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Amazon procures over 1 GW of U.S. solar projects

December 2, 2021 by l

  “Alongside Amazon’s update that the company has now invested in 274 utility-scale renewable energy projects globally, the company also announced 18 new projects that it has procured in the United States and Europe, including eight American solar projects. The 18 total projects have been procured across the U.S., Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: Amazon, energy plantations, Resilient Power

CIT Group lines up refinancing for 130 MW solar portfolio

December 2, 2021 by l

  “CIT Group said that its power and energy business led the refinancing of a $69 million portfolio of solar facilities owned and operated by Strata Clean Energy. The portfolio includes 21 operating solar assets in North Carolina that total more than 130 MW of generation capacity. Output is covered by power purchase agreements. In … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: Cit Bank NA, finance, money, refinance, Texas

Town of Glen Van Epps Solar, LLC and Mohawk View Solar, LLC

November 21, 2021 by l

  “”   read the entire article     November 14, 2019 Planning Board Meeting Minutes https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2019-11-14-Glen-Planning-Board-Minutes-TownOfGlen_PlanningBoardMinutes_20191114.pdf

Posted in: Eden Renewables, Glen Tagged: meeting minutes, Mohawk View Solar LLC, planning board, Town of Glen

In the fight against climate change, time is not on our side. Trees are.

November 17, 2021 by l

  “In my youth, I strapped on my backpack and took a literary journey. I traveled to the western islands of Scotland, to retrace the 18th-Century footsteps of Samuel Johnson and his biographer, and friend, James Boswell. I felt prepared with my pen and blank book, my sleeping bag and tube tent, to lay my … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: Altamont Enterprise, trees

NextEra Energy: The Future of Renewable Energy Conglomerates

November 17, 2021 by l

  “”   read the entire article   Weil, Sandis. Alpha 17 November 2021.  

Posted in: Solar Tagged: finance, NextEra Energy

Lawsuit filed against 3M, DuPont, others over LA County PFAS contamination

November 12, 2021 by l

  “SL Environmental Law Group has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Water Replenishment District (WRD) against 3M Company, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Inc., and other manufacturers of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) for their involvement in the manufacture and sale of per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have contaminated groundwater supplies within WRD’s service … [Read more…]

Posted in: PFAS, Solar Tagged: contamination, lawsuit, Los Angeles, PFAS

Judge narrows Tesla shareholders’ lawsuit against Musk over SolarCity deal

October 26, 2021 by l

  “A Delaware judge has narrowed a shareholder lawsuit against Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk over his role in the electric car company’s $2.6 billion acquisition of solar panel maker SolarCity Corp. In an order on Friday, and with the plaintiffs’ consent, Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights III of the Delaware Chancery Court decertified the class … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: Cravath, Delaware Supreme Court, Elon Musk, lawsuit, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, SolarCity, Swaine & Moore, Tesla

PFAS, Solar Panels and the Precautionary Principle

October 19, 2021 by l

April 2023 American Chemistry Council PFAS: Critical to Renewable Energy     June 2022 OECD (2022), Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Alternatives in Coatings, Paints and Varnishes (CPVs), Report on the Commercial Availability and Current Uses, OECD Series on Risk Management, No. 70, Environment, Health and Safety, Environment Directorate. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development … [Read more…]

Posted in: Oak Hill Solar, PFAS Tagged: Agriculture and Markets, Basil Seggos, car wash, contamination, Department of Environmental Conservation, Department of Health, Dongguan CSG Solar Glass, Doreen Harris, drinking water, ice, Lynne Bruning, New York State Department of Health, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA, PFAS, PFOA, planning board, Precautionary Principle, public hearing, recording, report, Richard Ball, Saving Greene, snow, solar panels, video

A Move to Rein In Cancer-Causing ‘Forever Chemicals’

October 18, 2021 by l

  “Michael Regan, the E.P.A. administrator, wants to limit a class of chemicals that has been linked to cancer and is found in everything from drinking water to furniture. The Biden administration on Monday said it would require chemical manufacturers to test and publicly report the amount of a family of chemicals known as PFAS … [Read more…]

Posted in: Oak Hill Solar, PFAS Tagged: drinking water, health and safety, Oak Hill Solar, Perfluoroalkyl, PFAS, polyfluoroalkyl, solar panels

Behind the Energy Crisis: Fossil Fuel Investment Drops, and Renewables Aren’t Ready

October 17, 2021 by l

  “An energy price shock is serving as a reminder of the world’s continued dependency on fossil fuels—even amid efforts to shift to renewable sources of energy. Demand for oil, coal and natural gas has skyrocketed world-wide in recent weeks as unusual weather conditions and resurgent economies emerging from the pandemic combine to create energy … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: finance, Wall Street Journal
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