Pivot Energy and EPC provider GreenSpark Solar have completed a four project, 22 MW Upstate New York solar portfolio with agrivoltaics. The projects, owned and developed by Pivot, are enrolled in the Remote Crediting program, geared towards commercial subscribers, local farms, nursing homes and school districts. The company says the portfolio is made up of […]
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Global investment in clean energy is on track to reach nearly double the amount going to fossil fuels in 2024, according to the IEA’s latest annual World Energy Investment report. Total energy investment worldwide is expected to exceed $3 trillion in 2024 for the first time, with some $2 trillion set to go toward clean […]
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National Grid Renewables’ Copperhead Solar and Storage Project, located in Falls County, Texas, has begun commercial operations. Located within the ERCOT market, the project is a 150 MW solar and 100 MWh BESS project. The project will contribute $600,000 through the Copperhead Community Fund to three volunteer fire departments and a youth athletic organization in […]
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Lotus Infrastructure Partners has completed its acquisition of PNE USA from PNE AG, a renewable energy company based in Cuxhaven, Germany. Led by CEO Karl Dahlstrom, PNE USA has developed and monetized 877 MW of wind and solar projects to date. It will operate as Allium Renewable Energy effective immediately. “We are excited to partner […]
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5N+ has renewed its supply agreement with First Solar, under which 5N+ is slated to increase its supply of cadmium telluride semiconductor materials to First Solar for the manufacturing of thin-film PV modules. “We are pleased to have once again successfully extended our longstanding partnership under favorable terms, and proud to support First Solar as […]
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the first proposed projects under the department’s Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative, an effort to repurpose parts of DOE-owned lands into clean energy sites. DOE will enter into lease negotiations with both selected solar energy developers for projects within the 890 square mile Idaho National Laboratory (INL) […]
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Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has signed a 15-year resource adequacy agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) for LRE’s 112.5 MW Sierra Pinta Energy Storage project, located in Yuma County, Ariz. The project is a standalone BESS facility, adjacent to the company’s 179 MW White Wing Ranch Solar project, currently under construction. “We are […]
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5N+ has renewed its supply agreement with First Solar, under which 5N+ is slated to increase its supply of cadmium telluride semiconductor materials to First Solar for the manufacturing of thin-film PV modules. “We are pleased to have once again successfully extended our longstanding partnership under favorable terms, and proud to support First Solar as […]
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Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has signed a 15-year long-term resource adequacy agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for LRE’s 112.5 MW Sierra Pinta Energy Storage project, located in Yuma County, Ariz. The project is a standalone BESS facility, adjacent to the company’s 179 MW White Wing Ranch Solar project, currently under construction. “We […]
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is slated to expand its existing community solar programs, as well as launch a new one, in order to receive funding that includes the Solar For All grant awarded to California by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The decision doubles the Disadvantaged Community Green Tariff Program capacity to 144 […]
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Recurrent Energy, a Canadian Solar subsidiary, has closed on a $500 million investment by BlackRock through a fund managed by its Climate Infrastructure business. The transaction, announced in January, has been completed following the receipt of the second and final payment. The first payment took place in June. As agreed between the parties, BlackRock’s total […]
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Macquarie Asset Management and Sol Systems have jointly invested $85 million in support of the construction and operation of five utility-scale solar projects in Illinois and Ohio. Macquarie provided the investment on a fully bilateral basis in the form of a six-year term loan facility. The facility is subordinated to senior debt and tax equity […]
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