Stone Zoo powers on 725-kW solar project
Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts, has just powered on a 725-kW solar project. The solar system, installed by Solect Energy with support from SolarKal, should provide 95% of the power used by the zoo, which is...
Shell dilutes energy transition strategy, scraps 2035 decarbonization goal
The company expects a lower total growth of power sales leading up to 2030 because of the revised strategy, which led it to modify its net carbon intensity target for the end of the decade....
Bidirectional charging could unlock new potential for waste fleet electrification
A recent pilot by Veolia in the UK could lead to a future where electric trucks can feed energy back into the grid rather than just paying for it. But the U.S. market is still in...
Solar News
US saw $4B in clean energy investments in February: E2
Projects in sectors like batteries and solar panels will create 4,400 jobs across 11 states....
SolarEdge launches inverter upgrade program in the United States
SolarEdge Technologies today launches its Re-Energize upgrade program in the United States, which will enable homeowners to get new SolarEdge equipment and a new warranty when they upgrade their existing system. The program offers homeowners special...
South Fork Wind becomes first US utility-scale offshore wind farm to complete construction
The completion of Ørsted and Eversource’s 130-MW project gets New York closer to its goal of deploying 9 GW of offshore wind by 2035....
Up to 58 GW faces retirement in PJM by 2030 without replacement capacity in sight: market monitor
Nearly 60% of the generation that could shutter is deemed “uneconomic,” but capacity prices and other factors could change, potentially easing the risk, the market monitor said....
Energy Toolbase platform adds solar + storage modeling to show utility bill savings
Energy Toolbase has added a new feature to its ETB Developer product to model savings from solar and storage projects. The ability to model grid services and utility bill savings empowers solar and storage projects to...
Agriculture News
Ethanol production, stocks dip slightly
Ethanol production trickled lower last week, while stocks got a little tighter. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.024 million barrels a day, the lowest since late January and a decline of 33,000 on the...
Brazil’s soybean, corn crops shrink further
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has lowered its soybean production projection for the fourth month in a row. CONAB now sees Brazil’s soybean crop at 146.859 million tons, well below the USDA’s most recent guess of 155...
USDA finalizes rule on Product of the USA labeling
The USDA has finalized its new Product of the U.S.A. labeling rule for meat, poultry, and eggs. Joe Maxwell, co-founder of Farm Action, says the rule is good news for America’s farmers and ranchers. “It was a...
Ag labor crisis needs Congressional intervention
The American Farm Bureau Federation says the appropriations process is the fastest way for Congress to help farmers struggling to afford labor. John Walt Boatright tells Brownfield, “We cannot understate how much of a crisis that we’re...
USDA lowers Brazil soybean guess slightly
The USDA has lowered its outlook for Brazil’s soybean crop slightly. The crop is now seen at 155 million tons, 1 million less than in February, towards the high end of pre-report estimates, and considerably larger than...