Renewable Energy World

• Report: SEEM alternatives would save $100 billion, cut more emissions September 28, 2021
  SEEM, which is under review by FERC, would produce the lowest cost savings and emission reductions of available options, according to a new report.
  John Engel
• Stantec to lead feasibility study for 1,800-MW Gregory County Pumped Storage Project September 28, 2021
  The proposed project will provide increased energy resiliency and grid reliability, while also addressing intermittent power generated by wind and solar, and aligns with the global transition to more sustainable forms of energy generation.
  Elizabeth Ingram
• UK support scheme funds next-gen wind turbine manufacturing September 28, 2021
  Offshore wind cabling manufacturer JDR Cable Systems has announced that it will receive funding from the UK government’s Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Support scheme.
  Power Engineering Editors
• Ford unveils plans for EV mega campus in Tennessee September 28, 2021
  Ford Motor Company announced plans on Tuesday for a massive electric vehicle manufacturing campus in Tennessee, as well as two additional battery facilities in Kentucky, in what the company called the largest investment in the U.S. electric vehicle market at one time by an automaker.
  John Engel
• UK puts its money where its mouth is with December renewables auction September 28, 2021
  More good news from the UK this month as the Government announced a new package of £265m to support green energy projects. The money will be channeled via the Contracts for Difference auction series, an incentive scheme launched just under a decade ago.
  Jemma King
• Colorado law creates transparency at rural electric co-ops September 28, 2021
  Co-ops don’t just want affordable, clean energy. They want to provide input and support their communities.
  John Farrell
• JinkSolar building $500 million ingot and wafer facility in Vietnam September 27, 2021
  The facility will have an annual manufacturing capacity of 7 GW and will be operational in the first quarter of 2022. The company said the new facility will provide additional content for modules assembled in Jacksonville, Florida.
  John Engel
• L’Oreal achieves carbon-neutrality across US operations September 27, 2021
  French-headquartered beauty products company L’Oreal has reached carbon neutrality for scopes 1 and 2 emissions across its facilities in the US.
  Smart Energy International
• AltaRock clears hurdle in quest for ‘next generation’ geothermal resource September 27, 2021
  AltaRock Energy anticipates formal demonstration of the first SHR EGS well system by 2025 at Newberry Volcano near Bend, Oregon, followed by commercial development by 2030.
  Renewable Energy World
• Utility-scale solar PV pushes into higher AC voltages September 27, 2021
  The evolution of high-efficiency solar photovoltaic (PV) string inverters is driving a shift toward higher AC voltages in utility scale solar applications.
  Bob Fesmire