Alabama Power and Mercedes Benz U.S. International Inc. (MBUSI) have received approval from the Alabama Public Service Commission for the proposed 80 MW Letohatchee Solar Project in Lowndes County, south of Montgomery. Under a 15-year contract, MBUSI will receive all the renewable energy credits (RECs) from the facility, which will cover a significant portion of […]
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Boralex Inc. has commissioned its first floating solar farm, in Peyrolles-en-Provence, in the French area of Bouches-du-Rhône. The facility consists of more than 43,000 photovoltaic panels for a total installed capacity of 12 MW AC, assembled into a 12-hectare island in the “Chapeliers” basin, a former gravel pit undergoing a global redevelopment operation. The site […]
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Westbridge Energy Corp. has acquired a 75% controlling interest in Sunnynook Solar Energy Inc., which is developing a new 236 MW DC solar photovoltaic (PV) and 100 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project located in Sunnynook, Alberta, Canada. The project has secured site control in the form of a long-term solar lease covering approximately […]
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Daqo New Energy Corp., a manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, has completed construction ahead of schedule and begun pilot production at its new 35,000 MT phase 4B polysilicon production facility. The company expects the facility to gradually ramp up to full production capacity and to increase its total annual production […]
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Airobotics, an Israeli manufacturer of autonomous unmanned aircraft and aerial data platforms, and Solar Drone, an Israeli company specializing in solar farm services, have signed a binding agreement under which Airobotics will develop and supply to Solar Drone a solar panel cleaning drone system. The fully automated system will include a drone docking station for […]
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Florida Blue, the state’s Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, is reducing its overall carbon footprint by at least 50% by making its headquarters and other Jacksonville facilities 100% powered by solar energy. The company is the first corporate participant to sign onto Jacksonville electric utility JEA‘s SolarMax program, an energy sustainability project that focuses on […]
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Mitrex Integrated Solar Technology, a building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) manufacturer, has released its largest tandem solar panel, with a power output of up to 800 W. The Canada-made panels use monocrystalline silicon solar cells and are equipped with Mitrex’s patented anti-reflecting technology, which optimizes electricity generation. Additionally, Mitrex solar panels come with a 25-year warranty. “We […]
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Florida Blue, the state’s Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, is reducing its overall carbon footprint by at least 50% by making its headquarters and other Jacksonville facilities 100% powered by solar energy. The company is the first corporate participant to sign onto Jacksonville electric utility JEA‘s SolarMax program, an energy sustainability project that focuses on […]
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The first phase of Madison Gas and Electric’s (MGE) Badger Hollow Solar Farm is now online and delivering energy to the electric grid. “We are excited to have the first phase of the Badger Hollow Solar Farm in service and delivering carbon-free, cost-effective electricity to our customers for decades to come,” says Jeff Keebler, MGE’s […]
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Enel Green Power has named Paolo Romanacci as the new head of Enel Green Power North America Inc., overseeing Enel’s renewable power generation business line in the U.S. and Canada. He succeeds Georgios Papadimitriou, who has held the position since September 2018. “Paolo Romanacci has proven himself as a talented, effective leader with a wide […]
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BayWa r.e., a renewable energy developer, services and systems provider, has acquired Beacon Solar, the solar distribution division of Beacon, a publicly traded roofing distributor in the U.S. Beacon Solar will be fully integrated into BayWa r.e. Solar Systems LLC, the U.S. solar distribution business. The addition of the Beacon Solar network will increase the […]
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Powin LLC has debuted the Centipede battery energy storage platform: the company’s first fully modular design, complete with pre-integrated segments containing batteries, thermal management equipment, and essential safety systems. Compared to previous generations of Powin’s Stack products and smart enclosures, Centipede requires 50% less time to procure and deploy and 30% less space onsite, while […]
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