Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd. has received a positive patent validity ruling in a patent invalidation action filed in China by LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., a Chinese solar manufacturer. The action was filed against one of Maxeon’s patents for the proprietary and fundamental shingled solar cell panel technology used to deploy solar panels that […]
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Congress has reached a bipartisan deal that contains important emergency relief measures for the renewable energy industry, including a two-year extension of the investment tax credit (ITC) – critical to the solar power industry. The full legislative package combines a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package and an omnibus spending bill for 2021 with tax extenders […]
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Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, has completed the sale of a majority interest in its Beacon portfolio to TortoiseEcofin and S&B USA Energy. Each buyer has acquired a 49.5% ownership of the portfolio. Capital Dynamics retains a minority stake of 1%. The 107.8 MW DC Beacon portfolio consists of two projects: […]
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Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has acquired MAP RE/ES, the renewable energy business of MAP Energy, including its investment platform, team and renewable energy assets. The assets include a portfolio of producing royalty interests across more than 16,000 MW of operating wind and solar projects in the United States, as well as a nationwide development pipeline […]
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Gov. Pete Ricketts has made a joint announcement with representatives of Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), Monolith Materials and Norris Public Power District regarding the facilitation of a significant addition to the renewable energy landscape in the state. In order to facilitate Monolith Materials’ proposed $1 billion expansion of its Olive Creek facility (OC2) near […]
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Sungrow, a global inverter solution supplier for renewables, says its cumulative shipments in the Americas hit a significant milestone of 10 GW at the end of 2020. With a continued upward growth trajectory in markets like the U.S., Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico, Sungrow has extended partnerships with a multitude of EPCs, distributors and integrators. […]
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Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc., a microinverter manufacturer, has unveiled the new S-Miles Cloud Platform for real-time visualized monitoring of solar power generating equipment. Key field equipment can be connected to the S-Miles Cloud Platform. With the IoT-supported data collection devices, the platform can track the output effectiveness of arrays, provide status updates on individual modules […]
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Gibraltar Industries Inc., a company that specializes in the renewable energy, conservation, residential, industrial and infrastructure markets, has expanded its solar energy portfolio through the acquisitions of TerraSmart and Sunfig. TerraSmart, a provider of screw-based, ground-mount solar racking technology, particularly used for solar projects installed on challenging terrain, was acquired for $220 million, subject to […]
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Building on its commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Massachusetts by 2050, the Baker-Polito Administration has detailed policies and strategies to equitably and cost-effectively reduce emissions and combat climate change in two reports – the Massachusetts 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap Report and an interim 2030 Clean Energy and Climate Plan (CECP). “The people […]
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Radix IoT, a company that specializes in monitoring and management services, and Renewable Energy Integration Group (REIG), a design, engineering and DAS/SCADA hardware provider for utility-scale solar developers, have partnered to launch REvolution IoT, a DAS/SCADA monitoring and control software platform for solar installations. As a tailored version of Radix IoT’s Mango platform, included in […]
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Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc., a microinverter manufacturer, has unveiled the new S-Miles Cloud Platform for real-time visualized monitoring of solar power generating equipment. Key field equipment can be connected to the S-Miles Cloud Platform. With the IoT-supported data collection devices, the platform can track the output effectiveness of arrays, provide status updates on individual modules […]
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Enphase Energy Inc., a global energy management technology company and supplier of microinverter-based solar+storage systems, has expanded the company’s long-term relationship with Sunnova Energy International Inc., a residential solar and energy storage service provider, to include Enphase Encharge storage systems. As a power service provider, Sunnova will enable its network of U.S. solar dealers to […]
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