Extreme weather events that fall outside of traditionally modeled natural catastrophe (Nat Cat) definitions – including hailstorms, wildfires and extreme cold – are continuing to increase rapidly in frequency and severity, resulting in significant losses in the renewable energy sector. According to a new report from GCube Insurance Services (GCube), an insurer for renewable energy […]

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Solar Energy Partners (SEP), a company that offers a white glove service in researching, comparing, selecting and installing residential solar panels, has merged with Standard Energy, a California-based solar energy company. The merger is set to accelerate SEP’s growth, enabling the company to expand its footprint into several other states and offer its services to […]

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Solar Support, a specialized engineering company, says it now offers independent plant and equipment end-of-warranty assessment services for utility-PV asset owners.  The services include onsite review of system and equipment performance as well as detailed documentation owners can use to secure support before EPC and manufacturer warranties lapse. This work builds upon Solar Support’s inverter […]

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RIC Energy, a renewable energy project developer, and Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC (GSRP) have partnered to develop a portfolio of solar projects in New York. Under this partnership, GSRP will acquire 47 MW of community solar facilities located in upstate New York from RIC. “We are extremely excited to be working with the very […]

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Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc. (IEA), an infrastructure construction company with renewable energy and specialty civil expertise, says the solar project development and engineering services group from Merit SI LLC, an expert sustainable energy infrastructure company, has joined IEA.  The addition of Merit SI’s personnel will enable the company to enhance its benefits to commercial, […]

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Source Renewables, a renewable energy company focused on community solar and clean energy development throughout New York, says it plans to develop two community solar projects on the Marilla Street Landfill in South Buffalo that will create new jobs, provide the city with tax revenue and generate savings for local Buffalo residents. Source Renewables has […]

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NV Energy has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to design, engineer, procure, deliver and install a 350 kW community solar project at Mojave High School, a Title 1 school located in North Las Vegas, Nev. The project will be the first of several community-based solar resource projects developed as part of the Expanded Solar […]

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There was a total of 2,156 MWh of new energy storage systems  brought online in Q4  2020 – this was an increase of  182% from Q3 2020, making Q4 the new record quarter for U.S. storage, according to Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report. As prices […]

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White Pine Renewables has completed the 4.78 MW Healdsburg Floating Solar Project in Healdsburg, Calif.: the largest floating solar project completed in the U.S. to date. The electricity generated by the project, which is sited on ponds at the city’s wastewater treatment plant, will cover approximately 8% of the city’s total energy demand and is […]

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AEP Energy Partners (AEPEP), a subsidiary of American Electric Power Co. (AEP), has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for off-take from new solar, new/repowered wind facilities, and standalone or co-located battery energy storage systems (BESS) located in PJM territory.  For the PJM sited projects, the company is seeking renewable energy purchase agreements of 10, […]

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RE2 Robotics, a developer of intelligent mobile robotic manipulation systems, has been awarded $1.9 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to develop a robotic system for the outdoor autonomous manipulation of photovoltaic panels (O-AMPP). The O-AMPP program will enable RE2 to apply its outdoor, autonomous robotic technology, […]

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McCarthy, a privately held national construction company, has been selected by Lightsource bp as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for two utility-scale solar farms in Texas.  McCarthy is responsible for the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of the facilities. The 163 MW Elm Branch Solar Farm is located approximately 40 miles south of […]

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