Ørsted, formerly DONG Energy, for Danish Oil and Natural Gas, started aggressively building wind farms off the coast of Denmark, the U.K. and Germany in 2008 — a time when offshore wind was a curiosity.
Concentrated solar power has had a less-than-sunny past. Why are new players eyeing the U.S.? Vast CEO Craig Wood joined the Factor This! podcast to discuss CSP.
Only a few weeks after Entergy Louisiana asked state regulators to approve 225 MW of new solar—a modest request for some states but one that would nearly double Louisiana's installed capacity—the utility has upped its request by 3 GW.
The nearly 1 MW floating solar array will feature more than 1,800 floating solar modules and occupy approximately 2 acres of water surface on an existing cooling pond at the Duke Energy Hines Energy Complex in Bartow.
A new partnership aims to provide schools in Virginia and West Virginia with solar power systems and training for students to one day join the renewable energy workforce.