D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), a North American renewable energy producer, and Entergy New Orleans have broken ground on two Louisiana solar projects – the Iris Solar project in Washington Parish and St. James Solar project in St. James Parish. Together, the projects represent the largest solar facility currently under construction in Louisiana and […]
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Generac Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of energy technology, has signed an agreement to acquire Enbala Power Networks Inc., a distributed energy resources (DERs) technology company. The deal solidifies Generac’s position in Smart Grid 2.0 technologies and opens opportunities for the company as a grid services provider. Denver-based Enbala is a provider of distributed energy optimization […]
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Consulting and engineering firm Terracon says it has further enhanced Stage1, a site-selection tool, to now include environmental and geotechnical condition assessment. Stage1 combines Terracon’s extensive project data, compiled over its 50-plus-year history, with environmental and geologic data sources from more than 700 public and private map sources, and curates it with the local experience […]
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Clean Power Alliance (CPA) has advanced a new solar+storage project and has added new storage to an already contracted solar project. The CPA board of directors recently approved the Daggett Solar & Storage project and an amended Arlington Solar project. The two projects will add 123 MW of renewable energy capacity and a combined 193.5 […]
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Schneider Electric Solar, a multinational company providing energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability, has launched the MPPT 100 600 Solar Charge Controller. The MPPT 100, combined with Schneider Electric’s storage inverters, creates a solar+storage solution that contributes to the world’s transition to a carbon-neutral energy landscape. The Conext MPPT 100 expands Schneider […]
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Canadian Solar Inc., a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules and provider of solar energy solutions, says it has reached the financial close of its 126 MWp Tastiota project in Sonora, Mexico. The non-recourse financing package, arranged by Canadian Solar, was provided by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC). SMBC acted as the sole structuring bank and […]
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Aptos Solar Technology, a supplier of high-performance solar modules, has successfully completed accelerated environmental tests performed by the Renewable Energy Testing Center (RETC), an engineering services and certification testing provider for renewable energy products. The data revealed from testing confirms the reliability of Aptos Solar Technology’s DNA modules for extreme weather conditions over an extended […]
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Renewable energy companies from a diverse cross-section of the solar industry have joined together to launch the Ultra Low-Carbon Solar Alliance. The alliance will work to build greater market awareness around how solar supply chain decarbonization is producing solar panels with low embodied carbon to help governments and companies meet aggressive sustainability goals. The COVID-19 […]
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The Royal Bank of Canada has appointed Renewables Consulting Group (RCG), a specialized expert services firm that supports the global renewable energy sector, as its independent engineer on two Alberta pre-construction solar projects owned by BluEarth Renewables. The firm is currently providing technical due diligence services on the Yellow Lake and Burdett solar projects and is […]
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Tech giants, major retailers and other corporate leaders are making significant investments in clean energy and have installed 1,286 MW of new commercial solar capacity in the U.S. in 2019, the second-largest year on record according to the latest Solar Means Business report. The annual report, released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), tracks […]
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Peck Company Holdings Inc., a commercial solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, has signed a 5.3 MW contract in Rhode Island with a longtime customer. The $7.256 million contract for a project located in Rhode Island is targeted to be completed in the first quarter of 2021. Peck’s expansion into the state complements the […]
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Sigora Solar, a residential and commercial solar company, has acquired Aztec Solar, a solar energy solutions provider, in a strategic growth move that supports Sigora’s expansion plans. “We are on a mission to expand access to energy solutions for all types of customers,” says Logan Landry, CEO of Sigora Solar. “We are driven by a […]
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