BayWa r.e. has secured a $115 million credit facility with global financial services firm Nomura to support the development of utility-scale solar and solar+storage projects in the U.S. The credit facility will initially support projects totaling 1.1 GW of solar and 188 MWh of battery storage in several states, including North Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky, Arkansas, […]
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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has approved an agreement with the Rutgers University Agrivoltaics Program (RAP) to facilitate the development and implementation of a Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program over the next three years. The program is designed to demonstrate and study the compatibility of agricultural or horticultural production with solar photovoltaic […]
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Solar energy technology and services provider SunPower has made a minority investment in one of the largest residential solar providers in Minnesota, Wolf River Electric. Through this relationship, Wolf River is expected to accelerate its already high growth trajectory in Minnesota alongside a growing presence in Iowa and Wisconsin, enabling the companies to serve more […]
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First Solar Inc. has signed an agreement to supply 2 GW DC of thin-film photovoltaic modules to Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE), to be delivered in 2026 and 2027. The agreement builds on LRE’s existing relationship with First Solar as a major buyer and operator of the company’s solar technology. This latest agreement is expected to […]
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Sol Systems has acquired a 157 MW DC solar development portfolio near Peoria, Ill., from Illinois-based Trajectory Energy Partners. The company acquired the portfolio as part of its expanding Infrastructure + Impact business and is now developing more than 700 MW of solar across Illinois. Sol Systems will construct, own and operate the projects, which […]
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After clearing the House Ways and Means Committee on April 17, the full House today passed legislation to repeal the Biden administration’s June 2022 proclamation to provide a two-year moratorium for new solar tariffs. “The two-year solar tariff moratorium was imposed as a strategic bridge to stand up U.S.-based manufacturing capacity while allowing developers to […]
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AVANGRID has achieved commercial operation at its 162 MW AC / 205 MW DC Pachwáywit Fields solar farm – also known as Montague Solar – in Gilliam County, Ore., becoming the state’s largest photovoltaic plant. The facility will deliver energy to 17 large customers and municipalities enrolled in Portland General Electric’s Green Future Impact program, […]
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According to nonprofit group the SUN DAY Campaign, a review of fresh data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shows that U.S. wind and solar combined now provide more generating capacity and produce more electricity than coal. In the first two months of this year, electrical generation […]
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Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd. has launched a partnership with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), through its Energy Research Institute (NTU ERI@N) to research ways to improve solar recycling. NTU ERI@N has comprehensive research facilities and expertise in the area of solar recycling. Through this partnership, NTU ERI@N and Maxeon will collaborate to investigate green […]
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Castillo Engineering has partnered with BioStar Renewables to provide electrical design and engineering for a 15 MW solar project in Kansas. The behind-the-meter project utilizes single-axis tracker technology and will power a recently built renewable diesel plant with on-site energy year-round. Now under construction, the project is expected to be complete in the second quarter. […]
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Trimble has broken ground on the construction of a 1.7 MW solar array at its Westminster, Colo., headquarters, offsetting more than 100% of the energy consumed by Trimble’s two-building campus in the Westmoor Technology Park. The 4.4-acre project includes ground-mounted solar arrays and raised structures with solar panels to form 170 carports for employees and […]
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Solar tracker company Nevados Engineering Inc. is partnering with independent power producer Energix Renewables to provide its all-terrain technology platform as a part of a long-term solar tracker supply agreement and strategic collaboration. Energix will use American-made Nevados solar trackers to minimize grading on domestic projects with severe topographical challenges. Energix Renewables currently has over […]
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