Industrial

Rio Tinto announced plans to fund two 100 MW solar facilities and 200 MWh of on-grid battery storage in the Pilbara region of Western Australia by 2026 through a $600 million investment package supporting the decarbonization of its iron ore operations in the region.

The Lion Electric Company has entered into a four-year supply agreement to source lithium-ion battery cells in the manufacturing of batteries for its electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles.

Rolls-Royce and easyJet conducted a ground test for the world’s first run of a modern aircraft engine on hydrogen.

Campbell Soup Company signed a 12-year VPPA to purchase electricity and associated RECs from a 115-megawatt share of Enel North America’s Seven Cowboy wind project in Oklahoma.

Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o., an European bus manufacturer, purchased 25 hydrogen fuel cell engines from Ballard Power Systems.

Braskem America signed contracts to receive renewable power and emissions-free energy for its production facilities in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, as well as to purchase RECs for its Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

The program for Smart Energy Decisions' Renewable Energy Forum continues to take shape as cutting-edge content is added to the agenda. This 10th edition of the Forum is set for December 6-8, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa, in Huntington Beach, California. Registration for the event closes on November 6.

The Brookville Smart Energy Bus Depot in Montgomery County, Maryland will integrate a 6.5 MW microgrid and electric bus charging infrastructure project that uses onsite solar canopies, natural gas generators and battery storage.