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Fidelis New Energy Selects West Virginia for Hydrogen Project, Data Center Campus, and Greenhouse Complex 

Fidelis New Energy® has chosen Mason County, West Virginia, for a lifecycle carbon neutral  hydrogen production facility and low carbon microgrid —The Mountaineer GigaSystem™ and the Monarch Cloud Campus™ for data centers powered by net-zero hydrogen. Mountaineer will be implementing the proprietary FidelisH2® technology that enables production of hydrogen with zero lifecycle carbon emissions from a combination of natural gas, renewable energy, and carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration.

Using Solar Power to Mitigate the Impact of Extreme Weather Events and Natural Disasters 

Climate change has increased the frequency and severity of extreme weather events and natural disasters. Researchers attribute much of the damage to human reliance on fossil fuels over the past decades. Solar power could mitigate the impact in multiple ways, from preventing such events to helping you manage them when they occur.

FreeWire Launches AI-Enabled Platform to Optimize Deployment of EV Charging Infrastructure

FreeWire Technologies, the leading provider of battery-integrated electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and energy management solutions, today announced the launch of Mobilyze Pro, an AI-enabled platform designed to provide accurate predictions to efficiently and profitably expand nationwide EV charging infrastructure. 

First Hydrogen to Power Parcel Delivery

First Hydrogen, will be opening up fleet trials for its hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered vehicle (FCEV) in response to growing interest from parcel delivery companies. Following successful initial fleet operator road trials in the UK, the Company’s proof-of-concept demonstrator vehicles are planned for operational trials with several parcel delivery companies looking to enhance their growing greener fleets starting late Q3 and Q4 of this year. 

Ocean Power Technologies Demonstrates Remote Connection to Buoy for On-Water Charging

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. recently announced a pivotal achievement in the field of autonomous maritime technology. During a presentation by OPT's VP of Global Sales and Marketing, Matt Burdyny, at the 10th Annual Maritime Security West event, OPT revealed a groundbreaking milestone: the successful demonstration of the Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel (WAM-V) attaching itself remotely to a buoy and establishing a connection that will enable charging.

Lyft, Solar Landscape, and Edison Job Corps Team Up to Support Clean Energy Job-Seekers

For job seekers in historically overlooked communities, getting a job may not be as challenging as getting to the job. That’s why Lyft, Solar Landscape and Edison Job Corps are alleviating the barrier to family-sustaining employment in clean energy and other trade industries by providing free and discounted Lyft rides to Edison Job Corps. The new partnership will provide hundreds of Lyft rides to Edison Job Corps students who need reliable transportation to job interviews or the first few weeks of a new job.

SolAgra Corporation Contracts with Delaware Univ. for Agrivoltaic Arrays

SolAgra Corporation has been contracted by the University of Delaware (UDel) for two agrivoltaic solar arrays that will be built at two UDel campuses in Newark and Georgetown, Delaware to study solar power and crop production on farmland.  SolAgra plans to build and launch the solar arrays for the 2024 growing season.   

Annual DOE Report Shows Technology Advancement and Value of Wind Energy

Wind energy continues to see growth, solid performance, and attractive prices in the U.S., according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. With levelized costs averaging under $40 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for newly built projects, the cost of wind is well below its grid-system, health, and climate value.

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