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AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine is poised to launch an offshore wind program that would meet clean energy goals and produce enough power for about 900,000 homes from floating wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine. The goal calls for requests for proposals to be issued for 3,000 megawatts of electricity …

Silt fencing and other measures failed to stabilize bare soil left during the construction phase of a solar project in west-central Virginia that was found out of compliance with state regulations in May 2023. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Rain dripping off solar panels can produce a unique type of …

Meyer Burger, a Swiss solar manufacturer, will create more than 350 jobs in Colorado Springs and invest about $400 million over the next five years to transform the former Intel semiconductor plant on the city’s northwest side into a solar cell manufacturing facility, the company said Monday. It’s the latest …

Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-gov. Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water use. Farmers, who use the most water, volunteered to avoid deeper, mandatory cuts. Brown also set a goal for the state to get half of …

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — On a recent day under the July sun, three men heaved solar panels onto the roof of a roomy, two-story house near the banks of the Kentucky River, a few miles upstream from the state capitol where lawmakers have promoted coal for more than a century. …

CNN — For as much as offshore wind energy has become a hot-button issue, the United States only has seven turbines spinning over its oceans: five off the coast of Rhode Island and two near Virginia. Those numbers could soon rise, with two larger farms expected to be completed this …

Sunnova Energy has managed to outperform its peers despite tough macro conditions, but BMO thinks it’s time for investors to trim their exposure to the stock. Analyst Ameet Thakkar lowered his rating on Sunnova to market perform from outperform. He also trimmed his price target on shares to $25 from …

Crane ships and construction barges have joined the pleasure boats floating off the coast of vacation hot spots Montauk and Martha’s Vineyard this summer. The hard hats working on them aren’t there to catch some rays. They’re driving steel cylinders deep into the seabed to build America’s first large-scale offshore …

DENVER (AP) — Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-Governor Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water use. Farmers, who use the most water, volunteered too to avoid deeper, mandatory cuts. Brown also set a goal for the state …

“The question of how to create sustainable air travel has plagued the green movement for decades,” said Dale Vince, founder of British energy firm Ecotricity. Ryan Hiscott | Getty Images Sport | GettyImages British entrepreneur Dale Vince on Monday announced plans to launch an electric airline that will be powered …