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"Largest clean energy project in U.S. history" secures $11B in

After more than 17 years of navigating permits and approvals, Pattern Energy Group has closed $11 billion in non-recourse financing and started full construction of SunZia Transmission and SunZia Wind. The tandem is being billed by the company as the largest clean energy infrastructure project in U.S. history.

Solar, batteries, offshore woes: Renewable Energy World''s top 10

Biden admin cancels battery maker''s $200M grant after GOP criticism over alleged ties to China. Solar farm pelted by giant hail as severe storm ripped through Nebraska. Texas'' battery betrayal, the billionaires behind climate denial, and

Energy transition investments hit record $1.8 trillion in 2023

Energy transition investment would need to average $4.8 trillion per year from 2024 to 2030 to align with BNEF''s Net Zero Scenario, the report says, which it describes as a Paris Agreement-aligned trajectory from the 2022 New Energy Outlook.

10 large solar projects in development for 2024

According to the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight report by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, the U.S. solar market installed 6.1 GWdc of capacity in the first quarter of 2023, a 47% increase from the same period in 2022.

More than 40% of global electricity was carbon-free in 2023

A pair of new reports published by BloombergNEF (BNEF) include an impressive milestone: for the first time, more than 40% of global electricity came from zero-carbon sources in 2023. Hydropower accounted for 14.7%, wind and solar combined for nearly 14% (a new record), and nuclear 9.4%.

''Good projects are getting done'': Renewables developers raise

Initially, the $1.25 billion revolving facility will fund the construction of six fully contracted wind, solar and battery storage projects, totaling nearly 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity, which are expected to be completed and begin operation throughout 2024 and 2025.

Top 5 Renewable Energy Crowdfunding Platforms

The five platforms listed on the following pages are leaders in renewable energy crowd funding, based on the money they have raised so far. Lead image: 5 Euro bill and Piggy Bank via Shutterstock #rewpage#

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