| GE Awarded DOE Grant to Research 3-D Printing of Wind Turbine Blades  GE Research, GE Renewable Energy, and LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business were recently selected by the Department of Energy to research the design and manufacture of 3-D printed wind turbine blades. The GE business units will partner with the Oakridge National Lab and the National Renewable Energy Lab on a 25-month $6.7 million project to develop and demonstrate an integrated additive manufacturing process for novel high- performance blade designs for the future of large rotors. The award was announced by DOE last month. | Al Maiorino | President Biden Wants to Build Support for Wind Energy  In the first weeks of his presidency, the Biden administration signed a series of executive orders prioritizing combating climate change. Within the orders, the administration plans to move the United States to 100% green electricity by 2035, up from 38% presently supplied. The order also calls to end fossil fuel subsidies which will save the federal government billions of dollars per year. With the money saved, the United States can invest in sustainable energy sources. In addition, the United States has rejoined the Paris climate agreement, the largest international effort to conquer global warming. With this executive order, the administration predicts to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. To reach this goal, the current administration in Washington commits to double US offshore wind leases by 2030. | Biogas | WELTEC BIOPOWER Becomes Member of the American Biogas Council  In January 2021, the German biogas plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER joined the American Biogas Council (ABC). The association has been campaigning for the interests of the American biogas industry since 2010. The ABC represents biogas and biomethane plant operators, research institutions, municipal suppliers and manufacturers along the biogas supply chain. | Biomass | Pinnacle Renewable Energy to be Acquired by Drax Group  Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. has announced that it has entered into an arrangement agreement with Drax Group and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Drax Canadian Holdings Inc., pursuant to which Drax will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Pinnacle in an all-cash transaction valued at C$831 million, including the assumption of net debt and Pinnacle's non-controlling interests in its joint ventures. | Electric/Hybrid 2020 E-Mobility Year in Review Electrify America increases access to solar-powered EV charging for rural Californians Kia unveils roadmap for transformation, focusing on EVs and mobility solutions Energy saving Some Tips to Help Consumers and Businesses Become More Energy Efficient Geothermal | Turboden to Supply 29MWe Geothermal Plant for EDC in the Philippines  Turboden, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. based in Lombardy, Italy, and Mitsubishi Power, Ltd. have jointly received an order for 29-MW binary cycle power generation equipment to be installed at the geothermal power plant operated in Palayan, in the southeastern sector of Luzon Island in the Philippines, by Energy Development Corporation, a local geothermal company. Turboden will provide the complete power generation system, and Mitsubishi Power will provide support through its local resources. The order calls for project completion and operation startup by the end of 2022. | Stryde partners with Gallego Technic Geophysics to enable faster geothermal exploration Hydrogen Storage | Highview Power Closes Growth Capital Funding Round with $70 Million  Highview Power has closed its Growth Capital round of funding with over $70 million, bringing the total amount of funding and grants the company has secured to date to over $145 million. The Growth Capital round includes the previously announced $46 million investment from Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI) and additional investments from strategic investors Janus Continental Group (JCG) and TSK, along with a $5.5 million contribution from the original and founding investors. | Hydrogen PV | Perovskites poised to disrupt solar supply chains everywhere says new report  Perovskite is about to invade the conventional solar sector from later this year, enabling a fall in the cost of solar by 80 percent and an increase of 30 percent in the amount of electricity a solar cell can generate for slightly higher manufacturing costs, according to a new report by Rethink Energy. | Sunseap Signs 20-year Agreements to Supply Clean Energy to Vietnam Wind | Ørsted and PGE Form Joint Venture on Baltica 2 and 3  Ørsted and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna. have signed an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture for the development, construction and operation of two offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea with a total potential capacity of up to 2.5 GW. | The Netherlands
Siemens Gamesa and CrossWind partner up at Hollandse Kust Noord offshore project Agenda Genera 2021 |
