Ocean Winds to Develop 2 GW Offshore in California Waters Ocean Winds (OW) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), through their offshore wind energy joint venture, Golden State Wind, have been selected by the United States Office of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to receive management rights to an area of 32.5 thousand hectares where they will develop an offshore wind project in the Morro Bay area, off the central coast of California. | Solar Landscape Activates Endurance Real Estate Group Community Solar Project Asbury Park-based Solar Landscape, a community solar company, has energized the first of 46 community solar projects approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) in Year 2 of the Community Solar Energy Pilot Program. | SMUD and Swell Energy Partner on VPP To help deliver on its 2030 Zero Carbon Plan to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from its power supply, Sacramento Municipal Utility District and Swell Energy announced an agreement for Swell to act as the aggregator for the new My Energy Optimizer Partner+ program. | Biofuels World's First Net Zero Transatlantic Flight to Fly From London in 2023 The first ever net zero transatlantic flight will take off from the UK next year as part of a pioneering research project to fly across the pond using solely sustainable aviation fuel. It was announced this month that Virgin Atlantic will receive UK government funding for the landmark flight from London Heathrow to New York's John F Kennedy Airport in 2023. The University of Sheffield is part of the British consortium leading the project, which also includes Rolls-Royce, Boeing, Imperial College London, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and ICF. | ANA and JOIN Sign MOU to Strengthen Cooperation on SAF Neste Helps LCL Utilize Neste MY Renewable Diesel to Power its Emergency Power Generators Biogas Biomass Wakefield BioChar Enters the Carbon Market Under an Agreement With Puro.earth Wakefield BioChar, an innovative manufacturer of renewable products made from wood biomass, has successfully completed a rigorous certification process conducted by the Puro Standard, the leading carbon crediting program for carbon removal, to verify its biochar as a carbon removal tool. Wakefield BioChar is now certified to sell digital tradable assets called CO2 Removal Certificates (CORCs) in the carbon markets under an agreement with Puro.earth. This certification represents a major milestone as Wakefield BioChar has become the largest capacity biochar-based CORC supplier in the U.S. | Electric/Hybrid Panorama Recapping the UN Climate Change Conference: What You Need to Know for 2023 The 2022 UN Climate Conference (COP27) wrapped up in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt with influential officials from around the world weighing in on key topics and areas of concern as climate change continues to barrel forward at a destructive pace. The annual conference kicked off with U.K. representative and president of COP26 Alok Sharma stating that we are in a “critical decade” regarding climate change. In his speech, he called for collective “concrete action.” Additionally, there were ample conversations regarding fossil-fuel, including a call from 200 countries requesting a reform of global financial architecture in an effort to reform spending with climate goals. | PV Myanmar Green Power Energy solar energy plant commissioned in Myanmar Green Power Energy has announced that Myanmar's latest solar energy plant, the 20 megawatt (MW) build-own-operate (BOO) Taungdaw Gwin project, has been officially opened, adding a new chapter to the country's sustainability and electrification efforts. | Wind Boralex Acquires a 50% Interest in Five Wind Farms in the United States Boralex Inc., a leader in renewable energy, has completed the acquisition of EDF Renewables North America’s interest in five operating wind farms with a total installed capacity of 894 megawatts (MW), located in Texas and New Mexico. EDF Renewables’ interest represents 447 MW of installed capacity. With this acquisition, Boralex's total installed capacity worldwide will increase to 2,956 MW, marking a significant step towards achieving Boralex’s 2025 Strategic Plan. | New order wins for Vestas Agenda ICCE2023: 11th International Conference & Exhibition on Clean Energy hy-fcell |