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It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

Google is launching a first-of-its-kind clean energy partnership built around a new clean transition rate that can be replicated in many electricity markets across the United States. Over the past two years, the company has worked with partners across the U.S. to create a new, scalable pathway for utilities and large energy users to invest in clean firm capacity and accelerate the commercial deployment of advanced, clean technologies like geothermal energy.

Construction started on the largest dedicated offshore wind port at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in New York.

Fresenius Medical Care, a manufacturer of products and services for people with kidney disease, signed five virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) with wind and solar energy project developers in the U.S. and Germany.

Tronox Holdings plc, an integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigment, announced that it entered into a long-term power purchase agreement for both wind and solar power.

Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) signed a renewable PPA to secure 140 MW of wind energy from a new wind farm situated in the Western and Northern Cape Province.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the finalization of new contracts for two offshore wind projects totaling over 1,700 megawatts, which will be the largest power generation projects in New York State in over 35 years after they enter operation in 2026. 

Kimberly-Clark, a consumer products manufacturer, bolstered the utilization of alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power, including the launch of a new VPPA via an onshore wind farm in Scotland and the initiation of several renewable PPAs in 2023.

AptarGroup, Inc. — a global company in drug and consumer product dosing, dispensing and protection technologies — achieved its goal of 97% of electricity coming from renewable sources.

Soluna Holdings, Inc, a developer of green data centers for intensive computing applications including bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence, announced the company signed a definitive Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).