Enel North America, through its affiliate 3Sun USA, LLC, today announced that it has selected Inola, Oklahoma as the location where it plans to site its industrial-scale manufacturing facility for innovative, sustainable and American-made photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules. The factory, which is expected to have an annual production capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW), represents an initial investmentContinue reading “Enel Selects Oklahoma As Site For Planned Solar Photovoltaic Cell and Panel Manufacturing Facility”
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REPORT: Renewable Energy to Serve as Backbone for Emerging Energy Technologies in Texas
Renewable energy projects can help attract more diverse energy investment to Texas, including carbon capture, hydrogen production, and synthetic fuels production, according to a new study released by the Advanced Power Alliance (APA). “Renewable energy offers more than just clean, low-cost power,” said Judd Messer, Texas Vice President of APA. “That power enables advancements inContinue reading “REPORT: Renewable Energy to Serve as Backbone for Emerging Energy Technologies in Texas”
Avantus Celebrates Galloway 2 Solar Project Groundbreaking in Texas
Avantus (formerly 8minute), a leader in low-cost clean energy, celebrated the groundbreaking and continued development of the Galloway 2 Solar Project in Concho County, Texas. Community and industry leaders heard from local business leaders and solar workers about the economic benefits the project has brought to the community, as well as its lasting impact. Galloway 2Continue reading “Avantus Celebrates Galloway 2 Solar Project Groundbreaking in Texas”
Apex Clean Energy Awards $1.2 Million to Conservation Efforts in Kansas, Iowa, and Texas
Industry’s First “Conservation Grant Program” Works to Enhance Ecosystems and Habitats Near Clean Energy Projects Apex Clean Energy today announced the recipients of its 2022 Conservation Grant Program, totaling $1.2 million in funding for conservation projects near the company’s commercialized renewable energy sites. The program, which represents the first of its kind within the cleanContinue reading “Apex Clean Energy Awards $1.2 Million to Conservation Efforts in Kansas, Iowa, and Texas”
NEW REPORT: Battery Storage and Renewable Energy Projects Are Boon to Texas Economy
Click here to access an interactive map showing project size, tax, and landowner payment data per legislative district. AUSTIN, TEXAS – Renewable energy and battery storage projects generate tens of billions of dollars in tax revenue and landowner payments, 60 percent of which benefits rural counties, according to a report released by the Advanced PowerContinue reading “NEW REPORT: Battery Storage and Renewable Energy Projects Are Boon to Texas Economy”
Comment: Keep the ‘Texas Miracle’ Alive by Reviving Critical Economic Development Plan
This Commentary was published in the Houston Chronicle on October 17, 2022: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/texas-inc/article/Comment-Keep-the-Texas-Miracle-alive-by-17500857.php By Jeffrey Clark, President – Advanced Power Alliance It’s said that everything old is new again. Dated ideas resurface, and occasionally sound public policies are abandoned because lawmakers fail to remember why they were established in the first place. While lauding theContinue reading “Comment: Keep the ‘Texas Miracle’ Alive by Reviving Critical Economic Development Plan”
Updated Interactive Website Shows Clean Energy’s Expanding Contributions to Rural Texas
Solar and wind projects help diversify local economies, creating new revenue for rural governments, school districts and landowners; but anti-economic development bills threaten that growth. Wind power, solar power, and energy storage projects are providing new economic opportunities for rural Texas counties, bringing needed diversification, economic development, job creation, and multi-generational revenue through a growingContinue reading “Updated Interactive Website Shows Clean Energy’s Expanding Contributions to Rural Texas”
After Historic Outages, Poll Shows Texans Favor Solar, Wind and Other Clean Energy
Most Texas voters want the state to produce more renewable energy, reduce their state’s reliance on fossil fuels, and move toward cleaner power, according to a new poll taken in the wake of the February storm and power outages. The survey by Nexus Polling shows that roughly six in 10 Texas voters say the stateContinue reading “After Historic Outages, Poll Shows Texans Favor Solar, Wind and Other Clean Energy”
SEIA, Wood Mackenzie release 10-year forecast for solar ITC extension
Solar Power World | September 24, 2019 An extension of the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) would spark $87 billion in new private sector investment and add 113,000 American jobs over baseline estimates by 2030, according to 10-year forecasts released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. The forecastsContinue reading “SEIA, Wood Mackenzie release 10-year forecast for solar ITC extension”
Enel Green Power Will Fuel Oreo-Maker Mondelēz International with Green Energy in the United States
Enel Green Power signed with Mondelēz International a 12-year power purchase agreement under which the food company will buy the energy delivered to the grid by a 65 MW portion of the Roadrunner PV plant. The renewable energy purchased from Enel Green Power is enough to produce over 50% of all the Oreos consumed inContinue reading “Enel Green Power Will Fuel Oreo-Maker Mondelēz International with Green Energy in the United States”