With a new Trump administration taking charge, renewable energy, including solar, may face headwinds that stagnate project development or continue it at a slower pace, analysts say.
The awards were announced days before President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to pause disbursement of funds appropriated through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
President Trump’s executive order halts new offshore wind leasing and permitting activity effective Jan. 21.
Here is a look at some of this week’s renewable energy news, including more than $8 billion more in loans closed by the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office.
Green Plains’ Trailblazer project will transport captured biogenic CO2 from a number of Nebraska ethanol facilities to sequestration wells in Wyoming.
GridStor’s acquisition of the battery energy storage project in Oklahoma from Black Mountain Energy Storage comes amid a need for new power resources to support the region’s electric system reliability.
Chevron and Brightmark Fund Holdings' facilities in Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin are producing RNG using biogas from dairy livestock.
Equinor and Standard Lithium aim to reach a final investment decision on its South West Arkansas lithium project in the Smackover Formation by year-end 2025.
Brookfield Asset Management is joining Origis Energy’s investor group alongside existing investor and majority owner Antin Infrastructure Partners.
Green Lantern Solar’s 500-kW Brighton Solar project is sited on the closed portion of an operating family-owned gravel operation.