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Environment

  • Municipal officials say green power is wrapped in red tape

    Sam Drysdale October 13, 2023

    Municipalities want to create programs to provide cheaper, greener power for their residents, and are backing a bill to cut through regulatory red tape and would allow them to get approval more quickly and easily.

    Sam Drysdale October 13, 2023
  • Report recommends rooftops, parking lots for solar installations instead of in nature

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service October 5, 2023

    More than half of the land covered by parking lots in Massachusetts could host solar panel canopies, and almost four times that much rooftop space is also viable, according to a new report that urges policymakers to balance solar expansion with

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service October 5, 2023
  • Natick green energy firm raises $380M to accelerate manufacturing

    Timothy Doyle October 3, 2023

    Natick-based Electric Hydrogen (EH2), a company manufacturing equipment to create hydrogen from water using renewable electricity, has raised $380 million in series C financing, which it will use to accelerate manufacturing to meet customer demand.

    Timothy Doyle October 3, 2023
  • Secretary: Climate tech will feature in Healey economic development bill

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service September 22, 2023

    The Healey administration is working on an economic development bill to file in the new year and "hit the ground running in 2024," Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao said Wednesday, forecasting a focus in the legislation on technology related

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service September 22, 2023
  • Mass. seventh among states in clean energy jobs

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service September 18, 2023

    Massachusetts had the seventh most clean energy jobs among states in 2022, according to a report released Thursday by a national business group.

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service September 18, 2023
  • Central Mass. architects adapt to address the causes of and results of climate change

    Emily Micucci Updated: September 18, 2023

    If there is an industry that stands to dramatically contribute to climate change mitigation, it’s building design, and Central Massachusetts architects say they’re poised for the challenge.

    Emily Micucci Updated: September 18, 2023
  • Electric Hydrogen to provide 100MW electrolyzer system for Texas hydrogen project

    Timothy Doyle September 12, 2023

    Natick-based Electric Hydrogen will soon be putting its Devens gigafactory to use, as it has entered an agreement to provide a 100-megawatt electrolyzer system to New Fortress Energy in Texas.

    Timothy Doyle September 12, 2023
  • Shirley plastics company fined $20K for environmental violations

    Timothy Doyle August 30, 2023

    The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection fined New Jersey-based ThermoFab Operating Co. $19,653 for violating air emission and hazardous waste storage and disposal regulations at its 76 Walker Road location in Shirley.

    Timothy Doyle August 30, 2023
  • Boston Hides fined $21K for waste violations at Worcester facility

    Timothy Doyle August 29, 2023

    The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection fined Boston Hides Limited Co. of Worcester $20,797 for illegally dumping wastewater and oil at its Worcester facility.

    Timothy Doyle August 29, 2023
  • Utilities regulators approve offshore wind contract termination

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service August 25, 2023

    State regulators have consented to a developer backing off its contracts for a 1,200-megawatt offshore wind installation, and introduced a procurement plan that weighs bidders' past failures to complete projects without outright barring them from

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service August 25, 2023
  • Eversource begins drilling on Framingham geothermal project

    Timothy Doyle August 11, 2023

    Boston utility company Eversource has begun drilling 90 bore holes, each 600-700 feet deep, as part of its effort to connect 140 customers in Framingham with geothermal energy.

    Timothy Doyle August 11, 2023
  • Hudson wastewater company picks California executive as new CEO

    Timothy Doyle August 8, 2023

    Heartland Water Technology in Hudson named board member Christopher Beaufait as its new president and CEO, taking over for Earl Jones, who had been CEO since 2016, as part of a planned transition.

    Timothy Doyle August 8, 2023
  • Connecticut clean energy company opens 10MW solar facility in Holliston

    Timothy Doyle July 25, 2023

    Altus Power of Stamford, Conn. opened a new 10-megawatt solar array and 15-megawatt battery storage system in Holliston.

    Timothy Doyle July 25, 2023
  • No bad time for good ideas: eSki shows how startups can build up their profiles

    Timothy Doyle Updated: July 24, 2023

    Worcester personal watercraft company shows how even in a shaky economy, good ideas can get close to investment ready.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: July 24, 2023
  • Heavy rains damage Western Mass. crops

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service July 12, 2023

    Having been pummeled by rainfall in recent days, residents of Franklin County were dealing Tuesday with flooded basements, washed out driveways, roads that have basically turned into rivers and the loss of entire farms' worth of crops.

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service July 12, 2023
  • Mass Megawatts Wind Power to change name to reflect shifting focus

    Timothy Doyle July 5, 2023

    Worcester-based Mass Megawatts Wind Power will change its name to Mass Megawatts, Inc. as solar power has become the company's primary focus.

    Timothy Doyle July 5, 2023

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