Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, U.S shipments of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules reached a record high of 21.8 million peak kilowatts in 2020 – 5.4 million peak kilowatts more than in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Annual Solar Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report. Solar PV module shipments include imports, exports, and modules produced […]
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EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) and Clean Power Alliance (CPA) have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Desert Quartzite Solar-plus-Storage Project. The California project, consisting of a 300 MW AC solar project coupled with a 600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), is expected to begin delivery of electricity to CPA’s customers […]
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Quanta Services Inc. is acquiring Blattner Holding Company, a utility-scale renewable energy infrastructure solutions provider in North America. Minnesota-based Blattner provides front-end engineering, procurement, project management and construction services to renewable energy developers for wind, solar and energy storage projects. The consideration to be paid at closing for the transaction is approximately $2.7 billion. Blattner […]
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Array Technologies, a manufacturer of ground-mounted systems used in solar energy projects, has entered into a multi-year supply arrangement with steelmaker POSCO to diversify and strengthen its global supply chain. Array will now have access to POSCO’s proprietary PosMAC material – an alloy-coated corrosion-resistant steel. POSCO will cooperate with a Korean local fabricator to convert […]
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Clearloop has broken ground on its 1 MW solar farm in Jackson, Tenn. – a utility-scale solar farm directly financed by solar offsets. It is the first domestic solar project of its kind to be funded by consumer brands, enterprise companies and individuals in return for carbon offsets. The Jackson solar farm, which will reclaim […]
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Quanta Services Inc. is acquiring Blattner Holding Company, a utility-scale renewable energy infrastructure solutions provider in North America. The Minnesota-based Blattner provides front-end engineering, procurement, project management and construction services to renewable energy developers for wind, solar and energy storage projects. The consideration to be paid at closing for the transaction is approximately $2.7 billion. […]
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Invenergy, a global developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions, has completed term and construction financing for the 200 MW Calhoun Solar project, its first solar project in Michigan. CoBank, Natixis and Export Development Canada acted as lead arrangers for the financing, which includes a construction loan that converts into a back-leverage term loan, sponsor […]
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RWE Renewables has signed contracts with LG Energy Solution to provide an integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) for two of RWE’s upcoming projects with co-located solar PV facilities in the U.S. “We’re delighted to join forces with LG Energy Solution to secure equipment helping us realize two important solar plus storage projects as we […]
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Signal Energy, an EPC contractor based in Tennessee, has completed construction of the 418 MWp Juno Solar Project in Borden County, Texas. The project was delivered on time and is now producing enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 40,000 homes. “Building solar projects of this size during a pandemic and the subsequent strains […]
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Energy Transfer has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with San Francisco-based SB Energy for 120 MW of electricity from its Eiffel Solar project in northeast Texas. Energy Transfer is a Fortune 100 midstream energy company based in Dallas. SB Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., is scheduled to begin construction […]
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Arevon Energy Inc. has selected Nextracker for its upcoming 1.5 GW portfolio of projects in Indiana and Nevada. Nextracker will supply NX Horizon smart solar trackers with TrueCapture and NX Navigator software and control systems for advanced monitoring, control and asset management. Indiana will host five of these solar power plants: Elliott (200 MW), Gibson […]
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Invenergy and Guzman Energy, a Colorado-based wholesale power provider, have signed a 127 MW power purchase agreement for the Boutique Solar project, which is currently in development in Montezuma County, Colo. Developed by Invenergy, the project is expected to be operational at the end of 2025. “Invenergy is proud to partner with Guzman Energy to […]
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