Novatus Energy and Southwest Generation, U.S.-based independent power producers, have completed a merger of the two companies to create Onward Energy. Onward Energy will continue under common ownership by institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Onward Energy says it owns 43 wind, solar, and natural gas generating projects across 16 states and will […]
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Canadian Solar Inc., a global solar technology company, says its wholly-owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, has completed the sale of the Slate project to Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC (GSRP). The Slate project is a 300 MW AC solar plus 140.25 MW / 561 MWh storage project located in Kings County, Calif., and has commenced construction. […]
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Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company, has unveiled its plans to deliver 100% carbon-free energy to customers by 2050, continuing its commitment to climate, customers and communities through its EnergyForward strategy. Minnesota Power says its vision for a carbon-free future builds on its recent achievement of now providing 50% renewable energy to its customers. In its […]
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PepsiCo Inc. has unveiled plans to more than double its climate goal, targeting a reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by more than 40% by 2030. In addition, the company has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, one decade earlier than called for in the Paris Agreement. PepsiCo’s sustainability strategy focuses […]
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Energy Materials Corp. (EMC), a company that specializes in the development of high-speed roll-to-roll manufacturing of solar energy panels, has developed an enabling process to print transparent conductors as part of the scale-up of its inline manufacturing process. EMC says roll-to-roll printing of metal conductors on Corning Willow Glass (flexible glass) at 60 meters per […]
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ENGIE North America says it added nearly 2 GW of renewable energy to the U.S. in 2020 as part of its commitment to deliver 9 GW of renewable energy capacity globally between 2019 and 2021. ENGIE says the six grid-scale wind projects and two grid-scale solar projects contributed to the company’s record pace of renewable […]
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Distributed Solar Development (DSD), a company that specializes in development, structured financing, project acquisition and long-term asset ownership, has acquired a two-project, 10 MW community solar portfolio in Lenox, N.Y. Both projects are ground-mounted and were purchased 75% complete from a mid-stage development partner. DSD will oversee project management through the rest of construction, which […]
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GameChange Solar has unveiled the BifacialReflector, a patent-pending new technology that increases power production for the GameChange Solar Genius Tracker with bifacial modules. The technology is a highly reflective (.95 albedo), permanent solid surface up to 4 m wide, which reflects light from just above ground level to the back of the bifacial modules. GameChange […]
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ReneSola Ltd., a fully integrated solar project developer, has entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of projects located in Hungary to Obton, an international solar investment company headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark. “Over the past several years we have demonstrated our expertise in developing and operating solar projects, closing financing transactions and monetizing projects […]
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Lightsource bp, a global developer and manager of solar energy projects, has secured a proxy generation power purchase agreement (pgPPA) with the Capital Solutions unit of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) – in partnership with Nephila Climate. The pgPPA is for electricity generated by Lightsource bp’s 153 MW Briar Creek solar farm, located in […]
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SunPower Corp., a solar technology and energy services provider, says it will close SunPower Manufacturing Oregon LLC, its solar panel manufacturing plant in Hillsboro, Ore. “We made the difficult but necessary decision to close our plant after careful evaluation and the change in focus of our business over recent months,” says Tom Werner, chairman of […]
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Sunworks Inc., a provider of solar power solutions for agriculture, commercial and industrial, public works and residential markets, says the company’s board of directors has appointed Gaylon Morris as its new CEO and a member of the board of directors. “The board believes Morris is the ideal CEO to lead Sunworks through its next growth […]
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