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BlackRock leaves net zero alliance as Wall Street runs from climate groups
The nation’s largest investment manager is leaving the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, joining a broader financial institution exodus from high-profile climate alliances.
By Lamar Johnson • Jan. 13, 2025 -
AEP to sell stake in transmission companies to KKR-PSP consortium for $2.8B
American Electric Power plans to use proceeds from the sale of 19.9% of AEP Ohio Transmission and AEP Indiana Michigan Transmission for its five-year, $54 billion capital spending plan.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 10, 2025 -
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Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.
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Fervo Energy nabs $255M to deploy carbon-free geothermal power
The Houston-headquartered energy company said the new funding would help it deploy geothermal energy to meet the “skyrocketing demand for clean, firm power.”
By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 9, 2025 -
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Toyota Motor North America lands $4.5M DOE grant for EV battery recycling
As end-of-life and battery scrap volumes increase from rising global EV adoption, a new approach is needed to extend the useful life of many standard battery pack components, researchers said.
By Larry Avila • Jan. 7, 2025 -
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BMW shores up EV rare earth materials source
The automaker’s private equity firm invested in mining startup Phoenix Tailings, which is building a New Hampshire plant expected to begin production in June.
By Larry Avila • Jan. 7, 2025 -
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Virginia to get world’s first commercial fusion power plant
Commonwealth Fusion Systems announced it will build the multibillion-dollar project in Chesterfield County.
By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 7, 2025 -
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Texas, Utah, Last Energy challenge NRC’s ‘overburdensome’ microreactor regulations
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s “incredibly costly” licensing process hinders the U.S. nuclear industry, the two states and nuclear developer said in a federal lawsuit filed Dec. 30 in Texas.
By Brian Martucci • Jan. 6, 2025 -
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Constellation NewEnergy, GSA ink $840M deal for emissions-free power to federal facilities
The procurement agreement will involve supplying over 1 million MWh of electricity each year over the course of a 10-year contract, Constellation said.
By Nish Amarnath • Jan. 3, 2025 -
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Con Edison, O&R issue 310-MW energy storage RFP with eye to longer-duration batteries
The solicitation follows a state order for Con Edison to procure at least 300 MW of energy storage and Orange & Rockland Utilities to procure at least 10 MW.
By Brian Martucci • Jan. 2, 2025 -
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Qcells finalizes $1.5B DOE loan guarantee for Georgia solar plant
The plant began some production last spring, with plans to start full operations in 2025.
By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 2, 2025 -
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GM, ChargePoint partner to deploy 500 ultra-fast EV chargers
The chargers will support electric vehicles equipped with either CCS or NACS charging ports without the need for an adapter.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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PG&E gets $15B loan guarantee from DOE for hydropower, battery buildout
The gas and electric utility company expects the deal to close before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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Stellantis, Zeta Energy ink deal to develop lithium-sulfur EV batteries
Zeta Energy's lithium-sulfur batteries do not require critical raw materials, such as cobalt, nickel manganese or graphite.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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Oklo inks 12-GW advanced reactor supply agreement with data center developer Switch
Initial deployments of the 50-MWe Aurora powerhouse reactor could begin as early as 2029, Oklo said today.
By Brian Martucci • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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Vanguard Renewables names new CEO as owner BlackRock looks for growth
The anaerobic digestion company’s former CEO, who held the role since before Vanguard was purchased by a division of BlackRock Real Assets, has departed, the company confirmed.
By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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Energy Vault, RackScale partner on 2 GW/20 GWh of data center batteries
Energy Vault’s modular, “battery agnostic” B-Nest system has more than eight times the energy density of traditional systems, which makes it a good fit for space-constrained urban areas, the company says.
By Brian Martucci • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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DOE closes on $9.6B loan to Ford’s BlueOval SK battery joint venture
The funds will finance construction of up to three electric vehicle battery plants in the U.S., two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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Convergent lands $150M in financing for distributed solar, storage projects
The funding will speed development of more industrial-scale distributed energy projects, CEO Johannes Rittershausen said.
By Brian Martucci • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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Meta signs quartet of solar purchase agreements with Invenergy
The four contracts are expected to provide the tech and social media giant with 760 MW of clean energy.
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance calls for mandated scope 3 emissions disclosures
The UN-convened alliance made the call to increase the comparability and quality of scope 3 data and allow asset owners to more accurately assess and decarbonize their portfolios.
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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Schneider Electric data center innovations shed light on AI strategy
A new data center reference design, co-developed by NVIDIA, and a high-density uninterruptible power supply are among the company’s future goals for energy and artificial intelligence, Schneider Electric says.
By Joe Burns • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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Rivian to open its charging network to all EV drivers
The move follows Tesla’s decision to open its Superchargers to other automakers to improve public access and promote EV adoption.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 9, 2024 -
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GM sells stake in Ultium Cells joint venture battery plant
The plant is one of three U.S. facilities that the automaker planned to operate as part of its joint venture with LG Energy Solution.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 5, 2024 -
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BlackRock, Temasek venture leads $35M funding round for ConnectDER
The latest funding round, led by Decarbonization Partners, will help accelerate growth for the home solar power and EV adapter company.
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 5, 2024 -
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Amazon Web Services leans on AI to decarbonize data centers, boost energy efficiency
Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary has signed a deal with Orbital Materials and made infrastructure updates to boost data center sustainability and energy efficiency.
By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 4, 2024
