The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the first proposed projects under the department’s Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative, an effort to repurpose parts of DOE-owned lands into clean energy sites. DOE will enter into lease negotiations with both selected solar energy developers for projects within the 890 square mile Idaho National Laboratory (INL) […]
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Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has signed a 15-year resource adequacy agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) for LRE’s 112.5 MW Sierra Pinta Energy Storage project, located in Yuma County, Ariz. The project is a standalone BESS facility, adjacent to the company’s 179 MW White Wing Ranch Solar project, currently under construction. “We are […]
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5N+ has renewed its supply agreement with First Solar, under which 5N+ is slated to increase its supply of cadmium telluride semiconductor materials to First Solar for the manufacturing of thin-film PV modules. “We are pleased to have once again successfully extended our longstanding partnership under favorable terms, and proud to support First Solar as […]
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Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has signed a 15-year long-term resource adequacy agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for LRE’s 112.5 MW Sierra Pinta Energy Storage project, located in Yuma County, Ariz. The project is a standalone BESS facility, adjacent to the company’s 179 MW White Wing Ranch Solar project, currently under construction. “We […]
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is slated to expand its existing community solar programs, as well as launch a new one, in order to receive funding that includes the Solar For All grant awarded to California by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The decision doubles the Disadvantaged Community Green Tariff Program capacity to 144 […]
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Recurrent Energy, a Canadian Solar subsidiary, has closed on a $500 million investment by BlackRock through a fund managed by its Climate Infrastructure business. The transaction, announced in January, has been completed following the receipt of the second and final payment. The first payment took place in June. As agreed between the parties, BlackRock’s total […]
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Macquarie Asset Management and Sol Systems have jointly invested $85 million in support of the construction and operation of five utility-scale solar projects in Illinois and Ohio. Macquarie provided the investment on a fully bilateral basis in the form of a six-year term loan facility. The facility is subordinated to senior debt and tax equity […]
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SC Solar’s U.S. subsidiary has opened the doors to its production facility, located in Dallas. The company says it has provided 30 of its automated solar module production lines to the U.S. in previous years, adding that the newly established subsidiary will inherit the company’s strategy of automated production lines. In his address, the company’s […]
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The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) has approved an application by PNM Resources subsidiary Public Service Company of New Mexico for new energy resources to be added by 2026. PNM filed its application in October after issuing a request for proposals the previous year to identify potential new resources available. The approved resources consist […]
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TotalEnergies and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) in California have dedicated the 4.6 MW Orinda Photovoltaic Solar Energy Project, the district’s largest solar facility. Designed, built, owned and operated by TotalEnergies, the project will supply EBMUD with approximately 10 million kWh of solar energy annually under a long-term PPA. THe site contains 12,000 […]
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is slated to expand its existing community solar programs, as well as launch a new one, in order to receive funding that includes the Solar For All grant awarded to California by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The decision doubles the Disadvantaged Community Green Tariff Program capacity to 144 […]
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FTC Solar has launched its Automated Hail Stow Solution, aimed at minimizing solar panel damage caused by hail storms. In response to the challenges brought on by hail storms, the company collaborated with VDE Americas to study hail events and their impact on solar panel installations. This led to the development of a hail stow strategy […]
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