Calpine, a business unit of Constellation, has announced the completion of a 25-MW expansion project at The Geysers geothermal complex located in Sonoma County, California. The addition builds on Calpine's continued investments in The Geysers to support California's renewable energy goals and follows the completion of a 38 MW energy storage system at the site in 2024. The new capacity will generate enough electricity to power over 25,000 homes each year.

Qualitas Energy recently announced the acquisition of a development-stage solar photovoltaic (PV) project in the United States, with a planned capacity of 164 MWp. The asset, located in Illinois within the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) market, has been acquired from Bechtel Enterprises.

Firefly, the sustainable aviation fuel innovator, has signed a partnership deal with Turkish engineering firm Altaca, providing key technology for the firm’s planned UK facility. The Bristol-based developer—which uses treated human sewage as a feedstock—now possesses all the necessary components to scale production and lead the effort to decarbonize the aviation industry.

Calpine, a business unit of Constellation, has announced the completion of a 25-MW expansion project at The Geysers geothermal complex located in Sonoma County, California. The addition builds on Calpine's continued investments in The Geysers to support California's renewable energy goals and follows the completion of a 38 MW energy storage system at the site in 2024. The new capacity will generate enough electricity to power over 25,000 homes each year.

Plug Power Inc.announced it closed the sale of a federal investment tax credit for ~$39.2 million associated with Plug’s hydrogen liquefaction facility in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, operated through Hidrogenii, its joint venture with Olin Corporation. The monetization represents another step in Plug’s broader strategy to improve liquidity, optimize capital deployment, and unlock value from its expanding hydrogen generation network.

"Gracias a la integración de la planta fotovoltaica y el nuevo sistema de almacenamiento, los partidos del Dreamland Gran Canaria y de la Unión Deportiva Las Palmas pueden considerarse ya eventos deportivos 100% sostenibles desde el punto de vista energético, algo prácticamente único en España”. Lo ha dicho el consejero de Energía del ejecutivo grancanario, Raúl García Brink, que ha acompañado al presidente del Cabildo, Antonio Morales (foto), en la inauguración del sistema solar FV + baterías del Ecosistema Energético Ciudad Deportiva Siete Palmas (CD7P). El Papa León XIV oficiará mañana la eucaristía en el Estadio de Gran Canaria, que forma parte del recién inaugurado Ecosistema CD7P.

Baterías con premio en la gran feria europea del almacenamiento de energía
El jurado de la feria ees (la gran feria europea de las baterías y los sistemas acumuladores de energía) ya ha seleccionado los productos y soluciones innovadoras que aspiran, como finalistas, al gran premio ees 2021. Independientemente de cuál o cuáles sean las candidaturas ganadoras, la sola inclusión en este exquisito grupo VIP constituye todo un éxito para las empresas. A continuación, los diez finalistas 2021 de los ees Award (ees es una de las cuatro ferias que integran el gran evento anual europeo del sector de la energía, The smarter E).