Headline News:
- “Ohio Will Soon To Be Home To The Largest Solar Factory Complex Outside Of China” • First Solar unveiled plans to build a state-of-the-art factory in Ohio, doubling its US manufacturing capacity. The factory will be the company’s third in the Toledo area. First Solar, the only major US manufacturer of solar panels, will invest $680 million in the factory. [CNN]
Solar panels (Science in HD, Unsplash)
- “North Carolina Sets 8-GW Offshore Goal For 2040” • North Carolina has set out a goal of 2800 MW of offshore wind by 2030 and 8000 MW by 2040. To further the state’s transition to a clean energy economy, Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order highlighting North Carolina’s commitment to offshore wind power. [reNEWS]
- “Investors Holding $41 Trillion Demand Action On Climate – Now” • Investors managing over $41 trillion in assets are loudly calling on world leaders to step up their climate game as quickly as possible, so they can take part in a wave of investment in clean energy. The investors call for governments to set more ambitious emission reduction targets. [CNN]
- “Keystone XL Pipeline Halted After Biden Blocks Permit” • The Keystone XL pipeline’s developer has halted construction on the project after the Biden administration revoked its permit. The pipeline was to carry oil 1,200 miles (1,900 km) from Alberta to Nebraska. Environmentalists and Native American groups fought against it for over a decade. [BBC]
- “Hecate Energy To Invest In Elba And Oakfield, Applying To Build NY’s Largest Solar Farm” • Hecate Energy announced filing an application with New York State’s Office of Renewable Energy Siting to build a 500-MW solar farm in the towns of Oakfield and Elba in western New York. Cider Solar Farm would be the largest solar project ever built in the state. [The Batavian]
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