Author: Sammy Fretwell Published: 11/19/2019 The State Solar farms have popped up across the Carolinas TIM DOMINICK TDOMINICK@THESTATE.COM For the second time in two years, a decision by South Carolina
Marine Veteran Aims to Improve Residential Storage With Startup NeoVolta
Author: JULIAN SPECTOR Published: November 15, 2019 GTM Can a $13,000, quick-to-install home battery system compete with offerings from Tesla, LG Chem and sonnen? Before he
PJM taps former Texas utility, natural gas provider exec as CEO
Author: Iulia Gheorghiu Published: Nov. 19, 2019 Utility Dive Dive Brief: PJM Interconnection’s Board of Managers has appointed Manu Asthana as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2020,
Interview with Maryland Public Service Commission » Commissioner Odogwu Obi Linton
Author: Public Service Commission Pubished: 11/19/19 Commissioner Odogwu Obi Linton Odogwu Obi Linton was appointed to the Maryland Public Service Commission in August 2017 after serving for almost nine years as the Commission’s Director of External Relations and Retail
Shell and Sumitomo Buy 15 Percent Stake in Minigrid Firm PowerGen
Author: JOHN PARNELL 11/ 04/ 2019 GTM Africa-focused PowerGen, a market leader in minigrids, adds to Shell’s expanding investments in off-grid energy access. Shell and Sumitomo have
Vestas: Renewables Sector Should Be ‘Outraged’ at Footing the Bill for Grid Upgrades
Author: JOHN PARNELL Published 11/14/ 2019 GTM Senior executive at the world’s leading wind turbine supplier thinks fossil fuel companies should cover the investments needed
Renewable Energy “Work Force Development Present and Future in the State of Maryland”
Your source for Maryland’s Workforce and Labor Market Data Mission OWIP’s mission is to collect, analyze, and produce labor market and workforce information as a service to businesses, job seekers, students, workforce and economic development programs and their community of
Mark Zuckerberg grilled over Facebook’s spotty track record on diversity
Author: Salvador Rodriguez Published: 10/23/19 CNBC KEY POINTS Mark Zuckerberg did not have many answers when asked about the details of Facebook’s civil rights work by Rep. Joyce Beatty during a Congress hearing on Wednesday. Beatty,
DC will now allow solar panels in historic districts! (Mostly.)
Author: David Alpert (Executive Director) Published: 11/8/19 Greater Greater Washington Homeowners may be able to put solar panels on the fronts of their roofs in historic districts, under new sustainability guidelines released by DC’s Historic Preservation Office
US power grid attack points surge with proliferating DERs: A hacker ‘will eventually get in’ Critical infrastructure protection standards are essential —
Author: Robert Walton Published: 11/4/19 Deep Dive As the United States’ electric system becomes more distributed, security experts say the growing array of internet-connected sensors and industrial control systems presents a potential vulnerability that is not clearly understood
Tesla, Walmart settle lawsuit over fires; solar panels to remain in place
Author: Robert Walton Published: 11/6/19 Utility Dive Dive Brief: Walmart and Tesla have settled a lawsuit in which the big box retaileralleged solar panels had sparked rooftop fires at more than a half dozen stores,
More airports consider going off the grid as power outages ground flights
Author: Harriet Baskas Published: 11/3/19 CNBC Markets Power outages have disrupted operations at several of the nation’s airports. To provide a more reliable source of power, or a better backup
An Energy Breakthrough Could Store Solar Power for Decades
Author: Adam Popescu Published: 11/3/19 Bloomberg Businessweek For decades, scientists have sought an affordable and effective way of capturing, storing, and releasing solar energy. Researchers in Sweden say they have a solution that
First cyberattack on solar, wind assets revealed widespread grid weaknesses, analysts say
Author: Robert Walton Published: 11/4/19 Utility Dive New details of a denial-of-service attack earlier this year show an energy sector with uneven security. A March 5 cyberattack of U.S. wind and solar assets
“The CBCF family mourns the loss of Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) founding member, former Congressman John J. Conyers, Jr.
Author: CBCF communicatiions@cbcfinc.org Published: 10/28/2019 The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) President & CEO David A. Hinson released the following statement on the death of former Congressman Conyers: “The CBCF family mourns the loss of Congressional Black Caucus
Office of Economic Impact and Diversity US Department of Energy Announces $4 Million Funding Opportunity for the Minority Education, Workforce, and Training (MEWT) Program
Author: DOE Office of Economic Impact and Diversity Published: 9/3/2019 Office of Economic Impact and Diversity Home » Thank You and Farewell, 2019 MEISPP Interns! Home » US Department of Energy Announces $4 Million Funding Opportunity for the Minority Education,
Capitol City Solar & EV Charger Co-op
Author: Yesenia Rivera Published: 10/25/19 Solar United Neighbors of D.C. WHAT IS A SOLAR CO-OP? We’re bringing homeowners and small businesses interested in installing solar and/or electric vehicle chargers together in a group,
Rep. AOC Questions Dr. Hoffert at House Oversight Hearing on Climate Change and Denial
Author: Mike Tidwell Published: 10/24/19 CCAN Action Fund Watch the Exxon takedown. Thank Congressman Jamie Raskin They knew. They lied. They’re still lying. Dear: Ronald That would be ExxonMobil Corporation,
Sacking of vocal African Union ambassador to US raises suspicions of long history of Western influence on Africa
Author: NII NTREH Published: October 14, 2019 Face2Faceafrica.com Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao. Photo Credit: Al-Jazeera The decision of the African Union (AU) to end a working relationship with its Permanent Ambassador to the United States, Dr.
Justice-Man
Author: Jess Nocera Published: 10/20/19 Baltimore Sun Columbia political cartoonist’s book showcases a black perspective on current events Walt Carr, 87, of Columbia, has been a political cartoonist for newspapers around