After being damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the regional wastewater facility required the MCUA to complete a series of fixes after receiving approximately $75 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funding.
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Energy
Ocean Power Technologies announces executive management changes
Philipp Stratmann was appointed president and CEO, while Matthew Shafer was promoted to senior vice president, CFO and treasurer.
Read More »Applications for NJ Wind Turbine Tech Training Challenge now open
New Jersey community colleges can now apply online for the competitive grant program from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority that will award up to $1 million.
Read More »CI Renewables purchases KDC Solar LLC
The sale announcement was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and "the need to focus on finalizing the development of solar projects in Maryland, California and Virginia.
Read More »Murphy admin cancels plans for Newark natural gas plant
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission in North Jersey is pulling the plug on a proposal that would provide back-up power to a sewage treatment facility in the Brick City, citing opposition from environmentalists.
Read More »NJ Chamber of Commerce taps JCP&L head as board chair
James Fakult began his two-year term on June 3, succeeding outgoing PNC Bank New Jersey Regional President Linda Bowden.
Read More »PSEG Power retires final coal plant
“[T]he retirement of BHS 3 marks the end of our company’s coal era, reflecting a nationwide trend toward the use of cleaner fuels to generate the electricity we need to power our lives," PSEG Chairman, President and CEO Ralph Izzo said.
Read More ȯrsted offering $1.5M program with NJIT, if it gets OK for new wind farm
“This agreement marks the beginning of a promising partnership that opens dynamic new opportunities for our hardworking and high-achieving students with one of the world’s leading developers of renewable energy projects,” NJIT President Joel Bloom said.
Read More »Daly to retire from PSE&G, Hanemann to become utility’s first woman president
After 35 years of service, David Daly will retire from the state's largest utility with Senior Vice President and COO Kim Hanemann named as his successor.
Read More »Company behind NJ offshore wind project opening offices in Newark
“While most of our employees will be based in southern New Jersey when our projects are operational, this headquarters ensures that the economic benefits of offshore wind will be spread across the entire state,” reads a statement from Davide Hardy, who heads Offshore North America, Ørsted. “Newark is a fast becoming a tech hub and we’re proud to play a part in its resurgence.”
Read More »Solar Landscape announces workforce development program for high schoolers
The Asbury Park-based clean energy company said that the course was developed in collaboration with several key community partners from the private and public sectors with a common goal and vision to increase renewable energy awareness and education.
Read More »NJ spending $1M for offshore wind college courses, training
The goal of the “NJ Wind Turbine Tech Training Challenge” is to put up the money for a community college to develop and roll out a program that could address the labor “gap” for the sector, fueled by the lack of any relevant training program.
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