The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) to pre-qualify eligible development companies and investors to collaborate with NYPA on the development of renewable energy generating projects, including PV, wind, battery storage and related transmission. The authority expects these pre-qualifications to last up to five years. It also anticipates inviting […]

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Longroad Energy has announced the financial close of Serrano, its 220 MW solar and 214 MW storage project in Pinal and Pima counties, Ariz., with site commercial operations expected to commence next year.  Serrano is the company’s first project to utilize First Solar’s domestically manufactured Series 7 panels, with output slated to be purchased by […]

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Solivus has been awarded a three-year contract for the EPC and installation of PV systems for bp and its customers following a competitive commercial bid process, with Solivus’ rooftop technology to be included in bp’s energy solution portfolio. “As we transition to an integrated energy company, we are committed to meeting customer demands,” says bp’s […]

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Sol Systems has completed financing for its Eldorado Project in Saline County, Ill., which is expected to utilize domestically manufactured solar panels and racking while also featuring a pollinator habitat to better unify project development with the surrounding ecosystem. The project involves entering long-term rental leases with more than 19 local landowners, and the company […]

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Sweden-based Midsummer has entered into a collaboration with Soprasolar to integrate Midsummer’s thin-film solar panels into Soprasolar roof membranes. Soprasolar, a Soprema subsidiary, says that with this collaboration, it will be able to offer panels to customers whose roofs cannot withstand the weight of the silicon panel product the company also offers. “The market is […]

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Primergy Solar has closed commitments for $588 million in debt financing for the 408 MW Ash Creek Solar project in Hill County, Texas, while also signing a long-term PPA with Microsoft for the plant’s full capacity. Primergy has engaged SOLV Energy as the project’s EPC partner. Construction has started, and once operational, the project is […]

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Excelsior Energy Capital has sold a 38 solar energy and solar+storage project portfolio to BlackRock’s Evergreen Infrastructure Partners Fund, divesting its entire stake as part of the transaction. The project portfolio consists of operational solar and battery storage distributed generation projects with a total nameplate capacity of 89 MW. This transaction is the company’s first […]

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Standard Solar has acquired an 18.5 MW, six-project solar portfolio in Vermont from local developer MHG Solar that is slated to provide energy to the state’s electric utilities under the Standard Offer Program. The portfolio projects, spread across Vermont, are: the 2.9 MW Evergreen Solar in Fair Haven, the 3.3 MW Halladay Solar in Middlebury, […]

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Carnival Corp. has cut the ribbon for a solar park at its Amber Cove Cruise Center in the Dominican Republic, where the company says the project’s 1,800 solar panels will supply 80% of the port’s energy demand. Carnival, Carnival Cruise Line and Amber Cove Cruise Center celebrated with a ribbon cutting. Included in attendance was […]

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NextEnergy Capital has announced a further capital commitment of $100 million to its fifth strategy, NextPower V ESG, an OECD-focused solar and battery storage strategy targeting $1.5 billion with a $2 billion hard cap that has secured $580 million in commitments to date. The additional capital was committed by a European pension fund, joining existing […]

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Solivus has been awarded a three-year contract for the EPC and installation of PV systems for bp and its customers following a competitive commercial bid process, with Solivus’ rooftop technology to be included in bp’s energy solution portfolio. “As we transition to an integrated energy company, we are committed to meeting customer demands,” says bp’s […]

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rPlus Energies’ Green River Energy Center recently amended its PPA with PacifiCorp to quadruple the project’s battery storage capacity, from 400 MWh to 1,600 MWh. Construction is expected to commence in the second quarter of this year. “After a decade-long, successful partnership, this milestone project marks the third contracted collaboration between rPlus and PacifiCorp,” says […]

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