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HYDROVISION International postponed to June 2021

As a consequence of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, HYDROVISION International, scheduled for November 17-19 2020, in Minneapolis, Minn., U.S., will be rescheduled to 2021. In light of both governmental direction and general public health advisories, delivering HYDROVISION International in its traditional form will not be possible this year.  This is caused

Innovation Crossroads seeks advanced energy innovators

Innovation Crossroads, supported by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), is an innovation program that provides support and mentoring to entrepreneurial researchers whose early-stage innovations are too challenging, or technically uncertain, to pursue in a venture capital-financed startup. ORNL said this week that

US utilities not doing enough to meet 2050 emissions targets

‘Zero-percenter’ utilities show significant gaps between their stated goals and the required actions to achieve full decarbonization by 2050. “The math simply doesn’t yet add up,” says Deloitte in a review of the actions being taken by 22 United States utilities – ‘zero-percenter utilities – that have announced net zero or carbon free electricity goals.

Siting projects on landfills and brownfields

Two years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified more than 80,000 brownfields and municipal solid waste landfills across the country that could be used for renewable energy facilities. This screening included maps depicting locations of EPA tracked sites and their potential for supporting renewable energy generation. Clean energy development, especially when constructed on underutilized

Iberdrola acquires 400-MW wind project pipeline in Brazil

Iberdrola, through its subsidiary Neoenergia, has signed an agreement with PEC Energia to acquire a portfolio of wind energy development projects totaling approximately 400MW of capacity. The projects are located in Serra da Gameleira, State of Bahia, and cover a total area of approximately 7,800 hectares. The total value of the acquisition may reach €12.88