Enel North America, through its affiliate 3Sun USA LLC, has chosen Inola, Okla., as the site of its new industrial-scale manufacturing facility for photovoltaic cells and modules. The over 2 million-square-foot, 3 GW factory, about 25 miles east of Tulsa, Okla., represents a planned investment in excess of $1 billion, creating approximately 1,000 new direct […]
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TransUnion has secured an 8.5 MW agreement with Constellation to purchase renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of its Chicago headquarters, which will also reduce TransUnion’s emissions associated with purchased electricity (Scope 2 emissions). Through a 12-year agreement beginning in April 2025, TransUnion will purchase energy and renewable energy certificates (RECs) generated by […]
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Xcel Energy, an energy provider in the western and midwestern United States, has broken ground at the Sherco Solar project near Becker, Minn., which is expected to become the Upper Midwest’s largest solar array serving customers across the region. The 460 MW project will provide enough clean energy to power 100,000 homes once complete in […]
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Suntuity Renewables, a provider of renewable energy solutions, and Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, have entered into an agreement to become a combined, publicly traded company. After the transaction closes, the combined company will be named Suntuity Inc. (New Suntuity), and its Class A common stock and warrants are expected […]
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Polar Racking, a North American supplier and manufacturer of solar mounting solutions, has added two U.S. manufacturing facilities to produce solar mounting solutions. Located in Michigan and Florida, the facilities will help Polar Racking meet the growing demand for U.S. manufactured solar mounting solutions, reduce lead times and help build the domestic solar industry market. […]
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Peninsula Clean Energy, a Community Choice Aggregation agency, has reached a 15-year deal to exclusively receive 45 MW of battery storage from a four-hour lithium-ion battery project that Terra-Gen will develop near Barstow in San Bernardino County, Calif. The energy storage facility is a part of a larger redevelopment of the existing SEGS VIII solar […]
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rPlus Energies has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Idaho Power for a new 200 MW facility in Ada County, Idaho, called Pleasant Valley Solar. It is currently the largest contracted solar facility in Idaho Power’s system. The project was awarded a PPA through a negotiated process with Meta and Idaho Power, who developed […]
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Ojjo, a provider of solar foundations, has expanded the compatibility of its patented Earth Truss System to include racking, mounting and tracking solutions from GameChange Solar. GameChange Solar joins existing Ojjo tracker partners Array Technologies and Nextracker. Ojjo’s novel design typically requires significantly less steel volume and labor as compared to conventional piles, delivering value […]
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CDE Lightband, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Silicon Ranch have broken ground on two solar farms in Clarksville, Tenn.: the 2 MW Solar Band – Red Array and the 4.75 MW Solar Band – Orange Array. Both projects are expected to be operational and delivering energy to the Clarksville community in December. “These solar farms […]
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EE North America, a subsidiary of European Energy, has agreed to sell a 350 MW utility-scale solar project in Texas to Osaka Gas USA Corp. (OGUSA). The project is expected to be operational in 2025. This transaction emphasizes EE North America’s goal to lead the global transition to green energy by delivering fully integrated, commercially […]
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Qcells says it is investing $100 million to accelerate the commercialization of perovskite-based tandem cells – a next-generation solar cell technology designed to boost solar panel efficiency. Qcells’ parent company, Hanwha Solutions, says it will build a pilot tandem-cell production line at its Jincheon factory in South Korea. The facility is expected to be operational […]
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Agilitas Energy, an integrated developer, builder, owner and operator of distributed energy storage and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, has entered into a strategic development partnership with Oak Square Partners, a full-service renewable energy developer specializing in solar PV and battery storage projects in New England. The companies will work together to accelerate the development of […]
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