Canadian Solar Inc. has sold its 100 MW Azuma Kofuji solar project, located in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture. Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. facilitated the sale to Japanese investors. Recurrent Energy‘s local subsidiary will continue to provide long-term operations and maintenance services for the plant after the transaction. The Azuma Kofuji solar project began commercial operation in […]

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Nexamp, a developer and manager of solar and storage assets, has secured more than $400 million in tax equity and debt commitments led by U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance and Mitsubishi UFJ Finance Group (MUFG), respectively.  This latest round of financing will support the creation of 49 solar and battery storage projects in six states spanning […]

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BayWa r.e. Solar Systems, the distribution arm of BayWa r.e. in the United States, will now include Tesla Powerwall, a rechargeable battery storage system. BayWa r.e. will add Tesla Powerwall in California and is already working to expand availability to other U.S. states in the coming months. Tesla Powerwall eliminates the need for consistent utility […]

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ESA, a provider of clean energy solutions, has completed the first phase of a new solar farm project in central Florida. This three-phase project is part of ESA’s ongoing effort to provide pathways to decarbonization for companies and communities nationwide. The project will consist of three 1.2 MW DC systems that will support all the […]

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Enphase Energy Inc. has launched the IQ Battery 5P, its most powerful home battery to date, for customers in the United States and Puerto Rico. The IQ Battery 5P is modular by design and can deliver 3.84 kW continuous power and 7.68 kW peak power for three seconds, offering homeowners the ability to start and […]

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Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc., a technology-enabled point-of-sale finance company, and Solar Insure, a solar monitoring and warranty company, have formed a strategic partnership. The collaboration will enable Sunlight’s installer partners to seamlessly offer homeowners Solar Insure’s 30-year monitoring and solar warranty service for residential solar installations. “Thoughtfully assessing risk has always been a strategic focus […]

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Energy Toolbase, a software platform for solar and storage developers, and Green Bridge Energy, an investment and technology platform for clean energy projejcts, have joined forces to provide Northeast-based commercial solar developer RISE with financing for a solar system to power a nonprofit, private college. RISE tapped Green Bridge Energy’s financing solution within the ETB […]

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Utility-scale solar developer and manager Lightsource bp is beginning commercial operation of its 152.5 MW AC/173 MW DC Bellflower Solar project, located about 40 miles east of Indianapolis in Henry and Rush counties, Indiana. Lightsource bp developed, financed and will own and operate Bellflower Solar, and it has entered into a virtual power purchase agreement […]

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Toyota and renewable energy company Savion have executed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for the automotive manufacturer to offtake 100 MW of the electricity generated from Savion’s Martin County Solar Project. The project is converting the former Martiki Coal Mine, a brownfield site in Martin County, on the border of Kentucky and West Virginia, […]

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Catalyze, a clean energy transition company that serves commercial and industrial customers, recently inaugurated its Amherst, N.Y., solar farm. The 6.4 MW facility will produce clean energy on behalf of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA), which serves low- to moderate-income residential customers. Ampion, a community solar subscription management company, enrolled the BMHA. More than […]

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Origami Solar, developers of a patent-pending steel frame for solar modules, says production samples of its new Gen 2 steel module frame are ready for evaluation and certification testing.  Leveraging investment in U.S. module-production capacity by sourcing domestic steel frames can lower costs, create jobs and tap into domestic content incentives in the Inflation Reduction […]

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Panasonic has elevated 12 authorized members of its Panasonic Installer Program to Elite- and Premium-level status. “The expanded installer network will give more homeowners the opportunity to purchase high-quality Evervolt solar energy solutions protected by industry leading warranties from a trusted brand with over a century of proven staying power,” says David Lopez, national sales […]

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