Author: Anela Dokso

ALDI Australia is committing to 100% renewable electricity to power its Australian operations by the end of 2021, following a successful 40% reduction of overall operational emissions intensity from a 2012 baseline. The commitment to be 100% powered by renewable electricity will be possible at the completion of a vast solar installation program and the recent procurement of two ten-year Power Purchasing Agreements (PPAs) with large scale wind farms. The wind farms, located in the New South Wales Southern Tablelands and Western Victoria, will provide renewable energy to all of ALDI’s New South Wales and Victorian stores. These will generate…

The Baker-Polito Administration has signed a lease agreements with Vineyard Wind and Mayflower Wind to utilize the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal as the primary staging and deployment base for the construction and installation of their offshore wind projects located in federal waters south of Martha’s Vineyard. These lease agreements commit the facility to full-time offshore wind work from 2023 into 2027 and are worth more than $32.5 million. “These lease agreements with Vineyard Wind and Mayflower Wind are another major milestone for offshore wind in Massachusetts. With this announcement, the Commonwealth continues its national leadership on clean energy and…

U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, and the Department of the Army through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance collaboration and leverage resources to ensure the continued strength of the federal hydropower fleet. Hydropower plays a critical role in the U.S. power system, as both source of renewable, affordable energy and as a firm, flexible resource that ensures the reliability of the grid. This MOU builds on previous work between the agencies to support American hydropower through…

Swansea-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) reached a £1.5 million crowdfunding target in just two weeks after launching and then moved into overfunding, now at over £2 million. MPS also obtained support from WEFO with £12.8 million of EU funding which has been supporting them with this phase since being awarded last year. MPS has developed a technology that can be configured to harness wind power, wave power or combined wind and wave energy at grid scale. This approach is unique globally, and has been patented by MPS. “I am very pleased to note that MPS were successful in achieving the…

Allume has won this year’s Clean Energy Council’s Innovation Award with the SolShare. The company’s solution to behind-the-meter solar sharing has been selected by the judges as Australia’s most innovative technology in renewable energy. “We are thrilled to be recognised with such a prestigious award. We are so proud of what we have been able to achieve, and very excited about the future of the SolShare and Allume. It is fantastic to have the Clean Energy Council’s support in our vision to unlock rooftop solar for those missing out.”Allume’s CEO, Cameron Knox. Allume challenged itself to develop a product that…

Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Andy Reay to lead the development of ABP’s Offshore Wind solutions. With over 30 years’ experience of the offshore wind industry, ABP’s centres of offshore wind include the £310 million offshore wind facility at Green Port Hull (a joint investment with Siemens Gamesa) and operations and maintenance facilities in Grimsby, Barrow and Lowestoft. Andy’s role has been created to build on these strong foundations and drive forward the growth of offshore wind- an important strand of the company’s future strategy. Andy will take up the role in October and will bring to ABP a…

e5 Lab has started developing the ROBOSHIP, the standard models of electrically powered vessels to realize zero emissions, as well as an integrated system called the ‘ROBOSHIP BOX’, which brings together telecommunications, the Internet of Things (IoT), and software. Through this initiative, e5 Lab is working to address critical issues facing Japan’s ocean shipping and maritime industries, including a shortage of seafarers, environmental concerns, safety, and the sustainable growth of the shipbuilding/ship machinery sectors. With strategic partners in Japan and overseas, the development project team targets the commercialization of electric-powered merchant vessels that adopt world-class propulsion systems at the most competitive price…

Helios Infrastructure (Helios), a joint venture between Nationwide and Sol Systems, has completed project purchase from Cypress Creek Renewables. The $200+ million portfolio spans 20 projects across North Carolina, of which 97 MW are operational and 51 MW are under construction. The portfolio is primarily composed of utility-scale assets selling energy to utilities, municipal customers, and universities. “Helios was created with a vision of developing and owning solar projects. We look forward to seeing the positive environmental and economic benefits these projects will bring to the communities they serve.”Clark Lloyd, Nationwide Investments solar equity portfolio manager. In June 2018, Helios…

Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has established an office in Houston, Texas, in support of Gulf of Mexico and broader U.S. and South American opportunities. The new OPT office will serve as the base for the company’s regional sales and business development activities, headed by OPT’s VP Global Business Development Philipp Stratmann and senior director of Sales, David Marchetti.  In addition, the new Houston office also enables OPT program managers, engineers, and field operations personnel to collaborate with customer project teams. “Houston is the home of many global oil and gas operations and related offshore industries, and is a hub of energy innovation, human capital, and investment. As we expand our…

Cypress Creek Renewables has sold the 63MW Madison Solar project in Orange County, Virginia, to Dominion Energy. The solar project, which was developed by Cypress Creek and will be owned and operated by Dominion Generation, a subsidiary of Dominion Energy, is expected to break ground in early 2021.  Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corporation anticipates that the facility, under long-term agreements, will provide enough renewable power to the grid to match 100 percent of its Virginia manufacturing and office operations’ electricity use.  “Our mission of powering a sustainable future one project at a time drives us to create valuable partnerships and projects.…