Advanced Green Technologies

Tesla | February 26, 2020

Tesla and Panasonic are scrapping their partnership in producing solar cells after years of struggling to ramp up output at the Gigafactory 2 in upstate New York. The companies intend to continue working together on automotive batteries for Tesla's electric vehicles. But the latest decision poses yet another setback in their strained relationship, which had once been considered a key component to Panasonic's turnaround. Tesla and Panasonic announced their joint venture on solar cells in 2016. Th...

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Statkraft | February 06, 2023

Statkraft, the biggest renewable energy producer in Europe, and INEOS Inovyn, a chemical company, have recently signed two new long-term power agreements. As part of INEOS Inovyn’s plan to decarbonize its assets in Norway, the agreements will secure the bulk of the energy required for current manufacturing activities and the additional power needed for planned investments in electrification and hydrogen production. The power agreements are supplied from renewable hydropower assets ow...

Duke Energy | September 16, 2020

Duke University has become the first academic institution to execute a renewable power agreement under Duke Energy's Green Source Advantage (GSA) program – further expanding solar energy in North Carolina. Duke University will purchase about 101 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity from three solar facilities in North Carolina. The power generated will partially offset the university's energy usage. "The Green Source Advantage is an ideal fit for colleges and universities seeking ...

SOLAR+STORAGE

businesswire | April 26, 2023

Vicinity Energy, a national decarbonization leader with an extensive portfolio of district energy systems across the United States, announces today that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has made its decision regarding Philadelphia Gas Works' (PGW) efforts to increase Vicinity’s gas transportation rates. The decision requires PGW to conduct a full rate case to determine the appropriate rates and will ensure fair and legal pricing for gas transportation. This decisi...