modernized building lighting system, high efficiency HVAC units and low-voltage transformer replacements.
The project guarantees an estimated 581,909 kWh in total energy savings. Construction was completed in November. (Source: Ameresco, Worcester Bus. Journal, Dec., 2020)Contact: Ameresco, David J. Anderson, EVP, (508) 661-2264, www.ameresco.com
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Apex noted the Lincoln Land Wind Project is expected to begin commercial operations in late 2021 and is now fully contracted. (Source: Apex Clean Energy, Dec., 2020)Contact: Apex Clean Energy, www.apexcleanenergy.com
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The order includes supply, installation and commissioning, a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution and a 30-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. Deliveries for both projects are expected to begin in Q3, 2021 for commissioning in Q1, 2022.
With this deal, Vestas has roughly 400 installed wind turbines in Finland totaling close to 1.3 GW to date and an additional 1 GW currently under construction.
(Source: Vestas, Ilmatar Energy, PR, 7 Dec., 2020)
Contact: Ilmatar Energy, Juha Sarsama, CEO, +358 20 742 4499, info@ilmatar.fi,
www.ilmatar.fi; Vestas, +34 649 29 4007, www.vestas.com
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Bond proceeds are to be used to finance and refinance acquisitions and the construction or refurbishment of buildings to meet BREEAM , LEED and other recognized efficiency standards.
GTC manages a real estate portfolio of 45 commercial buildings in Poland, Budapest, Bucharest, Belgrade, Zagreb and Sofia and has a retail and office development pipeline of around 354,000 sqm, of which 66,000 sqm is currently under construction, according to the release. (Source: GTC Real Estate, PR, Dec., 2020) Contact: GTC Real Estate Development Hungary, +48 22 16 60 700, www.gtc.hu
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Download the Global Status of CCS 2020 report HERE. (Source: Global CCS Institute, Dec., 2020) Contact: Global CCS Institute, Guloren Turan, GM, Brad Page, CEO, +61 3 8620 7300, info@globalccsinstitute.com, www.globalccsinstitute.com
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The projects were originally developed by Clean Energy Collective then purchased by Cypress Creek which completed all late-stage development work. Construction is currently underway on both projects by EPC renewable energy contractor Signal Energy, with commercial operation slated for Spring 2021. Cypress Creek O&M Services will provide operations and maintenance for the projects. (Source: Cypress Creek Renewables, PR, Dec., 2020) Contact: Cypress Creek Renewable, Sarah Slusser, CEO,
(310) 581-6299, info@ccrenew.com, www.cypresscreekrenewables.com; CarVal Investors, www.carvalinvestors.com; Signal Energy, www.signalenergy.com
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The program offers relief funds to help gas stations, truck stops, co-ops, and other renewable fuels retailers recover from the business disruptions and lost demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the release.
Iowa is home to 43 ethanol refineries totaling 4.5 billion gpy capacity and 11 biodiesel facilities totaling 400 million gpy capacity, according to the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.
(Source: Iowa Dept. of Agriculture, PR, Dec., 2020) Contact: Iowa Dept. of Agriculture, Mike Naig, www.iowaagriculture.gov/grants
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Two of the patents relate to the design of the storage unit itself, while two concern the company's Stirling engine. The patents extend to the years 2040 and 2039, respectively. The company intends to extend the patent protection for the technologies in several geographies on the basis of these patents.
The company's patent portfolio includes specific components critical to the performance of the company's Stirling engine as well as details in the design and functioning of the energy storage. In total, Azelio has 13 approved patents, 15 patent applications pending and is preparing patent applications for further innovations.
Azelio's unique solution, the TES.POD®, stores energy in recycled aluminum at 600 degrees. The energy is converted on demand to electricity and to 55-65 degree heat via a Stirling engine. The system is very competitive with a total efficiency of up to 90 pct from electricity to outgoing energy. (Source: Azelio, Website PR, 30 Nov., 2020) Contact: Azelio, Jonas Eklind, CEO,
+46 532 100 20, info@azelio.com, www.azelio.com
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