Encore Renewable Energy, a company that specializes in the design, development, financing, permitting and construction of solar and energy storage projects, and Greenbacker, a limited partnership that makes corporate debt and equity investments in sustainable infrastructure development companies, have entered into a new agreement for the completion of 14 solar projects aggregating to 28 MW […]

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the winners of the American-Made Solar Prize Round 3 and the 20 semifinalist teams selected to advance to the next phase of Round 4. Through the Solar Prize, DOE works to bring hardware technology innovations to market faster and to bolster competitiveness in solar hardware manufacturing. “Since […]

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Agilitas Energy, a Northeast renewable energy developer, owner and operator, has closed on the sale of a 16.8 MW DC solar photovoltaic portfolio to CarVal Investors. The portfolio is made up of 12 solar projects varying from landfill, ground-mount to rooftop located in New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The majority of the projects were […]

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The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) has approved a stipulation agreement between NV Energy, the regulatory operations staff of the PUCN, Bureau of Consumer Protection and other stakeholders that approves a portion of the company’s integrated resource plan (IRP) amendment and brings the benefits of three new large-scale solar+storage projects. These projects will be […]

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Distributed Solar Development (DSD) has acquired a three-project, 17 MW community solar portfolio from Source Renewables, a New York-based developer focused on community solar assets.  The three projects, one of which includes solar+storage, were developed by Source Renewables from greenfield and are expected to reach commercial operation next summer. “DSD was drawn to the Source […]

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CPS Energy, a municipally owned, fully integrated electric and gas utility, has formally launched a request for proposal (RFP) seeking to add up to 900 MW of solar, 50 MW of energy storage and 500 MW of firming capacity as part of the utility’s new FlexPOWER Bundle initiative. The FlexPOWER Bundle is part of CPS […]

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New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has adopted new regulations to strengthen the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the nation’s first regional program to cap and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector.  The regulations, which have been adopted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and New York State Energy Research […]

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New York has unveiled a new energy storage project that uses an innovation in lithium-ion battery technology. The potential success of this project will demonstrate the safety and use of commercial energy storage systems that could enable more integration of renewable energy resources into the grid.  Located at the New York Power Authority (NYPA) in […]

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Approximately 476  MW of energy storage were  deployed this year – an increase of  240% over the previous high set last quarter, according to Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) recently released U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report. As noted in the research, the new record  for storage  is  not an anomaly but […]

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Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, says its Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business has achieved financial close on the 383 MW DC Eagle Shadow Mountain solar photovoltaic project, located on the Moapa River Indian Reservation in Nevada. This transaction builds on the initial collaboration with 8minute Solar Energy, which continues to oversee […]

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C2 Energy Capital LLC, an investor in renewable energy and storage assets, has purchased California’s largest floating solar project from Ciel & Terre, a company that specializes in the integration of photovoltaic systems “The acquisition of this advanced floating solar system further diversifies and strengthens our power-generation portfolio,” says Candice Michalowicz, co-founder and managing partner […]

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Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co. Ltd., a China-based solar product manufacturer, has released its new generation of products – the S4 half-cell series photovoltaic (PV) modules. According to Seraphim, the new modules can achieve a maximum power output of up to 540 W – with a maximum module efficiency of 21.1% – by integrating 182 […]

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