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Environmental Leader | February 27, 2020

Two big players in the renewable energy space are calling it quits. Panasonic and Tesla ended their solar cell manufacturing partnership at Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, New York, this week. The companies initially formed a joint venture in 2016, agreeing that Panasonic would help pay for part of the solar production equipment at Tesla’s facility in Buffalo, Nikkei Asian Review reported. Gigafactory 2 started manufacturing solar panel components the following year. “Called the Solar Roof, the Tesla ...

Energy

ESG | December 14, 2021

ESG Clean Energy, LLC, developers of net zero, distributed power generation and clean energy manufacturing solutions, announced it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Ethatec GmbH for the use of ESG’s patented CO2-free power generation technology to power its production of ethanol. Under the LOI, US-based ESG Clean Energy will provide its patented carbon-capture system to enable Ethatec GmbH to produce different products in a sustainable way while preventing tons of car...

solarpowerworldonline | February 04, 2020

Soltage and Basalt managed funds have acquired a 40-MW solar portfolio in Oregon. The first 10-MW solar facility was energized in December and the remaining 30 MW are under construction and planned to be placed in service prior to Summer 2020. The portfolio was acquired from NewSun Energy, a leading Pacific Northwest energy developer. This acquisition anchors a $100 Mmllion portfolio investment in the Oregon market and is being funded via Helios, an investment vehicle set up by Soltage and Basal...

Industry Updates

AirCarbon Exchange | June 21, 2022

AirCarbon Exchange (ACX) hosted the first trades of the newly launched Global Emission Reduction Contract, or GER, which aims to become the global reference price for voluntary carbon markets. The contract, which was created by Net Zero Markets, went live on ACX on Friday, June 17th, and traded at between $7.23 a tonne to $7.60 a tonne with Bioeconomy, who is led by Dorjee Sun, a TIME Magazine Hero of the Environment, as one of the first buyers. Its current bid/ask range is $7.65-...