Pine Gate Renewables launches Blue Ridge Power as new home of EPC operations

Pine Gate Renewables announced that it has launched Blue Ridge Power, a new EPC company that will house Pine Gate’s current EPC operations. In connection with the launch, Blue Ridge Power simultaneously acquired the solar division of Horne…

Q CELLS puts major investment in n-type solar, will have new module this year

Korean module manufacturer Q CELLS will invest €35 million into its global R&D headquarters in Germany to support its efforts in n-type solar cell and module development. The company has identified this technology as the most effective…

5 steps to O&M success for solar projects of any age

By Edmee Kelsey, founder and CEO, 3megawatt The solar industry has seen unprecedented growth with continued demand for a reliable, cost-effective source for renewable energy. With many solar assets operational for 10+ years, it’s expected…

Glimpses of a Deserted Soviet Mining Town, Preserved in the High Arctic

Sergei Chernikov, my guide, had a bolt-action rifle slung over his shoulder — in case we came across any polar bears, he said, or in case they came across us.We were standing at the rudimentary dock in Pyramiden, a ghost town on the Norwegian…

For Clean Energy, Buy American or Buy It Quick and Cheap?

Patricia Fahy, a New York State legislator, celebrated when a new development project for the Port of Albany — the country’s first assembly plant dedicated to building offshore wind towers — was approved in January.“I was doing cartwheels,”…

Gas Shortage Leads to Panic Buying and Long Lines at Some Stations

Panic over the shutdown of a vital fuel pipeline in the United States has driven Americans to search for gas for their vehicles, causing several thousand gas stations across the nation to run out of fuel. Hundreds of others are limiting sales.State…

Gas Pipeline Hack Leads to Panic Buying in the Southeast

HOUSTON — Panicked drivers scrambled to fuel their vehicles across the Southeast on Tuesday, leaving thousands of stations without gasoline as a vital fuel pipeline remained largely shut down after a ransomware attack.The disruption to…

E.P.A. Data Shows Climate Change’s Impact on Americans

WASHINGTON — Wildfires are bigger, and starting earlier in the year. Heat waves are more frequent. Seas are warmer, and flooding is more common. The air is getting hotter. Even ragweed pollen season is beginning sooner.Climate change is…

Biden Signs Executive Order to Bolster Federal Government’s Cybersecurity

WASHINGTON — As the East Coast suffered from the effects of a ransomware attack on a major petroleum pipeline, President Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that placed strict new standards on the cybersecurity of any software…

Pipeline Hack Points to Growing Cybersecurity Risk for Energy System

In the past, energy companies typically kept the operational systems that run pipelines or power plants disconnected, or “air gapped,” from the broader internet, which meant that hackers could not easily gain access to the most critical…