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Site Map Helps Companies Identify Low-Impact Renewable Energy Possibilities

The Nature Conservancy has publicly released a map to help companies and communities identify the most promising places in the central U.S. to quickly develop renewable energy while avoiding impacts to important wildlife and habitats. Called Site Renewables Right, the new analysis combines more than 100 GIS layers of wildlife habitat and land use data, […]

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Silicon Ranch Picks Contractor to Build 125 MW Solar Farm in Georgia

Black & Veatch has been selected by Silicon Ranch Corp. to build a sprawling, 125 MW AC solar array in Lee County in southwestern Georgia. Once construction is completed later this year, the DeSoto I Solar Farm will be among the biggest solar installations in the Southeast. Nashville-based Silicon Ranch developed and is funding the […]

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Standard Solar Increases Maine Portfolio with 6.97 MW Community Solar Project

Standard Solar Inc. has acquired a 6.97 MW, 17,785-panel community solar project in Trenton, Maine. This acquisition adds to the company’s existing 50 MW portfolio in the state. “This newest addition to our ownership portfolio in Maine signifies an important step in our push to bring cleaner energy to business and communities and our nation […]

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NewHydrogen Targets Renewable Energy Sites for Green Hydrogen Generators

NewHydrogen Inc. is beginning to provide green hydrogen generators to intermittent renewable power sites, such as wind and solar farms, to demonstrate economic viability and new technology under development. Under the terms of a manufacturing supply agreement, Verde LLC, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of green hydrogen generation systems, will supply the company with hydrogen generation systems. […]

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Josiah Mault, Jesse Broehl Join RCG’s North American Team

The Renewables Consulting (RCG), an ERM Group company, is ramping up its North America team in anticipation of significant growth with the appointments of Josiah Mault and Jesse Broehl. Over the coming months, RCG plans to accelerate its hiring in North America to as many as 30 staff through a combination of local experts and […]

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Companies Collaborate to Recycle PV Module Silicon into PERC Solar Cells

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, together with German PV module recycling company Reiling GmbH & Co. KG, have developed a solution in which silicon in discarded modules is recycled on an industrial scale and reused to produce new PERC solar cells. Most […]

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New Autonomous Drone Stations Launch to Monitor Large Solar Farms

H3 Dynamics is debuting a new robots-as-a-service solution for autonomous solar farm monitoring in partnership with Sitemark, a specialist AI-analytics company from Belgium. The new partnership combines the DBX drone-in-a-box robots from H3 Dynamics with visual and thermal analytics from Sitemark to automate and scale up remote monitoring operations in large solar farm installations. Sitemark’s […]

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MPC Energy Acquires Los Santos Solar Project in Mexico

MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) has completed the acquisition of Los Santos Solar I project, located in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. The plant is operational since 2017 and has a capacity of 15.8 MWp, with the potential to be extended to 90 MWp. The project has a USD-denominated power purchase agreement (PPA) with Leoni Cable, […]

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Biden Issues Proclamation Extending Tariffs on Imported Solar, But Bifacial Still Excluded

President Joe Biden has determined that the safeguard action on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells, whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products, continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy the serious injury to the domestic industry, and that there is evidence that the domestic industry is making a positive […]

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El Paso Electric Issues Additional RFP for Texas Community Solar Program

El Paso Electric (EPE) has released a request for proposal (RFP) for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a 10 MW utility-scale solar generating facility coupled with an optional 3 MW battery energy storage system. This RFP is for the expansion of EPE’s existing, fully subscribed, Texas Community Solar Program. This project will […]

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President Issues Proclamation on Positive Adjustments to Import Competition for Select PV Cells

The President has determined that the safeguard action on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells, whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products, continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy the serious injury to the domestic industry, and that there is evidence that the domestic industry is making a positive adjustment […]

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DTE Energy Issues RFP for Renewable Energy Projects

DTE Energy is adding new renewable energy projects totaling approximately 500 MW due to the continued growth of its MIGreenPower voluntary renewable energy program. Supported by 35 industrial, 450 small business and more than 48,000 residential customers, MIGreenPower enables DTE Electric customers to attribute even more of their electricity use to renewable energy, beyond the […]

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