Energy

A federal inspection of the decommissioned Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth that began in July and stretched through September found "no violations of more than minor significance," the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.

The industry trade group Massachusetts Water Works Association, based in Acton, on Monday announced Jeffrey Faulkner, a senior project manager at Tighe & Bond, Inc.’s Worcester office, as its new president.

As more of the world becomes dependent upon lithium ion batteries to power electric vehicles and battery storage systems for the electric grid, Worcester energy technology company Battery Resourcers has developed ways to recycle spent batteries and avoid the costs and environmental impact of mining for lithium and other battery materials.

EG Group, a United Kingdom convenience retail operator with U.S. headquarters in Westborough, announced Wednesday it has acquired Georgia-based Sprint Food Stores Inc.

Clean energy company Ameresco, of Framingham, announced Tuesday it has completed a solar installation for the Bank of America corporate campus in Chandler, Ariz.

The Town of Sturbridge was one of eight municipalities in the state to receive funding from a $1.15-million grant allotted by the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration for waterway pollution control, according to a Tuesday press release from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced sweeping legislation Wednesday to reshape the way Massachusetts procures offshore wind power, proposing to use $750 million in federal stimulus funds to establish a clean energy investment fund and jettisoning the requirement that each project carries a lower price than the one that came before it.

Clean energy company Ameresco, headquartered in Framingham, announced on Tuesday it has entered into a $43-million energy performance contract with the U.S. Coast Guard for a battery energy storage system project at Training Center Petaluma in California. 

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced on Tuesday it is incorporating a geothermal heating and cooling system in the New Education and Research Building under construction, which will substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Construction of a water treatment plant in Warren commenced on Saturday with the help of $5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program, according to a Monday press release from the USDA.