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2 Kent, Sussex community solar sites near groundbreaking stage sold

Luminance will acquire two solar sites from ECA Solar, a renewable energy developer and producer. The plants, with a combined capacity of more than 10 megawatts, are in Delmarva Power's service territory in Kent and Sussex counties. Luminace is part of Brookfield Renewables, a Canadian company that also manages investments. The facilities are expected to provide solar energy to...

Chemours, Gore awarded grants in efforts to advance clean hydrogen technology

The Chemours Company reported that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, selected two of its applications for grants totaling $60 million. The grants will be used by Chemours and its partners to advance technology to support next-generation membranes for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis, advance a domestic hydrogen economy supply chain, and establish...

Bloom Energy, petroleum giant Shell to study feasibility of hydrogen technology

Bloom Energy Inc. and Shell Plc. will study decarbonization solutions, using Bloom’s proprietary hydrogen electrolyzer technology. Bloom and Shell will collaborate to develop solid oxide electrolyzer (SOEC) systems that could produce hydrogen for potential use at Shell sites.  “This technology could represent a potentially transformative moment for opportunities to decarbonize several hard to abate industry sectors,” said KR Sridhar, ...

EPA issues $42 million in grants for Delaware clean water projects

The . Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $42 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for Delaware drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion to be spent for water infrastructure upgrades from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “Since 2022, funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has enabled...

Public info session coming this month on plan to bring wind farm power lines ashore

A public information session for a proposed Delaware landfall site for wind power transmission lines has been scheduled. The public engagement event will occur from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, at Bethany Beach Town Hall, 214 Garfield Parkway. US Wind’s projects, MarWin and Momentum Wind, entail the installation of up to 121 turbines that will feed electricity...

From Spotlight Delaware – Solar on stilts: UD to study how farmland, arrays can coexist

This story was produced by Spotlight Delaware, a community-powered, collaborative, nonprofit newsroom covering the First State. Learn more at spotlightdelaware.org   By  Maddy Lauria Farmers and solar developers have increasingly been at odds as agricultural land has been the easiest to convert into major arrays, but also takes prime farmland off the market. A new project could help to bridge the gap...

Standard Chlorine Superfund site get $42 million in federal fund

The  Standard Chlorine of Delaware Inc. Superfund site near Delaware City will receive Superfund funding. Funding will come from $1 billion for clean-up projects at more than 100 Superfund sites under the Biden Administration's Investing in America agenda. “Today’s funding announcement continues EPA’s historic investment in the remediation of our nation’s most contaminated sites,” said EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz....

Green hydrogen company gets $1.7 million from state for expansion in Dover

FFI Ionix Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortescue, an Australian green technology and metals company, picked Dover for expanded operations and gained up to $1.7 million in grants from the state. FFI Ionix, which focuses on hydrogen technologies, will relocate from a 15,000-square-foot site in Harrington to 60 Starlifter Avenue in Dover. More than 22,000 square feet of...

From Spotlight Delaware: Bloom plans to move some jobs to Mexico

By Karl Baker, Senior Reporter, Spotlight Delaware Bloom Energy, the fuel cell producer that a decade ago promised to revitalize the state’s manufacturing sector, announced last week that it will move a slice of its Newark operations to Mexico at the end of 2024. The decision is one part of the California company’s plan to restructure amid increasing debt and continuous...

Delaware Electric rate restructuring draws fire from members with solar systems

Delaware Electric Cooperative announced a rate restructuring plan that has led to pushback from customers with solar systems. A release stated that some businesses will see lower rates, while others will see an increase. Winter and summer rates were combined. Specifics about changes to all rate classes and a full copy of the release can be found HERE. "The overwhelming majority...

Evergreen adds state’s first electric refuse hauler to fleet

A northern Delaware refuse hauler announced has added a Mack battery-electric truck (EVs) to its fleet. The unit is believed to be first EV refuse truck in Delaware. In its newsletter, the Hockessin-based Evergreen Waste Services announced it "wants to be a part of the future" by adding EV waste trucks. The...

DuPont shares tumble after release of preliminary earnings report

DuPont shares tumbled after the company announced preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31. The final results will be announced in early February. The company will post a loss in the fourth quarter, due to weaker markets and an impairment charge for one of its businesses. Shares of the company based near Wilmington dropped 14%...

My take: Solar net metering study a no-brainer

You may think you see too much commentary in this space involving Legislative Hall. Still, there are are many matters of business interest we're seeing in 2024. One example is a resolution introduced last year by State Sen. Stephanie Hansen, D-Middletown. Senate Joint Resolution 3 calls for a cost/benefit study by the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility on the impact...

Electrics now account for 9.7% of new vehicle sales in Delaware

A report from The Alliance for Automotive Innovation indicates that battery-electric vehicles accounted for 9.7% of new Delaware light-duty vehicles sales 2023's third quarter. The figures came from the  Get Connected Electric Vehicle Report. The quarterly report also pointed to a lack of charging stations in Delaware and nationwide. Delaware's EV sales were in line with the...

Energize Delaware offers mid-sized business program that weighs benefits of solar, energy-saving equipment

Delaware businesses now have help determining the bottom line benefit of investing in energy-saving equipment or alternative energy. The no-cost Energize Delaware program, administered by Sustainable Real Estate Solutions (SRS), will estimate energy savings, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, and the financial impact of installing high-efficiency equipment.  Drew Slater, executive director of Energize Delaware, said, “Our mission is to help Delaware...
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