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Energy Live News | April 09, 2020

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $4.5 million (£3.6m) fund towards the training of professionals such as firefighters, first responders and safety officials engaged with distributed energy resources. The Educational Materials for Professional Organizations Working on Efficiency and Renewable Energy Developments (EMPOWERED) funding programme will give these workers up-to-date information on emergency responses. Highlighting the need to prepare for a ‘rapidly’ changing ...

Bloomberg | April 29, 2020

European utilities with bulging renewable energy portfolios are showing that the way out of the coronavirus slump is colored green. Energy companies from Orsted A/S to Iberdrola SA reported robust first quarter earnings in a period that has been bedeviled by a slump in energy demand and a collapse in gas prices. Owning large wind and solar portfolios has so far protected those companies from the worst effects of the crisis. Utilities are the third best performing sector on the Stoxx 600 this yea...

Teslarati | May 22, 2020

Volkswagen has announced that 100% of its retail partners have agreed to a new Tesla-like online sales model. Volkswagen’s aim with the online-based customer purchasing option was to fulfill growing customer demand and give a smoother buying process t...

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SunPower Corp. | October 06, 2021

SunPower Corp., a leading solar technology and energy services provider, announced it acquired Blue Raven Solar, one of the fastest growing residential solar providers in the U.S. Blue Raven's growth trajectory and complementary geographic footprint is expected to provide SunPower a path to quickly expand the solar market to serve more customers in underpenetrated areas including the Northwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. "More than 100 million homeowners could save ...