Renewables
Project Rosa: Where wind energy meets AI and Bitcoin mining
Project Rosa will provide up to 187 megawatts of renewable energy to support high-performance computing tasks like Bitcoin mining and AI.
7 min read
Renewables
Solar company fighting to get panels through customs reaffirms commitment to US manufacturing facility: ‘It’s the right thing to do”
While setting up shop in New Mexico, Maxeon considers contesting CBP’s decision to detain shipments of three skews of solar panels.
3 min read
Power Grid
Manic Monday: Energy stocks whipsaw in response to Trump tariffs, internet rumors
After plummeting late last week following President Donald Trump’s new tariff announcements, U.S. stock exchanges tumbled again Monday.
2 min read
Renewables
Geothermal wins Trump’s favor â This Week in Cleantech
This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less.
4 min read
SWTCH Energyâs Cortex launch: Advancing EV charging performance & reliability
At the Factor This Studio at DTECH 2025, Sofia Berrada, Head of Strategy, SWTCH Energy, sat down with Angela Godwin to discuss the company’s journey…
Empowering change: The role of digital transformation in modern energy systems
At the Factor This Studio at DTECH 2025, Julian Alzate, Global VP, Protection and Control, Schneider Electric, sat down with Angela Godwin to discuss the…
DTECH Data Centers & AI 2025
May 27-29, 2025 | San Jose, CA
Tackling booming data center growth to shape the future of the grid.
The USDA is unfreezing clean energy money â but âinvitingâ grant recipients to remove DEI and climate language
The agency is finally moving on getting gridlocked money to farmers. But at what cost?
7 min read
Collateral damage: US EV industry battered by Trumpâs escalating trade war
Multi-billion-dollar plans to electrify the US auto sector are especially vulnerable to President Trump’s ongoing global trade war.
5 min read
The Energy Department identifies thousands of nonessential positions at risk of DOGE cuts
The Energy Department has identified thousands of federal workers it deems “nonessentialâ and would not be protected if there is another round of large-scale firings.
3 min read
Factor This Friday finance and development roundup: Invenergy, EDP Renewables, TotalEnergies, Energy Vault, Avangrid
Invenergy, EDP Renewables, TotalEnergies, and Energy Vault are signing checks and firing up projects.
8 min read
Independent power producer Silicon Ranch lands $500M investment
European clean energy investor AIP Management is pumping a massive sum into leading American independent power producer Silicon Ranch.
3 min read
Taltson Hydro plant returns to service after nearly two years of overhaul
The overhaul included replacement of key components such as the turbine and turbine shaft, rotor and generator as well as upgrading of ancillary plant equipment…
3 min read
A new milestone: BC Hydroâs 1,100-MW Site C brings fourth generator online
B.C. Hydroâs Site C project has reached another key milestone, with the fourth generating unit now online, meaning two-thirds of the project’s generating capacity is…
2 min read
FERC issues final Environmental Impact Statement for relicensing R.L. Harris hydro project
This is the first relicensing process for the Harris Project, which was originally licensed in 1973.
2 min read
ORPC files license application for tidal energy project in Cook Inlet, Alaska
ORPC argues the East Foreland site has “the highest potential for tidal energy development in the United States”, and ORPC has chosen it specifically to…
3 min read
Eco Wave Power’s final construction permit has been approved for its Los Angeles wave energy project
With all necessary permits secured, the company is set to move forward with implementation, which is expected to be completed within 2-3 months.
2 min read
Scaling VPPs through customer centricity
At the Factor This Studio at DTECH 2025, Jake Varsano, Energy Markets Manager NA, Kraken, sat down with Factor This Content Director Paul Gerke to…
2 min read
Communication network testing and fiber optic sensing applications are supporting electric grid reliability, resilience, and security
At the Factor This Studio at DTECH 2025, Jon Beckman, Director, Business Operations, Fiber and Access Solutions, VIAVI Solutions, sat down with Angela Godwin to…
2 min read
Ryker Holdings founder and CEO, Ben Wilson, talks next-generation utility construction
At the Factor This Studio at DTECH 2025, Ben Wilson, Founder and CEO, Ryker Holdings, sat down with Angela Godwin to discuss getting his feet…
2 min read
Increasing Energy Resilience
At the Factor This Studio at DTECH 2025, Ian Rice, Sr. Director of Programs & Services, Wesco, sat down with Angela Godwin to discuss supply…
1 min read
A bright outlook for distribution utilities: The power of connected solutions raises the bar in grid reliability, efficiency, and integration
At the Factor This Studio at DTECH 2025, Manjay Khazanchi, Global Business Development, Distribution Automation Hitachi Energy, sat down with Angela Godwin to discuss “the…
2 min read
Mar 27
Power Grid
Modern Grid Operationsâ Dependence on Advanced Planning
The electric grid is becoming increasingly complex with higher penetrations of distributed energy resources (DERs), hyperscaling demand driven by large loads from the use of…
Sponsored By:
EPE
EPE
Mar 26
Power Grid
How Alectra Energy Solutions and Caterpillar helped a Large Manufacturer Solve Their Rising Energy Costs Through Assets, Technology and Financial Structuring.
March 26th 2ET- Join Caterpillarâs Stephanie Baughman and Dean Musser as they shine the spotlight on a project that did just that, bringing together the expertise of an equipment and technology provider and a local utility affiliate to deliver near-term and future energy cost savings to a large industrial customer.
Sponsored By:
Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc.
Mar 26
Power Grid
Realizing autonomous energy systems with generative AI Tackling an increasingly complex energy grid with minimal human intervention
This panel will explore the intersection of generative AI (GenAI)and autonomous energy systems (AES) in tackling increasingly complex energy landscapes. As renewable energy sources, electric…
Sponsored By:
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services