TVA’s Largest Valley Solar Installations to be Built for Facebook The Tennessee Valley Authority has inked an agreement with two solar developers to build the largest solar installations in Tennessee and Alabama, at 150 and 227 MW, respectively. The 377-MW output from these facilities is part of an agreement to support Facebook’s data center in Huntsville, Alabama, with 100 percent renewable energy. | Solar DAO creates Blockchain project to help fund clean energy across the globe Solar DAO is building a peer-to-peer Blockchain environment for funding and backing clean energy projects across the globe based upon an open Marketplace Community in which members can become co-owners of solar PV plants, reducing risk and costs. | Largest California Solar-Plus-Storage Project Agreement Signed Canadian Solar’s wholly owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy has signed two 15-year power purchase agreements with Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Monterey Bay Community Power for a 150-MW solar power system with 180 MWh of battery storage. This joint procurement effort represents the largest contracted solar-plus-storage project in California to date. | PV Solarpack to Launch $114 million IPO to Raise Capital for its Business Plan Dulas Delivers 100MW Solar Design and Planning Milestone in Ireland X-ELIO Acquires 103MW Solar PV Project from NARENCO Puerto Rico Sunbolt to provide Puerto Rico University with solar charging workstations DOE Announces $53 Million in New Projects to Advance Solar Technologies Biofuels Red-Hued Yeasts Hold Clues to Producing Better Biofuels Mazda supports carbon neutral biofuel research Al Maiorino Solar Projects Abound in the United States, and Public Opposition Follows Electric/Hybrid Jaguar and leading London architects group present electrified vision for the future U.S. DOE, General Motors and MathWorks Launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge Australia/Israel Electriq~Global launches water-based fuel to power electric vehicles Energy saving Missouri S&T Powers Living Laboratory Homes with Microgrids to Research Lead Battery Technologies Sunamp and Trina Solar sign MOU to collaborate on energy saving solution for global market Highview Power shortlisted for 2018 Green Energy and IET Innovation Awards Miscellaneous Researchers Develop Artificial Photosynthesis System that Generates Both Hydrogen Fuel and Electricity Ocean Energy Tesla Battery Storage Successfully Integrated with Tidal Energy Array France Hydro Group completes work on groundbreaking marine energy project Scotrenewables Rebrands as Orbital Marine Power and Prepares for New Turbine Build Panorama ADB Funds Renewable Energy Projects in Mongolia NREL and Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator announce new participants IRENA Partners with Southeast Asian Countries to Increase Renewables in the Region Energy Web Foundation and PJM-EIS Collaborate on Blockchain-Based Tool Wind Seven US states to double their wind power as development picks up finds latest AWEA report Community feedback sought on major offshore wind farm Siemens Gamesa Secures Order from ReNew Power for Two Wind Projects in India ORE study reveals long-term UK floating wind potential Agenda CSP Madrid Solar Power New York Solar PV Operations Conference & Exhibition Solar Power Mexico |