Standard Solar, Pivot Energy develop 4-MW Colorado solar project portfolio

Community solar developer Pivot Energy and Standard Solar have developed three new community solar projects in Colorado. Two projects are located in Garfield County and the third in Jefferson County. One megawatt of the portfolio is solely…

SnapNrack’s rail-less solar roof mount first to receive Miami-Dade product approval

SnapNrack has earned Miami-Dade County’s Notice of Acceptance (NOA) of integrated flashing technology with its SpeedSeal solar rooftop attachments and the RL Universal Roof Mount System is the first and only railless roof attachment to…

Array Technologies partners with Nucor for steel production of solar tracker components

Nucor has entered an agreement with Array Technologies to produce certain components of its solar tracking system, as well as support the co-development of future components for Array’s next generation of products. “As the largest recycler…

IREC announces new online renewable energy training program for building, safety officials

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) announced the launch of a three-year, $2.1 million project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), to reduce barriers to widespread…

UK portable battery supplier plans to enter Texas storage market

UK-based Carbon Neutral Energy is expanding into the United States with its mobile energy storage systems. By using mobile, modular energy storage systems, CNE can deliver expandable, large-capacity energy storage solutions to customers.…

Final OK Expected for Nation’s First Major Offshore Wind Farm

The Biden administration on Tuesday will announce its final approval of the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, a major step toward President Biden’s goal of expanding renewable energy production across the United States,…

Biden Defends Unemployment Benefits, Provided Workers Accept Job Offers

WASHINGTON — President Biden ordered the Labor Department on Monday to ensure that unemployed Americans cannot draw enhanced federal jobless benefits if they turn down a suitable job offer, even as he rejected claims by Republicans that…

Gas Flaring Declined in 2020, Study Finds

In addition to contributing planet-warming carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, routine gas flaring can harm the health of people who live near gas sites. It also wastes a potentially useful energy source, a problem that is especially acute…

FBI Confirms DarkSide as Colonial Pipeline Hacker

President Biden said on Monday that the United States would “disrupt and prosecute” a criminal gang of hackers called DarkSide, which the F.B.I. formally blamed for a huge ransomware attack that has disrupted the flow of nearly half of…

Villara Launches New Line of Residential Battery Storage System

Villara Energy Systems, a provider of energy storage systems, has launched a new home battery – the VillaGrid. Villa’s energy storage system (ESS) harnesses lithium titanate chemistry…