Across The Wire

1. WSP USA Completes Drilling Two Wells At Hydrogen Hub Designed For Curtailed Renewable Energy Use 5/26/2023

   WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment, and professional services consultancy, has successfully completed drilling operation and mechanical integrity tests for two new cavern wells for the Advanced Clean Energy Storage (ACES) I project in Utah — part of the first phase for the ACES Delta hydrogen hub

2. EcoFlow Launches Ultimate New Solar Generator 5/25/2023

   EcoFlow, a portable power and eco-friendly energy solutions company, today announced the DELTA 2 Max, a clean, quiet 2400W replacement for gas generators, designed for outdoor experiences and backup power needs.

3. JA Solar Releases Its Next Generation Module DeepBlue 4.0 Pro 5/25/2023

   JA Solar today released its new n-type module DeepBlue 4.0 Pro at SNEC 2023. Based on a new size of next-generation rectangular silicon wafer, the module is capturing the attention of the industry.

4. Reclaimed Kentucky Coal Mine Sees The Sun Shining On New Solar Power Purchase Agreement With Toyota 5/24/2023

   The sun will power more of Toyota Motor North America Inc.'s (Toyota's) operations thanks to a new power purchase agreement with Savion. 

5. CNOOC Limited Announces The World's First Semi-Submersible 'Double Hundred' Deep-Sea Floating Wind Turbine Connected To The Grid 5/19/2023

    CNOOC Limited today announces that the Wenchang deep-sea floating wind demonstration project has been successfully connected to the grid for power generation.

6. rPlus Energies Further Expands Into Idaho With 200-Megawatt Pleasant Valley Solar Project, Idaho Power's Largest Contracted Solar Facility To Date, To Support Meta 5/18/2023

   rPlus Energies, a national leader in the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects, announced a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Idaho Power for a new 200-megawatt (MW) solar facility in Ada County, Idaho. The project, named Pleasant Valley Solar, is currently the largest contracted solar facility in the Idaho Power system.

7. Mitsubishi Power To Supply Technology To Brazil’s Largest Peaking Power Plant In Support Of Country’s Energy Transition 5/16/2023

   A new consortium, formed by Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. and engineering company CONSAG, has signed an agreement with Portocem Geração de Energia S.A. for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the Portocem Thermoelectric Power Plant (UTE Portocem) in Brazil. 

8. Westinghouse Partners With Dominion Energy To Further Modernize Virginia Nuclear Power Plant With Advanced Equipment 5/16/2023

   Westinghouse Electric Company announced today it has signed a contract with Dominion Energy to design, manufacture and deliver Replacement Steam Generators at Surry Nuclear Power Station in Virginia. 

9. Imerys Enters Long-Term Partnership With Totalenergies For Renewable Power At Its Santa Barbara County Facility 5/16/2023

   Imerys, the world's leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions is collaborating with TotalEnergies to install a large-scale solar power system paired with battery energy storage at its Lompoc facility in Santa Barbara County, California, as part of a long-term energy services contract.

10. Recurrent Energy Signs Aggregation Deal For 100 MW Of Solar Energy In Texas With Industry Consortium 5/15/2023

    Recurrent Energy, LLC ("Recurrent"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. ("Canadian Solar") , today announced that it has signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement with EMD Electronics, Biogen Inc., Wayfair Inc., Autodesk, Inc. and a large healthcare company for 100% of the production capacity of the Liberty Solar project.