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ZEN Yachts Confirms Series A Funding Round from Ocean Zero 

Zen Yachts, manufacturer of groundbreaking solar-electric, emission-free catamarans, announces the closing of its €5.5M Series A funding round subscribed solely by Ocean Zero, a fund that invests in innovative young companies that can make a breakthrough difference in decarbonizing transportation on the world’s oceans, rivers and seas. Ocean Zero’s Managing Partner is Chris Anderson, Curator of the TED Conferences, and the TED Countdown initiative that seeks to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis.

Autonomous Renewable Charging – An interview with Desmond Wheatley of Beam Global

In November 2022, Beam Global announced it had received a $5.3 million order from New York City for an additional 71 Beam EV ARC solar powered EV charging systems. This was the seventh order placed by the city, expanding its EV ARC systems to 160. 

Minesto Partners with Renewable Energy Pioneer Taiwan Cement Green Energy

Minesto, and Taiwan Cement Green Energy have entered into a collaboration agreement to pursue tidal and ocean current energy build out in Taiwan. The agreement covers assessments of economic and technical feasibility of selected sites, site development, and applications for feed in tariffs.

Denmark
OK prepares to deploy Tritium DC fast chargers to expand Danish EV infrastructure

Global electric vehicle (EV) fast charger manufacturer, Tritium DCFC Limited (Tritium) has announced that OK a.m.b.a. (OK), Denmark’s largest fuel retailer, has purchased more than 300 fast chargers for use at fuel stations, on highways, in urban areas and retail sites, and with OK’s corporate fleet and fleet customers. 

Blueprint Power Supports Red Cross to Optimize Building Electricity Usage and Reduce Carbon Footprint

Blueprint Power, a services and technology platform that transforms buildings into valuable flexible energy assets, is working with the American Red Cross to optimize the nonprofit’s electricity usage, reduce its carbon footprint, and evaluate the installation of distributed energy resources to save energy and improve resiliency.

GreenFire Energy to Develop Closed-Loop Testing Capabilities at Well Testing Facility

GreenFire Energy Inc. will provide its Advanced Geothermal System (AGS), a closed-loop technology, as an industrial affiliate in the Wells2Watts Geothermal Energy Consortium. The consortium’s near-term focus is in using closed-loop geothermal technology to transform dry-nonproductive geothermal wells and non-productive oil and gas wells into geothermal wells capable of producing electrical power.

First Hydrogen prepares Light Commercial Vehicles for deployment

First Hydrogen, automotive and energy developer, is undertaking mileage accumulation and vehicle evaluation to optimise the efficiency of its zero-emission light commercial vehicles (LCVs) ahead of the vehicles’ deployment with fleet customers by the end of March 2023.

Ørsted Becomes First Renewable Energy Sponsor of I Wish STEM Showcase

Renewable energy company Ørsted, has become the first renewable energy company to sponsor the I Wish STEM showcase event which promotes careers in STEM to young women. The ninth annual I Wish STEM Showcase attracted 3,000 female students to the event in Dublin, with more than 15,000 attending virtually.

China
Risen Energy’s high-strength alloy steel frame modules power through rigorous wind tunnel test

Risen Energy, a leading manufacturer of solar energy products, has announced a major breakthrough in its module technology, the company’s modules with high-strength alloy steel frames having passed a rigourous wind tunnel test conducted by the Beijing CGC Certification Centre.

Saturn Power and Peak Power Enable Groundbreaking Participation in BTM Battery Energy Storage Facility 

In a milestone achievement, Saturn Power Inc.has earned approval to participate in the Independent Electricity System Operator’s Operating Reserve market via an operational behind-the-meter (BTM) battery energy storage facility controlled by Peak Power’s energy management software.   

GE Renewable Energy Installs First Commercial Spiral-Welded Wind Turbine Tower

Keystone Tower Systems and GE Renewable Energy announced a major milestone in the development of tapered spiral welding with the installation of the first commercial spiral-welded wind tower on a 2.8MW GE turbine. The installation is the result of a multi-year collaboration between Keystone and GE to design and produce spiral-welded towers for GE wind turbines. 

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