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Sabanci Renewables Completes Oriana Solar Project Financing

Advantage Capital has committed to provide a $137 million investment to Sabanci Renewables, to complete financing for the 232 MW Oriana Solar Project.  Located 120 miles southeast of San Antonio in Victoria County, Oriana is currently under construction and includes 425,000 solar modules to be installed on 1,100 acres. Operations are expected to commence next […]

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Golden Triangle I Secures Tax Equity Commitment

Origis Energy has secured a tax equity commitment from J.P. Morgan for the Golden Triangle I Solar + Storage project in Lowndes County, Miss., with initial funding made alongside the commitment. The agreement funds the completion of Golden Triangle I, a 200 MW solar project with 50 MW of battery storage under a PPA with […]

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Trina Solar Initiates Legal Action to Enforce TOPCon Patents

Trinasolar has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to prevent what the company says is Runergy and Adani Green Energy improperly importing and selling products that infringe two Trina patents relating to TOPCon solar cell technology. “Protecting the integrity of Trina’s TOPCon technology is critical,” says Steven Zhu, president of Trinasolar […]

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energyRe, Google Sign 12-Year PPA

energyRe says Google has signed a 12-year PPA to purchase renewable energy from a 435 MW solar project to be developed, owned and operated by energyRe.  energyRe will supply electricity and renewable energy credits generated from the solar project to Google. The deal was facilitated through LEAP (LevelTen Energy’s Accelerated Process), which was co-developed by […]

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SolarBank Develops New York Community Solar Project

SolarBank plans to develop a 2.9 MW ground-mounted solar power project known as Silver Springs on a site located in Gainesville, N.Y.  With a set site lease and interconnection study underway, the company expects to continue to work on completing the permitting process and securing the necessary financing for the project’s construction. The project is […]

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JBBAT to Purchase Proteus Power

JBB Advanced Technologies (JBBAT) has signed a letter of intent to purchase Houston-based Proteus Power for an undisclosed amount. Proteus Power incorporates 15.5 GW of utility-scale renewable projects, including solar and battery energy storage systems. The projects also include independent system operators: ERCOT West, ERCOT Houston, ERCOT North, ERCOT South, Miso LA/MS, Miso Illinois, Miso […]

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Runergy Alabama Module Manufacturing Facility Begins Production

Runergy has commenced production at its solar module manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Ala.  The facility, with an anticipated annual nameplate output of 2 GW, is set to fulfill its first customer orders next month. The launch event featured the symbolic signing of the first solar module off the production line by all employees. “We are […]

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Transsolar, WattCarbon Partner on Decarbonizing Coal Country

Transsolar and WattCarbon are partnering to invest in rooftop solar projects in West Virginia, with the aim of reducing 200 tons of carbon emissions this year.  Transsolar purchased the energy attribute certificates (EACs) from West Virginia solar developer Solar Holler through WattCarbon’s OpenEAC Exchange.  Informally known as “coal country,” 89% of West Virginia’s grid is […]

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TotalEnergies Starts Commercial Operations of Texas Solar+Storage Projects

TotalEnergies has commenced commercial operations of Danish Fields and Cottonwood, two utility-scale solar farms with integrated battery storage located in southeast Texas.  These new projects, with a combined capacity of 1.2 GW, are part of the company’s portfolio of renewable assets totaling 4 GW in operation or under construction in Texas. Danish Fields is TotalEnergies’ […]

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Octopus Energy Invests in U.S. Solar

Octopus Energy has invested in solar farm developer Circal, with a target of creating 600 MW of new solar farms in the U.S. within the next five years, with a focus on Texas.  Octopus-backed, U.K.-based solar developer Zestec is also setting up shop in the U.S., to build solar panels for commercial and industrial businesses. […]

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Leyline Renewable Capital Provides Financing to GSCE

Leyline Renewable Capital has announced a $28 million financing package for Golden State Clean Energy (GSCE).  The funding, which comprises various types of capital invested for projects in different stages of development, is slated to drive the advancement of 1.9 GW of solar and energy storage projects in California. “Leyline Renewable Capital is proud to […]

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Climate United Invests in Scenic Hill Solar Project

Climate United has invested $31.8 million in pre-construction financing to support Scenic Hill Solar’s PV project benefiting the University of Arkansas (UA) system.  This marks Climate United’s first investment out of the $6.97 billion it received from the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Clean Investment Fund.  Climate United Fund, the prime grant recipient for the Climate […]

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