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Jun 27, 2019
In April 2019, Ohio House Bill 6 titled “Creates Ohio Clean Air Program” was introduced to promote electricity production from clean air resources that improve air quality in this state. The legislation would repeal the existing Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards originally established in 2008 by Ohio Senate Bill 221. Ohio House Bill 6 would create an electricity rate rider for Ohio electric consumers to establish a clean air fund. These funds will first be made available as subsidies for two nuclear power plants in Ohio and the remaining funds will establish a reduced emissions progra
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May 22, 2019
Researchers find way to build potassium-oxygen batteries that last longer
Researchers have built a more efficient, more reliable potassium-oxygen battery, a step toward a potential solution for energy storage on the nation’s power grid and longer-lasting batteries in cell phones and laptops.
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Feb 12, 2019
Large solar facilities with a generating capacity of 50 MW or more must obtain a certificate from the Ohio Power Siting Board. As of February 2019, nine large scale solar cases representing 1,249 megawatts of potential capacity were submitted to the Ohio Power Sitting Board and either approved (3) or pending (6). As a result of this development trend, many Ohio landowners are being approached to lease their land for large scale solar development. Solar leases are complex long-term commitments with various
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Dec 4, 2018
Today, less than 2 percent of the vehicles Americans buy are electric.
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Nov 20, 2018
Big data centers with high energy consumption are driving demand long-term contracts for renewable electricity. As more devices are connected, the tech industry has become the biggest corporate buyer of renewable energy. Click here to read the full Bloomberg article, From Google to Facebook, Big Data Is Driving Green Energy Shift.
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Nov 9, 2018
DOE funding supports new ideas to provide low-cost energy storage options. For example, one research team is filling silos with sand to store energy as heat and convert it to electricity when needed. Click here to read full article, “Midwest researchers tap into low-cost, long-duration energy storage” by Andy Balaskovitz.
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Oct 23, 2018
Ohio’s utilities will continue deploying new technologies aimed at improving electric reliability, data sharing, and communications between the utilities, its customers and competitive energy suppliers.
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Oct 15, 2018
A renewable energy developer seeks to build Ohio’s first wind-solar hybrid project that would produce enough electricity for nearly 175,000 homes. The wind and solar energy complement each other because the energy production peaks at different times of day and night, allowing them to provide a steadier output together than if each was alone. This is important because one of the challenges of managing a power grid is dealing with the intermittent nature of renewable energy.
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Oct 3, 2018
A Vermont solar developer is utilizing portions of a solar site to establish a healthy pollinator-friendly ground cover. This approach can reduce the long-term mowing costs associated with solar projects while improving soil quality, storm water management, and providing critical habitat necessary for pollinators to thrive. Click here to read the full story from the Rutland Herald
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Sep 25, 2018
Heleine Inc. has invested $18 million to acquire a 25,000 square foot factory to manufacture photovoltaic solar panels in Iron Range, Minnesota. A centerpiece of the newly refurbished plant is a robotic white arm, equipped with suction cups, that quickly assembles individual solar cells into a grid-like pattern on each module, before the solar panel quickly moves down the automated production line.
