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Renewable energy partnership boosts Millinocket mill site redevelopment
July 6, 2020Legislation approved last year allows Our Katahdin, owner of the former Great Northern Paper site, to partner with Brookfield Renewable to sell energy to potential tenants in a redevelopment plan that aims to lure new forest products innovators,
July 6, 2020MaineHealth will buy power produced at 10 Maine solar farms
July 2, 2020With the 20-year agreement, the state's largest health care system said it expects to save at least $1 million a year.
July 2, 2020
Two Maine startups get into national cleantech accelerator program
Updated: June 29, 2020It's been some time since any Maine companies gained admission to the Cleantech Northeast Open, according to Martin Grohman of E2Tech, which helped with the applications. The two startups join 45 others in the 2020 program.
Updated: June 29, 2020Ecomaine wins back waste processing contract in Westbrook
June 17, 2020The municipally owned recycling and waste-to-energy business, which serves over 65 Maine communities, has added the city of Westbrook to that number.
June 17, 2020
Across Maine, momentum grows for ‘smart’ electricity microgrids
Updated: June 15, 2020Energy developers are increasingly turning to intelligent grids that use real-time data to balance supply and demand at the local level. While there are obstacles, these "microgrids" play a growing role in environmental sustainability and even
Updated: June 15, 2020
Nervous energy: The industry is jittering over pandemic's fallout
Updated: June 15, 2020The economic effects of the coronavirus crisis have been felt across all sectors of the energy industry. Besides sharp declines in demand, there's general uncertainty about what the future holds — and even some glimmers of new opportunity.
Updated: June 15, 2020From the Editor: Pandemic’s impact on energy use a good time to ask questions
Updated: June 15, 2020Maine’s energy costs are a frequent topic of discussion. Maine ranks No. 11 among states in per capita energy expenditures, but just No. 27 in energy consumption per capita, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Updated: June 15, 2020
Climate goals discussion shifts from fuel costs to infrastructure costs
June 10, 2020Panelists in E2Tech's “Blueprint for a Zero Carbon Economy” webinar today said an “all of the above” approach may be needed to achieve Maine’s goal to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.
June 10, 2020CMP corridor opponents ask DEP to hold off on land use approval
June 9, 2020Opponents of the 145-mile transmission corridor want the Department of Environmental Protection approval stayed until Maine citizens weigh in on the project through a November referendum.
June 9, 2020
Sprague, EPA reach settlement over oil tanks in Searsport, South Portland
June 1, 2020The petroleum distribution company will limit the amount of oil stored at its tank farms and install odor-control equipment in South Portland, resolving a federal lawsuit.
June 1, 2020
Emera Maine changes its name after recent $1.3B acquisition
May 14, 2020The new identity was required under terms of the company’s sale in March to Canadian energy conglomerate ENMAX Corp.
May 14, 2020
Pandemic is driving volatility in energy market, Maine experts say
May 13, 2020Energy industry experts say, unsurprisingly, that energy consumption in Maine and around the world has plummeted since the start of the pandemic. But recovery could mean new opportunities.
May 13, 2020CMP corridor vote will appear on November ballot, Maine high court rules
May 11, 2020A public vote that could block plans by Central Maine Power Co. for a 150-mile electricity transmission line will appear on November ballots, the state’s Supreme Judicial Court ruled last week.
May 11, 2020
As Maine communities curtail recycling, Hampden waste-to-energy plant opens it to all
Updated: April 22, 2020The year-old Coastal Resources plant turns waste from 115 member towns and cities into fuel, but now allows nonmember municipalities to send recyclables as a way to keep them out of landfills and incinerators.
Updated: April 22, 2020
Maine engineering CEO is trying to keep 1,100 employees busy despite slowdown
Updated: April 21, 2020With 28 locations, from Bangor and Portland to Los Angeles and San Diego, Woodard & Curran is feeling the impact of the coronavirus crisis nationwide. CEO Doug McKeown talked with Mainebiz about how the firm is coping.
Updated: April 21, 2020Court upholds referendum on $1B CMP transmission corridor
April 14, 2020Opponents of the planned 150-mile electricity transmission line have enough signatures to create a November vote on the proposal, a judge ruled. But supporters are expected to appeal the decision to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
April 14, 2020
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