Microvast Holdings Inc., a company that designs, develops and manufactures lithium-ion battery solutions, has launched a new energy division. Microvast Energy designs, develops and manufactures battery energy storage systems (BESS) that are co-located with solar solutions using Microvast’s battery technology. Zach Ward has been appointed president, with overall responsibility for the division’s strategic direction, operations, […]

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RWE AG has signed a purchase agreement with Con Edison Inc. to acquire all shares in Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses Inc. (Con Edison CEB). Headquartered in Valhalla, N.Y., Con Edison CEB is an operator and developer of renewable energy plants in the United States, with about 3 GW of operating capacity (90% in solar […]

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Solar project developer ReneSola Ltd. has closed the sale of a ~70 MW portfolio of solar development projects to funds managed by AB CarVal Investors L.P., an alternative investment fund headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. The portfolio consists of three ground-mounted utility-scale projects in Pennsylvania located in the broader PJM transmission territory. The projects are being […]

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Origami Solar, developers of a patent-pending steel frame for solar modules, has taken the grand prize in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) American-Made Solar Prize competition. Origami Solar was one of two winners among 10 hardware finalists in the competition’s Go! Demo Day that took place at the RE+ event in Anaheim. Calif. last […]

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OYA Renewables’ 6.7 MW DC Robinson Road solar farm in Orleans, N.Y., has reached commercial operation and will support broad consumer access to solar-powered electricity generation across the state. The project is expected to generate approximately 10,490,000 kWh annually, the equivalent of offsetting an estimated 7,434 metric tons of carbon and providing enough clean energy […]

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Weather, environmental and industrial measurement company Vaisala has launched Xweather, a forecast and observation suite of services providing real-time and hyperlocal weather and environmental data to predict and solve challenges, including for solar power applications. Xweather uses a combination of intelligent hardware and software with the latest artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. Its services […]

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Enbridge Inc. has acquired renewable project developer Tri Global Energy (TGE) for $270 million in cash and assumed debt. Additionally, up to approximately $50 million in payments could be made contingent on successful execution of TGE’s project portfolio. TGE currently has a development portfolio of wind and solar projects representing more than 7 GW of […]

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Intersect Power LLC has closed an aggregate of $2.4 billion of new financing commitments and the allocation of $675 million of previously announced commitments for the construction and operations of four solar energy projects totaling approximately 1.5 GW DC PV and 1 GWh BESS. The transactions represent construction financing, tax equity, operational letters of credit […]

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PPL Corp. has reached an agreement to sell PPL Safari Holdings LLC, parent company of Safari Energy LLC, a subsidiary that acquires solar projects and develops and manages solar facilities for commercial and industrial customers and public sector organizations. A subsidiary of Aspen Power Partners LLC has agreed to acquire PPL Safari pending review by […]

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Brookfield Renewable, together with its institutional partners, has agreed to acquire Scout Clean Energy for $1 billion, with the potential to invest an additional $350 million to support the business’s development activities ($270 million in total net to BEP). Scout’s portfolio includes over 1,200 MW of operating wind assets, including 400 MW managed on behalf […]

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McCarthy Building Companies Inc. says it has installed the final solar module on the Arrow Canyon Solar project, a 274 MW solar and 91 MW/455 MWh battery energy storage system facility located on the Moapa River Indian Reservation in Moapa, Nev.  Secured as the EPC contractor by EDF Renewables to construct the 1,387-acre project, McCarthy and its electrical trade […]

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Sunnova Energy International Inc. says it will be deploying energy from its aggregated “Adaptive Homes” to alleviate peak capacity needs and strengthen the grid in a predominantly low- to moderate-income community within Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s (PG&E) northern California service area. Sunnova’s aggregated portfolio of customers with solar+storage systems defers the need for PG&E […]

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