Senate Finance Committee adds inverters, trackers to BBB manufacturing incentive list

The Senate Finance Committee released its draft version of the Build Back Better Act on Dec. 11 and added domestic manufacturing incentives for inverters and trackers. SEIA has been working to get those technologies included in the bill. The…

The Achilles’ Heel of Biden’s Climate Plan? Coal Miners.

All of that has raised the stakes for courting coal miners.“Our guiding principle is the belief that we don’t have to choose between good jobs and a clean environment,” said Jason Walsh, the executive director of the BlueGreen Alliance,…

Manatees, Facing a Crisis, Will Get a Bit of Help: Extra Feeding

The manatee feeding will be experimental and limited, officials said, and will likely provide leafy greens such as cabbage and lettuce. That’s similar to what manatees are given to eat when taken into captivity for rehabilitation, said…

Biden Orders Federal Vehicles and Buildings to Use Renewable Energy by 2050

Still, the orders could be reversed by a future administration. And the plan does not cover purchasing by the Department of Defense, which accounts for a large portion of the government’s energy spending. Clean energy purchases could also…

Edelman Criticized for Work With Oil Companies

After last month’s United Nations-sponsored environmental conference in Glasgow, the public relations giant Edelman praised the participants for reaching “a new level of international consensus that climate change is an existential threat…

GM’s EV Efforts Reportedly Include a Bigger Michigan Presence

General Motors intends to spend several billion dollars to set up production of batteries and electric pickup trucks at two locations in Michigan, giving the company’s home state an economic boost, a person with knowledge of the plans said…

Namasté Solar raises $43,900 to make solar energy more accessible to 176 families in Colorado

Namasté Solar and the community donate community solar subscriptions to 176 low-income familiesBoulder, Colorado, United States –  Namasté Solar announces that it has raised $43,900 through the Keep the Lights on Colorado campaign to…

RP Construction Services recognized as top construction company on Inc. Magazine’s 2021 Best in Business List

Second annual list recognizes 147 private companies that put purpose before profitRP Construction Services, Inc. has been awarded the Gold Medal in the construction category as part of Inc.’s 2021 Best in Business List, Inc. magazine’s…

Verbund enters Spanish solar market with 147.6 MWp solar PV project acquisition

Germany-based renewable energy company BayWa r.e. announced that Austria’s largest electricity company Verbund has purchased its Illora solar park located in Pinos Puente, near Granada in southern Spain with a planned total capacity of…

Desert Technologies to export Saudi-made solar panels to the American market

Leading Saudi solar PV panel manufacturer, Desert Technologies (DT) announces it has signed an agreement with Essentra company to export Saudi-made solar panels to their projects in the United States.Eng. Majid Al-Rifaie, Group Chief Commercial…