ACCIONA has begun construction on the 317 MW Fort Bend Solar Farm outside Houston – the company’s first photovoltaic plant in the U.S. ACCIONA says it plans to double its renewable energy capacity in the U.S. with the addition of more than 1.2 GW of solar photovoltaic energy by the end of 2023. “The start […]

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Solar owner-operator Nautilus Solar Energy LLC has acquired a 6.34 MW DC community solar project in New York from Saturn Power Inc., a Canadian renewable energy developer. The project, located in Norwich, N.Y., in NYSEG utility territory, is expected to start construction in Q2 2021. When fully operational, it will generate approximately 9 million kWh […]

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Ernst Schweizer AG and its subsidiary, DOMA Solartechnik GmbH, are expanding their range of solar mounting systems for flat roofs, MSP-FR – enabling the installation of larger PV modules. As a new addition to the range of east/west (MSP-FR-EW) and south (MSP-FR-S) flat-roof-system solutions for module widths up to 1,205 mm, two new connection channels […]

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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Greengate Power Corp. have initiated construction on Travers Solar, the largest solar photovoltaic project in Canada. Travers Solar will have an installed capacity of approximately 465 MW AC / 691 MW DC, consisting of approximately 1.3 million monocrystalline bifacial solar panels from Jinko Solar Canada. Located in Vulcan County, Alberta, […]

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Amazon has announced another 14 renewable energy projects in the U.S., Canada, Finland and Spain, bringing the company’s total renewable energy investments to date to 10 GW. The latest utility-scale solar and wind projects will supply renewable energy for Amazon’s corporate offices, fulfillment centers and Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers. “We’re driving hard to […]

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Tigo Energy Inc., provider of the Flex MLPE (module-level power electronics) product line, is now offering the TS4-A-F rapid shutdown device (RSD) with fire safety support for solar modules up to 700 W. As solar module power ratings continue to rise, the Tigo TS4-A-F RSD is the foundation for solar installations in all segments: residential, […]

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Fusion Renewables has selected iSun Inc. to provide turnkey development and EPC services for the construction of 118 MW of solar projects across eight sites in North Carolina and South Carolina. The projects were structured by Fusion Renewables, including siting, land control and due diligence. They will be financed and owned by a joint venture […]

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Nelnet Renewable Energy has closed its first solar tax equity co-investor fund for 2021, having teamed up with six banks to invest $11.9 million in a portfolio of solar projects located in Rhode Island and New York. Joining Nelnet in this investment are Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust; First State Bank, Gothenburg, Neb.; Security First […]

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Duke Energy says construction has begun on its 22.6 MW Stony Knoll Solar power plant in Surry County, N.C. The project, which will be owned and operated by Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, was selected as part of the competitive bidding process established by 2017’s solar legislation in North Carolina. The solar plant will contain 76,600 […]

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Nokomis Energy and Rosemawr Sustainable Infrastructure Management say they are partnering on the deployment of more than 50 MW of solar power across Minnesota, in a portfolio consisting of 30 projects. “We partnered with Rosemawr because of their long-term commitment to developing community-based infrastructure,” says Nokomis Energy’s Brendan Dillon. “Minnesota is our home, and the […]

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OYA Solar and Omni Navitas say they are partnering to develop, construct and own 600 MW of community solar projects across the Northeast U.S. OYA and Omni expect to build the first 240 MW of projects under the arrangement in New York over the next 24 months. OYA – which currently has a 2 GW […]

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NEXT Energy Technologies Inc., the developer of a proprietary transparent photovoltaic (PV) coating for commercial windows, has delivered a prototype of its “Window Wall” to Bouygues Construction in Paris. The prototype was delivered by NEXT in collaboration with its partners, Walters & Wolf, a commercial curtain wall manufacturer and glazing subcontractor, and commercial glass fabricator […]

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