Vineyard Wind unveils plan for major offshore-wind port in Salem
The agreement depends on the success of Vineyard Wind’s bid in the state’s latest solicitation for proposals to generate wind energy off the Massachusetts coast.
Talen Energy considers building its first Texas solar farm
The Noria Hondo Solar project in south Texas would make up a fraction of Talen Energy’s 2.7 gigawatts of renewable power generation projects the company says are under development.
Rancho Cordova-based Clean Energy Systems raises $15 million
Rancho Cordova-based Clean Energy Systems has raised $15 million to develop a carbon-negative power plant in Mendota. The funding was led by Carbon Direct Capital Management LLC of New York. “Our vision is to scale our carbon removal technology to gigaton scale. In the state of California, our projects mitigate pile-burning of agricultural waste and […]
Shareholders OK Denver oil company’s $17B merger that will move HQ to Houston
Shareholders of Denver-based Cimarex Energy Co. voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of the oil and gas company’s $17 billion merger with a Houston company, setting the stage for the deal’s closure and the loss of a local headquarters. Owners of just over 81 million shares of Cimarex stock (NYSE: XEC) voted to approve the deal […]
Lynn Good projects $100B in spending on ‘clean energy transition’ at Duke Energy in the next 10 years
Touting Duke Energy Corp.’s sustainability goals at a presentation an S&P Global Inc. conference, CEO Lynn Good said the company will spend close to $100 billion on its transition to clean energy over the next decade. Good spoke Sept. 28 with Lindsey Hall, head of ESG Through Leadership — a title that refers to environmental, […]
CEO sees Duke Energy spending $100B on ‘clean energy transition’ in the next 10 years
Touting Duke Energy Corp.’s sustainability goals at a presentation an S&P Global Inc. conference, CEO Lynn Good said the company will spend close to $100 billion on its transition to clean energy over the next decade. Good spoke Sept. 28 with Lindsey Hall, head of ESG Through Leadership — a title that refers to environmental, […]
Inno Under 25: Mariano Segura, Electerro
Mariano Segura Age: 21 Education: Mechanical engineering major, OIT Company: Electerro What the company does: A renewable energy engineering innovation company that designs new clean energy technologies that are environmentally considerate Founded: 2020 Accelerators, incubators or competitions: Winner, InventOR, 2020; Placed, OIT’s Catalyze Klamath Outside funding: Competition winnings, R&D assistance from OIT’s Research Budget Commission […]
Inno Under 25: Evangeline Muyano, rePLA
Evangeline Muyano Age: 21 Education: Graduate, Shiley School of Engineering, University of Portland Company: rePLA, pronounced replay What the company does: Developed an algae-based biodegradable plastic to be used for rapid prototyping with 3D-printing. Now exploring using the bioplastic for a more generalized use Founded: 2021, with Melissa Tran Accelerators, incubators or competitions: Visionary award, […]
Inno Under 25: Karelly Ramirez Gonzalez, GENER8
Karelly Ramirez Gonzalez Age: 25 Education: Senior at PSU Company: GENER8 What the company does: Created an alternative to fossil fuels via a fuel cell system that uses ethanol Founded: 2019 Accelerators, incubators or competitions: Past participant in the PSU Business Accelerator and Center for Entrepreneurship. Winner, CleanTech Challenge; Finalist, InventOR Outside funding: Assistance with […]
Inno Under 25: Aaron West, Power Plant
Aaron West Age: 22 Education: Working toward Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering along with a minor in Applied Mathematics, OIT Company: Power Plant What the company does: the goal is to harness agricultural waste to produce renewable electricity at a commercial scale. Founded: 2020 Accelerators, incubators or competitions: Second place for Power Plant’s Project […]
