Hanwha Solutions Corp. has made a strategic investment in polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon ASA in order to secure low-carbon photovoltaic materials. Hanwha, which operates energy solution provider Q CELLS, is purchasing a 16.67% stake in REC Silicon for $160.47 million, becoming a co-leading shareholder of the polysilicon manufacturer with Aker Horizons, a Norway-headquartered investment firm […]

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Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), has submitted requests for proposals for renewable energy resources to supply the needs of its customers. The RFPs solicit bids for the purchase of wind energy resources of up to 2,800 MW and solar energy resources up to 1,350 MW.  Wind energy […]

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D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), a renewable energy producer, has signed three renewable energy off-take agreements with Entergy Louisiana (ELL). The solar facilities will be built under power purchase agreements (PPAs) or build transfer agreements (BTAs) with ELL to support its growing renewable energy portfolio in the region and help power local customers’ electricity […]

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For more than a decade, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has partnered with the U.S. Department of the Navy to support clean energy and resilience at installations across the globe. One of the latest projects was completed at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), located on the west side of the Hawaiian […]

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Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc. (IEA), an infrastructure construction company with renewable energy and specialty civil expertise, has been awarded a 50 MW AC solar contract to construct the Turkey Creek Solar Ranch in Garrard County in Kentucky. Silicon Ranch Corp., an independent solar power producer, awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to […]

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Saint-Gobain and its building products subsidiary, CertainTeed, have finalized a lease agreement for the installation of solar projects at two of its manufacturing sites in Berlin and Wayne, N.J., supporting the sustainability efforts of the state’s electrical grid. The projects come only weeks after the company announced its new global Grow and Impact strategy, which […]

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Green Power Developers, a New Jersey-based solar energy developer, and Rosemawr Sustainable Infrastructure Management, the sustainable infrastructure investment arm of Rosemawr Management, have begun developing, constructing and financing a portfolio of commercial and industrial solar projects across New Jersey. “New Jersey is our home base and we are excited to continue to deploy solar energy […]

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AC Power LLC, a solar development company, was awarded a 2.8 MW DC project on the Global Sanitary Landfill site in Old Bridge Township in New Jersey. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) awarded the project as part of their competitive bid process for the second year of the Community Solar Pilot Program. […]

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According to U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electric Power Annual, solar power has accounted for 3% of U.S. electricity generation from all sources in 2020. In the Short-Term Energy Outlook, EIA forecasts that solar will account for 4% of U.S. electricity generation in 2021 and 5% in 2022. In the Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021) […]

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The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) has released a new report showing how cities are using energy technologies and infrastructure upgrades to advance local energy and climate goals, helping the U.S. make further progress in addressing its growing energy and climate challenges. The 103-city survey finds that all-electric vehicles, LED lighting, low-energy buildings and […]

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Trimark Associates Inc. says it has integrated the ISO-New England (ISO-NE) Solar Plant Future Availability (SPFA) functionality into its SCADA platform. This addition combines real-time data with other sources to provide the ISO-mandated hourly and daily forecasts of solar power generation. The integration leverages Trimark’s cloud-based Vantage system to collect site data, combine it with […]

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Solar Alliance Energy Inc. has completed the acquisition of a 298 kW project in New York State from Abundant Solar Power Inc. The project acquisition represents the first project Solar Alliance will own and operate under a 30-year power purchase agreement. Construction will commence in early 2022. “The completion of this acquisition is a clear […]

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